npaden
Well-known member
Okay, I've read through the hunts on this forum and am ready to go!
The problem is that I'm 42 and have ZERO points in any state.
I would like to do something DIY, but unless I somehow got really lucky it looks like maybe I shouldn't even mess with it. Looks like I would need around 15 points to have a good shot at a tag in most states and that would put me pretty old for goat hunting. That would also put my son at an age where I could maybe use him for a crutch and a sherpa so maybe it would still be a possibility though.
I think I will start buying chances in the supertag drawing in Montana as that is typically an undersubsribed tag compared to sheep, moose, elk, etc. but even if I blow $100 on it every year for 10 years my odds would still be less than 1/2 of a percent based on the numbers from the last several years, and I'll be out $1,000.
Utah and Wyoming still have a few tags going to the random side of the draw so there is a tiny chance there (actually a better chance than the Montana super tag, but not much).
I haven't figured Colorado or Idaho out yet, but I guess I'll start applying there too.
Really the only alternatives are guided hunts in British Colmbia or Alaska right? When you really start looking at the math, I might actually be money ahead to just pay for a guided hunt instead of spending 10 or 15 years applying for a tag that I may never draw while I'm still healthy enough to hunt it.
Am I missing anything? Looks like the states to apply are Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado and Utah.
I wish I could start sending in applications for my son, but his is only 4 so still a few years before I can. He already has his lifetime hunting license in Texas though!
Thanks in advance for any input or advice.
Nathan
The problem is that I'm 42 and have ZERO points in any state.
I would like to do something DIY, but unless I somehow got really lucky it looks like maybe I shouldn't even mess with it. Looks like I would need around 15 points to have a good shot at a tag in most states and that would put me pretty old for goat hunting. That would also put my son at an age where I could maybe use him for a crutch and a sherpa so maybe it would still be a possibility though.
I think I will start buying chances in the supertag drawing in Montana as that is typically an undersubsribed tag compared to sheep, moose, elk, etc. but even if I blow $100 on it every year for 10 years my odds would still be less than 1/2 of a percent based on the numbers from the last several years, and I'll be out $1,000.
Utah and Wyoming still have a few tags going to the random side of the draw so there is a tiny chance there (actually a better chance than the Montana super tag, but not much).
I haven't figured Colorado or Idaho out yet, but I guess I'll start applying there too.
Really the only alternatives are guided hunts in British Colmbia or Alaska right? When you really start looking at the math, I might actually be money ahead to just pay for a guided hunt instead of spending 10 or 15 years applying for a tag that I may never draw while I'm still healthy enough to hunt it.
Am I missing anything? Looks like the states to apply are Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado and Utah.
I wish I could start sending in applications for my son, but his is only 4 so still a few years before I can. He already has his lifetime hunting license in Texas though!
Thanks in advance for any input or advice.
Nathan