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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: kramman on December 18, 2009, 04:03:08 PM

Title: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: kramman on December 18, 2009, 04:03:08 PM: I have not put in for special permits in wa. for the last 5 yrs. because i was hunting Wyoming.This next year though I think i may stick closer to home where can you find how many points you have?I have not found the link on wdfw web site if anyone can help i would appr. it.I believe i have at least 6 for deer and 3 for elk, you rifle hunters need not worry im a muzzle hunter.Thanks for any help Kram
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: boneaddict on December 18, 2009, 04:10:18 PM: One way would be to look at your history under your Wild ID. If nothing else you should be able to count. I actually don't know if you lose your point sin Washington like you do many other states.
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: hornhunter on December 18, 2009, 04:51:39 PM: Kram just think if you put in for points only for the last five years
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: hirshey on December 18, 2009, 04:57:40 PM: http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/permits/special/results.php

should get you there IF you applied for tags this past year... I'm unsure if it will show your points if you did not apply for a special permit this past season, however. Sorry I cannot be of more service!
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: lewy on December 18, 2009, 05:01:35 PM: should have been putting in for ghost points all along, you would be in pretty darn good shape now!
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: elkaholic123 on December 18, 2009, 05:19:10 PM: I might be wrong :dunno: But if you do not put in for 5 straight years you lose your points! :yike: :yike:
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: bobcat on December 19, 2009, 12:27:48 PM: No you don't lose your points. Not supposed to anyway. Just do as boneaddict says and go look at your history. To do that, sign in as if you were applying for a special permit. You'll need your wild i.d. number. Try this: https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/wa/specialhunt
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: kramman on December 20, 2009, 04:29:37 AM: Thanks bobcat.Hopefuly you do not lose your points ive got 7 for deer and 2 for elk.I stopped applying in Wa. when I went to muzzleloader in 05, lewy is right I should have put in for ghost points :bash:
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: Dmanmastertracker on December 20, 2009, 02:01:15 PM: Quote from: kramman on December 20, 2009, 04:29:37 AM
Thanks bobcat.Hopefuly you do not lose your points ive got 7 for deer and 2 for elk.I stopped applying in Wa. when I went to muzzleloader in 05, lewy is right I should have put in for ghost points :bash:

Your still in good shape with 7, you should get drawn any time, depending on what your putting in for. I will have 9 going in, I'm hoping I don't have to max out to get drawn :(.
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: piled-up on December 20, 2009, 08:20:03 PM: Quote from: Dmanmastertracker on December 20, 2009, 02:01:15 PM
Quote from: kramman on December 20, 2009, 04:29:37 AM
Thanks bobcat.Hopefuly you do not lose your points ive got 7 for deer and 2 for elk.I stopped applying in Wa. when I went to muzzleloader in 05, lewy is right I should have put in for ghost points :bash:

Your still in good shape with 7, you should get drawn any time, depending on what your putting in for. I will have 9 going in, I'm hoping I don't have to max out to get drawn :(.
max out? how many does it max out at?
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: lewy on December 21, 2009, 06:33:38 AM: 14
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: boneaddict on December 21, 2009, 08:30:53 AM: My wife is sitting at max and hasn't drawn deer yet.....
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: Dmanmastertracker on December 21, 2009, 12:30:20 PM: I was thinking it was 12, crap I may never get drawn :'(.

I think if I get to 14 I may have to bribe them. :chuckle: :chuckle:. I wonder what the record is for being stuck on max?
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: Crunchy on December 21, 2009, 12:49:42 PM: 6 deer 6 elk, not as good as I would like, but good enough I hope.
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: WDFW-SUX on December 21, 2009, 01:50:46 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on December 21, 2009, 08:30:53 AM
My wife is sitting at max and hasn't drawn deer yet.....

