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Offline rosscrazyelk

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Think your draw odds were bad before?
« on: March 07, 2014, 04:46:51 PM »
They just got worse.. Anybody get the new Elk Hunter Magazine?  There is a story in thereabout the 434 non typical shot a couple years ago and in the article it talks about some of the giants coming out of Washington state lately..
Good luck Guys
And Congrats to the 16 year old Clay on a bull of a lifetime
If its brown knock it down

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Re: Think your draw odds were bad before?
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2014, 04:53:23 PM »
 stories like that happen every year  :dunno:  pales in comparison of the other states. I would not be worried  :twocents:

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Re: Think your draw odds were bad before?
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2014, 05:27:38 PM »
I'm not to worried.

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Re: Think your draw odds were bad before?
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2014, 05:42:23 PM »
yep waste of time putting in for the Blues now don't even try.

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Re: Think your draw odds were bad before?
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2014, 06:04:08 PM »
Here's a few words that will discourage nonresident hunters from applying in this state. Non-refundable really expensive nonresident hunting license required. Here's a few more. Really crummy draw odds.
:fire.:

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Re: Think your draw odds were bad before?
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2014, 06:06:10 PM »
I was being sarcastic mostly....
If its brown knock it down

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Re: Think your draw odds were bad before?
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2014, 07:30:36 PM »
yep waste of time putting in for the Blues now don't even try.

Everyone already knew all the elk in WA are in the Blues!
It's a TIKKA thing..., you may not understand.

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Re: Think your draw odds were bad before?
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2014, 09:56:30 PM »
I saw that story too. What an awesome bull and he has definitely spread his NT genes in that neck of the woods. The hardest bull to find in the Blues is a really big clean six point.

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Re: Think your draw odds were bad before?
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2014, 10:28:23 PM »
Here's a few words that will discourage nonresident hunters from applying in this state. Non-refundable really expensive nonresident hunting license required. Here's a few more. Really crummy draw odds.
Agreed, few out of state hunters can afford to toss money at that pit.
The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who got there first!

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Re: Think your draw odds were bad before?
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2014, 10:44:06 PM »
Makes me happy that I killed my 360 bull. Now time to move on before the wolves take- over.

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Re: Think your draw odds were bad before?
« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2014, 11:01:26 PM »
You don't have to be a math genius if you are a non-resident...buy raffle tickets with say half the money of a NR elk/application fee and your odds are significantly better. 
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Re: Think your draw odds were bad before?
« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2014, 11:35:34 PM »
 :yeah: :yeah:

 


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