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What are you going to do with your quality points this year?

Put in as always
148 (80.9%)
Hold them due to the high harvest of bucks/high winterkill last year
13 (7.1%)
Hold them other reasons
22 (12%)

Total Members Voted: 183

Voting closed: May 26, 2016, 11:04:47 AM

Author Topic: Deer Quality points  (Read 13871 times)

Offline Ridgerunner

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Deer Quality points
« on: April 26, 2016, 11:04:47 AM »
Just curious what people out there are thinking as it relates to these points.  Does last seasons high harvest and tougher than normal winter impact what those who are sitting on lots of points decide to do?

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Re: Deer Quality points
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2016, 11:08:47 AM »
Yes, I won't be applying for Chelan county or Okanogan county GMU's, for the reasons you stated. Actually I'm surprised they didn't reduce the number of permits, or even eliminate them entirely this year. 

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Re: Deer Quality points
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2016, 11:14:42 AM »
I'm not sure why I did it or that I can believe I actually did do it, but I applied for a blacktail quality permit.  :dunno:

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Re: Deer Quality points
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2016, 11:21:10 AM »
Yes, I won't be applying for Chelan county or Okanogan county I'm surprised they didn't reduce the number of permits, or even eliminate them entirely this year.

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Re: Deer Quality points
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2016, 11:40:23 AM »
I will be putting in for Blacktail units this year since I used my points last year.

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Re: Deer Quality points
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2016, 11:51:34 AM »
Built my points back up to ten and will be putting in as usual.  No high expectations of drawing but by chance I do, know there is still some awesome deer around!
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Re: Deer Quality points
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2016, 12:22:01 PM »
For the last couple years I have just being doing points for the quality deer. I've been trying to draw the palouse buck hunt and figured with about 1:3 applicants getting that tag I was about due to get it with 3 or 4 points. I didn't want to take the chance and get drawn for both buck and quality buck in the same year. I would hope with 5 points this year and low harvest rates from the blue tongue last year that I can draw it this year.

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Re: Deer Quality points
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2016, 12:24:39 PM »
For the last couple years I have just being doing points for the quality deer. I've been trying to draw the palouse buck hunt and figured with about 1:3 applicants getting that tag I was about due to get it with 3 or 4 points. I didn't want to take the chance and get drawn for both buck and quality buck in the same year. I would hope with 5 points this year and low harvest rates from the blue tongue last year that I can draw it this year.
You had 4 and didn't draw Palouse? Man that sucks. It's never taken me more than 2  :yike:

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Re: Deer Quality points
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2016, 01:06:52 PM »
I voted hold them, but not for the reason you specified.
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Re: Deer Quality points
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2016, 01:32:25 PM »
I clicked put in as usual and then realized I am holding them this year but not for the reasons you listed either.

I normally get the multiseason and put in as a team with my kids to get them drawn for a quality permit.  I didn't get the MS deer this year so I will just save my points until I can use them as a team with my kids.
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Re: Deer Quality points
« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2016, 02:01:49 PM »
For the last couple years I have just being doing points for the quality deer. I've been trying to draw the palouse buck hunt and figured with about 1:3 applicants getting that tag I was about due to get it with 3 or 4 points. I didn't want to take the chance and get drawn for both buck and quality buck in the same year. I would hope with 5 points this year and low harvest rates from the blue tongue last year that I can draw it this year.
You had 4 and didn't draw Palouse? Man that sucks. It's never taken me more than 2  :yike:


Yea, I drew it in 2011 and haven't been able to get drawn since. I think all of my luck goes to 2nd deer. I have gotten that I think 5 out of 6 years.

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Re: Deer Quality points
« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2016, 02:05:06 PM »
Holding.
No way they should have all those Okanogan and Chelan quality tags.
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Re: Deer Quality points
« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2016, 03:23:30 PM »
Holding my quality tags this year. 10 points for both. So not taking the chance of wasting points so im only putting in for one tag this year and points for the other.. They killed all the deer last year for quality.  :chuckle:

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Re: Deer Quality points
« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2016, 05:38:35 PM »
Used my quality points in 2014 so I applied this year figuring I won't draw.

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Re: Deer Quality points
« Reply #14 on: April 26, 2016, 08:34:04 PM »
Yes, I won't be applying for Chelan county or Okanogan county I'm surprised they didn't reduce the number of permits, or even eliminate them entirely this year.

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« Last Edit: April 26, 2016, 08:48:30 PM by jrod »

 


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