How often are you drawn?

[fc2038]

lets see I have drawn 2 tags in the last 12 years. Toutle bull two years ago and Late Grayback tag 11 years ago. Haven't drawn Wyoming deer or elk yet. I drew a couple Oregon tags. No Colorado tags and on goes the list...

[huntnphool]

Thats funny Dansk

[lamar_hunter]

got one cow tag in 03. never filled it. 3 deer permits. plus one multi season deer.

[SkookumHntr]

--I have applied for elk every year since I was 10 and have never drawn. Im 27 now. Ive never drawn anything else either. Sure is nice to hear about guys drawing my units with like 3 pts or other guys that have like 30 pts and only been applying a few years. 

[Ironhead]

99-09 WA -Elk 10pts- Deer 11pts-Moose 10 pts-Goat 10 pts-Sheep 10 pts  Never drawn a premium tag in Wa.
99-09 ID -drawn Antelope in 2001 and 2006 Elk 2004
99-09 AZ- drawn unit 8 Archery Elk - 10 pts for Deer
04-09 CO- 4pts Deer and Elk
07-09 WY- 2 pts Deer and Elk
99-09 NM -drawn 52 archery Elk tag 2002 and 2B Archery Deer tag 2003
03-09 UT- 5 pts Elk- 3 pts Moose- 1 pt deer

[Slow-1]

What I want to know how is it the drawing "random"? I ask because two different guys I know have drawn all three oil tags since they started the point system.The odds are you will never draw any of the oil tags,and yet some people at minimum of 500to1 draw all three I can't even calculate the odds on that.If you look at the responses so far most people don't draw anyting or tags that are easy to get ,then some people draw stuff constantly,And they call it "random " .Sorry I'm venting it's just frustrating 25 years for sheep,goat, and moose, and nothing. Don't get me wrong I put in every year after all someone  has to win.I think I feel a little better .

[rackattack]

What I want to know how is it the drawing "random"? I ask because two different guys I know have drawn all three oil tags since they started the point system.The odds are you will never draw any of the oil tags,and yet some people at minimum of 500to1 draw all three I can't even calculate the odds on that.If you look at the responses so far most people don't draw anyting or tags that are easy to get ,then some people draw stuff constantly,And they call it "random " .Sorry I'm venting it's just frustrating 25 years for sheep,goat, and moose, and nothing. Don't get me wrong I put in every year after all someone  has to win.I think I feel a little better .

I feel your frustration.  It's is a very funny system for being so "random".  The group I hunt with has a couple very lucky guys that hit pretty often, and the rest of us draw nothing.  I've often wondered if it has certain WILD ID numbers that the computer system likes.   Like you said though, someone has to win.  Good luck to all.

[SkookumHntr]

-- I dont mind when I hear people drawing great tags when they have been applying as long as I have, im happy for them and hope they get a masher bull, its the people that draw these tags with hardly any points is what pisses me off and hearing of guys with 30 pts or guys that drew 2 years ago and now have almost as many points as me again that really piss me off! I think that poacher points thing needs to go!

[skybusterbo]

Never ever ever in Washington. 10pts. deer and elk, 8 for moose,goat,sheep. Been drawn for Oregon many times in the past 10 or so years for deer and elk and 1 spring bear. Have 10pts. for Oregon antelope.   Dad and I drew Wyoming elk once with 1 point. Just buying points for Kansas deer-4pts.

[Pathfinder101]

this is my first year seriously tring in other states.  MT, NM, and of course WA.  Tried ID a couple of years ago for a hot mulie unit, no luck.  Doing points for WY.
Next year I may try to get one of the OTC Southeast mulie tags in ID.  Need to do some research tho..

[starbailey]

1997 Washington Cali sheep raffle
1998 Oregon sheep raffle
2000 Wyoming deer tag
2001 Wash goat tag
2001 carlton elk tag
2005 Nevada deer tag
2006 Montana antelope tag
2006 Wash cali sheep tag
2009 WAFNAWS dall sheep hunt raffle
2009 Idaho moose tag
Wow! it looks like a lot of luck, but I apply for all the states that have bighorn tags and for most other species and buy tickets in most all available raffles. I figure I'm in about 40 "draws" a year for a grand total of 480 chances(give or take 10) That's a success rate in the 3% range. I didnt look that lucky when you look at the odds but you have to play the game to get the tags.
Bryan

[WDFW-SUX]

Wow im jealous.........

[starbailey]

I do feel very lucky for what I've been able to do. I have a wonderful and supportive wife that understands my passion.
But, I love to see other people have success as some of the best hunts I've been on I didn't have a tag for.
Bryan

[WDFW-SUX]

Do you mind me asking how many raffle tickets you usually purchase?

[boneaddict]

Looks pretty lucky to me.