Pauns

[DIY]

So hoping next year is the year I draw a nonresident Pauns tag. 20 point going into 2025. Any thoughts? What’s the deer numbers looking like?

 

[Ticks N Tines]

I have 20 resident points and still can't draw.

 

[WesternSky]

Based on 23 odds, you needed 24 points to draw an archery tag let alone the rifle or muzz. I bet your 15 years away from drawing considering point creep.

 

[Vanilla]

You should reach out to @Zim!

 

[BrowningRage]

Unfortunately, if you have 20 points, that means in the 2024 draw you had 19 points, correct?

Reality Check: There are 46 people ahead of your point pool just for the Archery tag, and with only 2 bonus tags, it'll take 23 years to eliminate all of them. There are 34 ahead of you for a muzzy tag (17 years), and like 220 for rifle (4 tags= 55 year wait). You have to look at that tag as a total lottery win, and should never expect to draw any of them except for the 1 or 3 random tags (which odds are 1 in thousands). However, it looks like you are very close to a Management Tag. 50/50 in 2026 if all things remain the same as this year's draw.

 

[Tikka]

You should reach out to @Zim!

Beat me to it…

 

[JPickett]

Man, I used to be against the point system but seeing stuff like this just makes me think it’s the best possible way

 

[Iowan]

If I were you, I would spend all summer scouting. Repeat in 2026, etc. You will know the unit exceptionally well when you draw. It is possible a deer born in 2025 will be alive still when you hunt it.

 

[ORIONTHEHUNTER]

You are nowhere close to drawing a tag

 

[elkhunterUT]

Pretty clear your parade has been rained on with this post, but it is reality. You have a LONG wait to draw a Paunsaugunt tag, but you always have a chance with the random draw in Utah so keep putting in and you might get lucky!

 

[Togwotee]

It took 27 NR points this year to be in the game.

My wife had 26 and didn't draw, 27 next year so maybe a slim chance.