Fair warning, this will probably come off as a rant, and it is. but I cant be the only one bitten by this.
This is my first year to actually put in for any kind of draw in utah, as i just moved here last fall for graduate school. I've spent hours on this forum gleaning information, as well as hours scouring through the not so simple website that is DWR. I put my wife and I in both for general season archery deer, and LE archery elk, both on the cache. Unsuccessful on elk, but successful on deer. yay for us. However, being from Alabama, I would like to take advantage of every opportunity to chase elk in my short time here, so i put in for the antlerless. Now i didn't go willy nilly about this. I looked up this years available permits, last years odds. compared numbers as far as which units got more tags this year than last, looked at terrain, etc. I really feel i did my due diligence as far as trying to give my self the best chances for my wife and I to draw. I have a fair understanding of how the utah draw system works (at least as much as a newbie can) and was really struggling with what areas to put as 1st and 2nd choice, since it is my understanding that second choice is pretty much useless anyways. and two days ago, i filled out our apps.
Here comes the problem. Its been bugging me about what i chose between the two, so i have decided to switch them. got online to do so and even called. Now, utah is a system where they can look up your tag from the computer in a game warden's truck. an untrained booger picking walmart working teenager can successfully sell you a license, and you can do pretty much anything you need online. But God forbid you rethink a decision on an application. In this glorious aforementioned system, one thing does not exist. an "edit application" button. now I've seen a lot of forum members complain about the misuse of money by dwr and all make valid points. but holy crap, it couldn't cost them that much more to add this tiny feature that seems fairly common place. but wait there's a withdraw application button. I'm sure they came free from the server company though. So now, in order to get a good nights sleep knowing Im satisfied with my application, (which still is no gimme on success) i have to forfiet the $20 on my original application, in order to pay another $20 for the new application for me and the wife. congratulations, DWR. you got yours. rant over.
This is my first year to actually put in for any kind of draw in utah, as i just moved here last fall for graduate school. I've spent hours on this forum gleaning information, as well as hours scouring through the not so simple website that is DWR. I put my wife and I in both for general season archery deer, and LE archery elk, both on the cache. Unsuccessful on elk, but successful on deer. yay for us. However, being from Alabama, I would like to take advantage of every opportunity to chase elk in my short time here, so i put in for the antlerless. Now i didn't go willy nilly about this. I looked up this years available permits, last years odds. compared numbers as far as which units got more tags this year than last, looked at terrain, etc. I really feel i did my due diligence as far as trying to give my self the best chances for my wife and I to draw. I have a fair understanding of how the utah draw system works (at least as much as a newbie can) and was really struggling with what areas to put as 1st and 2nd choice, since it is my understanding that second choice is pretty much useless anyways. and two days ago, i filled out our apps.
Here comes the problem. Its been bugging me about what i chose between the two, so i have decided to switch them. got online to do so and even called. Now, utah is a system where they can look up your tag from the computer in a game warden's truck. an untrained booger picking walmart working teenager can successfully sell you a license, and you can do pretty much anything you need online. But God forbid you rethink a decision on an application. In this glorious aforementioned system, one thing does not exist. an "edit application" button. now I've seen a lot of forum members complain about the misuse of money by dwr and all make valid points. but holy crap, it couldn't cost them that much more to add this tiny feature that seems fairly common place. but wait there's a withdraw application button. I'm sure they came free from the server company though. So now, in order to get a good nights sleep knowing Im satisfied with my application, (which still is no gimme on success) i have to forfiet the $20 on my original application, in order to pay another $20 for the new application for me and the wife. congratulations, DWR. you got yours. rant over.