youth moose

[Pathfinder101]

I disagree with the statements about eliminating Youth Moose Tags.  The tags offered to youth applicants are "meat tags".  A meat tag that would be a big deal for a kid, not nearly as big a deal for an adult.  If you get drawn for a meat tag, it doesn't count against you as an OIL anyway, and truthfully, most of us are putting in for bull tags anyway, so I don't think this takes any opportunity away from most of the rest of us.  I think it's a nice thing to offer the kids, and really only takes a few tags out of the meat pool.

[Curly]

I disagree with the statements about eliminating Youth Moose Tags.  The tags offered to youth applicants are "meat tags".  A meat tag that would be a big deal for a kid, not nearly as big a deal for an adult.  If you get drawn for a meat tag, it doesn't count against you as an OIL anyway, and truthfully, most of us are putting in for bull tags anyway, so I don't think this takes any opportunity away from most of the rest of us.  I think it's a nice thing to offer the kids, and really only takes a few tags out of the meat pool.

A lot a guys apply for cow moose.  I'm one of them.  I almost always put cow moose down as my 4th choice, except the last couple years I put it down as 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.  The only way it really counts against you to get drawn is that you lose your bonus points.  Anyway, I don't feel real strong against having a special youth category..............

[Atroxus]

I am curious, if I put my son in for youth moose permit and he bags one, does that count as his once in a lifetime moose, or would he then be able to apply for/obtain an adult moose permit as well?

[Mike450r]

I am curious, if I put my son in for youth moose permit and he bags one, does that count as his once in a lifetime moose, or would he then be able to apply for/obtain an adult moose permit as well?

Not if the permit drawn is for an antlerless only hunt.  The same applies to all moose permits youth or adult.

[Pathfinder101]

I am curious, if I put my son in for youth moose permit and he bags one, does that count as his once in a lifetime moose, or would he then be able to apply for/obtain an adult moose permit as well?

No, he won't use up his OIL tag.  There are only 2 "youth" category moose hunts.  They are both antlerless tags, and antlerless tags don't count as OIL.  If he draws a bull tag, then he uses up his OIL status.

[Atroxus]

Sweet! My son is not old enough to hunt yet, but if they still have youth antlerless hunts when he is I will be putting him in for them.

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

So cody just passed Hunters ed. I thought that the youth moose would be applied for the same as regular moose, choose 2 regular and then put youth moose down 3rd and 4th choice? I didn't read anywhere that said they are going to have youth moose points. and regular moose points. I figure he will have 7 points for points when he finishes the youth draws.

[bobcat]

Right. There is only one category of moose permits.

[benhuntin]

Yeah it is a good idea to put in for the bull tags 1 and 2 because if you get lucky and draw first you will pull a bull tag for your kid. We ran into a 11 year old boy up 49 degrees north who had done just that with 2 points. He was packing out a 40 inch bull.  Good luck to your boy.

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

Actually i ill probably only put him in for the youth hunts and 2 cow hunts. I don't want him to expierencing a bull moose hunt before he could really appreciate it.

[Jerome]

My boy drew Mt. Spokane with two points last year.

[Bob33]

Right. There is only one category of moose permits.

Are you sure that's true?

"You may purchase and submit up to five moose permit applications; one permit application per hunt category, for which you qualify, as listed in the following tables."

I just checked and i can buy multiple moose applications.

[jackelope]

Right. There is only one category of moose permits.

Are you sure that's true?

"You may purchase and submit up to five moose permit applications; one permit application per hunt category, for which you qualify, as listed in the following tables."

I just checked and i can buy multiple moose applications.

Look at the date of his post.

[Bob33]

Look at the date of his post.

OOPS.   

I just couldn't believe that WDFW wouldn't have multiple moose categories.  More categories = more revenue!

[YoterHunter]

ive put my boy in for it ever sense he started hunting .he will be 19 in a couple mounths and still waitng to get drawn. so good luck.