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Title: Ridgefield draw odds
Post by: goosegunner on December 30, 2008, 09:28:35 PM: Does anyone have a general guess what your odds are to draw a date for the ridgefield refuge. This is my first year of waterfowling in washington and putting in for the draws. So far this year all I did was donate my money to the refuge, I put in for the max days for all three periods and didn't get one draw is this the normal thing?
Title: Re: Ridgefield draw odds
Post by: zelda02 on December 30, 2008, 09:38:12 PM: ditto.
Title: Re: Ridgefield draw odds
Post by: Fishnclifff on December 31, 2008, 09:28:57 AM: I have been drawn 1 time, each of the last years.
I have seen the same people drawn multiple times repeatedly in the last 3 years.
I get the feeling, if you belong to Washington Waterfowlers, you would be on the short list for draws.
Title: Re: Ridgefield draw odds
Post by: Planeguy4 on December 31, 2008, 11:29:51 AM: First year also, I have had two draws this year but didn't get one for January. I do know that those members with Wash Waterfowlers who we see at the top blinds more often than not, pool their draws and share blinds with each other. So I don't think there is any wrongdoing there. I have a lotto ticket in my pocket, maybe I'll have better odds with that....scott
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Post by: Fishnclifff on December 31, 2008, 11:53:04 AM: They still get more draws than others. Me thinks something is not kosher.
just my :twocents:
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Post by: TheHunt on December 31, 2008, 11:55:39 AM: That is a good idea. Why don't a bunch of us pool our draws? So that we can hunt in the better blinds. Anyone interested?
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Post by: Fishnclifff on December 31, 2008, 12:40:58 PM: I'm in
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Post by: Planeguy4 on December 31, 2008, 04:35:09 PM: I too would be interested. BTW, Tuesdays hunt was pretty poor with the numbers. I believe the Hotline said 52 hunters, 12 ducks and 9 geese or something like that. I was fortunate to have blind 15 and got 2 geese and a teal. How did you guy's fare???...scott
Title: Re: Ridgefield draw odds
Post by: Fishnclifff on December 31, 2008, 05:41:43 PM: I was drawn last in the lottery for blind 2. I passed and went home.
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Post by: goosegunner on January 01, 2009, 01:16:26 AM: I would also be interested in pooling are draws within a group of guys. What ever helps I just want to get out and hunt.
Title: Re: Ridgefield draw odds
Post by: TheHunt on January 01, 2009, 11:10:39 AM: So who ever is in... We all would put in for defined dates and blinds. The question would be how many in a pool?