Blues or Nooksack with your Quality Points?

[jackelope]

13 points  that's cute.

 

[jackelope]

Nooksack is definately changing with all the master hunt tags, quality tags and the number the NA shoot.

Can you elaborate?  What are your thoughts/observations? 

Ever get the feeling people are telling you to do something to reduce their level of competition?

Not from that post.
Lots of bulls getting killed in there and it's a relatively small area....

[SilkOnTheDrySide]

Conlan (slim) drew Nooksack last year with 9 points. Took a nice bull. There's a lot of elk in that unit, but I'm partial to the Blues. It's my favorite wilderness area I've been in.


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[luvmystang67]

Silk, go kill a bear already. 

Thanks for your feedback.

[trophyhunt]

Conlan (slim) drew Nooksack last year with 9 points. Took a nice bull. There's a lot of elk in that unit, but I'm partial to the Blues. It's my favorite wilderness area I've been in.


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Hey silk, how's your bear hunt going?   I'm another with 20 points, and I'm not very confident on drawing.  I will skip the quality this year and put in for a bull tag that I've been wanting for a while, 20 points with that one also, but confidence is low!!     I remember when I had 15 points, I was sure I was going to draw for about 3 more years, then I just gave up on the system.  Good luck this year.

[Tbar]

Nooksack is definately changing with all the master hunt tags, quality tags and the number the NA shoot.

Can you elaborate?  What are your thoughts/observations? 

Ever get the feeling people are telling you to do something to reduce their level of competition?

Not from that post.
Lots of bulls getting killed in there and it's a relatively small area....

I didn't read deception either.  I'm honestly curious about others thoughts and observations.

[SilkOnTheDrySide]

Conlan (slim) drew Nooksack last year with 9 points. Took a nice bull. There's a lot of elk in that unit, but I'm partial to the Blues. It's my favorite wilderness area I've been in.


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Hey silk, how's your bear hunt going?   I'm another with 20 points, and I'm not very confident on drawing.  I will skip the quality this year and put in for a bull tag that I've been wanting for a while, 20 points with that one also, but confidence is low!!     I remember when I had 15 points, I was sure I was going to draw for about 3 more years, then I just gave up on the system.  Good luck this year.

Leaving work here in about an hour, driving to the TH, then hiking in first thing tomorrow morning to our camp/glassing spot.


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[willapawapiti]

Not to depress anyone, BUT I had 36 elk points 3 years ago, yup 36, thanks to a couple poachers.  With that amount, I still didn't get drawn for the Blues first time.  I finally drew with 37 the next year, AND then drew my second choice behind Dayton, drew W. Wenaha.  Just goes to show how watered down the points pools really are 

[D-Rock425]

13 points that's it?  This thread is useless.

[D-Rock425]

People say "the Blues" as if it's one unit. Each unit is drastically different in terms of terrain and land ownership.

I say out in for the Nook if you want a big Rosie, and a blues tag if a rocky. IF you put in for the Blues, be VERY honest with your physical ability. I'm tired of hearing people putting in for premier units and finding out that it can be like hunting the Grand Canyon, after they pull a tag. Only to result in a quality tag wasted because they can't handle the terrain.

Stang, this May or may not apply to you. Just a generalization for those permits.

This thread is my dilemma as well. Getting to the point where I have a VERY small chance at a Blues tag, or it could take another 10 years to draw. Do I hunt a "lesser" unit and kill a 300-340" bulls every 5-6 years or wait 12-18 years for a CHANCE at a 380+? Remember, a quality tag doesn't guarantee anything, let alone a monster bull. Most people with those tags end up eating them.

  i'm a draw every 5 or 6 year guy I hope.  Sitting on 6 points this year so I should draw one of these "lesser" tags this year I hope. 

[BOWHUNTER45]

You guys may just  because I drew with 3 pts ..How I have no clue ..but not complaining .. They did cut back on a lot of landowner tags ..and fired the one that was handing them out like candy . I think the tribes put a holt on that one ...Just my  Because they were killing to many .. Its hard to say but all I want is be able to kill some dang elk ..shouldn't be planning any elk trips miles from my house or spending hundreds scouting when I am surrounded by them 

[kodiak 907]

The indians shot all of the big Bulls anyway.  I vote Blues.

[BOWHUNTER45]

I am not sure who killed what but the quality has dropped    I think the Bulls in the Blues will score better but they will not have the mass.

[trophyhunt]

Not to depress anyone, BUT I had 36 elk points 3 years ago, yup 36, thanks to a couple poachers.  With that amount, I still didn't get drawn for the Blues first time.  I finally drew with 37 the next year, AND then drew my second choice behind Dayton, drew W. Wenaha.  Just goes to show how watered down the points pools really are 

Geez, thanks for the outlook!! Your quote is why when I finally draw, I will be done with waiting for special permits.  At 45 years young, I'm not waiting around another 20+ years to draw.  I will still put in but, I will be getting the tag I want, not the tag for the permit I want.  I will just apply when I draw the multi elk tag, ghost the other years.  So, the state will get the last laugh cause I will still apply for ghost but, I will be hunting big bulls on the west side every year and not waiting with a spike tag in my pocket.  Sometimes I think having a lot of points is a curse, sorry if I'm repeating myself guys. 

[BOWHUNTER45]

Not to depress anyone, BUT I had 36 elk points 3 years ago, yup 36, thanks to a couple poachers.  With that amount, I still didn't get drawn for the Blues first time.  I finally drew with 37 the next year, AND then drew my second choice behind Dayton, drew W. Wenaha.  Just goes to show how watered down the points pools really are 

Geez, thanks for the outlook!! Your quote is why when I finally draw, I will be done with waiting for special permits.  At 45 years young, I'm not waiting around another 20+ years to draw.  I will still put in but, I will be getting the tag I want, not the tag for the permit I want.  I will just apply when I draw the multi elk tag, ghost the other years.  So, the state will get the last laugh cause I will still apply for ghost but, I will be hunting big bulls on the west side every year and not waiting with a spike tag in my pocket.  Sometimes I think having a lot of points is a curse, sorry if I'm repeating myself guys.

Good point  Maybe these guys with points over 15 should just stop putting in for a year and re-start  We need a Poll ..on how many drew with 15 pts and over and a couple in between