I agree for sure. I would never try to get all three the same year. One at a time
Wy 2014
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So slightly differant question. Can a guy hunt antelope one year while scouting for deer to hunt the fallowing year in the same unit that has trophy bucks? 80"+ and 180"+
Musket Man
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Hey IKIC thats the unit I been looking for! Let me know when you find it
All I want is a unit full of 80 and 180 bucks that I can draw every other year with no hunting pressure. Really I would like it to have plenty of 330 bulls too. That way each could take up to 2 points to draw and I could still hunt it every year.
All I want is a unit full of 80 and 180 bucks that I can draw every other year with no hunting pressure. Really I would like it to have plenty of 330 bulls too. That way each could take up to 2 points to draw and I could still hunt it every year.
I noticed that the hunter success in region G was right around 25% and unit 89 had about 83% hunter success rates. Unit 89 would take me about 5-6 points to draw the tag but do you guys think it would be worth the 3 year wait?? I don't think the deer quality will be much better but there will be a lot less pressure and better chance of killing a buck with 83% success rates!! What do you guys think? What would you do? Is unit 89 worth waiting 6 years??
mattdeere
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IMO, it's not a bad idea to save up points in a state in hopes of drawing one of those coveted tags. But I would also have a couple of other areas that I could go OTC or draw with a point or 2. You need to keep hunting to keep your skills honed and every 5-6 years would suck for me. I'm not a "TROPHY" hunter as most any buck suits me. There are a lot of good general areas in the western US that hold 170" bucks. I'd bet money that there are several guys on this site that consistently harvest BIG bucks in easy to draw units. A lot of it boils down to familiarity with an area. I have some friends that hunt Elk in Montana who have killed bulls darn near every year based on there knowledge of the area. We went 6 for 6 last year on opening weekend. All public land with heavy resident pressure. Hope this helps.
That's the big question I have I guess. My brother and I hunt in Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada and Utah so we usually have 1-2 tags each every year. Sometimes 3 if we get lucky ha. So I'm going to have places to hunt. Next year I have 3 pp in Colorado so we are pretty much guaranteed a high country archery deer tag. I have 2 deer points in Nevada so I have a good chance at that. Not to mention 7 archery elk points so I have decent chance to get that. And then Utah General deer. So I guess what I'm saying is that I don't HAVE to hunt Wyoming next year. I have been wanting to for quite a few years now so that's what I would like to do, but I also have another options. But I do have enough points to get Region G so if I'm going to hunt G I should try to get it next year so that I'm not building points for an area that I can already draw now. . If it's not worth it to get region G then I can just wait a few years and try to get unit 89 and have a 'better' hunt.
What do you guys think?
What do you guys think?
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Hey IKIC thats the unit I been looking for! Let me know when you find it
Hahhahha ya well I figured its a lot to ask for but it's very doable in Nv. Just not sure if it is in Wy.
Musket Man
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Are you kidding! I cant draw a tag in NV to save my life.... Atleast I can hunt WY every year, even if its on a 2nd choice leftover tag they cant git rid of its better then nothing! LOL
Musket Man
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I wouldnt go just on success rates. General hunts are OTC to residents and there are probably alot more road hunters and guys not really hunting then there is in a unit that takes a few points to draw.
So true. Same for me. Sorry I wasn't talking about every year. I ment with 5 points on each going into the draw. In Nv a guy SHOULD be able to hunt deer and antelope in a trophy area for both.
Musket Man
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Now I see what you are saying. I think there are areas in WY that would be great for both but getting tags is prob another story...
Umpqua Hunter
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Hubba, I don't think you are going to catch Unit 89 for deer anytime soon. Keep in mind that most good draw units have point creep. For one unit I am applying for in Colorado for elk, it takes 5-7 years only to catch up just one point. You can't just look how many points it takes to draw, subtract how many points you have and think that is when you will draw the tag.
For Wyoming Unit 89 deer you can see the points it takes to draw increases by about one point each year:
Special license (2009) 2 points for a 100% draw
Special license (2010) 2.5 points for a 100% draw
Special license (2011) 3.5 points for a 100% draw
Special license (2012) 4.5 points for a 100% draw
Special license (2012) 5.5 points for a 100% draw
Regular license (2009) 3 points for a 100% draw
Regular license (2010) 4 points for a 100% draw
Regular license (2011) 5 points for a 100% draw
Regular license (2012) 5.5 points for a 100% draw
Regular license (2013) 6.5 points for a 100% draw
Ya I kinda thinking it would have some point creep. I think my bro and I pretty much decided we're gonna do region G and work hard and see if we can't knock some bucks over. We're planing on hunting the archery hunt. Any starting points of where we could get packed in 5-10 miles away from the crowds?? I've never been to region G so any help would be good! Still a long time till 2014 so I can do lots of research later I guess ha