jericho Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 How is this done and has anyone on here ever been picked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsrider Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Pay $10 and fill out an ap. I've never tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonels_Wear_Blue Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Pay $10 and fill out an ap. I've never tried. I've registered every year since the draw began. Never had the luck to go after an elk. To be honest, it kinda burns my britches that I pay tax money towards the KDFW and I have the same chances of having my name drawn as an out-of-stater who buys a ticket in the draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsrider Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 With the limited number of tags in the restoration area they shouldn't even allow non residents to draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonels_Wear_Blue Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 With the limited number of tags in the restoration area they shouldn't even allow non residents to draw. Agreed. They try to explain it away by saying they are working on making Kentucky more of a "hunting tourism" destination, but when you're talking about 1,000 elk tags awarded TOTAL to residents and non-residents combined, it's not like it's going to be a huge influx of tourists from out of state. It might be another thing to have them pay an exorbitant amount for their entry in the draw too, but non-residents only ay $20, compared to the $10 paid by residents for entry in the draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerkywrestler Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 How many elk are typically harvested from this hunt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonels_Wear_Blue Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I know in 2010 there were 540 elk harvested. There were 800 elk tags awarded that year. Last year there were 900 tags awarded, and 595 elk were harvested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindoc Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I've registered every year since the draw began. Never had the luck to go after an elk. To be honest, it kinda burns my britches that I pay tax money towards the KDFW and I have the same chances of having my name drawn as an out-of-stater who buys a ticket in the draw. Agree 1000% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBDV Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 A few lucky "guides" and individuals have won the lottery multiple times...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTS_JF Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Several guys I work with have been drawn and tried their luck; however none of the guys I know have gotten one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerkywrestler Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 I know in 2010 there were 540 elk harvested. There were 800 elk tags awarded that year. Last year there were 900 tags awarded' date=' and 595 elk were harvested.[/quote']Thats a little better than I thought. Roughly 67%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerkywrestler Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Agreed. They try to explain it away by saying they are working on making Kentucky more of a "hunting tourism" destination' date=' but when you're talking about 1,000 elk tags awarded TOTAL to residents and non-residents combined, it's not like it's going to be a huge influx of tourists from out of state. It might be another thing to have them pay an exorbitant amount for their entry in the draw too, but non-residents only ay $20, compared to the $10 paid by residents for entry in the draw.[/quote']How do the big elk hunting states out west operate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAC Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 I used to submit my name all of the time and was never drawn. I have a friend whose son was drawn and he bagged a cow. Some stats below A total of 33,675 individuals applied at least once for last year’s lottery (2012 hunt). Many opted to apply for 2 tag types, for a total number of 59,672 applications. No more than 10% of the total number of tags issued can go to non-residents. The odds of getting drawn for each tag type were: Residents Non-residents Bull Firearm 1 in 151 1 in 702 Cow Firearm 1 in 30 1 in 98 Bull Archery 1 in 79 1 in 558 Cow Archery 1 in 13 1 in 67 KY: Kentucky Dept Fish and Wildlife - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dd734 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Kentucky, even with the price increase for 2014, is the cheapest in the country. This, along with the chance of filling that tag with a trophy, makes Kentucky a Premier Elk Hunting state. Great job KDFWR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsrider Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 How do the big elk hunting states out west operate? I believe most are draw for non residents with points systems. Some states are very hard to get any tag and some are hard to draw a bull tag but easier for a cow. Also easier to draw for archery and tougher for firearms. They can get complicated. Kentucky is one of the easiest for non residents for all game. A lot of states you have to draw for whitetail tags. Kentucky you can buy them over the counter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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