Harvest Reports
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high_country_hunter
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I've got some friends that are guides in western Wyoming and they told me the reason is that non-residents spend way more time hunting then your average resident. They've told me that most of their Wyoming resident friends that hunt just go up for a few days and call it good. The non-residents, especially us from Utah, go in for a week or two and hit it really hard. That's just their opinion when I asked them the same question.
I've got some friends that are guides in western Wyoming and they told me the reason is that non-residents spend way more time hunting then your average resident. They've told me that most of their Wyoming resident friends that hunt just go up for a few days and call it good. The non-residents, especially us from Utah, go in for a week or two and hit it really hard. That's just their opinion when I asked them the same question.
I was thinking that at first until I looked at the days/harvest for 2008. The average res. days/harvest is 9.4 and the average non-res. is 5.8 .
Now I'm just speculating here, but maybe the average non-res. can only spend a week, so at the end of his hunt he harvests a lesseer buck.
Or the residents are counting days that they spend an hour after work hunting during the week.
I really don't know but it has got me wondering. I wouldnt think the non-res. hunters are any better hunters than the residents. In fact I would think the residents would have the advantage.
Now I'm just speculating here, but maybe the average non-res. can only spend a week, so at the end of his hunt he harvests a lesseer buck.
Or the residents are counting days that they spend an hour after work hunting during the week.
I really don't know but it has got me wondering. I wouldnt think the non-res. hunters are any better hunters than the residents. In fact I would think the residents would have the advantage.
swbuckmaster
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LAST EDITED ON Dec-09-09 AT 03:17PM (MST)[p]you are talking about the displaced Utah rifle hunter. They sure know how to put the smack down on a buck. They will out hunt any wyoming resident hands down. They have been taught they need to go the extra mile to see a buck. So when they arrive in Wyoming they get it done so to speak. They have to because they only have the weekend to do it.
want more proof look at the Utah rifle success on elk Le units then compare that to Wyoming. the Utah rifle hunter can kill anything in less than 3 days.
They are that good!!
Archery is a year round commitment!!
want more proof look at the Utah rifle success on elk Le units then compare that to Wyoming. the Utah rifle hunter can kill anything in less than 3 days.
They are that good!!
Archery is a year round commitment!!
nontypical
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When you send in your hunter questionnaire after season is over,Wyoming tells you to count every partial day as a whole day.So yes,afternoons after work are counted as a whole day.I think all your other speculations about why stated above are probably true,also.Especially the one about Utah hunters being the greatest hunters on the face of the earth!!LOL!
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losthuntr
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non residents spend more time and more money so are less willing to go home empty handed and will lessen their size expectations as the hunt goes on, out of the 6 residents I hunted with we hit 7 different areas, harvested 2 deer and personally I spent around 30 days if the field during the open season without seeing a buck that met my size expectations.
PleaseDear
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Pretty funny sw!
I hunt bow Wyo alot and it is dead during the week until about 4pm and then very few locals are out and about.
I can see a guy having a week to hunt with all the travel, $$$, ect from home state to hunt vs the full season and an hour to drive after work.
Robb
I hunt bow Wyo alot and it is dead during the week until about 4pm and then very few locals are out and about.
I can see a guy having a week to hunt with all the travel, $$$, ect from home state to hunt vs the full season and an hour to drive after work.
Robb
