Wonder why you don't draw, info on the Little Naches rifle elk.

[Bob33]

Its all about luck, always has been no matter how many points you have.. 

I know alot of people who draw that very tag with less than 5. 1 guy drew it back to back years!!

Someone with 400 names in the hat is usually "luckier" than someone with 1.

Usually, maybe.  If you look at the points drawn in the special permit categories, it's interesting how many above 16 don't draw. But yes, I'd rather have 20 than 1 point.

Of course that's true. In your example there were 18 applications with more than 16 points, and 4,741 with 16 or fewer points. 99.6% of the applications had 16 or fewer points.

[willapawapiti]

I'll take "lucky" anyday RT!  I don't think my 1 point is gonna far in the Peaches draw this year.

[257 Wby Mag]

I was the guy with 29.  I've stated before, I had 37 points (20 were poacher points) 2 years ago when drew my second choice for quality bull, I drew W. Wenaha as my second choice behind Dayton.  I didn't draw the year before with 36.  I did the math the year I drew, even with 37 points I had only like 40-50% chance of getting drawn.  Like a needle in the haystack even with a huge load of points.

I drew Dayton rifle that year with 11 points, first choice... I remember you posting how many points you had and thinking wtf?

[trophyhunt]

I definitely need some luck, the permit I'm applying for has around 14,000 names in the hat for less than 3 tags.  Who knows!! 

[willapawapiti]

Poachers, the one guy I turned in had just shot his 3rd buck of the year, and during elk season

[trophyhunt]

Another interesting number.  This is the total names in the hat for the moose hunt#8004, 14,149 applicants put a total of..... 1,132,670 names in the hat, for 21 tags!  Feeling lucky  I know they split the units up this year, this is just fun facts.

[SkookumHntr]

Are system is soo *censored*ed!

[Ridgerunner]

Everyone says they are going to get out of the draws but each year there is a fresh new crop of guys with one point.  It does mostly come down to luck but if you play the game long enough I think you'll draw some good tags , they might not be the OIL tags but definately the deer and elk tags..  I do enjoy the entertainment and anticipation the draw brings each year though.  It's been five years since I've drawn a good tag, hoping my dry spell comes to an end soon!

[trophyhunt]

Everyone says they are going to get out of the draws but each year there is a fresh new crop of guys with one point.  It does mostly come down to luck but if you play the game long enough I think you'll draw some good tags , they might not be the OIL tags but definately the deer and elk tags..  I do enjoy the entertainment and anticipation the draw brings each year though.  It's been five years since I've drawn a good tag, hoping my dry spell comes to an end soon!

How do you keep your sanity after waiting 5 years!!! I do love the anticipation, but I usually hit a brick wall at 80 mph on results day.