Just curious... LE Pronghorn

3TOE · Feb 29, 2020

I’m aware this is probably an impossible question to answer... If you were to take a guess, how many NR points would it take to draw a NR Pronghorn tag? No particular unit, just in general. I have 7 points & I was just curious to know when I may have a chance at drawing.
Thanks!

jims · Feb 29, 2020

Obviously nonres draw odds change from 1 unit to the next. Almost every nonres bonus pt tag takes 10+ pts to draw. Your odds in the random draw are fairly low as well. You can get a reasonable guess how many years it will take you draw a particular unit by looking at how many bonus pt tags are issued and how many guys with same or more pts are in line.

3TOE · Feb 29, 2020

jims said:
Draw odds dramatically change from 1 unit to the next. You have a great chance to draw several units but low odds of drawing others.

Thanks for the response.
I applied for Filmore Oak Creek South & Beaver units.

Vanilla · Feb 29, 2020

https://wildlife.utah.gov/pdf/bg/2019/19_bg-odds.pdf

^ Hit that link above. Start on page 362. You’ll see how many points it’s taking people to be in the bonus tag pool for each unit and hunt.

3TOE · Feb 29, 2020

Cool... Thanks man!

buckhorn · Feb 29, 2020

Don’t overlook the Bonus point only applicants on the first page of the pronghorn section. Any of those could jump in and apply for a hunt anytime.

desperatehills · Feb 29, 2020

12 NR points is gold. I think there is only 60 or so nonresidents with 12 points or more. 11 points, not so much. That's the break where they started letting NR apply for everything. I think there are 1100 NR with 11 points

3TOE · Feb 29, 2020

buckhorn said:
Don’t overlook the Bonus point only applicants on the first page of the pronghorn section. Any of those could jump in and apply for a hunt anytime.

I learned a good bit today in some of my research, some of which I wish I hadn’t learned. Lol
I suppose I have a much better understanding on UT now. Thanks for the info. ??

Vanilla · Feb 29, 2020

That’s crazy! I hadn’t looked at it that closely. That jump is nuts.

Bwht4x4 · Mar 1, 2020

I think I had 11 pts last year when I drew a bonus tag for pronghorn in Utah. Last year was a strange year for me. I drew four pronghorn tags last year!

3TOE · Mar 1, 2020

11 points isn’t terribly bad.
That’s awesome! They are one of my new favorite animals to hunt. I got my first antelope with a bow in WY in 2018 & I have to say it was the most exciting hunt I’ve ever been on.
What states did you draw?

Bwht4x4 · Mar 1, 2020

NM, UT, and a couple of doe tags in WY.

3TOE · Mar 1, 2020

That’s awesome! A lot of travel for one season though.

kalielkslayer · Mar 1, 2020

It was 11 years ago Utah started allowing NRs to apply for everything instead of choosing between deer, elk, antelope like residents have too. I was fortunate to get my wife a point for pronghorn the year before so she'll draw a decent antelope tag in the next year or 2. Last 3 years her NR point total pool has had tags drawn from it in the unit I applied her for, just not hers yet.

Bwht4x4 · Mar 1, 2020

3TOE said:
That’s awesome! A lot of travel for one season though.

I'm self employed and can work remotely too. I finished my UT hunt on opening day and then went straight to WY for a week to scout and flyfish before my doe season started.

3TOE · Mar 1, 2020

You can’t beat that at all... sounds like a great week of hunting & fishing. ??
That is fatty little rainbow!

3TOE · Mar 1, 2020

Good luck to her this year. I hope she draws and gets a great pronghorn.

3TOE · Mar 1, 2020

Good luck to her this year. I hope she draws and gets a great pronghorn.

ruthunter · Mar 14, 2020

I draw the one non res tag in the west desert units last year with 2pts. That hunt was incredible and I can only hope to draw it agin someday.

Bwht4x4 · Mar 15, 2020

ruthunter said:
I draw the one non res tag in the west desert units last year with 2pts. That hunt was incredible and I can only hope to draw it agin someday.

There are more than one West Desert hunt and all totaled there were around 10 NR tags last year. I drew one and so did Wizard and we're both NR.

Wiszard · Mar 15, 2020

I drew my antelope tag in UT last season with 11 points. I guess I lucked out....

ruthunter · Mar 16, 2020

Bwht4x4 said:
There are more than one West Desert hunt and all totaled there were around 10 NR tags last year. I drew one and so did Wizard and we're both NR.

That’s correct. I didn’t want to say the exact unit.

stackem · Mar 17, 2020

Good to know. I'm starting to plan my hunt. I'm setting at 13 points after this year. Really looking forward to my first Utah hunt. Absolutely love the pronghorn. What's the trophy potential like?