"Take what you can get" or "Go big or go home"?

[Chesapeake]

Pretty well all them premier "Quality" tags have less than 1% draw odds, and maybe 20% odds you'll harvest a "Premier" bull.

1% odds means odds are you'll draw once in 100 years. Most of us only apply for 20-30 years.

= Its a dream you'll get a tag, and a slight reality you could get a great bull with the tag.

Or

You can go for a tag with say 10%+ draw odds, and a 3% chance of harvesting a "Premier" bull.

= Its a reasonable reality that you will get the tag, and a dream that you'll get a "Premier" bull with the tag.


Just depends if you want to dream with a tag application in hand, or dream with a weapon in your hand.


Specifically for you. I don't consider Toutle a "Quality tag" though there is the off chance a jumbo might wander by. Its "Bull" at best.

Are you jealous of the guys with Smith creek, Norway, Toutle tags? If so, then it would seem you know where you're heart is.

Oh and, points don't mean enough to make a difference anyhow. Last year 5, 8, 9, 18, and 19 point guys drew Nooksack.


ELK QUALITY ELK 2029 NOOKSACK 5 5 19 4 1 4 1
ELK QUALITY ELK 2029 NOOKSACK 5 5 18 4 1 4 1
ELK QUALITY ELK 2029 NOOKSACK 5 5 17 5 0 5 0
ELK QUALITY ELK 2029 NOOKSACK 5 5 16 4 0 4 0
ELK QUALITY ELK 2029 NOOKSACK 5 5 15 10 0 10 0
ELK QUALITY ELK 2029 NOOKSACK 5 5 14 13 0 14 0
ELK QUALITY ELK 2029 NOOKSACK 5 5 13 9 0 9 0
ELK QUALITY ELK 2029 NOOKSACK 5 5 12 16 0 18 0
ELK QUALITY ELK 2029 NOOKSACK 5 5 11 23 0 29 0
ELK QUALITY ELK 2029 NOOKSACK 5 5 10 23 0 27 0
ELK QUALITY ELK 2029 NOOKSACK 5 5 9 42 1 46 1
ELK QUALITY ELK 2029 NOOKSACK 5 5 8 65 1 67 1
ELK QUALITY ELK 2029 NOOKSACK 5 5 7 51 0 60 0
ELK QUALITY ELK 2029 NOOKSACK 5 5 6 58 0 66 0
ELK QUALITY ELK 2029 NOOKSACK 5 5 5 87 1 94 1
ELK QUALITY ELK 2029 NOOKSACK 5 5 4 59 0 64 0
ELK QUALITY ELK 2029 NOOKSACK 5 5 3 74 0 76 0
ELK QUALITY ELK 2029 NOOKSACK 5 5 2 75 0 85 0
ELK QUALITY ELK 2029 NOOKSACK 5 5 1 98 0 100 0
 

[WSU]

There are plenty of elk all around you.  You have a fairly good chance of killing a bull every few years if you work at it. 

[jeffitz]

Im on the go big program,its just a mindset you get accustomed to every year.Put in for Smith Cr,Nooksack,etc(after being NOT SELECTED for multiseason of course) then get excited for general season when the time comes.West early muzz is gonna be fun this year

[3dvapor]

Go big!!!  Seriously think about hunting otc in another state.  If you did your homework i dont think you would be dissapointed and could very well be better than anything you could draw in 20years.  Guaranteed better than toutle!

[Pete112288]

I thank everyone for their input. I don't have the kind of money or time to hunt out of state, at least not for quite a while. I hardly manage a single trip to go scout my main area and that's only a 20 minute drive. I do hunt hard on general season, I tend to take as much time off as I can and don't rest at all between an hour before daylight to an hour after dark or so. I know with the time and effort I put in I will eventually get my bull, esp with the early muzzy season this year. I was just curious on what everyone's opinions would be here. I really don't know size class of elk first hand, never picked up on what a bull of XYZ inches really looks like. From what I have seen posted on here and by looking on google I would say for a trophy that I would happily pay for a mount and be content if I never beat it, would be anything 250+ for the most part. There is just always that little part of me that really wants a jaw dropper.