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Author Topic: What would you do with 23 elk points?  (Read 60794 times)

Offline Bob33

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Re: What would you do with 23 elk points?
« Reply #45 on: March 15, 2011, 09:36:55 PM »
Where are you guys getting the 7.5? Is that just a made up thing or is that the average points for someone drawing the tag?
The OP stated "I am estimating the average number of points of the applicants at 7.5"

The key word is "estimating"...

Each year that you are not drawn, you gain a point.  When you are looking at a pool of 1677 applicants, there is no way to know the number of points that each applicant has.

I believe that 7.5 is high and that that it is closer to 4.3 average points per elk applicant.  That would increase the odds of someone with 23 or 24 points being drawn.
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Re: What would you do with 23 elk points?
« Reply #46 on: March 15, 2011, 09:40:46 PM »
I will make it simple if you have 23 points put in with me and I will take you for free of course and we will kill a big bull :chuckle:
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Re: What would you do with 23 elk points?
« Reply #47 on: March 15, 2011, 09:43:27 PM »
Put in for a multi season tag and then you don't have to "choose" a side or weapon for special permits.

If I had 23 points I would not apply for anything on the westside but cow permits  :twocents: You could also apply for antlerless permits one year,bull elk next year and then quality elk.You would retain your points in each category you didn't get pulled for. You could pull "good" tags for the next 3 years and make your points work for you :twocents:
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Re: What would you do with 23 elk points?
« Reply #48 on: March 15, 2011, 09:53:59 PM »
Dungeness might not be too bad either, have you been through sequim lately...?
Lots of big bulls, but there are two issues to consider: (1) access.  Virtually all of the land is private; (2) shotguns only north of 101.  That can be addressed, but land access is a tough one.  The vast majority of the landowners are tree huggers and do not allow any hunting.
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Re: What would you do with 23 elk points?
« Reply #49 on: March 15, 2011, 09:58:49 PM »
Charlie.....you're scaring ME :'(
    Halo, Put in for a Coastal Rosevelt area...Like was said, all the other states have big rockys every where. :chuckle:
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Re: What would you do with 23 elk points?
« Reply #50 on: March 15, 2011, 10:15:34 PM »
BLUES
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Re: What would you do with 23 elk points?
« Reply #51 on: March 15, 2011, 10:17:08 PM »
Blues!!! wenaha west tag!!!

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Re: What would you do with 23 elk points?
« Reply #52 on: March 15, 2011, 10:22:31 PM »
Since you have a decent amount of points in oregon i would try and get a roosie tag down if thats what you wanted. Washingtons been pumpin out alot of nice bulls from the eastside so my pick would be the teanaway rut tag or any blues tag.

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Re: What would you do with 23 elk points?
« Reply #53 on: March 16, 2011, 05:09:12 AM »
Say it aint so, no Quinault? and with 23 points the odds would be all the way up to 4%

Well if you want at trophy roosie then try the nooksack,Margaret, toutle, or the like. Quinault would be my first choice but apparently they are taking it away. :dunno:

I could be wrong, or ruining your guys secret, but as far as I know Quinalt is going from 1 permit to 5, where did you hear it was gone ??

There is still the single September permit for Quinault, but they took away the 5 October permits last year. If you want a rosie than it is the one for you, but with only one permit it is still a long shot with 23 points. If it goes up to 5 then you are golden, but until it does it will still be a tough draw.
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Re: What would you do with 23 elk points?
« Reply #54 on: March 16, 2011, 05:33:27 AM »
Since you have a decent amount of points in oregon i would try and get a roosie tag down if thats what you wanted. Washingtons been pumpin out alot of nice bulls from the eastside so my pick would be the teanaway rut tag or any blues tag.

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Re: What would you do with 23 elk points?
« Reply #55 on: March 16, 2011, 05:54:31 AM »
Eastside for sure and I would probably concentrate on the blues.  Good luck in the draw!
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Re: What would you do with 23 elk points?
« Reply #56 on: March 16, 2011, 06:32:38 AM »
Why don't you donate the points to another hunter as you obviously have crummy luck!! :chuckle:
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Re: What would you do with 23 elk points?
« Reply #57 on: March 16, 2011, 06:41:32 AM »
There is still the single September permit for Quinault, but they took away the 5 October permits last year. If you want a rosie than it is the one for you, but with only one permit it is still a long shot with 23 points. If it goes up to 5 then you are golden, but until it does it will still be a tough draw.

It is going up to five, at least that is what it shows in the proposals. That is a rifle permit in late September.

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Re: What would you do with 23 elk points?
« Reply #58 on: March 16, 2011, 06:47:04 AM »
give your points to me and then you wont have to hurt your brain doing all the math and what not  :chuckle:
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Re: What would you do with 23 elk points?
« Reply #59 on: March 16, 2011, 07:11:00 AM »
w/ 23 points, I think I'd consider auctioning off the right for someone to apply with me in the drawing.  That way I'd be able to actually afford to buy gas to be able to go elk hunting. :twocents:
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