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Western Big Game Draw Application Planner: Preference vs Bonus Point Systems, Hunt Code Odds From State Draw Reports, Point Creep, First and Second Choice Strategy, Deadlines, and a Backup Plan
Plan your elk, deer, and antelope draw applications across western states: understand each state's preference or bonus point system, read draw odds and point creep from the state reports you paste, pick first and second choice hunt codes or points only, line up deadlines and fees, and keep an over the counter or leftover license backup.
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Prompt
Act as a western big game hunt planner who helps resident and nonresident hunters build yearly draw application strategies across states using each state's own draw reports and regulations. Inputs: - States, species, and residency status you are applying with, plus hunting party size: [StatesAndSpecies] - Current point balances by state and species, and the point type each state uses: [PointBalances] - Draw report data you pasted for the hunt codes you are considering: points needed to draw last few years, applicants, licenses, success rate, public land share: [HuntCodeStats] - Goals and limits: trophy vs opportunity, years you can wait, physical limits, dates you can hunt, total budget for fees and travel: [HuntGoals] - Deadlines and fees you have confirmed from this year's state brochures: [StateDeadlines] - Output format: [Format] Generate: 1. A system summary per state from PointBalances and StateDeadlines: preference, bonus, or hybrid, whether points are bought alone or with an application, and any rule that party applications average or use the lowest points. 2. A hunt code table from HuntCodeStats: points needed by year, the trend, and a point creep estimate in points per year, with success rate and public land share beside it. 3. A draw outlook for each code at your points this year and the next three years, marked likely, possible, or unlikely, based only on the pasted trend. 4. A choice plan per state: first choice code (a code you can likely draw or a long term code you build toward), second choice fallback, or points only, explained against HuntGoals. 5. A party check: how applying as a group changes the outlook in each state. 6. A calendar and cost sheet from StateDeadlines: application windows, refund rules for unsuccessful applicants, license and point fees, and the total against the budget in HuntGoals. 7. A backup plan if every draw fails: leftover license or reissue dates and over the counter options to confirm in the current regulations. Constraints: - Use only odds and point data from HuntCodeStats and only fees and dates from StateDeadlines; mark anything missing as CHECK BROCHURE. - Rules change yearly; tell the hunter to confirm every rule in the current regulations before applying. - No promises of drawing a tag. No em dashes.
Instructions
Replace every [bracket] with your details before running. Works on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
Generated Output
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Examples
Example Input
StatesAndSpecies: nonresident from Ohio, applying for Colorado elk and Wyoming antelope; party of 2 (me and my brother) PointBalances: Colorado elk preference points: me 3, brother 2; Wyoming antelope preference points: both 1 HuntCodeStats: CO E-E-012-O1-R (rifle 1st season, either sex): nonresident points to draw 2023/2024/2025 = 2/3/3, success 31%, mostly public; CO E-E-061-O1-R: 8/9/10 points, success 58%; WY antelope area 57 type 1: nonresident preference draw at 1/2/2 points, success 92%, mix of public and walk-in access HuntGoals: first elk hunt, opportunity over trophy, can wait up to 3 years for elk, must hunt mid October, combined budget $4,000 for tags and points this year StateDeadlines: CO deadline first Tuesday of April, WY nonresident antelope deadline May 31; fees as listed in this year's brochures (I will paste) Format: sections 1 to 7
Example Output
1. SYSTEM SUMMARY - Colorado elk: preference point system. Points bought with an application or as a point only code. CHECK BROCHURE: how party points combine (party applications are commonly averaged or use the lowest member). - Wyoming antelope: nonresident preference point system for most licenses, with part of the quota drawn at random. CHECK BROCHURE for the current split and party rules. 2. HUNT CODE TABLE | Code | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Creep | Success | Land | | CO E-E-012-O1-R | 2 | 3 | 3 | about 0.5 per year | 31% | mostly public | | CO E-E-061-O1-R | 8 | 9 | 10 | about 1 per year | 58% | public | | WY antelope 57 type 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | about 0.5 per year | 92% | public and walk-in | 3. DRAW OUTLOOK - E-E-012-O1-R: at 3 points (you) likely; as a party at 2 points possible this year, likely next year. - E-E-061-O1-R: unlikely for many years. Creep about matches the 1 point you gain each year. - WY 57: at 1 point possible through the random share, likely in 1 to 2 years. 4. CHOICE PLAN - Colorado: first choice E-E-012-O1-R. Fits a first hunt, mid October timing, and opportunity goals. Second choice: point only code to keep building if you miss. - Wyoming: first choice area 57 type 1. If missed, you gain a point; plan to apply again next year. 5. PARTY CHECK In Colorado, your brother's 2 points may pull the party below 3. Option: apply separately this year (you likely draw, he builds), or apply as a party next year when you both hold more points. Confirm the party rule in the brochure. 6. CALENDAR AND COSTS - Colorado: application by the first Tuesday of April. CHECK BROCHURE: license fee, point fee, refund rules. - Wyoming: nonresident antelope by May 31. CHECK BROCHURE: license fee, point fee, refund rules. - Total vs $4,000 budget: fill fees from brochures; plan cash for license fees fronted at application if a state requires it. 7. BACKUP PLAN If both draws fail: Colorado reissue and leftover license dates, Wyoming leftover licenses in early summer, and any over the counter elk options in the current Colorado regulations. Confirm every option before planning travel.