Ok all you Canadians, who got drawn for what?? What's the likely hood of actually filling your tag??


I have been drawn for Elk. Archery Elk that is!! This will be a hunt in every sense of the word. I'm fully expecting to walk my ass off just to get a chance at an elk, but the up close and personal aspect of calling is what I cherish the most. Of all the animals in the world that "call", elk would rank top 2 in by books. Got a 50/50 chance I figure seeing as I'm going to get some within range but will I still have a shot opportunity??


How about you?

I did not get drawn for anything I put in for..
Caribou, elk, deer.
Can still hunt for Caribou but sure would have liked either one of the others.. Maybe next year.
Will go for Caribou July 31 to be in the mountains on August first. I was told today where a friend saw quite a herd of Caribou, only yesterday, about 70 miles form our house. Then there is still moose..
Watson Lake

No elk tag for me in Manitoba. No whitetail deer tag in Saskatchewan. I did get a deer tag in Montana and the elk B tag draw is still pending.

Our results in Alberta became available today...looks like a November archery bighorn hunt for me.

I have not even looked at the website. I usually just wait for the notice in the mail; like waitibg for Christmas morning! I only applied for goat. If I don't get drawn, my hunting buddy did so I have goos reason to go up and camp anyway. The odds are excellent if one puts in the work. I can hunt everything else on a general license. Regards, Bill.

i got a sheep tag but not going there with the lovely story from the poached sheeps ...

wife got a bow hunting sheep will see how it goes.

but for most of the areas not need for draw ....

Barry tell me more about those 70 caribous ...

Phil

Well I got zip at home or elsewhere in the draws. No big deal, will go north for moose and hunt at home for deer.

Got two great record book animals this spring so if I don't get another animal........ well except for some nice plump mallards and a whitetail for sausage making......... it has been a banner year!!!!!

No complaints.

I got nothing, my son got either sex moose. That's the only way we can hunt the moose on my own farms. All is not lost though, there is whitetail, moose, elk, and black bear on open seasons but that still leaves the mule deer and antelope that I feed and can't hunt. Going to British Columbia in 6 weeks for coastal brown bear, that will take some of the sting out of it.

The likelihood of filling ours tags is about 100%, except for elk which is always an iffy one.

We didn't get anything this year. Quite surprised actually. I was 100% sure one of my boys would get a moose tag. Oh well, there's always next year!

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Originally posted by sheephunterab:
Our results in Alberta became available today...looks like a November archery bighorn hunt for me.

When did Alberta get an Archery sheep tag. I thought it was only Antelope that had an archery only season, or are you bowhunting by choice?

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Originally posted by chin-gas-cook:

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Originally posted by sheephunterab:
Our results in Alberta became available today...looks like a November archery bighorn hunt for me.

When did Alberta get an Archery sheep tag. I thought it was only Antelope that had an archery only season, or are you bowhunting by choice?

There are two archery-only draw seasons in Alberta for bighorns. The one I drew has been around 15 years and the other longer than that.

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Originally posted by sheephunterab:

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Originally posted by chin-gas-cook:

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Originally posted by sheephunterab:
Our results in Alberta became available today...looks like a November archery bighorn hunt for me.

When did Alberta get an Archery sheep tag. I thought it was only Antelope that had an archery only season, or are you bowhunting by choice?

There are two archery-only draw seasons in Alberta for bighorns. The one I drew has been around 15 years and the other longer than that.

Yes TJ is right of course, that has been around for many years. He has drawn a great tag. Good luck TJ, hope you get a good one!!

Thanks! It's been a long wait to get it so I want to make the most of the hunt. I'll put the time and effort in. Hopefully the sheep do their part!

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Originally posted by sheephunterab:
Thanks! It's been a long wait to get it so I want to make the most of the hunt. I'll put the time and effort in. Hopefully the sheep do their part!

Looking forward to the pictures. You have the background and intestinal fortitude to make it count. I know you will be out there scoping things out and make your time count.

I got both my Antlered Mule deer and Antlered Moose for my area, which means that the mule deer who eats in my wife's garden and the moose who eats our apple trees every fall, in the yard are going to be filling our freezer this fall

That's one way to get your garden back.

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Originally posted by medved:
i got a sheep tag but not going there with the lovely story from the poached sheeps ...

Why did you apply there then?

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Originally posted by sheephunterab:

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Originally posted by medved:
i got a sheep tag but not going there with the lovely story from the poached sheeps ...

Why did you apply there then?

because to build points i need to choose more than one area. i returned my tag and was counted as not tag. next year will be better certainly. your favorite area has been hitten hard by more than 15 sheeps taken wont last for a decade for sure. we will see some cut here to be sure GO can still operate ...

Sounds like a strange draw system.....interesting.

this year they added an option where you apply to build point and not being drawn.

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Originally posted by medved:
this year they added an option where you apply to build point and not being drawn.

That makes more sense. Strange draws here in MB too. Once you have applied they keep putting you in without your paying the fee every year an putting in the draw. Considering all the snivelling they do about no money, you would think they would only count an application with a fee each year??!!

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Originally posted by sheephunterab:

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Originally posted by chin-gas-cook:

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Originally posted by sheephunterab:
Our results in Alberta became available today...looks like a November archery bighorn hunt for me.

When did Alberta get an Archery sheep tag. I thought it was only Antelope that had an archery only season, or are you bowhunting by choice?

There are two archery-only draw seasons in Alberta for bighorns. The one I drew has been around 15 years and the other longer than that.

Is it a special licence or draw. Meaning do you use a general tag and are allowed to bowhunt in a certain zone and/or use your tag in all other zones, or this is the only zone you can use your tag in?

It's a draw for November in one WMU, same as the other archery draw. A draw tag and a special licence are same thing here. You can't use any draw tag with a general licence. Most years only 6 permits are given out in the draw I got

Thanks all for giving your time to respond! It would be nice to see more hunt reports from Canada as I do believe their is some unbelievable hunting to be had!! Our sheep tags hold great value in the hunting world along side with some of the worlds largest Elk, white tail and mule deer.



Good luck gentleman!!

Some of these once in a lifetime draws really put the pressure on....lol