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. another way would be to pull your name out of the hat once you draw any tag in a year
I'd like to know how many elk tags get wasted on people drawing 2 in the same year. That is a bit irritating when people post that. I almost never put in for both the bull and cow tag in the same year for fear of drawing both, essentially throwing all my points away in one category. I do put in for quality tags every year because those are essentially OIL. It would be nice if those tags could be given back, get your points back and then have some kind of supplemental drawing for them. But that would be too complicated for the WDFW I guess.
Ghost points for OIL. Why would you want to eliminate yourself for what might be your lucky year? Like buying a Ghost point for Power Ball
less hunters equal better odds , figure that out and you have fixed it . I would like to see a certain number of tags be allocated to those with max points and scale it down so forth . the problem lies with hunts that only have one or two tags. making people pre buy the tags would lesson the pool . another way would be to pull your name out of the hat once you draw any tag in a year that way guys wouldn't have multiple tags draw the oils last so theres risk .
With the chances of drawing so low. For me personally, I would still put in every year and let the chips fall where they may. If I drew I would make the adjustments needed. If I was in school, I would take the time off and go hunting. You don't know what cards you will be dealt after school. New job, lousy boss, new wife and baby maybe, financial pressures. Moose hunting last fall left me with memories for a lifetime. You can go to school forever but you get one chance at an OIL. The chances of never drawing are very apparent with the apps versus tags. That is the reason I would want every chance I could get. I am opposed to stacking the deck even more for the max point guys just because they have not been lucky enough to draw.