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Post by medic22 on Jan 23, 2018 15:59:48 GMT -5
Finally got the okay from my wife to make a couple hunting trips in the next few...ish years. This is my first year buying preference points. I was smart enough to design my latest clothing setup around this type of hunting, now I just read, wait, and exercise. Oh, and decide on a million other things like bow or rifle, DIY or outfitter.
She is going to regret this decision.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Jan 23, 2018 20:03:36 GMT -5
I'd also start getting some Montana and Colorado deer points. You're going to want to go back!
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Post by esshup on Jan 23, 2018 20:43:21 GMT -5
I don't know about Montana, but Colorado the first year is expensive since you have to send in the money for the whole license, then get the $$ back except for the preference point $$. Put that away until next year and use that same $$ again.
One bucket list hunt for me is straight horned Oryx. I'd prefer to go to the area around White Sands Missle Base, or on the base itself. I believe on the base it's a once in a lifetime hunt, and I don't think it's a DIY hunt. It's been a while since I looked into it.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Jan 23, 2018 21:16:22 GMT -5
I don't know about Montana, but Colorado the first year is expensive since you have to send in the money for the whole license, then get the $$ back except for the preference point $$. Put that away until next year and use that same $$ again. One bucket list hunt for me is straight horned Oryx. I'd prefer to go to the area around White Sands Missle Base, or on the base itself. I believe on the base it's a once in a lifetime hunt, and I don't think it's a DIY hunt. It's been a while since I looked into it. CO is changing it this year.. you don't have to front the tag fees anymore. Which will probably mean increased point creep. Those Oryx are cool. I drove through the missile range last month, but didn't see any. |
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Post by SFC (R) B on Jan 24, 2018 10:28:47 GMT -5
Medic, lawrencecountyhunter is right you will want to be out here every year (main reason I am staying here  ) You should also become a member on Hunt Talk (he and I both are). TONS of great information about all things related to western hunting, especially DIY public land. On top of that it is populated by a bunch of pretty mellow and very helpful folks. |
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Post by esshup on Jan 24, 2018 10:59:41 GMT -5
I don't know about Montana, but Colorado the first year is expensive since you have to send in the money for the whole license, then get the $$ back except for the preference point $$. Put that away until next year and use that same $$ again. One bucket list hunt for me is straight horned Oryx. I'd prefer to go to the area around White Sands Missle Base, or on the base itself. I believe on the base it's a once in a lifetime hunt, and I don't think it's a DIY hunt. It's been a while since I looked into it. CO is changing it this year.. you don't have to front the tag fees anymore. Which will probably mean increased point creep. Those Oryx are cool. I drove through the missile range last month, but didn't see any. Thank you for that information!! A buddy and I have been buying CO Muley points every year for a while now, some areas we were looking at you needed 8 or 9 points to have a good chance of drawing. |
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Jan 24, 2018 12:50:17 GMT -5
Thank you for that information!! A buddy and I have been buying CO Muley points every year for a while now, some areas we were looking at you needed 8 or 9 points to have a good chance of drawing. I'm thinking about applying this year. I hunted deer in the NW corner back in 2012, I can draw that unit again (only takes 1-2 points). Just depends on the Wyoming draw. |
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Post by steiny on Jan 24, 2018 12:59:10 GMT -5
Plenty of good places you could go next season without playing the preference points game.
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Post by medic22 on Jan 24, 2018 13:33:41 GMT -5
Points dont bother me cause I wont be able to go for a few years anyway. Wyoming is somewhere Ive always wanted to go and they have all the animals I want to hunt so its a win for me.
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) You should also become a member on Hunt Talk (he and I both are). TONS of great information about all things related to western hunting, especially DIY public land. On top of that it is populated by a bunch of pretty mellow and very helpful folks.