Favorite OTC Hunt

[Capra]

With my nearly flawless record of failed draws and point accumulation, I was thinking today. Yes, when you manage to draw a special tag they can be great hunts. But I have had equally great hunts with OTC tags. The thing is that the tags that take 20 years to draw are actually not much fun in my opinion, they are stressful. You have so much riding on the tag, you will never hunt the unit or species again. You are all in trying to make the most out of this "special" tag.

On the other hand. You buy a tag, call a friend and take off for a couple of days. Stumble into some game with no expectations and end up having a great time.

So what is your favorite OTC hunt? I'm not asking the state, unit, and weapon. Just quite simply what is it?

For me it is a toss-up, here are a few.

We used to be able to hunt black bears in AK every year as NR, That was a lot of fun, there is something about starting and working your own bait that is cool.

AZ archery deer tags are great also

Finally A zone blacktails in CA, I have many fond memories of those hunts. Trouble is access to private land.

 

[Trial153]

I have an area that I can get an archery mule deer tag, it's a good hunt right up till the states gun season.
It's a fall back for me and have hunted the tag 4 times. If I find myself short on hunts I pull the tag and go...

 

[Okhotnik]

Archery whitetail rut hunts in the Midwest thrown in with walleye and Muskie fishing


Love waterfowl / upland hunts up
In Canada with my dog

Montana upland with some fly fishing for cutthoats thrown in

 

[Ok GW]

For a white tail archery hunt Oklahoma’s nonresident archery permit is $300 and you get six deer of which 2 can be antlered and permit is valid from oct1-dec 31

 

[Cant hit em]

For a white tail archery hunt Oklahoma’s nonresident archery permit is $300 and you get six deer of which 2 can be antlered and permit is valid from oct1-dec 31

Dam that sounds fun

 

[willfrye027]

I also used to love A zone blacktails and D zones. The low deer density and low chances of success made it really special when you did connect on an animal. Plus any legal deer was a trophy so there was no pressure to shoot a big one.

 

[Bruce Culberson]

Favorite OTC tags are sheep and mountain goat.

 

[Scottyboy]

For a white tail archery hunt Oklahoma’s nonresident archery permit is $300 and you get six deer of which 2 can be antlered and permit is valid from oct1-dec 31

Wow, might have to look into this!

 

[Blockcaver]

It has to be bowhunting BC Stone sheep for me, closely followed by bowhunting AZ Coues deer (mule deer or whitetail actually) and bowhunting BC black bears.

 

[Ndbowhunter]

Chamois in New Zealand.. especially up around Nelson Lakes NP

 

[AK Troutbum]

Favorite OTC tags are sheep and mountain goat.

What he said, although not necessarily in that order.

 

[Jardo]

I hunt elk every year. Most years I don’t draw. I hunt spikes in Utah, rag horns in Colorado or mature bulls in Idaho. Mostly spikes in Utah though.

You have to have a couple of backup plans cause I only draw a tag every 5 years or so. I apply in nearly every state for elk though. I have hunted elk every year for the last 18 years or so.




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[diyhntr]

Western Oregon Blacktail.........rifle!

 

[sneaky]

For a white tail archery hunt Oklahoma’s nonresident archery permit is $300 and you get six deer of which 2 can be antlered and permit is valid from oct1-dec 31

For about that same price you can get a TN license and shoot 3 does a day in a lot of the state, 2 bucks for the year. Season goes from last Sat in Sept til first weekend in January. Archery, muzzy and rifle.

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