Who all put in for Utah?

[Stein]

I'm going bison hunting, just waiting for the news to make it official.

[BENCHLEG]

Stein congrats did your card get Hit?

[idaho guy]

Now I'm second guessing myself, I've wanted out of the points game here in wa and now I want to start all over in another state at almost 50 years old?  I'm thinking I'll just pass, Idaho will be my go to non resident hunt, with no points game to play I'll feel much better about it.  I do appreciate all the help though and wish you guys lots of luck!  Those permits looks crazy hard to draw, I hope your all young guys with lots of time to kill.

Utah has been one of those states I’ve been avoiding, I think my mindset on it was mostly colored by the fact that Utah is the motherland for all anti public land and anti North American model policies. Then a buddy texted me the other day asking me how the Utah draw worked for deer. I looked into the general deer hunts and the prices and at that point I almost couldn’t help but jump in. Utah has the cheapest points in the West, if I figure I spent $155 for 9 points this year and I spend another $90 for 9 points next year they come out to about $13.61 each, now if I play my cards right I might get lucky and hit an OIL tag at some point in my life and if not I should be able to grab a general deer tag any year I feel like, probably do 1 or 2 pronghorn tags and a couple of lower tier LE deer and elk tags before I’m too old to do this anymore(I’ve probably got at least 35 good years left in me). When I compare it to my choice to jump into Nevada’s points game 2 years ago I feel much better about Utah actually, in Nevada I got 4 points last year and each one cost me $51.25, I’m hoping that this year with their new 365 day license I’ll be able to grab points without paying the $155 license but I don’t think it’s gonna work. If so I’ll probably ditch Nevada as the sunk cost will just be too much for me to justify


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I get your math on cost but do you think a general tag or lower tier le unit will be any better than investing that time and money in Idaho? I am not sure those kind of tags would be any better than what we can do otc?This is what I struggle with every year especially when you consider knowledge of your hunting area which for me has been huge factor in success. I am not sure it’s worth it unless you could get a premium tag which I don’t think I could ever catch up in my lifetime

[bearpaw]

I've hunted many units Utah and idaho, it's definitely worth trying to draw any limited-entry elk tag in Utah. But, I think Idaho's general season hunts are better than Utah's general season hunts. 

[Skyvalhunter]

Which area did you apply for

[Stein]

Stein congrats did your card get Hit?

No, just a feeling in the air.  Probably gas.

[andrew_in_idaho]

Now I'm second guessing myself, I've wanted out of the points game here in wa and now I want to start all over in another state at almost 50 years old?  I'm thinking I'll just pass, Idaho will be my go to non resident hunt, with no points game to play I'll feel much better about it.  I do appreciate all the help though and wish you guys lots of luck!  Those permits looks crazy hard to draw, I hope your all young guys with lots of time to kill.

Utah has been one of those states I’ve been avoiding, I think my mindset on it was mostly colored by the fact that Utah is the motherland for all anti public land and anti North American model policies. Then a buddy texted me the other day asking me how the Utah draw worked for deer. I looked into the general deer hunts and the prices and at that point I almost couldn’t help but jump in. Utah has the cheapest points in the West, if I figure I spent $155 for 9 points this year and I spend another $90 for 9 points next year they come out to about $13.61 each, now if I play my cards right I might get lucky and hit an OIL tag at some point in my life and if not I should be able to grab a general deer tag any year I feel like, probably do 1 or 2 pronghorn tags and a couple of lower tier LE deer and elk tags before I’m too old to do this anymore(I’ve probably got at least 35 good years left in me). When I compare it to my choice to jump into Nevada’s points game 2 years ago I feel much better about Utah actually, in Nevada I got 4 points last year and each one cost me $51.25, I’m hoping that this year with their new 365 day license I’ll be able to grab points without paying the $155 license but I don’t think it’s gonna work. If so I’ll probably ditch Nevada as the sunk cost will just be too much for me to justify


