Each zone has multiple big draws, one for every animal.
Revamp Saskatchewan's Big Game draw
- Thread starter scott_r
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Each zone has multiple big draws, one for every animal.
- Location
- Prince Albert, Sk
Isn't our draw and online permitting/tag system handled by an out of country firm in the U.S. ?
That in itself bothers me.
That in itself bothers me.
- Location
- Saskatoon Saskatchewan
Read the synopsis. You can buy otc moose tags for all northern zones and many zones in the north also have otc elk tags. It's not a secret.
little bear
Regular
Here you can only apply for one license. If you apply for moose, you cannot apply for caribou in the same year. Except for outfitters, they are allotted an X number of licenses per season, and the non-resident hunter can buy moose, caribou, bear.
New hunters go to the bottom pool, Pool 9. If he applies and does not get a license, he advances up two pools.
So now he is in Pool 7. He decides to partner up with someone in Pool 8. He automatically moves down a pool with his partner, but has a better chance of getting a license since the licenses are issued Pool 1 Party, Pool 1 individual, Pool 2 party, Pool 2 individual, etc.
If you are successful in getting a license and forget to pay for it, tough nookies. That license is not used.
New hunters go to the bottom pool, Pool 9. If he applies and does not get a license, he advances up two pools.
So now he is in Pool 7. He decides to partner up with someone in Pool 8. He automatically moves down a pool with his partner, but has a better chance of getting a license since the licenses are issued Pool 1 Party, Pool 1 individual, Pool 2 party, Pool 2 individual, etc.
If you are successful in getting a license and forget to pay for it, tough nookies. That license is not used.
When it comes right down to it mule deer and antelope are the only things that need a draw tag, if you are willing to go the animals and over the counter tags are. That's not even much of a hardship, its not like there's a shortage of zones and public land available.
Under you system if I am due to be drawn for moose and I apply for moose in 45e and moose in 29, what will determine which zone I get a license for?
Sorry I wasn't more clear.
Under you system if I am due to be drawn for moose and I apply for moose in 45e and moose in 29, what will determine which zone I get a license for?
Whenever your turn comes up.
Say you are 5th in line in zone 45e moose and there are 10 tags, people 1st to 10th get their tag and are sent to the back of the line. You would get your tag.
Say you are 12th in line in zone 29 moose and there are 10 tags, people 1st to 10th get their tag and sent to the back of the line. You don't get a tag but you are now in the 2nd position, so next year you will get a tag.
So if I am in 12th position and put in for 45e only I don't get drawn, but somebody in 13th position that put in for 45e and 29 would get drawn in 29?
I guess I am misunderstanding something.
If I am 12th in line to get a licence is there is any way I can get a moose license for zone 45e if it only has 10 tags available?
To the guys complaining about being in Super A for years....How many zone selections are you putting in for?
If your only putting in for 1 zone then thats your own fault....put in for 6 zones and you will have a better chance?
If your only putting in for 1 zone then thats your own fault....put in for 6 zones and you will have a better chance?
I hope they overhaul the non resident draw system as well. This "returning residents" is nonsense. I under stand the spirit of it, but at the same time if you left the province for greener pastures, you re no longer a resident.
Yes what a bunch of crock, they hand out 1600 Canadian res tags and 1350 go to ex sask residents with family and 250 for another 2500 applicants from Canada? WTH! I think someone doesn't want any canadians in there province maybe the outfitters have some thing in it for them cause none of there tags were removed??
Elmer
How many provinces allow Saskatchewan residents to hunt any big game without an outfitter? Its hard to be sympathetic when some cry baby can't have free rein in mine.
I can understand why hunters would want to go home to go hunting with their family. We've been exporting men who went where the work was for a century; leaving the door open a crack for the boys to go deer hunting with their dad doesn't seem like a big deal. Why should that mean we should open it up to the whole country, who doesn't extend the same favor back?
I can understand why hunters would want to go home to go hunting with their family. We've been exporting men who went where the work was for a century; leaving the door open a crack for the boys to go deer hunting with their dad doesn't seem like a big deal. Why should that mean we should open it up to the whole country, who doesn't extend the same favor back?
