one man's draw rant;Your story?

[kramman]

 Once again We come to the time of year I love to hate, and hate to admit I love! Draw season. A time to check the website everyday with great anticipation only to be let down again. For 10 years i've tried to  draw a whitetail rut tag in the okanagon and for ten years nothing. I've applied with my brother and father with the hopes and dreams of hunting whitetails in the rut only to be let down time and time again. So this year we decided to change it up instead of applying as a group we applied individually thinking that with the multipliers we would have our names in the hat 300x's instead of 100 in the hopes of one of us gettingt drawn then we would all go to hunt with that person. Well you guessed it nada.

 I know i'm not the only one in this situation but I would like to hear from others on here who are in the same boat. How long did you wait for a good tag? Who has more then 10pts and is still waiting for that deer or elk tag.I'm not talking sheep goat or moose we all could put in for those the rest of our lifes and not get drawn.   

 I'm just frustrated because when the new draw system was put in place the tag we applied for was put into the buck deer category apps went from 1000 to over 2500 and we were all told that this system would give us a better chance of drawing.Now i'm no math wizz but 2500 is more then 1000? I also sat down and spent  $500 between my sons and i for tags and apps only to be left to hunt with what i could have spent $$250 on;oh well. Thanks for listening to my rant now lets hear your stories.

kram

[Miles]

No story here, but why don't you just hunt the NE corner during the rut?  10 years of hunting/scouting in the NE corner and you would've had some good bucks by now.

[bowhunterty]

12 pts for all elk catagories. Finally drew a bull tag.

[bobcat]

The system is definitely screwed up big time. It was perfectly fine until they decided to change it 2 years ago. There's no need for a "buck" category and "quality deer" category. Now people who never would have applied for those whitetail permits, because they were applying for mule deer permits, DO apply for them, just because they can.

You did the right thing by deciding to apply separately, that should have greatly increased your odds of drawing. Keep trying, you'll eventually get it.

[boneaddict]

adding a little salt to the wound, then you come on here and someone who hasn't even been to the Okanogan posts, I drew this tag, will you please help, I don't know where to go, in fact, how do you even get to the okanogan.    It was of course their 3rd or 4th choice, and of course they had points built up for this new category. (Bobcat posted the same time I did)   Yep they screwed it

[kramman]

Miles we hunt the 204 and know of some great whitey spots in there. Just basically love that unit and have always wanted that tag. i have to think though its time to change it up next yr. Congrats bowhuntery 12 yrs is a long time to wait.

[Miles]

Miles we hunt the 204 and know of some great whitey spots in there. Just basically love that unit and have always wanted that tag. i have to think though its time to change it up next yr.

Well, good luck next year!

[boneaddict]

sell off a testicle and buy the gov tag.   Pretty cheap compared to the rest of the gov tags, and consider it a hunt of a lifetime.

[Ridgerunner]

Plus it's tax deductible

[kirkl]

Ive got 16 quality buck and 16 buck points. been ghosting the buck points last couple years hoping for the muley rut tag but think were gonna try opposite next year. try for the whitetail late tag then ghost muley. no way im putting both in
for a hunt with that many points.

[Buckmark]

I hear ya Mark, and feel the same pain every year with this and other tags. You know were i hunt and how familliar i am with the area and how much time i spend there in general. The system sucks and what really stinks is what others have said, people draw this tag and do not know the area.
This is one of many reasons i switched to archery so i could atleast be around the rut.
My Dad who is 72 cant really hike anymore, vision is not what it used to be is getting down to his last season soon, cant even draw the 65 and older tag for that area, now he has 6points and may never get to use them as he says this will be his last year.....
Another thing that really chaps my hide is that we have to choose a weapon and by a tag to put in for the draw, i would rather be able to put in and if drawn great i am rifle hunting in the rut, if not then i can stay with archery, instead if not i am stuck with a general rifle tag...

[kramman]

Well bone since i've been married for 15 yrs and rarely use them anymore that sounds like an option! hahaha

kirkl 16pts? how do manage to keep your sanity? That would drive me completely nuts

[kirkl]

Well bone since i've been married for 15 yrs and rarely use them anymore that sounds like an option! hahaha

kirkl 16pts? how do manage to keep your sanity? That would drive me completely nuts

I think im getting a little calmer about it as i get older  ive drawn two bull tags over those years so that helps a little. 

[Killmore]

Only 10 years, Try 13 for quality deer and quality bull , life's getting short waiting,I thought after 10 points I should draw something.Time to look out of state.

[B.G.hunter]

sell off a testicle and buy the gov tag.   Pretty cheap compared to the rest of the gov tags, and consider it a hunt of a lifetime.