Over the counter Western tags.?

[bigbore442001]

To make a long story short, my contract for teaching has not been renewed for this academic year. I have been applying here in my home state of Massachusetts for the whole summer but it is pretty tough. So far nothing has come up.

A close friend said that this may be an opportunity in disguise. I love teaching but it can be a pain with the time of year. The busiest time of year for me is the fall and it coincides with hunting season. I have always wanted to hunt out West and had so far only hunted varmints such as prairie dogs on summer vacations. I did about 12 years ago did a guided hunt for antelope on private land in New Mexico. That season was the third week of August and I was able to do it.

Anyways. Unless things change in the next three or four weeks, I will be out of work for a long time. This may be an opportunity for me to do a Wyoming ( or any other western state for that matter) hunt for something like antelope.

Does the state of Wyoming or others have over the counter tags for some game? I know that there is a drawing in Febuary or March for most game, but I thought I read somewhere that you can still get some over the counter tags?

Any information would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

[Gun_nut]

umm oregon count in your list?

 

[dracphelan]

1. I don't know about other states, but Texas has many types of over-the-counter hunting permits, including deer.
2. Since you are having such a a hard time finding teaching positions where you are at, have you considered relocating? I know many school districts in Texas are always looking for good teachers.

 

[dakotasin]

pm enroute.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Washington has OTC deer and elk tags. It is somewhat limited for elk, as the drawings for cow tags and eastern branch antlered bull tags has passed.

 

[Desk Jockey]

OTC tags for bull elk in some areas of Colorado. Not cheap, though.

 

[jeepmor]

Oregon

OTC tags are typically general season tags in the dense western oregon rainforests in the coast and cascade ranges as opposed to the Eastern desert region draw hunts. Draws are closed for oregon. OTC tags for elk, deer, bear and cougar (if any left, I think bear sold out this year) are available until Sept 29th IIRC.

Look at each state dept of fish and game websites, they have all the information you will need and much more. Oregon's site contains all the synopses for fish, game and any other hooks and bullets opportunities you may wish to pursue. There are private ranches all over with special offerings, but cost is usually quite high. A quick call to any hunting ranch you may be interested in will let you know if they have tags or not. All that I have heard of, and guide services for that matter, do have tags that you can purchase from the outfitter. They have special deals with the state and usually get a certain amount of tags allotted to them. Beyond that, I don't know the details.

jeepmor