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Anyone else never get drawn? #9123103 10/16/24 08:34 PM
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I’ve been putting in for all the draws I can for years now and just can’t get drawn. I spent about $200 this year. I know guys that get drawn for stuff all the time. What’s the longest yall have gone without getting drawn?

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Drawn for Texas hunts or out of state hunts?


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Re: Anyone else never get drawn? [Re: justimm] #9123123 10/16/24 09:35 PM
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I've never been drawn in Texas, but all I put in for are the Big Time Texas Hunts. Extremely low odds there. I have been drawn in Utah and New Mexico.


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'Drawn once for Sierra Diablo mule deer. 'Good hunt. I still put in for mule deer and Bighorn. I'm gonna get drawn for the Bighorn, just you watch. Positive waves Baby!


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Re: Anyone else never get drawn? [Re: justimm] #9123129 10/16/24 09:44 PM
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I've got 13 deer points for Wyoming, I'll be in my 70's if and when I draw.

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I have 24pts in Pronghorn. That being said I have had some good draws before too. I have been drawn for Honey Creek and took a Sika, Javelins at Elephant Mtn, and a few others. I have been putting in for over 40 years off an on, like way back when you mailed postcards. I still had some luck with that. If your looking for just a draw, then you should look at the odds for the locations you put in on. I put in for places I can hunt things I normally can't afford to hunt. Get the APH and put in on the E-postcard hunts and USNF doe permits. Good luck in the future.

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Originally Posted by angus1956
I've got 13 deer points for Wyoming, I'll be in my 70's if and when I draw.



What units are you putting in for? You should draw with half those points


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I've got 13 deer points for Wyoming, I'll be in my 70's if and when I draw.



What units are you putting in for? You should draw with half those points


He obviously swinging for the fence. Think I have 12 elk and 12 deer


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I put in for most of the Texas hunts for several years, but I have never been drawn,
I guess I will just keep giving them my money every year and hoping. confused2


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Originally Posted by justimm
I’ve been putting in for all the draws I can for years now and just can’t get drawn. I spent about $200 this year. I know guys that get drawn for stuff all the time. What’s the longest yall have gone without getting drawn?


I have several states (points and no point states) I have over 12 years in. With that said I have also pulled once in a life time tags that are 1 in 7k+ odds. I’m also picky and save my points for premium units. With that said I hunt Elk, Deer, Bear and pronghorns every year,, some times it’s just an OTC tag, other times Land owner or draw

Over 12pts in Utah (elk, deer) Co(elk), AZ(deer,elk, sheep), Wy,(deer, elk) Okla (elk and pronghorn), Nevada(deer, elk, sheep), TX(deer, exotics, pronghorn, sheep). Not even including Idaho and New Mexico that’s pure random


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Originally Posted by angus1956
I've got 13 deer points for Wyoming, I'll be in my 70's if and when I draw.


You could have drawn a ton of hunts 10 years ago. Why are you waiting if age is a factor?

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Originally Posted by justimm
I’ve been putting in for all the draws I can for years now and just can’t get drawn. I spent about $200 this year. I know guys that get drawn for stuff all the time. What’s the longest yall have gone without getting drawn?


If you are looking at just Texas hunts and only applying to the most desirable hunting areas, you are essentially playing the lottery.

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I really don't understand the lottery system you guys have. How does it work?

OK, we don't have an Elk season (yet). But Bear, Turkey, Whitetails do not have draws! You just pickup your license and tags at a Walmart or other retail location. You can even order them on line.
I don't think I could tolerate not having a deer season just because I didn't get drawn!!! flag
But we are only allowed two bucks, four does, one bear, and two turkeys.
I hunt on my own land but there are thousands & thousands of acres of public "Game Lands" that are open to the public if needed.

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I get drawn regular but dont put in for the big time hunts.. only meat hunts, javis, multi species etc

In the last 6 years iv been drawn 5 times and got Mason Mountain this year for mng deer

not trying to rub it in just sharing the process... I stay away from the high entry count hunts

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Originally Posted by Graycard
I really don't understand the lottery system you guys have. How does it work?

OK, we don't have an Elk season (yet). But Bear, Turkey, Whitetails do not have draws! You just pickup your license and tags at a Walmart or other retail location. You can even order them on line.
I don't think I could tolerate not having a deer season just because I didn't get drawn!!! flag
But we are only allowed two bucks, four does, one bear, and two turkeys.
I hunt on my own land but there are thousands & thousands of acres of public "Game Lands" that are open to the public if needed.


It’s a typical loyalty pts program build around number of times your name is in the hat for public land and WMA hunts. Every time you don’t draw you get a pt which increases the number of times you name is in the hat.


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Re: Anyone else never get drawn? [Re: justimm] #9123617 10/18/24 12:06 AM
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I have been pretty lucky on draws. When I was a CO resident I drew both the bighorn sheep and the mountain goat and filled both tags. I have drawn a number of limited mule deer, elk pronghorn and black bear tags. Here in TX I have drawn a Richland Chambers tag, a Gene Howe tag, a Choke Canyon tag and an Aransas MWA tag while still hunting public land around Lake Meredith and taking advantage of the offers to hunt does.


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Originally Posted by justimm
I’ve been putting in for all the draws I can for years now and just can’t get drawn. I spent about $200 this year. I know guys that get drawn for stuff all the time. What’s the longest yall have gone without getting drawn?


Went 6 years applying in Texas without drawing anything; I put in at least 1 application (most times several) in nearly every category for the big game hunts (not talking post card hunts). This year (lucky #7) I drew four separate hunts.... just waiting on that bighorn tag now!!

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Question: In Texas, if you are drawn for a hunt, by what communication method are you notified?


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Originally Posted by Paul 1167
Question: In Texas, if you are drawn for a hunt, by what communication method are you notified?


You are notified via email. You can also check your status on the same site you applied.

Re: Anyone else never get drawn? [Re: justimm] #9126419 10/23/24 08:37 PM
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After four years I finally got drawn for an antelope hunt in Arizona. Only problem was I was in Iraq at the time. The Old Man wouldn't authorize return to the states for a hunt.

Edited to add: I don't think he realized how serious this situation was.

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I started putting in for drawings back in 1983. Been drawn twice for Brazos Bend, 1- Gus Engling, 1- mineral Wells state park. 1- for Matador, 1- Roger Fawcett

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I have gone 16 years without being drawn.


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I have been doing these hunts for about 8 years or so . Maybe 2 years that I struck out totally. Last year I won 4 hunts. I have had multiples several times.

My guess is that you are putting in for some of the high odds hunts. I have never been picked for a high draw/odds hunts. But those hunts under 1000 I get something almost every year.

This year I have struck out so far, But there is hope just a week or 2 away.

Good luck and get that skunk off your back!!


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I seem to get drawn the first time I put in for anything (except the big ones) and then I never get drawn again.

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