How many points do you have for quality deer and quality elk?

[Tbar]

If you hold out tags for the highest points, it will make it literally impossible for anyone not in the top two or three points numbers to ever draw.

Say there are 10 tags a year held for the highest points and highest points is 20.  You won't ever burn through the 20's to get to the 19's or less.  So, if you sit at 10 points today it is pretty much game over.

The high points system only works when there are enough tags to clear the high number every year.  Sure, you get the one in a million chance of drawing the at-large tags, but your odds just went permanently down unless you have max points.

I honestly think WA has about the best system out there given the number of hunters vs animals.

Agreed.

You guys are forgetting about the other 7 tags in my example with 10 permits.  Only 3 tags in this option would go to the max point guys, the other 7 go to anyone, so how do you say your stuck forever?

Basically the 95%+ of people who apply will never have a chance at those top 3 tags.  Those applicants and all future applicants would permanently have their draw odds cut by 30%. . . Just because someone applied for 2 or 3 more years when you're talking something like 20 vs 17 is hardly reason to doom everyone below with a 30% reduction permanently.

But we would bring true points creep into the equation as one more thing to complain about.  We would also complain about how we(I) miss the old new points system and the old-old system and wish we could go back!   

[SkookumHntr]

I would like to see them bring back if you apply for special permits you can't hunt for 3 days after the opener!

[Bigshooter]

I would like to see them bring back if you apply for special permits you can't hunt for 3 days after the opener!

I always liked that.  Don't remember when it changed.  Maybe 7 or 8 years ago?

[SkookumHntr]

More then that, I can't remember when it went away, seems like over 10years ago,

[stevemiller]

A little help please,I am trying to analyze this system a little bit.Would someone please get a number of all antler less elk apps. for east side?Someone do the same for west side? then the same for bull.  thanks


                     

[bobcat]

A little help please,I am trying to analyze this system a little bit.Would someone please get a number of all antler less elk apps. for east side?Someone do the same for west side? then the same for bull.  thanks

http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/permits/results/results.php?Species=ELK

You can look here, it would be easy to get those numbers if you didn't want it for east and west. You'll probably need a calculator.

[Bigshooter]

More then that, I can't remember when it went away, seems like over 10years ago,

You're probably right.

[huntnphool]

0 deer and 14 elk

[huntnnw]

6 for deer and 1 for elk now

[trophyhunt]

0 deer and 14 elk

"0" cause you drew last year?? Any success?

[Curly]

More then that, I can't remember when it went away, seems like over 10years ago,

You're probably right.

I think it was over 20 years.........maybe closer to 30.

[bobcat]

I think the poll is for people who do apply in the draw. It really makes no difference how many people don't apply. You're not our competition so you're irrelevant.

[huntnphool]

0 deer and 14 elk

"0" cause you drew last year?? Any success?

 

[trophyhunt]

Nice! Did you post a story ?


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1 deer and 5 elk