A Controlled Hunt win

[Richracer1]

I put the wife and I in for the Idaho unit 69 controled hunt regular antlered deer hunt this spring. As usual, not selected. I searched the IDFG website to find what tags were left over from prople not buying their tags by 1 Aug. There was one tag available for this hunt in the second chance drawing this month. I put in for it, expecting the usual results. I got a big surprise this morning when I went to check the status of my entry, "SELECTED". I now get to chase mule deer from 10 October till the end of November instead of the normal season of 10 - 24 October.

 

[JD338]

That great news, congratulations to you!

JD338

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Congratulations and hope you get a BIG one. Dan.

 

[hunter24605]

Nice! We’re all pulling for you to score

 

[DrMike]

We're all pulling for you, Rich.

 

[RL338]

Like winning the lottery , good luck on your hunt.

 

[salmonchaser]

Great time frame to hunt, well done.

 

[Guy Miner]

Excellent! November should be a Very Good time to be hunting mule deer...

 

[Alderman]

Sounds like an ideal set up for a great time.

 

[Idaho53]

Fantanstic! Unit 69 has some giants...especially during the rut. Good luck, Rich!

 

[JD338]

Rich,

What rifle/load is getting the call to action?
Your 7 RUM would be a good one!

JD338

 

[KinleyWater]

Used to live out that way. This sounds like the beginning of a long and interesting story. I can't wait to read all about it.

 

[GregoryB.]

Congrats. Waiting on lottery hunt results are gruelling.

 

[SJB358]

Congrats on the tag Rich! That's pretty awesome you can chase them during the rut!

 

[Richracer1]

Well, it's looking like I'll be having tag soup again this year for elk and deer. Since 10 Oct, I have only seen bucks on private property that I don't have permission to access. I've been pack my 7mmRUM loaded with 150 ETs.

 

[salmonchaser]

Dang that private property, I had much the same luck.

 

[Guy Miner]

Well phooey.

I recently read an article - can't remember which publication it was in - that stated nearly 90% of deer are taken on private land... I think that's heavily slanted towards whitetail deer rather than mule deer, but I've sure seen a lot of deer, both types, on private lands. I've been happy to pay for the opportunity to hunt private land a number of times. I particularly appreciate the fewer numbers of hunters because of controlled access.

Better luck next season!

Guy