WOW thats depressing.
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: bobcat on December 22, 2009, 11:08:44 PM: Quote from: piled-up on December 20, 2009, 08:20:03 PM
Quote from: Dmanmastertracker on December 20, 2009, 02:01:15 PM
Quote from: kramman on December 20, 2009, 04:29:37 AM
Thanks bobcat.Hopefuly you do not lose your points ive got 7 for deer and 2 for elk.I stopped applying in Wa. when I went to muzzleloader in 05, lewy is right I should have put in for ghost points :bash:

Your still in good shape with 7, you should get drawn any time, depending on what your putting in for. I will have 9 going in, I'm hoping I don't have to max out to get drawn :(.
max out? how many does it max out at?

I'm also wondering what it means to "max out." ??? There is no maximum number of points a person can accumulate.
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: sako223 on December 22, 2009, 11:35:32 PM: I have very little faith in the point system. I see so many people get drawn and redrawn with 0 or 1 point.
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: kramman on December 23, 2009, 01:38:01 AM: I hear ya sako for 7 years straight I put in couldnt even get a doe tag
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: Skyvalhunter on December 23, 2009, 05:18:44 AM: stay away you guys are bad luck!! :chuckle:
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: boneaddict on December 23, 2009, 05:52:45 AM: There is no threshold for max points, at least not yet....it has been discussed to cap it. When folks claim they are stuck at max it means they have been putting in since the beginning and have as many points as possible, but never get drawn. So, I have max points at sheep, means when I don't get drawn again this year, I'll have one more and that is the new max.
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: Skyvalhunter on December 23, 2009, 06:16:00 AM: But then you throw in turn in points and there is a new max
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: boneaddict on December 23, 2009, 06:22:15 AM: INDEED! except I don't think they allow those for OIL
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: Dmanmastertracker on December 23, 2009, 05:24:14 PM: Your still in good shape with 7, you should get drawn any time, depending on what your putting in for. I will have 9 going in, I'm hoping I don't have to max out to get drawn :(.
[/quote] max out? how many does it max out at?
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I'm also wondering what it means to "max out." ??? There is no maximum number of points a person can accumulate.
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I absolutely swear I read in this forum more than one person posted the max was 12 (they thought). I never really looked into it, but until now I've never heard of anyone over 12.
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: jackelope on December 23, 2009, 05:29:08 PM: Bone's right. if the draws have been going on for 14 years then the highest number of points anyone can have leaving poacher points out of the equation is 14.
"max" in this context is probably not the best word to use because at this point there is no cap on points.
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: Curly on December 23, 2009, 05:43:49 PM: Quote from: kramman on December 23, 2009, 01:38:01 AM
I hear ya sako for 7 years straight I put in couldnt even get a doe tag

You guys need to put in for draws that are easier to get if you want a doe tag. Take a look at my history for deer permits; SELECTED 4 yrs in a row from 2001 - 2004.
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: Dmanmastertracker on December 23, 2009, 06:07:42 PM: Quote from: Curly on December 23, 2009, 05:43:49 PM
Quote from: kramman on December 23, 2009, 01:38:01 AM
I hear ya sako for 7 years straight I put in couldnt even get a doe tag

You guys need to put in for draws that are easier to get if you want a doe tag. Take a look at my history for deer permits; SELECTED 4 yrs in a row from 2001 - 2004.

Just curious what you put in for Curly to get drawn five times in ten years, all doe tags?
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: Dmanmastertracker on December 23, 2009, 06:17:15 PM: You guys just ruined my holiday, I just realized with no max, the Empress will never let me get drawn :chuckle:. What would you call a tag you can never get in your life time, a NIL tag? :chuckle:
Title: Re: How do you find out how many points you have
Post by: Curly on December 23, 2009, 07:20:08 PM: The 4 in a row were doe tags. I used to go pheasant hunting all the time over near Pomeroy and I would see tons of deer over there so I would put in for doe tags and take off for a week and go pheasant hunting and bag a doe while I was at it. It was a real easy hunt, but I figured I might as well bring home more meat than just a bunch of birds .......(actually my wife practically forces me to go kill deer for the meat, since she loves venison).

I'm done putting in for doe permits now. I actually drew a pretty good buck permit a couple years ago with just a few pref points and got a nice 4 point.