#1960246 - 06/15/10 01:56 PM
Re: Presidents Island Time!
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Wes Parrish
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Loc: Knoxville-Dover-Union City, TN
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TRYING to be drawn for a deer hunt (that isn't basically "antlerless only") on PI seems to be at a relatively high price of forfeiting years of other hunting opportunities. Not sure if it's worth it, but I'm too far down this road to turn around.
When President's Island first became a WMA, I decided, "Gee, that sounds pretty good, and a whole lot better hunting opportunity than any of the other TWRA WMA's."
That first year, I had "priority" status, so erroneously thought there was a "good" chance I'd be drawn. Little did I know I was just one of thousands of applicants thinking the same thing. And since back then "priority" didn't build like it does now, the chance of being drawn remained about the same as being struck by lightning. Today, you have no chance of being drawn unless you are willing to build priority by forfeiting all other TWRA WMA quota hunts for what, maybe 15 years?
Over the past decade or so, I figure I've forfeited many quota gun hunting opportunities on other WMAs just to continue applying for that annual archery deer hunt (the one that allows an antlered buck and/or a doe) on PI (or Ensley).
Sure wish I could get this behind me this year, so can start applying for some other WMAs instead. 
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#1960248 - 06/15/10 02:04 PM
Re: Presidents Island Time!
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A.Hall
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you can have it. too many better places to hunt without waiting 10 years for a permit.
There isn't a better WMA in TN than the island for deer. Wish they would make Ensley a muzzleloader hunt.
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#1960283 - 06/15/10 03:01 PM
Re: Presidents Island Time!
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WRbowhunter
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"Supposedly the city counsel has said that they don't want any guns shot inside the city limits."....
Now that's funny. I don't care who you are. I got drawn for the doe only hunt a few years ago. It was fun hunting some new land but it was a little differnt. Not a lot of good climbing trees and you really need a 4 wheeler which I did not have at the time. The ones without were all bunched up.
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#1961234 - 06/16/10 07:52 AM
Re: Presidents Island Time!
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muddyboots
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Just entered. I will get me another point. If i live long enough i will get too go again someday. LOL
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#1961245 - 06/16/10 08:02 AM
Re: Presidents Island Time!
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Lawrence
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Just finished my pics
now just wait
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#1961259 - 06/16/10 08:16 AM
Re: Presidents Island Time!
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bullshooter
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5 pts 318
4 pts 363
3 pts 541
2 pts 1,126
1 pt 12,232
me 0 pts
Gonna be a long time before I get P.I. again.
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#1961281 - 06/16/10 08:36 AM
Re: Presidents Island Time!
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muddyboots
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Me also. I am in the 12,232 category. I wonder how many people just put in for PI Only. If it is the 12000 category i will never draw it again.
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#1961421 - 06/16/10 10:44 AM
Re: Presidents Island Time!
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A.Hall
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JCS, why are you putting in for Ensley Bottoms only? Very few, if any deer are killed there every year.
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Heck there's more shooting inside the city limits than there was at the OK Corral. 
Talk about irony! 
