I don't get the angle of your question suther.
If you must know, I put in for animals in areas I am familiar with.
In the end I don't really care what the odds are. In the past I put in for elk near chetwynd.... I know the area and have friends up there
I put in for moose in 6-9 , Nadina lake area kinda ..... since my first year in the LEH and always chose 5-1 as a second. Again, I know both areas and have good friends in Houston, Topley and Endako. The past few years I have been putting in for moose in region 6-8 because former CGN member Bland lives up there in Smither's Landing and we moved passed CGN aquaintance to good friends. He's an old timer now and if he or I get a draw it's a great excuse to hang out for a couple weeks running the dog on birds and maybe get a chance at a bull. They are no pressure hunts and the real value is time spent with friends.
So no, while I do look at the odds I guess..... they never play into my draw picks.
how about you Suther? Seeing as you are so curious as to my LEH habits.
My job is to give advice to my wife and her group of hunting girls these days. I'm really not concerned about getting draws myself. Like I said.... and have shown season after season here in my posts..... I don't have any trouble filling my freezer every year with enough meat to last until the start of the next season.
How about you ? where are all the pics and stories of your hunting adventures??? I don't seem to recall a single one LOL
Are you even a gun owner or just a relentless paid actor among us ??
I'm trying to understand why the timing is such a big deal. If you know what areas you want to put in, and seasons don't typically change much year to year I'm having trouble with why on earth you can't book time of before the LEH synopsis is out.
As for LEH, 0/5 for me this year. 0/10 between me and two buddies.