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- Regulations · Draws and tagsMinnesota Bear Hunting: 2025 Permit Results, Food Surveys and a Dated Bait RuleReading permit-area results alongside the natural-food survey and bait rules.
- Regulations · Draws and tagsColorado Elk and Deer Draws, 2023 to 2025: The Gaps in First-Choice OddsAmong Colorado adults applying as residents, first-choice hunts resulted in licenses at rates of 51.7% for elk and 53.1% for deer. Second-choice rates were 18.8% and 9.9%, while most combinations of hunt and year awarded resident adults no licenses at that choice.51.7%of Colorado resident adults drew a first-choice elk hunt, 2023 to 2025
- Regulations · Draws and tagsThe Non-Resident Point Game: Building and Spending Points for Midwest WhitetailWestern big-game point tactics misread the drawings for nonresident whitetail hunters in two Midwest states: Iowa and Kansas. Learn to collect points and use them deliberately.6,000Iowa non-resident licenses, against more than 10,000 applications
- Regulations · Draws and tagsIowa's 2026 Nonresident Deer Draw: Gun Beat Bow in All 10 ZonesIn all 10 Iowa zones, the 2026 nonresident draw gave gun applicants a percentage point edge of 6.4 to 43.2 over bow. More important, a guaranteed draw required bow points of 2 to 6 versus gun points of 0 to 2.10 out of 10Iowa zones where gun applicants beat bow applicants on success
- Regulations · Draws and tagsOregon Elk Draw Odds, 2025: 73 of 152 Hunts Drew at 50% or Better, 10 Under 5%Among 152 Oregon elk hunts for any legal weapon with first-choice applicant pools of at least 100 during 2025, 73 had odds of 50% or higher; 16 gave everyone a tag. Another 10 fell below 5%, with 18,081 of 81,892 first-choice applicants.73 of 152Oregon elk hunts drew at 50% odds or better in 2025
- Regulations · Draws and tagsKansas: The Permit Is the ProductKansas produces whitetails that rank among America’s largest, and non-residents must win a drawing for the chance to hunt them. Permits available only through the draw restrict non-resident access.$477.50approximate cost of a Kansas non-resident deer permit
- Regulations · Draws and tagsThe Non-Resident Scorecard: Where an Out-of-State Tag Actually PaysNine Midwest states and three questions: can you get a tag, how much does it cost, and does the state supply county-level data you can use to scout?4×spread in non-resident deer tag prices, Michigan to Nebraska