This is my strategy as well. Put in for each and everything that meets my goals and odds are reachableI'm 40.... when I graduated college, I read an article, that got me started, it basically said, apply now!
I was 22? no points anywhere really...
my first tags I put in for were NV Elk, and MT bighorn sheep.
from there I kept expanding....
currently I apply in MT, WY, CO, AZ, UT, NV, and NM (no points here though)
long story short, I've mostly been building points the last decade.... $$ and time...
hopefully I'll start going on more hunts....I kind of plan to draw my tags/burn my points in those states and then stop building points again in those species....I mean if I hunt mule deer once in everyone of those states, that'll be 7 hunts/mule deer, not to mention all the other animals/tags etc.... although at the same time if I love a particular state/animal/area I'm not opposed to gaining points again and hunting it again down the road....
I could see long term....focusing on elk....and moose, and just the animals I'd prefer to eat over the others, not the biggest deer meat fan... maybe that'll change with learning more, cooking etc...
one of my dilemmas now is having quite a few points and trying to figure out how to maximize using them/burning them, when where, etc...
I get points in most states for most species....
exceptions off the top of my head are....
WY bighorn sheep, odds are beyond terrible. I wish they allowed to apply without getting a bonus point....but pretty sure they don't...if you apply you have to pay for a bonus point.
I believe you can now put in and check weather you want the point or not on the Wyoming sheep and moose!!I'm 40.... when I graduated college, I read an article, that got me started, it basically said, apply now!
I was 22? no points anywhere really...
my first tags I put in for were NV Elk, and MT bighorn sheep.
from there I kept expanding....
currently I apply in MT, WY, CO, AZ, UT, NV, and NM (no points here though)
long story short, I've mostly been building points the last decade.... $$ and time...
hopefully I'll start going on more hunts....I kind of plan to draw my tags/burn my points in those states and then stop building points again in those species....I mean if I hunt mule deer once in everyone of those states, that'll be 7 hunts/mule deer, not to mention all the other animals/tags etc.... although at the same time if I love a particular state/animal/area I'm not opposed to gaining points again and hunting it again down the road....
I could see long term....focusing on elk....and moose, and just the animals I'd prefer to eat over the others, not the biggest deer meat fan... maybe that'll change with learning more, cooking etc...
one of my dilemmas now is having quite a few points and trying to figure out how to maximize using them/burning them, when where, etc...
I get points in most states for most species....
exceptions off the top of my head are....
WY bighorn sheep, odds are beyond terrible. I wish they allowed to apply without getting a bonus point....but pretty sure they don't...if you apply you have to pay for a bonus point.