X9C

[wak em and stak em]

Hey all, so most of you know draw results are out and I ended up drawing x9c. Therefor I’ve never even looked at this unit so if anyone is willing to fill me in on anything about this unit I would greatly appreciate it! Hopefully I don’t upset anyone about asking this lol! Hope y’all drew what you wanted!

 

[Mud Pigeon]

Out of curiosity what made you apply for X9c if you've never seen it?

 

[TRICER]

No problem in drawing a unit you have never been to. I have a few buddies who drew the same tag this year. I reccomend using the burn layer on ONX maps. Look for areas that have burnt in the last 3 years and hunt them. ONX and google earth are your best friends.

 

[wak em and stak em]

copy that! Thanks Truduct!

 

[wak em and stak em]

mud pigeon, haven't explored any of the x units and I knew I had a shot at drawing with 4 points so no matter where I chose it would be a shot in the dark.

 

[Kellendv]

mud pigeon, haven't explored any of the x units and I knew I had a shot at drawing with 4 points so no matter where I chose it would be a shot in the dark.

Congrats on drawing the tag! For future reference, the draw is something you can strategize for, and I hope this doesn’t come as bad news to you but you can draw X9C with one point. The big game book gives you an idea of what kind of points it takes to get each tag. If you don’t feel confident making the decision based on that information, there are also services that will tell you how many points it takes to draw a particular hunt. GoHunt is one of those services. Also feel free to ask here or on other sites, there are lots of people who have been applying for years and have the system pretty wired. You were probably pretty close to being able to draw X9A for example.

I think X9C is a good zone, if you’re willing to work hard. The zone can produce big deer and you can hunt them anywhere from the Owen’s river all the way up to the top of the White Mountains. Get maps and start studying. Highly recommend OnX maps if you don’t already have it. There is a lot of public land there. Go scout this summer!

 

[longbowhunter2]

If one studies the % of filled tags in each X zone and results in Dept. Of fish & wild life tags filled is a good clue. Study the terrain before deciding. One has to have good physical and mental state. For rougher areas. One my friends has horses. And rides up the high country.

 

[Snake Charmer]

Pray for weather to push them down, Helped a buddy with it in 2010, weather came in and chased it us of the mountain three days in a row on the fourth it cleared and they were coming down nice to tail. My buddy ended up shooting a nice four by four.

 

[Mud Pigeon]

mud pigeon, haven't explored any of the x units and I knew I had a shot at drawing with 4 points so no matter where I chose it would be a shot in the dark.

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Got it. It is known as a pretty tough hunt with some rough terrain if you leave the valley floor. You could have got a much better unit to the north with your points. Hopefully you're in good hiking shape, have some good optics and can make it up before the season to scout. Have fun and good luck!