Drawing Results 2024

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Nice job on the moose Jeff! Just general season muzzleloader deer for me again. I'll be putting my old 1x scope back on again. Like was said above, they changed the law back again to non-magnifying or open sights on the muzz hunts.

Hey thanks for letting me know the scopes 1X are still okay... That's good news to me, I never upgraded to higher magnification so I'm still good it sounds like... I'd be hating the new reg if I bought  a nice scope for my loader and then couldn't use it... But realistically for the animals good, I can see they need to do this change... Scopes sure make hitting much easier at distance...  Well I hope your loader hunt goes well and thanks for the well wish... I am excited for sure... Later Jeff

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Congratulations on the moose tag. That will be a fun time no matter the size of the animal.

I was fortunate enough to get a archery antelope tag this year on the first try. Now I'm under waiting periods for both deer and antelope so next year all I can put in for is elk. That is a problem that I can deal with.

Thank you on the congrats, sounds like you have it figured out if you've drawn more that one tag... Funny how some folks seem to be able to draw tags, while folks like me take forever to get one... I've grown old waiting for a tag, so it'll be a lot tougher hunt now, but I do have more vacation at this point in life as well, so at least I can go and enjoy the five day hunt... Just hope I can lose enough weight so I can hike where I need to go.. Maybe you don't look for moose very far from the truck anyway... That will be a job to pack that critter out, looking forward to figuring out how to do that quick enough to save the meat... Thanks again... J

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From the guidebook:

"Only open sights, peep sights, a red dot, or scopes with 1x power or less will be allowed on muzzleloaders during muzzleloader hunt seasons."

Iron sighs are not required, you can use 1X or red dot scopes, just nothing with magnification.

Thanks for that clarification, I thought I had read that when I went through the new rules for this year, but my memory wasn't very clear with the details... Thanks J

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Hey Jeff and Mike - Good on ya. I have drawn the moose, buffalo, and a Henrys buck deer and it took pretty much a live time to do it. That's why they are called once-in-a-lifetime hunts.  Fun hunts.

Hey Lynn, that's great to hear you got several great tags...  My brother ended up drawing a mountain goat a couple years after his moose, so I'm hoping I'll get a second good tag before I get too old to keep chasing the critters... otherwise if I have to wait forty plus years to the next one I'll be applying from the cemetery...  I'll probably just have to quit applying for the most popular unit in the state so my points will do me some good... Thanks for the well wish... J

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Zippo for me Jeff, and I have 23 Moose points I put towards drawing a ‘small Moose area’ and still could not pull the tag.
May I ask where you drew your Moose tag, I would love to hear stories in October also please!

Hey Shane, I put in for a CWMU unit called Durst Mountain, they have one public tag and last year the odds were 80 to 1, which was a lot better than Cache at 300 to 1...  I think both of us were about the same for points, I think I had 23 or 24 points this year when I drew... There are usually a fair handful of folks with more points putting in for this hunt than I have had, so I think it was just pure luck that I drew this one without max points... Pretty happy it happened... Later Jeff

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Man I don't know if I'll ever draw a moose tag I've got 20 points  there's quite a few of you ahead of me. My 13 year old drew a late season muzzy tag for deer. It's the same tag I got two years ago and missed a big buck so we are excited for that. Good luck on your hunt.

Thanks for the congrats and well wish....  Don't give up on your 20 points, I didn't have max points but still drew, so keep giving them your $10 payment each year to apply and one day you'll probably get lucky... You might have to look at hunts with better odds though.  That's what I had to do is find a unit with a better chance of drawing a tag... I'll probably end up having to take a Bullle less than 30" wide, but I don't think there are that many 50" bulls left anymore... and I bet the smaller bulls will eat better anyway... Later J

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Congrats Jeff, what area did you draw in

Hey Alan, I drew on Durst Mountain, I figured I'd be applying for your unit next year, I didn't expect to draw at all... But I don't think I'll turn it back and try again next year... Ya know what they say about a bird in the hand verses the bush... It will probably be a smaller bull than those you have been showing me, but with the current odds I'm going to be tickled with this chance to go chase them... Thanks for getting me excited to chase the bulls... I think talking with you got me considering the CWMU's where I had usually applied for the general public units before... Thanks.. Jeff