Wyoming Elk 2023

[WildcatRanger]

4 pts non-res, general, unsuccessful. Question now is do I keep buying points or cut my losses and move on. I know I’m not the only one asking those questions! Might try once more with 5 pts and see what happens.

[Dark2Dark]

We drew general elk with 5.something points. Now to narrow down where to go!

[go4steelhd]

I drew my bull tag

[Ghost Hunter]

I'm stunned.  Random group draw with my son.  Any elk 25-1 quota of 2.  Successful!!  Might upgrade to archery and take the crossbow.

Congratulations! Glad to see someone pulling a tag.

We were rolling the dice with 1 point. 

[dvolmer]

Three years and three strikes!!!!   I guess I am out. Or maybe God just doesn't want me to go yet!!!   Two years ago I put in with 10 points and missed it by half a point in the special and could have drawn 100% in the cheaper normal.  Last year I was in with my buddy with 11 points each in the special and missed by half a point and could have drawn 100% in the cheaper normal. This year I was in the cheaper normal with my buddy at 12 points each and barely missed it and would have been 100% in the special!!!!  Crazy for sure!  Well there is always next year.  It Will be interesting to see what happens next year with the new special law.  Normal will stay the same around $750 but the special will increase from approximately $1200 now to approximately $2000.  That might be enough to throw another screw-ball into your odd estimates.

[Karl Blanchard]

Three years and three strikes!!!!   I guess I am out. Or maybe God just doesn't want me to go yet!!!   Two years ago I put in with 10 points and missed it by half a point in the special and could have drawn 100% in the cheaper normal.  Last year I was in with my buddy with 11 points each in the special and missed by half a point and could have drawn 100% in the cheaper normal. This year I was in the cheaper normal with my buddy at 12 points each and barely missed it and would have been 100% in the special!!!!  Crazy for sure!  Well there is always next year.  It Will be interesting to see what happens next year with the new special law.  Normal will stay the same around $750 but the special will increase from approximately $1200 now to approximately $2000.  That might be enough to throw another screw-ball into your odd estimates.

pretty safe bet that starting next year the special category odds are gonna get far better for those willing to pony up and its gonna put a lot more guys in the regular draw.

[High Climber]

Pulled a bull tag in the Random/regular 

[Ridgerunner]

Next year will be pretty wild, I may be cashing in my elk points next year. 

[idahohuntr]

Three years and three strikes!!!!   I guess I am out. Or maybe God just doesn't want me to go yet!!!   Two years ago I put in with 10 points and missed it by half a point in the special and could have drawn 100% in the cheaper normal.  Last year I was in with my buddy with 11 points each in the special and missed by half a point and could have drawn 100% in the cheaper normal. This year I was in the cheaper normal with my buddy at 12 points each and barely missed it and would have been 100% in the special!!!!  Crazy for sure!  Well there is always next year.  It Will be interesting to see what happens next year with the new special law.  Normal will stay the same around $750 but the special will increase from approximately $1200 now to approximately $2000.  That might be enough to throw another screw-ball into your odd estimates.

pretty safe bet that starting next year the special category odds are gonna get far better for those willing to pony up and its gonna put a lot more guys in the regular draw.

I think it might help on the general tags and some real low tier hunts...for a year or two.  But I kind of wonder on the 10-12+ point hunts if it won't be worse...as the whole crowd thinks odds will be better with higher prices. 

[Mtnwalker]

Three years and three strikes!!!!   I guess I am out. Or maybe God just doesn't want me to go yet!!!   Two years ago I put in with 10 points and missed it by half a point in the special and could have drawn 100% in the cheaper normal.  Last year I was in with my buddy with 11 points each in the special and missed by half a point and could have drawn 100% in the cheaper normal. This year I was in the cheaper normal with my buddy at 12 points each and barely missed it and would have been 100% in the special!!!!  Crazy for sure!  Well there is always next year.  It Will be interesting to see what happens next year with the new special law.  Normal will stay the same around $750 but the special will increase from approximately $1200 now to approximately $2000.  That might be enough to throw another screw-ball into your odd estimates.

pretty safe bet that starting next year the special category odds are gonna get far better for those willing to pony up and its gonna put a lot more guys in the regular draw.

I think it might help on the general tags and some real low tier hunts...for a year or two.  But I kind of wonder on the 10-12+ point hunts if it won't be worse...as the whole crowd thinks odds will be better with higher prices. 

Its easy to over think it, I went regular this year because I thought a bunch of people might throw down on the special draw with the pending price increases. Well, regular jumped 3 points and if I would have went special I would have drawn. Dang it.

[nwmein199]

How many points would have guaranteed drawing a general elk tag in WY this year?

[Karl Blanchard]

4.5

[vandeman17]

I will have 10 points for elk, deer and antelope next year so I am in a bit of no man's land. Ideally, I would like to start burning one species per year as I am not getting any younger

[Stein]

I will have 10 points for elk, deer and antelope next year so I am in a bit of no man's land. Ideally, I would like to start burning one species per year as I am not getting any younger

That's kind of where I'm at, my son will be in High School next year, so once we figure out what he can miss I plan on burning elk, deer and antelope in three successive years on the best tag we have a 90%+ chance at.

He'll also be growing out of the youth MT tag, so the timing will be good.

[ELKBURGER]

I burned 7 pts and drew General.