2018 deer with 7-9 points options

[grouseslayer]

Looking for ideas on deer for 2018 to get the most bang for our points. Depending on how many of us put in together we will have 7.25 with 3 guys or 9 points with 4 guys. We had originally planned on G but are now exploring different options with the way this past winter was. We would be willing to pay special money for a good quality hunt. We also are looking for 170+ bucks. I have looked at the draw odds from 2016 and 34 and 89 seem the most interesting so far. We are still not sure if we will totally drop G just curious if we could get something comparable with our points and the condition G seems to be in since the winter kill.

 

[dihardhunter]

Assuming you are going to hunt accessible public, Region G (winter kill notwithstanding) will undoubtedly provide more opps for 170"+ bucks than Unit 34.

I'm sure others can speak to Unit 89, but 170" is a realistic top-end goal for Unit 34 even for 1 guy hunting hard on 1 tag for a week or week and a half...let alone 3 or 4 tags in the party.

It's the Region G hunts in 2020-2022 that I'd be most worried about. An entire cohort will basically be missing.

 

[godeep]

If it were me, I'd wait till April 1 2018 to start planning. Just to see what the winter is, and the draw odds from this year.

 

[grouseslayer]

We figured we wouldn't really be able to plan too much right now, especially with how much draw odds may change with the tag cut in region G and how everyone decides to play it with the winter kill. We were mostly just looking to see what other options we had besides G for a decent hunt, and how something else would compare to G in the condition it is in now.