Late NASCAR Driver Kyle Busch Drew A Coveted Moose Tag

Every hunter dreams of drawing a rare, exclusive hunting permit. For me, a proud Montana hunter of over 40 years, that permit is for Montana’s moose. I have been putting my name in the hat to draw one for decades now.

And judging by my drawing history, I apparently have a better chance of drawing one after I'm dead.

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I may be bitter, but the "Unsuccessful" column of my Montana FWP drawing results is getting ridiculous and sad. It added even more insult to injury that nearly a month after the death of Kyle Busch, the late NASCAR champion, he won Maine’s annual moose permit lottery. OUCH!

Luckily, Maine state law allows this permit to be transferred to an eligible family member, so the permit will not go unused.

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Now, before anyone gets upset, this isn't a shot at Kyle Busch. By all accounts, he loved hunting and would have been thrilled to draw that tag. But this incident tapped into a frustration I have had for a very long time. I have applied for every special permit for moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, and elk in Montana for years. Every spring, I submit my application full of hope. I have even put off paying some critical bills just to afford the application fees.

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Today, I check the lottery results with the exact same mindset I use to check my retirement account: I already know the answer, but I look anyway.

Maine’s moose permit is incredibly hard to win. Tens of thousands of hunters compete for just a few tags each year. So drawing a permit is a BIG FRIGGIN DEAL.

While Kyle Busch is scoring moose tags from his "Hunting camp in the sky," I am over here accumulating bonus points like they are Pokémon cards.