TN Elk quota hunt

[AT Hiker]

Maybe I was drunk in years past when I applied but I do not remember having to choose what unit I wanted to hunt if lucky to draw a TN Elk tag. Anyone care to enlighten me?

 

[MickThompson]

Maybe I was drunk in years past when I applied but I do not remember having to choose what unit I wanted to hunt if lucky to draw a TN Elk tag. Anyone care to enlighten me?

I think they are giving folks a chance to draw a unit they may be familiar with, or to play the draw game and put in for less successful units that may have better draw odds.


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[cmn]

this is not a good way to run the hunt in IMO

 

[Beekeeper]

I don't think the commissioners knew exactly what they were voting on when they approved the changes to the draw.

 

[scn]

this is not a good way to run the hunt in IMO

x2 I hope this is a one year problem and they go back to the previous format next year.

 

[2in1shot]

I actually really like it. Of course it makes a huge difference when you know a little about the area and past harvests/sightings in each area. They should publish past harvest data for each area and some maps with terrain characteristics. It could actually give you better draw odds. Did they establish if you could still "area hop" after others had filled their tags in another area?

 

[Buzzard Breath]

I actually really like it. Of course it makes a huge difference when you know a little about the area and past harvests/sightings in each area. They should publish past harvest data for each area and some maps with terrain characteristics. It could actually give you better draw odds. Did they establish if you could still "area hop" after others had filled their tags in another area?

Here's a link to the harvest info and it has an interactive map of the units to surf through. I think you can even change the base map to show the topo maps. Hope this helps.

https://www.tn.gov/content/tn/twra/hunt ... html#zones

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[Andy S.]

Interesting thread with different perspectives depending on where you sit and your background. Before I found this thread just now, I had been on the computer for two hours doing research this morning and familiarizing myself with elk zones, acreage, topography of the zones, success rates, rest years, etc. For a guy that lives 400 miles away and has zero knowledge of the elk herd and the zones, all of the detailed information that TWRA has made available via their Elk website, ArcGIS mapping portal, and links has helped me tremendously.

 

[Andy S.]

this is not a good way to run the hunt in IMO

Please expound on why you feel this way.

 

[scn]

this is not a good way to run the hunt in IMO

Please expound on why you feel this way.

Without a realistic chance of being drawn, IMO, the researching of the hunt areas before making an application is a total waste of time. Unlike putting in for the western state hunts where, with the accumulation of preference points, you may actually stand a chance of a permit, it isn't worth the research time.

I much prefer the simple lottery, and then the secondary draw for a hunt area if selected. I'm hoping that this is a one year experiment that gets changed back for next year.

If they are going to start playing the "strategy" game, they need to implement a preference point system so it isn't a total fantasy game.

 

[AT Hiker]

I agree with SCN, simply a waste of time trying to research. Now, if they keep this process in play and we can look at draw odds/demand per specific unit then it may have its advantages. However, being a true random draw and very limited units to actually hunt I see it as being irrelevant.

If they are going to start playing the "strategy" game, they need to implement a preference point system so it isn't a total fantasy game.

I hope they do not go this route, point creep would be unreal. Maybe a hybrid of a bonus point/random draw would be more realistic. The bonus points would give the ones would apply every year a slight advantage while the random would still level the playing field for everyone else.