I’m only 26 and haven’t a lot of knowledge and no experience hunting out west so I gotta ask. What’s the point behind a point system? Instead of just a lottery where everyone has the same chance year after year?
It allows those of us who hunt every year to continue that trend, my group are not casual hunters and we buy points, in multiple states annually so that we seldom run out of opportunities. We have learned how and when we can draw. Like many here , hunting is not a weekend excursion, to see the great outdoors. It's a way of life, we are very serious and travel thousands of miles annually just to hunt. The point system allows the "dedicated" a better opportunity over the casual hunter, some of who may not even show up, after drawing a tag. Many units take decades to draw, and if you keep at it you will be rewarded, not lose your opportunity to someone who thinks it might be a fun weekend.
