BONUS POINTS QUESTION

[Falcon]

I just read on another forum that goat, moose and sheep hunts have a 10 point maximum buildup.

Is this true? If it is, I am gonna be depressed!!!!!!!!!!

[boneaddict]

not that I know of.   Thats about the level most folks are at since they began the thing unless they have turned in a poacher.  That may have been what they meant.

[Timberstalker]

I have looked everywhere in the regs for that answer and like BONE said I just think that is about when the bonus points started

[SkookumHntr]

---The BP system started in 96

[SkookumHntr]

---Its not true, lots of people have 12 bonus points for the OIL hunts.

[bobcat]

No, that's not true. Last year's drawing results show I have 11 points for both moose and sheep, and I missed a year somehow. Many people should have 12 points if they started the first year of the point system. ('96)

[billythekidrock]

not that I know of.   Thats about the level most folks are at since they began the thing unless they have turned in a poacher.  That may have been what they meant.

I don't think you can apply those points towards OIL hunts. Only deer and elk.

It is my understanding that the OIL points started a couple years before the deer and elk so some people could have more then 10 for those species.

[boneaddict]

You mean the poacher reward points?  I didn't know that.

[bobcat]

It is my understanding that the OIL points started a couple years before the deer and elk so some people could have more then 10 for those species.

I don't think so. There was no point system for anything until 1996.

[MuleDeerCrazy]

They all started at the same time and 12 is the most you can have without turning in a poacher.

[WDFW-SUX]

There was no point system for anything until 1996.

and now the odds are worse every year.......

[boneaddict]

 

[WDFW-SUX]

seriously, something needs to change in all of the states that have point systems............

They are all approaching a place where young hunters who start applying at age 12 will never draw a tag in there life.  I dont think point systems are sustainable.

I honestly believe that game departments were fooled into these systems by affluent hunters (Baby Boomers) that wanted a tag in the next 10 years and were willing to pay any price to make that happen.  Little if any concern was given to young hunters IMHO.

[shanevg]

seriously, something needs to change in all of the states that have point systems............

They are all approaching a place where young hunters who start applying at age 12 will never draw a tag in there life.  I dont think point systems are sustainable.

I honestly believe that game department were fooled into these systems by affluent hunters that wanted a tag in the next 10 years and were willing to pay any price to make that happen.  Little if any concern was given to young hunters IMHO.

[Ridgerunner]

Points only work well when lots of tags are given out so people can cycle through the system, with few points too many people get too many points and the whole thing sucks.