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2011 Highlights

No complaints from me about my 2011 fall season...

Colorado Antelope. I took my first guided antelope hunt this year, a hunt for trophy bucks with High Plains Adventures and guide/outfitter Brandon McCullough. Read More ....
South Dakota Whitetail. On the first of my DIY Indian Reservation Hunts, I didn't acheive my goal of taking a mulie in North Dakota. I did end up with a whitetail in South Dakota, however. All good. Read More ....
South Dakota Mulie. The second of my DIY Indian Reservation Hunts for with a mule-deer only tag. Cold weather, beautful country, and a lot of fun, once I figured out what I was doing. Read More ....

2011 Video Highlights

An early season muzzleloader hunt for antelope in Wyomig wasn't quite what we expected, but solid results and a good time nonetheless.

Trying to Draw in 2012

Last year, I was in the middle of building a new house and was therefore a little conservative with my application strategy. This year, I'm going all out. I don't think that means I'm any more likely to draw interesting tags, but you never know.

State Species Odds
AZ
Spring Bear San Carlos Apache Reservation
AZ
Elk Rejected
AZ
Pronghorn Rejected
CO
Antelope 100%
CO
Bear Points Only
CO
Deer Western Slope
Mule Deer
CO
Elk 1 in 10
CO
Moose Rejected
CO
Mountain Goat Points Only
CO
Sheep Rejected
KS
Deer Points Only
MT
Moose Less than 1 in 100
MT
Mountain Goat Less than 1 in 100
MT
Sheep Less than 1 in 100
NM
Coues Deer Rejected
NM
Elk Rejected
NM
Ibex Rejected
NM
Oryx Rejected
NM
Sheep Rejected
NV
California Bighorns Less than 1 in 1,000
NV
Desert Bighorns Less than 1 in 1,000
NV
Elk Less than 1 in 100
NV
Mountain Goat Less than 1 in 1,000
NV
Mule Deer Less than 1 in 100
NV
Pronghorns Points Only
UT
Antelope Less than 1 in 100
UT
Bighorn Sheep Less than 1 in 100
UT
Bison 1 in 500
UT
Deer Less than 1 in 1,000
UT
Desert Sheep Less than 1 in 1,000
UT
Elk Less than 1 in 1,000
UT
Moose Less than 1 in 1,000
UT
Mountain Goat Less than 1 in 1,000
WY
Antelope (Buck) 100%
WY
Antelope (Doe) 100%
WY
Bighorn Sheep Rejected
WY
Elk Rejected
WY
Moose Unit 25!
WY
Mule Deer 100%
WY
Mountain Goat Rejected