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I knew there was a chance you wouldn't get called but I didn't realize you could loose your points and never actually get a permit. That is pretty lame that you burn points and never get a chance to hunt.It also seems pretty odd that this year is very cold and tons of snow down south, deer numbers are way up and yet they didn't even call the first name on the list which makes me wonder if it is even a legit program.
Quote from: Stein on February 05, 2017, 11:49:05 AMI knew there was a chance you wouldn't get called but I didn't realize you could loose your points and never actually get a permit. That is pretty lame that you burn points and never get a chance to hunt.It also seems pretty odd that this year is very cold and tons of snow down south, deer numbers are way up and yet they didn't even call the first name on the list which makes me wonder if it is even a legit program.I agree. Especially if it's a youth hunt (assuming that's what your daughter drew). IIRC the "Hunt Coordinator" hunts were originally all for the Master Hunter program- which were basically second tags anyway- so no biggie if they never got called. Those hunts do open another can of worms, at any rate.
Quote from: Bullkllr on February 05, 2017, 12:23:47 PMQuote from: Stein on February 05, 2017, 11:49:05 AMI knew there was a chance you wouldn't get called but I didn't realize you could loose your points and never actually get a permit. That is pretty lame that you burn points and never get a chance to hunt.It also seems pretty odd that this year is very cold and tons of snow down south, deer numbers are way up and yet they didn't even call the first name on the list which makes me wonder if it is even a legit program.I agree. Especially if it's a youth hunt (assuming that's what your daughter drew). IIRC the "Hunt Coordinator" hunts were originally all for the Master Hunter program- which were basically second tags anyway- so no biggie if they never got called. Those hunts do open another can of worms, at any rate.Interestingly enough, I just found out the youth and master hunters are competing for the same calls - they are all combined in the same program. WDFW called 2 master hunters so far and no youth. I don't know how it works, but I do know that two masters got a call and no youth so far.I was planning on going for the master program this year, but if the hunts that are offered are reducing youth opportunity, maybe I will just become a hunter's ed instructor and call it good. I just can't justify pulling a tag when it could have gone to a kid. If nothing else, there should be much more clarity around these special draws.
Weird. My dad drew a MH moose damage tag as well as couple years ago. The year before, 4 MH were called with this tag and all killed moose. With that info learned, I applied him in the draw. Luck has it, he drew. After a few calls, we learned he was #1 on the list. A mild weather year prevailed and he was never notified. There was no hurt feelings here, as we knew what the situation was going in. Surely figured he'd get a tag being #1, but it didn't happen. Also, he was not required to purchase a $330 tag before hand either. This was in 2013 or 2014, can't remember which.