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<blockquote data-quote="Ahuntin1" data-source="post: 4375043" data-attributes="member: 8040"><p>Every year someone puts in for the hunt and does not draw a spot, they get a priority point. They only draw people from the pool if they have the 'maximum' priory points. I think that number of priority points is somewhere around 10 points right now. That means that those people have applied unsuccessfully every year for 10 years. They draw 80 people every year for the hunt (50 for the main island and 30 more for the ensley unit to the south). As time goes on, more and more people are applying. I think that it took about 8-10 years to draw all of the people that applied the first year that they started the current priority system. Now, there are way more people in the system applying every year. It will probably take at least 15 years to get drawn if you put every year from now. The sad fact is that the success rate probably averages between 10-15% of the hunters. The main island has a better success ratio, but the ensley unit definitely has a better share of trophies. The best year ever had about a 25% success rate. I was lucky enough to have been there that year. If you buy your sportsman's license every year or have a lifetime, you might as well go ahead and make a habit of apply every summer. If you get drawn, be prepared to hunt hard. The island is big and can be tough hunting, but its worth it and can very exciting. I wish you luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ahuntin1, post: 4375043, member: 8040"] Every year someone puts in for the hunt and does not draw a spot, they get a priority point. They only draw people from the pool if they have the 'maximum' priory points. I think that number of priority points is somewhere around 10 points right now. That means that those people have applied unsuccessfully every year for 10 years. They draw 80 people every year for the hunt (50 for the main island and 30 more for the ensley unit to the south). As time goes on, more and more people are applying. I think that it took about 8-10 years to draw all of the people that applied the first year that they started the current priority system. Now, there are way more people in the system applying every year. It will probably take at least 15 years to get drawn if you put every year from now. The sad fact is that the success rate probably averages between 10-15% of the hunters. The main island has a better success ratio, but the ensley unit definitely has a better share of trophies. The best year ever had about a 25% success rate. I was lucky enough to have been there that year. If you buy your sportsman's license every year or have a lifetime, you might as well go ahead and make a habit of apply every summer. If you get drawn, be prepared to hunt hard. The island is big and can be tough hunting, but its worth it and can very exciting. I wish you luck [/QUOTE]
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