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Don Martin is Striper Hunters. He is out of Kingman and fishes Lake Mead not Pleasant. He just got a new boat and is getting it dialed in again. Here's a thread from last year. https://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/topic/79578-striper-fishing-ready-to-take-off-on-lake-mead/

So there are only so many to choose from and two others are most definitely worse choices, one is better and you might guess what I'm going to do with that one. Which leaves me with these two, which is why I asked. I have all the data and fully understand how the draw works for sheep. Thank you for the input.

Exactly. Got drawn for Desert in ought 10 with less points than I have now. You can't draw if you don't try.

Yep!

Thanks for your opinion. I appreciate an actual answer to my question. LOL!

Considering both the 6A/22 and 27/28 late hunts for a second choice. Which would you choose and why? Thanks for your opinion!

Great work, thanks for sharing your hunt with us! Best of Luck to you on that elk hunt.

I'm sorry man, it's never easy. Hang in there.

Looking good, some nice early action. Hope you guys have the time of your lives! Good Luck!

Definitely NOT interested. OP maybe, I've been there done that, will rent from here on out.

So where did they go?

Like you back in the 2000's we killed them in June and July within a days ride of SD. The conditions have changed. That certainly used to be the case but for whatever reason they come near the coast much much further north now, like Oregon and Washington north. Probably the same reason why they catch bluefin almost year round near San Diego now.

A few years ago I would have said the spring hunt but recently they have shortened it and added a few short hunts on the back end. That complicates everything. June seems to be a pretty good time to be up there but then you end up with a pretty short hunt to get it done. If you do the earlier one you could be sitting around twiddling your thumbs waiting for the snow to melt like everyone this year. The weather is better in the fall but the bison are much less predictable after the rut.

What Lance said!

One of a few occasions where all caps is pretty legit. That bites.