Congrats on the tag. Wish I was there, too.
I filled out the forms and wrote checks for deer, elk, and pronghorn before I left, all except the hunt numbers. Left them with Adam, for him to fill out his info, then we'd pick hunts and he'd drop them off. At the last minute, he decided that he didn't know if he'd be able to hunt this fall and didn't want to put in. With my truck being here and not much I could do if I drew a tag I told him not to bother putting me in, so I wasn't even in the game
On the bright side, I can hunt deer here from mid August until Jan 31 (in AL), if I'm here that long. Pigs in both states, too.
So if I stay here on into winter, you might consider a January hunt here in AL. That's when the rut kicks up for these deer, too. Or possibly a pig hunt somewhere along the way, they're open year round with no bag limit. Yotes here also 365 no limit, and I've made arrangements to hunt them on one property that has some, but will wait until I can get a resident license in a month or so before trying them. With a new baby it complicates things, but there are possibilities.
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"When They turn the pages of history,
When these days have passed long ago.
Will they read about us in sorrow,
for the seeds that we let grow?" - RUSH, "A Farewell To Kings"