Z Barebow's Link
Below is a bit more detail of the process. Some key points are noted *.
ASSIGNMENT OF RANDOM NUMBERS:
1. All eligible applicants are assigned two random numbers:
Random #1—Preference Point random number
Random #2---Regular random number
NOTE: Party applicants are assigned the SAME random numbers
Random numbers are unique numbers that are generated by a computer system routine.
The random numbers are between #1 and #999999999.
QUOTA PROCESSING—FOR ALL HUNT AREAS
Quota Available for Landowner Drawing:
1. Total Quota is obtained for each hunt area
2. Quota is split between Resident and Nonresident Share (84% NR; 16% RES)
3. Nonresident Total Quota available for each hunt area is split for Landowner Draw
75% (Round UP) Preference Point Draw—Landowner Draw
25% (Round DOWN) Random Point Draw—Landowner Draw
4. Landowner Preference Point Drawing is conducted
Quota balance is held
5. Landowner Random Drawing is conducted
--> 6. Quota balance from Landowner Preference Point Draw and Landowner Random Drawing are combined to a new total quota available for each hunt area
Quota Available for Special Drawing:
7. Total Quota available after Landowner Drawings are Split for Special Draw and Regular Draw
40% (Round UP) quota to Special Drawing
60% (Round DOWN) quota to Regular Drawing
8. Special Drawing Quota is Split for Preference point Drawing and Random Drawing
75% (Round UP) Special Preference Point Drawing
25% (Round DOWN) Special Random Drawing
9. Special Preference Point Drawing is conducted
* Quota balance is held to be made available for the Regular Drawing
* Quota is not rolled to the Special Random Drawing
10. Special Random Drawing is conducted
* Quota balance is held to be made available for the Regular Drawing
Quota Available for Regular Drawing:
11. New Quota balance is calculated for each hunt area
Original 60% for Nonresident Regular Drawing
* Plus quota balance from the Nonresident Special Preference Point Drawing
* Plus quota balance from the Nonresident Special Random Drawing
12. Quota balance available for Nonresident Regular Drawing is split for Preference Point Drawing and Random Drawing
75% (Round UP) Regular Preference Point Drawing
25% (Round DOWN) Regular Random Drawing
13. Conduct Regular Preference Point Drawing
Quota balance is held to be converted to General Quota
14. Conduct Regular Random Drawing
--> Quota balance is held to be converted to General Quota
QUOTA PROCESSING—TO MEET THE 7,250 LICENSE LIMIT
15. Convert remaining quota balance remaining from the Regular Preference Point and Regular Random drawings to General up to the amount necessary to issue 7,250 licenses in total
16. Conduct 2nd pass drawing for unsuccessful Special license applicants
Quota remaining is made available to Regular license applicants
17. Conduct 2nd pass drawing for unsuccessful Regular license applicants
Base on creep over the past few years you might draw a general in the special draw. :)
BULELK1's Link
See my link from last year's Bowsite results thread.
Good luck, Robb
It'll either accelerate, continue, or reverse. Creep was pretty static and somewhat predictable pre-Covid and that has changed.
Maybe holding on to points is the new normal. Or maybe the number of people trying to liquidate points will start to run out, like pouring water out of a bucket.
Bowboy's Link
