Desert Unit

[predatorpro]

hey did anyone put in for the desert unit this year?

[rb2506]

yeah, where is it

[carpsniperg2]

yeah i am sure there are a few thousand anyones that did. but not me i thought about it but decided to say hell with it and not worry about drawing a buck tag when i can hunt my own ground.

[predatorpro]

yeah i am sure there are a few thousand anyones that did. but not me i thought about it but decided to say hell with it and not worry about drawing a buck tag when i can hunt my own ground.

lol good point, well the desert unit is like my back yard i coyote hunt it all the time, i got a spot near it my buddy farms and has seen a cougar run out of their junk pile so that will be fun this year too, getting ready for bait stations!

[bobcat]

No, odds are too low. With only two choices I wouldn't waste one of my choices on a permit with impossible odds like that one.

[carpsniperg2]

yep good luck with the predators, i know some guys that do real well over there yote hunting

[predatorpro]

yeah those dogs out there are really call educated, too many people hunt it, if you hike way out with a shotgun tho you have pretty good chances

[carpsniperg2]

nothin like shotguning yotes love the tall sage when you see them 75% of the time i can shoot them

[predatorpro]

haha yeah its fun they will come in right on top of you if you can keep the ticks and mosquitos off you without moving, i go like 100% covered up out there

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

If i draw it can i get a hint on where to hunt it i have never been there???

[bonecrusher]

put it in for my second choice. i figure if its going to be luck it might as well be full on BS luck

[lokidog]

Yep, just to make it harder for everyone else....  Basically I started with 0 points thanks to drawing my second deer (100% chance) last year and our illustrious game department's decision to start all categories with last years' points.  So, instead of applying for points only I put in for Desert only.  Maybe I'll be lucky, I drew a Margaret archery with only one point many years ago....  

[predatorpro]

If i draw it can i get a hint on where to hunt it i have never been there???

of course! for the right price! lol j/k definately ill let you know some good spots to go its a big area! if you do you will definately have to come over and do some scouting

[Pathfinder101]

No, odds are too low. With only two choices I wouldn't waste one of my choices on a permit with impossible odds like that one.

 
I had the exact same thinking.  This is the first year I haven't had Desert A as one of my choices. 

[Copperwood]

yep sure did, I figure if I will ever get luck one time in my life then that will be it.

[Pathfinder101]

yep sure did, I figure if I will ever get luck one time in my life then that will be it.

Well, if the other 5,000+ people that usually apply for it are thinking like me and Bobcat, this MAY be your year...

[Copperwood]

Haha ya and I heard that hell just froze over.  Better luck next year 

[Magnum_Willys]

Yea, put in with a group of two so we have a better chance of being struck by lightning on the drive over there.   

[wastickslinger]

Nope and I never will. If I want to shoot a 160 buck I might as well put in for easier units to draw that have plenty of that caliber buck to chose from.

[videoman]

Nope and I never will. If I want to shoot a 160 buck I might as well put in for easier units to draw that have plenty of that caliber buck to chose from.

I don't know the big deal about the desert unit is you can kill just as big of buck elsewhere.

[PLBoy]

I drew a tag last year.  Doesn't live up to the hype.  You can get close to 30" but its a 3 pt with crab claws.  Saw lots of deer every day, but no monsters.  Most wide bucks have weak forks and no mass. 

[C-Money]

I live next to it as well. I see a few monsters out there every year, but I put in els where. I never have put in for the desert. Low odds of drawing a tag is a big reason.