How many pref points did you need to draw?

[fremont]

Wondering if the admins might consider putting up a poll on how many points people needed to draw an E. Wash. elk tag.  Saw a post from today that was around 5 or 6 points and it got me curious.

 

[Wea300mag]

You don't have to be an admin to make poll, you can actually do it.

You can get the average number of points that were needed for 2008 here.

http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/game/hunter/specperm/

[kirkl]

we had 8 this year and got drawn.

[fishseeker]

I got 8 and didn't get drawn. Wife and son got drawn last year with 2,go figure

[firefighter4607]

The year I got my tag I had 8 and the next year my dad got draw with 10. But the same year I got a tag one guy that was camping next to us had 3 points. The next year that guy and his father drew with just 1 point on the buddy system.

[boneaddict]

I drew with 5.

[Craig]

I drew a muzzleloader bull tag last year with 6 points.

[bowsandhose]

i drew with 7, but my dad has drawn twice in that same time

[Curly]

You don't have to be an admin to make poll, you can actually do it.

Yeah, just click on the tab that says "start new poll":

[nwhunter]

I drew last year with 9 and so did a buddy this year but my brother had 9 this year and didn't draw. Talked to a guy in the blues who drew with 5 and his friend with 12 didn't. Lotta luck involved still regardless of points. nwhunter

[MAVsled]

I've drawn my GMU bull tag 2x. Took about 5-6 points to draw the tag

known guys to draw my GMU tag with as few as 1 point. Just luck of the computer draw I guess...

[Wahoo]

I now have 12 points and still waiting to draw.

[Ridgerunner]

I drew a goose prairie modern firearm tag with 8 points a few years ago.

[Curly]

link to a poll:  http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,13883.0.html

[backwoods_boy]

i know this will sound rediculous but...
i had 2 points, my brother had none and my dad had none.
and we put in as a group hunt and got drawn.  so we all got tags.
its all luck

[finnman]

My goose prairie bull tag cost me 12 and my buddy Jared 10, we applied as a group.

[M_ray]

Last year I drew Peaches Ridge muzzy with 10 points. But heard through a friend that someone he knew of that drew the same tag this year with 2 points!!!!  Are you getting confused yet? This is not really answering your question rather just bringing up more huh?? It's Washington!

[Antlershed]

Still waiting with 11... 

[Cougeyes]

Last year I drew Peaches Ridge muzzy with 10 points.

Hmmm I may have to re-think switching to muzzleloader next year.  Thought I could draw that unit with less points than it took me for rifle.  I drew this year with 8 for rifle and the same in 2000 with 8 points

[SHANE(WA)]

I drew prescott muzzy with 3 points only 1 tag lol last year

[Stalker]

I was under the impression that it really depended on the area that you applied for -v- how many other hunters put in for same -v- quota the WDFW was allocating for that area by weapon.  Wrong?      + luck equation.

By time I get back from overseas assignment I will have 12 points, was looking to put in for the Blues and thought I'd have a pretty good shot for archery.

[piledup]

i know this will sound rediculous but...
i had 2 points, my brother had none and my dad had none.
and we put in as a group hunt and got drawn.  so we all got tags.
its all luck

So if you put in a group hunt, does the group leader need to get drawn for everyone to get their tags or just one of the members?
Any input?

[Antlershed]

i know this will sound rediculous but...
i had 2 points, my brother had none and my dad had none.
and we put in as a group hunt and got drawn.  so we all got tags.
its all luck

So if you put in a group hunt, does the group leader need to get drawn for everyone to get their tags or just one of the members?
Any input?

You can read more on the WDFW website but I think group apps work like this....

"Person A" has 10 points. "Person B" has 5 points. These are averaged, so "Group AB" goes in with 7.5 points. Then they have the doubler, so "Group AB" has 15 cards in the drawing, and their cards go in as "Group AB", not as "Person A" and "Person B". So, they are being drawn as a group, not as one person or the other.