Were not talking all big game hunting were talking about deer hunting and manitoba, ontario,quebec,Alberta all allow deer hunting without an outfitter, with a few minor exceptions like some zones in ontario. Now as far a being some cry baby almost all the people I've met during the last 15 years of hunting there in sask are some of the nicest people and I, we, have become good friends and they always call and ask when we're coming and we talk during the year on a regular basis. That being said I also understand the idea of having family coming back to hunt and agree with that system but the ratio is what I don't agree with. Most Canadian res that come to your province come to hunt for a trophy deer and enjoy the wilderness, I always give my meat away to locals if I do shoot a nice buck, and if don't see a nice buck then tag soup and that's about 65% of the time for our group. So I'm sure there can be a little more leeway.
Elmer
I knew someone would call me a cry baby. Like i said i nderstand the spirit of it. But as elmer said its the ratios that are messed up. Have seperate tag allotments for returning residents, or even close hunting to non residents completely, but dont tell me its a fair draw when over 90% of the applicants are automatically ahead of me. I also want to hunt the family farm with family members., but im the wrong generation. Now my father, who hasnt lived in Saskatchewan for 52 years can apply and jump ahead of me line as a returning resident. All he needs is one of his non hunting beothers to sponsor him if he wanted to hunt "back home". I would like to hunt the family farm with him before he is too old do so, but if you have returning resident and non resident on the same application they dont count as a returning resident anymore so it probably wont happen in his lifetime.
Personally I haven't been drawn in 9 years for anything... not for lack of trying. My buddy has been drawn for mule deer twice, antelope once and moose once in that same time frame.
I think they need to keep adding priority pools if you don't get drawn. So you'd move up to Super AA and the Super AAA if you don't get drawn. And I'd also change it so you don't move up from C pool without applying. That makes it so that the people who couldn't care less about applying would stay at the lowest priority and would then need to pay move up if they decided they wanted a license. It also ensures that they need to plan ahead a few years. This would also create a ton of revenue for everyone paying their $6 entry fee just to move up from C to A pool whereas in the current system it's free.
Another thing I'd like to see would be priority given to people who always apply in the same zone. If someone is applying for 10 straight years in zone 13, they should have more priority than someone who was applying in 9 and just decided to move to 13 this year. I don't know how this would work or if it would even be possible but it would be nice.
I think they need to keep adding priority pools if you don't get drawn. So you'd move up to Super AA and the Super AAA if you don't get drawn. And I'd also change it so you don't move up from C pool without applying. That makes it so that the people who couldn't care less about applying would stay at the lowest priority and would then need to pay move up if they decided they wanted a license. It also ensures that they need to plan ahead a few years. This would also create a ton of revenue for everyone paying their $6 entry fee just to move up from C to A pool whereas in the current system it's free.
Another thing I'd like to see would be priority given to people who always apply in the same zone. If someone is applying for 10 straight years in zone 13, they should have more priority than someone who was applying in 9 and just decided to move to 13 this year. I don't know how this would work or if it would even be possible but it would be nice.
Not rub salt in the wounds but ive lived and hunted in Sask for the last seven years and I m a meat hunter first.
By picking the zones with more tags ive had at least one draw tag each year.
This year anterless elk and anterless mule.
Last year Moose, year befor Mule deer.
If your so desperate to get drawn apply in different zones and maybe try some anterless tags.
You can always head to the forest for the open season. Ive had a fair bit of luck there too.
By picking the zones with more tags ive had at least one draw tag each year.
This year anterless elk and anterless mule.
Last year Moose, year befor Mule deer.
If your so desperate to get drawn apply in different zones and maybe try some anterless tags.
You can always head to the forest for the open season. Ive had a fair bit of luck there too.
This!
It's my 2nd year applying to the big game draw. Last year, I was drawn for antlerless mule out of A pool and was successful and filled my resident Whitetail with a nice buck. This year, I was drawn either-### moose and mule deer out of super A (first year in super A). I've already scouted the zones in which I was drawn and gotten access from landowners, and it is already looking like its going to be a great season. I apply for 6 zones with lots of tags and watch and shoot if I'm drawn.
I've been applying Zone 99 for Elk for the past two years. This winter, I'll be doing my homework and will finally apply for Elk in the zones where I think I have the most chances of drawing/filling a tag.
