Big game app. April 7th Deadline!

[Irving]

I have 6 points for deer and I need 15 for the area I want to hunt.

So there is a 15 year waiting list to hunt in the area that you want?

[theGinsue]

I have 6 points for deer and I need 15 for the area I want to hunt. I always put in the area I want as 1st choice, just in case I might actually get drawn with less points.

For Elk I generally need 3-4 points to get drawn in the area I want. BUT, I have been crawn in that area with as few as 1 point.

If I did not put in for these as 1st choices I wouldn't hunt nearly as often in the areas that I want to hunt. I would instead be settling for areas that require no points and areas that I truely really don't want to hunt.

If you put in for a point for your first choice you'll get a point and any points you already have stay put (except for moose - you have to apply for a tag every 5 yrs or face losing all of your points).

If you put in for a tag for your second choice you MAY draw a tag IF there are any left after all those who put in for a tag for their first choice have been worked through. If you do draw a tag, you don't lose your points since you drew out on your second choice.

Even if you apply for a tag as your second choice, you still have to pay up front for the tag/pref point. I also believe that you'll still get charged a $3 application fee above the price of the tag.

I hope all those who wanted to apply got their apps in by midnight last night or the only way you're coming to Cinderellas ball this year is via an over-the-counter tag.

[Colorado Osprey]

So there is a 15 year waiting list to hunt in the area that you want?

Yes, Kiowa Creek, Ranching for Wildlife.... male trophy buck, now listed as either sex tag
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If I wanted to buy a tag and hunt there through Tri-State Outfitters the cost would be in the tens of thousands instead of the standard state tag price.


In the mean time I continue to get a deer every year with the bow from my second chioce in my driveway at work.