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pinenut
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I am curious what the "locals" in Southern and South-Central Utah are seeing in terms of numbers of mature bulls on the winter range of the premier units, particularly numbers of the "top-end" bulls 370+. I live on the Wasatch Front and cannot make it down to Southern Utah more than once or twice a winter to take a look so it is hard for me to make conclusions based on my small sampling each year. I do make it out at least once a week to spot around here and think the numbers of bulls are about the same, but the top end bull numbers are down significantly.
I mainly want to hear from people who have watched the elk winter down there for many consecutive winters and can give an honest assessment of what they are seeing this winter compared to last compared to the one before that. Were the hunts this fall just tough and a similar amount of big bulls showed up in the winter as the previous couple of years? We are far enough into the winter that i think the serious spotters down there can make a good assessment.
I am not asking for unit specific thoughts but feel free to give em if you want to. I also want to ask that this thread just not turn into a bashing thread about the tag increases.
Thanks,
-RPinenut
I mainly want to hear from people who have watched the elk winter down there for many consecutive winters and can give an honest assessment of what they are seeing this winter compared to last compared to the one before that. Were the hunts this fall just tough and a similar amount of big bulls showed up in the winter as the previous couple of years? We are far enough into the winter that i think the serious spotters down there can make a good assessment.
I am not asking for unit specific thoughts but feel free to give em if you want to. I also want to ask that this thread just not turn into a bashing thread about the tag increases.
Thanks,
-RPinenut