paulaboutform wrote:Congratulations Nog. I'm glad for you but seriously, how flawed is our ridiculous L.E.H.system!
You are Bang ON! The LEH system in BC is
Right Screwed UP!
And let me explain just why I think so (using yesterday's results for the example).
Put in at
EXTREMELY Good (as in basically 1:1 odds) for Muley.
Miss.
First year since living here I gave up on Elk in the back-yard (Island) and went to MUCH better odds on the mainland:
Miss
Of course didn't expect the Kamloops sheep, so the results were No Surprise:
Miss.
Had several LEH "
Virgins" put into our area for moose, both group and singles:
Miss.
Yet for the THIRD year in a row, I draw for Moose??
Shouldn't MY odds have been
SUBSTANTIALLY Reduced having drawn the previous two years straight - This making it THREE?
Should not the "
Virgin" singles & Group applications surpassed mine?
WTH
Also put into a rather dismal odds area for Grizz, and got it?? Huh? You're kidding me?
I know no-one in the ministry that would have tipped the odds in my favor - that is CERTAIN. I can think of NO reason why I would have drawn the moose (THREE TIMES NOW!) when others who are at supposedly MUCH better odds miss. Nor can I understand why I miss at pretty well one to one odds? Nor why I could possibly collect an over-subscribed Grizz?
NONE of this makes any sense to me beyond pointing out the Fact this system is about as
Screwed Up as it could possibly get!
Nonetheless, I shall endeavor to persevere and wander out once again to tackle
ol' Slobbernose, and more than likely
Not-So-Gentle Ben as well...
Seems to me somewhat unfair though. Methinks we are
WELL overdue for an overhaul....
I've boycotted it for years, putting in with resident friends in Alberta instead. I did put in here this year to do a family hunt with my uncle and cousins and managed to draw a bull moose in 3-38. Whaddayaknow!? What area did you draw for?
Congrats on the draw Buddy!
Our moose area is smack surrounded by the controversial "Title" just granted to the First Nations by the Supreme Court. Not inside those boundaries, but immediately adjacent. As a consequence, you can bet your butt we're
Going In HEAVY! 
Also have five pending draws in Alberta, and of course a few guide tags should those fail... A rather likely run methinks...
WON'T be dragging the pointy sticks along for Grizz! Had more than my share of close encounters with those particular
Furballs, and I'm leaning towards something ON Wheels!
Cheers,
Nog
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Looking forward to the stories and pics this season!
