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Which OIL species

Shiras Moose
60 (42.3%)
Bighorn sheep
64 (45.1%)
Mountain goat
18 (12.7%)

Total Members Voted: 142

Voting closed: August 01, 2022, 10:19:31 PM

Author Topic: If you could apply for only one OIL species….  (Read 10029 times)

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If you could apply for only one OIL species….
« on: June 17, 2022, 10:18:36 PM »
If you only had one species to choose in the WA special permit applications…what would it be?
Moose
Bighorn sheep
Mountain goat

Please vote.
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Re: If you could apply for only one OIL species….
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2022, 10:34:00 PM »
I've never applied for any of the OIL tags. If the rules changed a little to increase draw odds some I'd probably consider it.
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Re: If you could apply for only one OIL species….
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2022, 10:39:34 PM »
Have to go with moose.
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Re: If you could apply for only one OIL species….
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2022, 11:03:58 PM »
I would love to hunt all three but moose is number one. I’d love to follow in my grandfather’s footprints and get a Washington mountain goat and I’d love to get a bighorn (more iconic than moose imo) but the size of the animal and the amount of some of the best meat I’ve ever eaten in my life, it takes number one.
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Re: If you could apply for only one OIL species….
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2022, 11:31:09 PM »
Since I’ve already pulled a moose tag, I think sheep would be next for me.

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Re: If you could apply for only one OIL species….
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2022, 11:40:49 PM »
If you only had one species to choose in the WA special permit applications…what would it be?
Moose
Bighorn sheep
Mountain goat

Please vote.

Is this predicated on being drawn?  :chuckle:

Moose, for sure.  Prolly the big boy whose sheds I've been picking up.

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Re: If you could apply for only one OIL species….
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2022, 11:43:37 PM »
Big horn
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Re: If you could apply for only one OIL species….
« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2022, 11:54:32 PM »
All of these above are great pics!

My choice would be a Chama Non-Typ monster Bull elk.

Or a Sesquatchuan Mulie with double droppers  :hello:
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Re: If you could apply for only one OIL species….
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2022, 12:09:51 AM »
Since I already filled my OIL Goat tag, Moose is my choice, has been all a long. Sheep would be cool, but I am not laying down the money like I would for a Moose hunt.  :twocents:
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Re: If you could apply for only one OIL species….
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2022, 12:57:01 AM »
Bull moose

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Re: If you could apply for only one OIL species….
« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2022, 01:04:30 AM »
Sheep for me.

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Re: If you could apply for only one OIL species….
« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2022, 07:09:54 AM »
Mountain goat it’s the only true OIL out there that will put you to the test in Washington.


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Re: If you could apply for only one OIL species….
« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2022, 07:17:18 AM »
Sheep, moose then goat which likely means if I ever draw an OIL tag it will be goat
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Re: If you could apply for only one OIL species….
« Reply #13 on: June 18, 2022, 07:38:37 AM »
Sheep .. mainly because it's the only one of the three I can't afford to do outside of a draw...

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Re: If you could apply for only one OIL species….
« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2022, 07:41:28 AM »
Probably sheep at this point.

 


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