Yes you pay when you apply and they refund all but $2 back after the draw results Sent from my C811 4G using Tapatalk
As Colby said - you get your money back (less processing fee) if you only put in for a preference point, or you are not drawn. For the Mule Deer tag, you most likely will be drawn, so no refund due - you will just receive your tag. You always pay up front - even if just buying a preference point for a particular species. One thing mentioned earlier - but wanted to say for those just joining possibly - your Elk or Mule deer tag now includes a full hunting/fishing license...so you can also bring fishing gear along on this trip at no extra charge.
Welcome Steve! Sweet avatar pic...look forward to seeing you TX boys in camp again. Will - any return Aussies from prior years? Scott - you've already made the connections - you can put together an elk camp any year you are ready. Good luck with the job situation - still hope you can work things out for this Sept!
Ok just put in for the deer draw. this is so exciting! I applied for D-E-035-O1-A. Hope that is the correct one.
Cool. I need to put in for a Mule Deer tag I guess. I'm getting a class a Elk tag that I hopefully have filled by the time I get to the Camp.
Pat that is the correct hunt code. Andrew hope you get a big bull then are able to come chase mule deer Sent from my C811 4G using Tapatalk
I have a few quick videos I snapped on my phone last year after I got my elk...I'll upload these one at a time and share...terrible quality, but sure makes me want to jump in my suburban and head to the elk mountains right now! So here's the world premier...vid #1
Isn't camp in unit 45....i need to read through this from the beginning again Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk 2
Yes, unit 45. If the deer tag code is confusing you, you actually put in for unit 35 draw as unit 45 is included with 35. The big game manual for 2014 could help clear some of that up for you as they show which units are lumped together for tags...you always put in for lowest number of the group when submitting for a draw.
A deer tag is valid in units 35, 36, 45, and 361. For the hunt code you apply for like bz said you enter the lowest numbered unit Sent from my C811 4G using Tapatalk
Scott, a man has to do what a man has to do. Make sure you take care of you and yours first! The elk will always be here...wishing you the very best of luck! Andrew, thanks for the kind words. Looking forward to seeing you again. I keep three cotton laundry bags in my pack, which I use as game bags. A lot of good info being share. Keep up the good work! Waid, remind me to buy you a beer for your 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th............? We'll start there!
Frog, I use mechanicals. As a matter of fact, of the 121 big game species I taken from around the globe, only three were taken with fixed blades. I shoot heavy draw weight bows, usually in excess of 74 pounds. Mechanicals work well for me. That said, what works well for you? That's what you should use. Keep it really, know your effective range and maintain that distance. Punch your elk sideways behind the shoulder and it will go down. Matt's elk photo above demonstrates darn near perfect shot placement.
Keep in mind Will shoots a PSE so he could also put a pea on the end of his arrow and it would die. Lol. Sent from my C811 4G using Tapatalk
