Speeddmn
Active member
So to start out, I've never participated in any form of lottery hunting. If I couldn't get it over the counter I wasn't going to hunt it. I am still slightly in this mindset.
Out of state doesn't appeal to me unless it is for a species I cannot harvest in my own state. (Think Yukon/AK Moose, Caribou)
Goats, sheep, and rams just don't get my blood pumping so I wont put in for these animals. Moose, caribou, elk, deer, bear and cougar are what gets me moving!
With that said I am about to retire and move back to MT so I want to get a couple points in the bucket before hand. I've read in the 2015 book but I am still unsure on the process. I think I have it figured out.
Can I just buy a preference point for the species I want to hunt (like Wyoming)? When you put in for a tag for XXX unit and don't draw, you get a point? The book states something about having 3 bonus points but gets squared when entering the lottery so it's like having 9 points? (What!?) Or do I need to apply for each species in the units to be able to get a point? It's not the money I'm worried about, I just don't want to draw till the 2018 season, so I can continue to hunt here in UT and have a small leg up when I retire and move back to MT.
If I put in for a unit and don't draw, I can still get a general season tag for most species over the counter and only good for certain general season units? (This I'm fairly certain is right).
I grew up in HD670 and shot my couple of Does and Buck. Between me and my dad we filled the freezer and didn't venture out past our unit much.
Side note, anyone seen much elk up in 670 now? I read in the same book there are OTC elk tags now. I haven't been "home" to hunt in many years.
Thanks all.
Out of state doesn't appeal to me unless it is for a species I cannot harvest in my own state. (Think Yukon/AK Moose, Caribou)
Goats, sheep, and rams just don't get my blood pumping so I wont put in for these animals. Moose, caribou, elk, deer, bear and cougar are what gets me moving!
With that said I am about to retire and move back to MT so I want to get a couple points in the bucket before hand. I've read in the 2015 book but I am still unsure on the process. I think I have it figured out.
Can I just buy a preference point for the species I want to hunt (like Wyoming)? When you put in for a tag for XXX unit and don't draw, you get a point? The book states something about having 3 bonus points but gets squared when entering the lottery so it's like having 9 points? (What!?) Or do I need to apply for each species in the units to be able to get a point? It's not the money I'm worried about, I just don't want to draw till the 2018 season, so I can continue to hunt here in UT and have a small leg up when I retire and move back to MT.
If I put in for a unit and don't draw, I can still get a general season tag for most species over the counter and only good for certain general season units? (This I'm fairly certain is right).
I grew up in HD670 and shot my couple of Does and Buck. Between me and my dad we filled the freezer and didn't venture out past our unit much.
Side note, anyone seen much elk up in 670 now? I read in the same book there are OTC elk tags now. I haven't been "home" to hunt in many years.
Thanks all.