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<blockquote data-quote="Flatrock" data-source="post: 66250" data-attributes="member: 1001"><p>I would 2nd Eastmans and getting the book. It's worth the $50 to start learning how stuff works. I have tons of complaints about Eastmans but if you are new to western hunting and need to learn how it all works, it is a good resource. </p><p></p><p>Here's a quick rundown on the states.</p><p></p><p>Wyoming- Preference point system. Can buy points only. $50 for elk. $40 for deer. $30 for antelope. Can get into some good units for 2-5 points depending on each specie.</p><p></p><p>Arizona- Have to buy a $150 license to get into the game. Then costs $15 to apply for each species after that. Tags are tough to draw for the most part. Antelope tags are basically once in a lifetime. Depends on deer. Elk is 5-30 year draw depending on what you're going for.</p><p></p><p>Nevada- Bonus point system. Have to buy a $140 license to get into the points game. Then it is $15-20 to apply for each species. Can get some good archery tags for 3-6 points. Antelope maybe 5-15 points depending on what you apply for. Archery isn't too bad to draw. Elk is basically once in a lifetime. 10+ points to draw and if you draw and shoot an elk, you have to wait 10 years til you can even apply again.</p><p></p><p>Utah- Hybrid bonus and preference point system. I think it is $60 or $80 for the license and then I believe $10 to apply for each specie. Very tough tags to draw. Not that great of quality antelope for 15 year draw. Elk quality is great and maybe 10-20 year draw depending on what you apply for. Deer is tough to draw as well.</p><p></p><p>Colorado- Preference points. Buy a $60 license and then I think it is mostly free to get points for deer, elk and antelope. Tons and tons of options for both deer and elk in the 1-10 point range. Can easily hunt there every 2-3 years. Antelope is mostly a tougher draw for units with public land.</p><p></p><p>New Mexico- Straight up random draw. Have low non resident quotas and so tags are tough to draw. </p><p></p><p>Montana- A bit of a messed up system. Can build points but it isn't worth it unless you hunt there every year with the general tag. The general tag is a damn good tag though and you can get that every year. They've even had leftovers the past few years.</p><p></p><p>Overall, if you just hunt the general tag in Montana and build points in Wyoming and Colorado, you can do plenty of really good hunts every year. Also, South Dakota has good options too and points only cost $10 each.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flatrock, post: 66250, member: 1001"] I would 2nd Eastmans and getting the book. It's worth the $50 to start learning how stuff works. I have tons of complaints about Eastmans but if you are new to western hunting and need to learn how it all works, it is a good resource. Here's a quick rundown on the states. Wyoming- Preference point system. Can buy points only. $50 for elk. $40 for deer. $30 for antelope. Can get into some good units for 2-5 points depending on each specie. Arizona- Have to buy a $150 license to get into the game. Then costs $15 to apply for each species after that. Tags are tough to draw for the most part. Antelope tags are basically once in a lifetime. Depends on deer. Elk is 5-30 year draw depending on what you're going for. Nevada- Bonus point system. Have to buy a $140 license to get into the points game. Then it is $15-20 to apply for each species. Can get some good archery tags for 3-6 points. Antelope maybe 5-15 points depending on what you apply for. Archery isn't too bad to draw. Elk is basically once in a lifetime. 10+ points to draw and if you draw and shoot an elk, you have to wait 10 years til you can even apply again. Utah- Hybrid bonus and preference point system. I think it is $60 or $80 for the license and then I believe $10 to apply for each specie. Very tough tags to draw. Not that great of quality antelope for 15 year draw. Elk quality is great and maybe 10-20 year draw depending on what you apply for. Deer is tough to draw as well. Colorado- Preference points. Buy a $60 license and then I think it is mostly free to get points for deer, elk and antelope. Tons and tons of options for both deer and elk in the 1-10 point range. Can easily hunt there every 2-3 years. Antelope is mostly a tougher draw for units with public land. New Mexico- Straight up random draw. Have low non resident quotas and so tags are tough to draw. Montana- A bit of a messed up system. Can build points but it isn't worth it unless you hunt there every year with the general tag. The general tag is a damn good tag though and you can get that every year. They've even had leftovers the past few years. Overall, if you just hunt the general tag in Montana and build points in Wyoming and Colorado, you can do plenty of really good hunts every year. Also, South Dakota has good options too and points only cost $10 each. [/QUOTE]
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