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Yeah… just more sadness over here. If Colorado doesn’t come through I might have to cash in my Cali points or find something in AZ…

7 more hours…. But who’s counting?

Man…. That’s getting a bit rich for me. I do throw in for raffles here and there so you never know. Next is gonna be whatever I draw or pull out of a raffle. At the price I payed I could see doing a Dall hunt every 5-8 years but they’re going up like 1K every year. At that increase I’m gonna get...

Having this thing around is gonna be bad for my wallet…. Dreaming of the next one already. Good thing AK only lets us get one every four years.

They’re such cool guns. My uncle in Texas has several contender frames and lots of barrels. I hunt with them sometimes. I still think the Encore with a big game barrel and the .45/.410 barrel would be a sweet rig for AK or anywhere with Ptarmigan or Grouse. Would have been nice to have in Idaho...

That a Contender?

Another year of sadness…

Points are only associated with your first choice. You do not use points for 2nd or 3rd choice. So any reference to drawing with points, even if it is zero, is a first choice scenario.

You are absolutely right @NBK!!! For what he told me today he was planning to spend on a bird hunt he could apply there for the next couple of decades…. Priorities?!?! I kid @Truduct. I don’t know a kinder more selfless guy.

More than any other state, putting in my Nevada app gets me fired up! Yes, in general tags are hard to come by.... but they have an awesome bonus point and draw system, and everyone has a chance. They manage for quality hunts and quality animals, and their application system is one of the best...

Just buy an A zone tag and have at it…

Knocked it out of the park Ed!!!! Unreal. Can’t wait to get it on the wall. Can’t thank you enough for creating these amazing pieces of art to memorialize my hunts.

Yep one less hat to throw my name in…

Ok just got some details on this. The tags still exist but they all go as auction tags now instead of some going as the fundraising raffle tags that we used to be able to get. So they are trying to maximize funding from these tags which is great for the sheep and elk but sucks for the average...

Auction and raffle tags produce a lot of money that goes directly to conservation. One or two of these for each species really increases funding over the regular license, application, and tag fees. It was also an “extra chance” to draw outside of the regular draw. Sad to see it go.

I don’t have the details but I was told there was some sort of complaint or law suit about the sheep and elk tags because there are so few to begin with, and instead of fight it they got rid of them. If someone has more or better info feel free to correct me or fill in. I believe they still have...

I hunt a property about 45 min from there once or twice every year. Lots of animals in Texas Hill Country! Make sure you go to Lum’s BBQ in Junction. Couple taxidermy shops in Junction too. I’ve used Rawhide and they did a good job.

HBD Steve! A stalwart advocate for hunting and fishing....

Less than 1500 will get you new mid range Zeiss, but not top tier.

To my knowledge, that is not an entirely true statement. Zeiss lenses are made in Germany, using glass sourced from Germany and also sometimes from Japan. Only the Terra line (the cheapo line) is manufactured in Asia.