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I've seen both, some reappear, some don't. I'd call my bank if it were me...

well, all of our"pending charges" have already posted, but I for one was certainly thinking of the horror stories from the past who had charges hit only to disappear later. We still have 6 "unhit" apps...

... plus this...

absolutely would, but I for one would probably never get an archery bull tag ever again.

well, not sure what you're applying for, but will assume its 27 or 1 archery bull only. I gave up on that strategy long ago as the "odds are NEVER in your favor..." You could probably go almost every year if you relaxed your minimums... just saying because life is too short to not go often.

That's certainly one of many options, but probably wont have much support... especially if you're a 65 year old grandmother & get issued a tag for late archery hunt when you don't even shoot a bow, or have the physical capability to hike deep rough canyons but that's what is awarded you have to accept it... You're right about one thing however imo, draw odds will go up! 😉

you'll know when the portal lists it... 😕

I was referring to those who posted today... I believe your son's tag hit was yesterday at the beginning, right?

when did your card post the hit?

there is no way anyone can get a prime tag in anything but a first or second choice. I heard the same thing years ago from an acquaintance, but it turned out he too was lying, not only about his tag, but in reality he wasn't even drawn.

seriously doubt it (& hope not)... some banks don't post right away, some seem to lag behind quite a while.

It seems so slow this year... 5-1/2 hours in and only 39 "adult" tags posted as having been collected (both threads, that is if I can count!), plus 7 youth elk tags... and only 3 goat tags. 😐

do you hunt in 8?

Unit 1 is (was) my favorite unit...

You should put in with her!

we were 0-9 last year, so far we're 4-9 this year, & some of us had up to 9 bonus pts. also. We get an elk camp this year!

bs, screenshot congrats! We won't lie about this (too much bad karma! lol)

Just got hit!!! $270... Location : FISH DEPT, PHOENIX, AZ Transaction Date : 02/28/2020 Purchase Amount : $270.00

you still have time... let us know if you got it done though, & GL!

We went 0 for 9 last year... :(

This is the last evening when pure hope is truly alive and well, for tomorrow evening you're either elated... or like most of us trying to convince yourself that it could still happen! lol...

Well, yes and no... it's somewhat part of the process now, but after the day of no good news, frustration mounts. Since misery loves company and none is generally found in those threads, I stop looking at them after a while and start searching for threads that say things like, "There's still hope, just got hit!", or "Planning on a trip to ________ to hunt elk" ... If by chance there is a CC hit, then I for one will read them all! After a while though, most seem to migrate to one thread and the others fall by the wayside... especially those started after the "original legit post".

Although this is really good advice, I can't believe anyone here will actually do that. Besides, if we get no news which is bad news, then we can at least think about/respond to tag deadlines in other states, or look at over the counter hunts/areas and start planning in our minds (while we continue to overload bank account access websites!). Besides, we're all capable of handling bad news, which will likely be most of us anyway as it typically is most years. Knowing there is already $500 saved for an out-of-state tag somewhere is a little bit comforting (just in case). Although that's enough for Utah, it's not enough for Colorado, but a good start. Should be about 24 hours or less now... before true anxiety sets in after posts of hits start showing up en masse and the G&F forgot to hit our accounts...

"Ethics" refers to laws whereas "Morals" refers to what one believes is right/wrong aside from laws. CHAMP hunters can shoot from a stopped/(& I believe shut off)parked vehicle that's off the road and not shooting across etc., but others cannot legally do so. Everyone in a hunting party, or even others/"competitors" can all shoot at the same animal until it falls/goes down. That's not unethical, but can be somewhat immoral. I've run across a CHAMP hunter in 5BN in the past. The guy with the CHAMP tag was unable to walk and used horses for the most part to hunt. Great for him, but the problem was his buddies who were not handicapped were using the excuse of his permit to hunt illegally as well in that they were driving off-road claiming the CHAMP permit allowed them to do so to track an animal previously shot (which it does not). It appeared they were "scouting" in the guise of tracking an animal previously shot, although they had no blood trail, nor even tracks they were following. It's unlikely all 4 of these shooters, if they were all shooting from a vehicle (parked & off the road or otherwise) had CHAMP tags. The attitude the hunters from 13 years ago had was that since one guy had a CHAMP tag, they all got to take advantage of off-road driving, in a restricted area to support the one hunter (others had regular tags). The law at the time was that you could drive off-road to recover an elk, but not to track/follow/look for an elk that was previously shot. Why they weren't using horses to track is beyond me, but they were driving off-road to track/look for (supposedly) a wounded bull... (ya, right...!) These guys (13 years ago) didn't like being "educated" when they were told what they were doing was illegal... they did seem to stop it afterwards though. G&F did get involved eventually, but I never heard of what came of their interaction. Regarding "buddy hunting", personally I'd just as soon see them all hunt together and all current tag holders shoot at the same animal until it goes down for good so that they don't go around wounding several animals without tagging them. We all have phones nowadays, most of which have pretty decent cameras. If you see something like this going on, pull out your cell and video it if possible. Then call the G&F and share the video especially if they're hunting illegally. I'm sure a judge would have a "field day" with that!

unit 8... the camera owner is my brother...