2019 Application Cycle - The Halfway Point

Well, we’re about halfway through the 2019 Utah Bucks, Bulls & OIAL application cycle. The majority of The Glassing Tree friends and family have submitted their applications so here’s a run-down of what we’ve applied for so far…

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In your research for the 2019 Utah big game application period, there is a lot of great information available here on The Glassing Tree - Utah Big Game Odds site. Check out the Tips for Increasing Your Drawing Odds page and the Drawing Analysis page with a bunch of information about each of the limited entry and once-in-a-lifetime species.

Also check out a series that we posted prior to the 2018 application cycle on the topic of "Point Creep":
Part #1: Point Creep?
Part #2: Variable #1 - Tag Allocation
Part #3: Variable #2 - The "Point Buyer"
Part #4: Variable #3 - The "Unit Jumper"
Part #5: Variable #4 - The "Inactive Applicant"
Part #6: Wrap Up - A Real Life Understanding

So here’s what we’ve applied for thus far and hopefully we’ll end up with at least one limited entry tag:

General Season Deer:
- 5 muzzleloader deer
- 2 rifle deer

Limited Entry Elk:
- Muzzleloader elk w/12 points
- Muzzleloader elk w/10 points
- Muzzleloader elk w/0 points
- Late Any Weapon elk w/0 points
- Bonus point purchase w/7 points

Limited Entry Deer:
- Any weapon deer w/0 points
- Bonus point purchase w/6 points

Limited Entry Pronghorn:
- Any weapon pronghorn w/3 points
- Bonus point purchase w/6 points

Once-in-a-Lifetime Bison:
- Any weapon w/1 point
- Any weapon w/0 points
- Any weapon w/0 points
- Bonus point purchase w/6 points

Once-in-a-Lifetime Moose:
- Any weapon w/16 points
- Bonus point purchase w/10 points

Other Once-in-a-Lifetime species:
- Desert bighorn sheep bonus point purchase w/5 points
- Rocky mountain bighorn bonus point purchase w/6 points
- Rocky mountain goat bonus point purchase w/6 points

There is lots of anticipation for this year’s application… we have really good odds to draw at least one of the limited entry elk tags. Plus this is the first year that my 12 year old son can apply, adding him to the application strategy was really fun and he’s excited to have a tag of his own.

In addition to the Utah application we are also submitting applications for Controlled Hunts in Idaho & New Mexico and we’ll continue to apply for pronghorn tags in Wyoming. I also have a special trip in early September on the calendar to go salmon fishing in Alaska for my first time. It looks like a busy fall for sure, so again make sure you subscribe and follow us around!