North Carolinian draws a Hangman A tag

[Ridgeratt]

 Here are some photos of a Gentleman who from North Carolina has been putting in for Moose here for the last 12 years and this year drew it.

 He had seen Ridgerunner's article in a Magazine after he had success last year and published the story. He had contacted him to see if perhaps he was intrested in showing him the area and perhaps going along to assist. Being from the wrong side of the state. LOL. Ridgerunner suggested that he contact me. After several phone calls and Emails we had set a plan. I was going to pick him and show him the area.

 We scouted the day before the season and then started hunting the opener. We had the opportunities to cross paths with several members from this site. Both old members and some new members that have posted. We watched Zack and his family working their bull from above and the we also saw Deke with their Bull and talked to Cleve and Wanttohuntmore with his wife and father.

 We saw Moose every day with the exception of Sunday that we had to put rocks in our pockets to keep from getting blown off the hill.

The first two photo's are of a bull we called in the second photo the bull was less than 15 feet away!! tearing up brush. He passed on him.

[Curly]

That is another dandy bull.  My dad drew a cow tag for that unit a few years back and we had a great time getting his cow in that unit.  After all these nice bulls going down in that unit, it may start getting a few more people applying for it.......

Anyway, congrats to the NC hunter.  That is a great bull.  That was nice of you to show him around too.

[Ridgerunner]

That second picture is something else, man that bull was right on top of you guys.  I think I would have had to change underwear after having a bull come in that close.  WOW!

[Ridgerunner]

Wish I could have been over there to enjoy the fun.  Maybe next year.

[WDFW-SUX]

sigh..

[Craig]

Good looking bull.Is the bull in the picture the one you shot? That takes some dedication to put in for WA moose if you are a non res. With such bad odds I wonder how many non res hunters have drawn moose tags.

[Ridgeratt]

every thing for him was 10x the mony!!! even the entry! the first bull we passed on. I showed him the site and every evening after we got back to the barn he would go and look at the posting's for Moose!

[LongTatLaw]

good lookin out for the hommies

nothing but good people from NC

nice moose too!

[littlebuf]

great job. but i have to wonder why put in for so long on a washington moose if you live that far away. you've got to think it would be just about the same cost for him to go to Canada on a guided moose hunt after it was all said and done and not have to wait for a tag. i mean how much do they charge out of staters for the draw X 12 years + travel and shipping expense +out of state tag once he finally drew. was it just that he wanted a washington moose?

[Craig]

He could be one of those crazy moose guys ( JK ). Who just needs to hunt moose no matter how far away.
I helped Brian out last year with his moose hunt and I did not even have a tag and now I'm kind of hooked on moose. awesome animals to hunt.

[WAcoueshunter]

great job. but i have to wonder why put in for so long on a washington moose if you live that far away. you've got to think it would be just about the same cost for him to go to Canada on a guided moose hunt after it was all said and done and not have to wait for a tag. i mean how much do they charge out of staters for the draw X 12 years + travel and shipping expense +out of state tag once he finally drew. was it just that he wanted a washington moose?

It actually is pretty cheap for him...cheaper than I thought, anyway. The travel and shipping expense will be roughly the same anywhere, so I'll leave that out.  For the app and tag, presently it only costs them $55 to apply, plus you have to buy the $1100 license/tag once drawn.  In present day dollars, that's only $660 (for 12 years of apps) plus $1100, or $1760.  Roughly the same you'll pay should you get drawn in Idaho.  Problem is, he could also apply forever and not draw one of those tags.  Nonetheless, makes me think we should institute a NR cap on the OIL tags, like every other state.  We pay $75 to apply each year in WY, for example, but we're subject to NR caps.

[huntnphool]

For the app and tag, presently it only costs them $55 to apply

 Please explain this, to apply you first need to purchase a license, are you telling me a non res hunting license is only $50.00? The application is $5.00 and the tag last year cost me $120.00.

[whacker1]

The non-res special permit application is $55 and the moose license & tag for non-resident is $1100.  The section I read didn't clarify whether or not you need to front the $1100 or not.

[Curly]

You don't need to first buy a license to apply for moose.  I think it is the same way for sheep and goat too.

[bobcat]

Yeah that's because there is no "license."  Just the tag, which only has to be purchased if drawn.