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Well, after 40 years of applying, my time has come. I’ll be hunting for a once in a lifetime bull come September. I drew one of the preference point area 38-1 tags.(edited) Over 3000 applicants! Having 27 out of 28 points helps. I have a feeling we’ll all be looking for a B&C head. Time to knock the dust off the Mathews for September and work up a load for my Sako .338. I have all the vacation time i need, so this should be awesome! My son is a Senior this fall at UW, in wildlife biology, so I can call him and his wildlife fellows to come help pack out! As well as keeping a lookout!
Yes, I am counting my chickens!
I’ll have to keep a journal.
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Nicely done. Looking forward to a full hunt report
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Well, after 40 years of applying, my time has come. I’ll be hunting for a once in a lifetime bull come September. I drew one of 5 area 38-1 tags. Over 3000 applicants! Having 27 out of 28 points helps. I have a feeling we’ll all be looking for a B&C head. Time to knock the dust off the Mathews for September and work up a load for my Sako .338. I have all the vacation time i need, so this should be awesome! My son is a Senior this fall at UW, in wildlife biology, so I can call him and his wildlife fellows to come help pack out! As well as keeping a lookout!
Yes, I am counting my chickens!
I’ll have to keep a journal. Good job! Congratulations! I'll try to remember this thread and let you know if I come across a nice bull this summer.
ttpoz
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Congrats! It should be a blast.
Not being knowledgeable.... what part of the state is that?
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Southern, Laramie to Saratoga and further West.
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With 27 points your odds were 100%...17 available tags in your points pool and 12 applicants.
20 bull tags in that unit and likely all 5 governor tags as well as the super raffle moose and trifecta hunters too.
You'll have competition.
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![[Linked Image from photos.imageevent.com]](https://photos.imageevent.com/buzzandpat/newpictures/websize/IMAG0149.jpg) 38 bull from a few years back was killed a couple months after I took the photo was a B&C bull. There aren't booners around every tree but some great bulls if you can pass on the better than average ones. Some of the best bulls will get zapped during archery.
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Yah, i was looking at the random draw quota, doh!!
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Congratulations. Good luck and have fun.
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Congratulations on your Tag! As a new Wyoming resident, I will never see enough points to draw a tag like that.....a freak random tag would be my only hope! LOL Have an awesome hunt!
Frog----OUT!
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Congratulations…..I hope that your success exceeds your dreams! Good Luck! memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
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Good luck. A friend of mine had a tag there a couple years ago and took a nice bull 50 yds. from the road so the pack out was easy!!
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WOW congratulations, once in a lifetime make the most of it and enjoy the ride.
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GoWyo: Congratulations and good for you.
Best of luck to you and your fellow scouting/Hunting partners.
Bag a big'un!
If you could give me a clue as to which quadrant/area of Wyoming you will be in - I have Hunted all over Wyoming for Deer and Antelope but never for Moose.
Again best of luck to ya.
Hold into the wind
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Thanks all. Yep, once in a lifetime is correct. Now per statute. VG, I’ll do some scouting in Aug, then decide, but theres a ton of habitat in these areas. Ive got two months of PTO saved up, I’m going to be choosey! I need to get a phonskope for my Iphone 14, if theyre making it yet. Lots to do.
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Congrats! Nothing like some fresh moose meat.
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