how many raffle tags are there?

[huntnphool]

How many raffle tags are there for muledeer, does anyone know?

 Far too many IMO, now add in the additional quality late permits they started giving out two years ago!

[Kazekurt]

I'm surprised 5000 is all you have been offered.  People pay more than that to Hunt Buckrun.  I think the guy that shot the spider bull had over a quarter million invested in that elk.  I think it's great that you won't tell them :-) some trophies should be earned  the right way!   I have guided a lot of friends on hunts and have never charged a dime but none were successful without them being willing to pay the price of time,  boot leather, pack out, etc.  Guys that just want me to take them to a quick, easy big buck don't get  The opportunity to roll with me.

[boneaddict]

Bone,

The way I read it, there are 3 raffle tags that could hunt the Swakane/Entiat/Methow

1) The 3 Deer can hunt Muledeer in any unit

2) The North Central can hunt Muledeer in any 200 unit

3) The Muledeer can hunt Muledeer in any unit

I could be missing something though

I think the Auction tag "gov" tag and a number of incentive tags can as well

[DOUBLELUNG]

I was chewed out once by an auction tag holder wanting to know where "his" buck was; he would be arriving on the 22nd, needed to be home before Christmas, and he wanted a 200"+ nontypical like the previous year's auction tag holder.  When I told him the previous year's auction tag holder hunted 30+ days for his buck, he was pissed; he didn't have that kind of time, had x,y, and z auction permits in a,b and c states.  He also complained about his guide who lost the 365" class bull he wounded on the last day of his out of state auction hunt.  Peach of a guy.

[boneaddict]

Those 200 inchers are a dime a dozen these days.   
Nice.

[huntnphool]

Those 200 inchers are a dime a dozen these days.   
Nice.

 

[Rainier10]

Those 200 inchers are a dime a dozen these days.   
Nice.

Are you talking about the 200"ers that are really 170-180" or are we talking about the 230" deer that are really 200"?

I hear they are all a dime a dozen but I sure haven't seen them.  Maybe with a raffle tag I would have the patience to see them but my guess I would see one or two that go 170-180 in a month of hunting and be blessed to see something in the 200" range.  I would definitely have to have someone holding my bullets cause I would shoot the first 170" deer I saw.