Leh q

[kush]

If an area has a lot of tags in the draw, is that bc there are a lot of animals around or could it be bc the success rate is so low?

[GOLDEN TOP SNIPER]

Hard to say really . sometimes they just want to cull the population of that area out , so they give a lot of draws for a while in that spot .

[luckofthedraw]

I believe it is because success rate is low.

[wideopenthrottle]

i think both are factored in as well as possible culling when determining target harvest numbers

[lip_ripper00]

Or access is very limited.

[tinhorse]

It is both. Some have lots of tags because they want populations Down (antler less elk in 7b). Other areas like moose in 7-23 I believe have lots of tags as it is tough hunting, not because there are a ton of moose there.

[kush]

hmm, so you cant really judge an area based on the numbers.
Need actual area knowledge.

[goinghunting]

hmm, so you cant really judge an area based on the numbers.
Need actual area knowledge.


No, there is a number in each area of how many of that certain animal would like to be harvested. So if the number is 2 and success rates are very high they will give out 2 tags. If success rates are very low they may give out 15 tags to accomplish the 2 animals harvested goal. Some LEH's the number is as low as 1 every 2 years and it takes a lot of tags to accomplish that like 10-15 a year.

[kush]

Alright thanks