Done hunting elk in Utah

[mxracer317]

As an Utah resident, I’m just embarrassed by DWR.

Sorry (not sorry) that I’m hunting other states going forward.

Utah wildlife agency proposes changes to elk hunting as popularity soars

With Utah's current elk management plan set to expire, wildlife officials are proposing a new plan to manage elk populations as elk hunts becomes more and more popular.

www.ksl.com

 

[Oak]

May I suggest Colorado?

 

[ShootsManyBullets]

As an Utah resident, I’m just embarrassed by DWR.

Sorry (not sorry) that I’m hunting other states going forward.

Utah wildlife agency proposes changes to elk hunting as popularity soars

With Utah's current elk management plan set to expire, wildlife officials are proposing a new plan to manage elk populations as elk hunts becomes more and more popular.

www.ksl.com

Montana is real nice

 

[NoWiser]

As a nonresident, the changes give me a little hope that I might actually be able to draw a tag using my points someday.

 

[Mallardsx2]

^^ DITTO

 

[HighDesertSage]

Before anybody gets any crazy stupid ideas, I just want to say that the weather in Wyoming sucks. Its been blowing like a sonofabitch for 3 days. It blew my deck railings off. No BS. My face is completely wind burned from hiking yesterday. This place is a hellscape and it's only October. There's no good jobs here either. And no, it's not that damn close to your family in Utah. It's far....especially in the winter.

 

[Nameless Range]

I read the article but have no context. What is the OP‘s quick and dirty assessment?

 

[jlmatthew]

Just go OTC like Colorado.

All the money the DNR would take in could fix your dams and fish hatcheries! You could put a search and rescue fee on every license, but never worry about Hunters getting lost thanks to the additional hunters everywhere. Landowners would make more money due to increase elk numbers on private land thanks all the public land pressure, but cows would be safe due to bulls being where the money is and population might increase. The new shorter season would give you more time to go Christmas shopping since you're NOT out hunting. I could go on and on.....

 

[appaloosa]

Before anybody gets any crazy stupid ideas, I just want to say that the weather in Wyoming sucks. Its been blowing like a sonofabitch for 3 days. It blew my deck railings off. No BS. My face is completely wind burned from hiking yesterday. This place is a hellscape and it's only October. There's no good jobs here either. And no, it's not that damn close to your family in Utah. It's far....especially in the winter.

This^
... and I haven't seen a woman in over two months.

 

[Oak]

As an Utah resident, I’m just embarrassed by DWR.

Sorry (not sorry) that I’m hunting other states going forward.

Utah wildlife agency proposes changes to elk hunting as popularity soars

With Utah's current elk management plan set to expire, wildlife officials are proposing a new plan to manage elk populations as elk hunts becomes more and more popular.

www.ksl.com

I read the article but have no context. What is the OP‘s quick and dirty assessment?

I am genuinely interested to hear the OP's thoughts on this proposed plan. I went over to MM and read the comments there, but they are mostly positive. It sound like there is a big shift towards providing more hunting opportunity in the state. I could understand how that might be disappointing to those who are 2+ decades into a 3 decade wait for a LE tag, but also understand how the vast majority of resident hunters who have nearly zero chance of ever drawing one of those premium licenses might want the opportunity to have a couple of quality hunts in their lifetimes.

Here's a 52 minute presentation from the UT Big Game Coordinator explaining the proposed plan. I'm only about 20 minutes in so far.

 

[elkduds]

This^
... and I haven't seen a woman in over two months.

@HighDesertSage has her this year. Your turn will come around if you keep applying for PPPs, and live long enough.

 

[WapitiBob]

Before anybody gets any crazy stupid ideas, I just want to say that the weather in Wyoming sucks. Its been blowing like a sonofabitch for 3 days. It blew my deck railings off. No BS. My face is completely wind burned from hiking yesterday. This place is a hellscape and it's only October. There's no good jobs here either. And no, it's not that damn close to your family in Utah. It's far....especially in the winter.

I hunted 4 days in Wyoming 2nd week of October. Zero wind for 3-1/2 days, as in dead calm while glassing. Nice temps too.

 

[WapitiBob]

People wait 20+ years for a tag expecting an experience from 20 years ago.

 

[Green Hunter]

I am genuinely interested to hear the OP's thoughts on this proposed plan. I went over to MM and read the comments there, but they are mostly positive. It sound like there is a big shift towards providing more hunting opportunity in the state. I could understand how that might be disappointing to those who are 2+ decades into a 3 decade wait for a LE tag, but also understand how the vast majority of resident hunters who have nearly zero chance of ever drawing one of those premium licenses might want the opportunity to have a couple of quality hunts in their lifetimes.

Here's a 52 minute presentation from the UT Big Game Coordinator explaining the proposed plan. I'm only about 20 minutes in so far.

What's MM?

 

[Oak]

Here's a table from the YouTube presentation. Maybe @wllm can produce something like this for CO units 2, 10, 61, 76, and 201?

MM is Monster Muleys.

 

[Oak]

Here's a pretty interesting one.

 

[TheTone]

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Here's a table from the YouTube presentation. Maybe @wllm can produce something like this for CO units 2, 10, 61, 76, and 201?

MM is Monster Muleys.

Meanwhile the big outfitters will keep guiding the same clients every year in those units with auction tags

 

[shb]

People wait 20+ years for a tag expecting an experience from 20 years ago.

What ws once a way of life, has now become a once in a lifetime experience.

 

[mxracer317]

I am genuinely interested to hear the OP's thoughts on this proposed plan. I went over to MM and read the comments there, but they are mostly positive. It sound like there is a big shift towards providing more hunting opportunity in the state. I could understand how that might be disappointing to those who are 2+ decades into a 3 decade wait for a LE tag, but also understand how the vast majority of resident hunters who have nearly zero chance of ever drawing one of those premium licenses might want the opportunity to have a couple of quality hunts in their lifetimes.

Here's a 52 minute presentation from the UT Big Game Coordinator explaining the proposed plan. I'm only about 20 minutes in so far.

Sucks. My opinion is just that, so take this for what it’s worth…

We have a serious problem with the lack of big game wildlife here in Utah. To sell more tags is just decimating the population.

The division of wildlife is doing this as a money grab. Super sad.

Click on the comments in the article and read what all of the residents feel about it as well.

 

[schmalts]

As an Utah resident, I’m just embarrassed by DWR.

Sorry (not sorry) that I’m hunting other states going forward.

Utah wildlife agency proposes changes to elk hunting as popularity soars

With Utah's current elk management plan set to expire, wildlife officials are proposing a new plan to manage elk populations as elk hunts becomes more and more popular.

www.ksl.com

SFW has your back . NOT!!!