That's crazy....
I still can't get over that many people there.
Well don't know what the offficial count was but my ticket numbers were 221-225 and the highest ticket called was 790something. The Alum hunt I participated in was pretty easy to kill does. I would definitely do it again. As long as it wasn't pay to play which the Alum drawing usually isn't. I just hate pissing away $25. Not like it is much money but it still bugs my frugal ass.
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I think it's a safe bet that we'll see this trend of pay to play only increase. Not that there's anything wrong with the way they have it set up at all. If you limit the amount of tickets a person can buy, and keep things modest, people will still flock in for a chance to get drawn. And why not? It is fun to hunt new places that get opened up, and yes, the deer aren't quite as used to hunting pressure in these spots so they can be a bit dumb at times.