05-20-2012, 07:22 PM
It was like 15 dollars to apply for the deer tag, and if I get drawn it's 30 dollars to purchase the tag. They increased the tag quotas quite a bit this year, and after doing a lot of math that I hope was correct, I put in for areas I felt would have better draw odds.
The odds of drawing any of the other big game (bighorn, elk and bear) are ridiculous, so even if I do enjoy hunting this year, I don't know if I'll keep applying for the decade or more needed to draw one of those. Though I guess antelope averages 5 years or so to get one.
I have a few buddies that are into duck, quail and chukar hunting, which only requires an extra stamp or two on the license, so hopefully I will get out and do that even if I don't get a tag.
I also know of (through a friend) some guys that are big into predator hunting, i.e. coyote, mountain lion, bobcat, fox and other so-called fur-bearing mammals, and they actually make a few bucks selling the pelts. Mountain lion is an over-the-counter tag, so that may be something cool. I've also heard it's delicious.
I'm not really all that interested in shooting a deer, per se, but I would like to have the whole experience of camping and tracking. And 50 lbs of deer jerky and steak sounds pretty good.
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The odds of drawing any of the other big game (bighorn, elk and bear) are ridiculous, so even if I do enjoy hunting this year, I don't know if I'll keep applying for the decade or more needed to draw one of those. Though I guess antelope averages 5 years or so to get one.
I have a few buddies that are into duck, quail and chukar hunting, which only requires an extra stamp or two on the license, so hopefully I will get out and do that even if I don't get a tag.
I also know of (through a friend) some guys that are big into predator hunting, i.e. coyote, mountain lion, bobcat, fox and other so-called fur-bearing mammals, and they actually make a few bucks selling the pelts. Mountain lion is an over-the-counter tag, so that may be something cool. I've also heard it's delicious.
I'm not really all that interested in shooting a deer, per se, but I would like to have the whole experience of camping and tracking. And 50 lbs of deer jerky and steak sounds pretty good.
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