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I get your math on cost but do you think a general tag or lower tier le unit will be any better than investing that time and money in Idaho? I am not sure those kind of tags would be any better than what we can do otc?This is what I struggle with every year especially when you consider knowledge of your hunting area which for me has been huge factor in success. I am not sure it’s worth it unless you could get a premium tag which I don’t think I could ever catch up in my lifetime

I look at it as an opportunity to add more hunting to my calendar, fairly close to home, maybe the hunting won’t be better than Idaho but a guy can only do so much here in Idaho


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[idaho guy]

Now I'm second guessing myself, I've wanted out of the points game here in wa and now I want to start all over in another state at almost 50 years old?  I'm thinking I'll just pass, Idaho will be my go to non resident hunt, with no points game to play I'll feel much better about it.  I do appreciate all the help though and wish you guys lots of luck!  Those permits looks crazy hard to draw, I hope your all young guys with lots of time to kill.

Utah has been one of those states I’ve been avoiding, I think my mindset on it was mostly colored by the fact that Utah is the motherland for all anti public land and anti North American model policies. Then a buddy texted me the other day asking me how the Utah draw worked for deer. I looked into the general deer hunts and the prices and at that point I almost couldn’t help but jump in. Utah has the cheapest points in the West, if I figure I spent $155 for 9 points this year and I spend another $90 for 9 points next year they come out to about $13.61 each, now if I play my cards right I might get lucky and hit an OIL tag at some point in my life and if not I should be able to grab a general deer tag any year I feel like, probably do 1 or 2 pronghorn tags and a couple of lower tier LE deer and elk tags before I’m too old to do this anymore(I’ve probably got at least 35 good years left in me). When I compare it to my choice to jump into Nevada’s points game 2 years ago I feel much better about Utah actually, in Nevada I got 4 points last year and each one cost me $51.25, I’m hoping that this year with their new 365 day license I’ll be able to grab points without paying the $155 license but I don’t think it’s gonna work. If so I’ll probably ditch Nevada as the sunk cost will just be too much for me to justify


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I get your math on cost but do you think a general tag or lower tier le unit will be any better than investing that time and money in Idaho? I am not sure those kind of tags would be any better than what we can do otc?This is what I struggle with every year especially when you consider knowledge of your hunting area which for me has been huge factor in success. I am not sure it’s worth it unless you could get a premium tag which I don’t think I could ever catch up in my lifetime

I look at it as an opportunity to add more hunting to my calendar, fairly close to home, maybe the hunting won’t be better than Idaho but a guy can only do so much here in Idaho


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  You must have more free time than me!  If you hunt every tag they give you in the Idaho sportsman pack its almost year round. Thanks for your thoughts on it. I am perplexed yearly by the question of putting in out of state and if its worth it I jumped into New Mexico and Colorado this year for the first time and have usually also hunted Montana every year I draw for the last 20.  Pretty sure I will give Utah a pass hope you draw some good hunts

[idaho guy]

I've hunted many units Utah and idaho, it's definitely worth trying to draw any limited-entry elk tag in Utah. But, I think Idaho's general season hunts are better than Utah's general season hunts. 

  thanks confirms what I was thinking

[bearpaw]

I've hunted many units Utah and idaho, it's definitely worth trying to draw any limited-entry elk tag in Utah. But, I think Idaho's general season hunts are better than Utah's general season hunts. 

  thanks confirms what I was thinking

There is an exception, if you have a large private ranch in a general season area in Utah it can be very good. I used to do hunts on a ranch in a general season area, it was big enough that the elk herd stayed on the ranch and the number of hunters was controlled, opportunity was normally 100% on 260-320 bulls. But the public land in general season areas is not as good, we rarely see bulls larger than 5x5 or small 6x6, in Idaho you can kill a 300 class bull in most any general season unit if you can find him, they are there, and generally you will see fewer hunters in an Idaho general season than a Utah general season.

[BeerBugler]

Is tomorrow the big day? Got to be sometime this week.

[CNELK]

I'm hoping it will be this week!

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[BENCHLEG]

I updated my CC yesterday and the Lady I talked to said any day now.

[BeerBugler]

Any CC’s hit yet?

[hunter-4-life]

Not yet for myself