Monstermuley
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Why do we hunt deer before the rut? Tradition? What? To make more money? Wouldn't it make more sense to hunt deer after the rut? Like we do for Elk. What is your opioion? Do you think the deer heard would grow?
Changing the muley deer season one month later?
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Monstermuley
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Who would want Utah to change the season?
HalfAce
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Elk rut mid to late September. So hunting them post rut is still early in the fall. But Mule deer for the most part rut mid to late November and into December (that varies a bit in some areas). Hunting them after that puts you into the critical beginning of the winter.
Its not the best idea to be running deer through deep snow. That would just make it tougher for them to get through the winter. I think the deer herd would drop in size due to too many deer dying from expending too much energy and stress; if that doesn't kill them then it makes them easier prey for predators.
Its not the best idea to be running deer through deep snow. That would just make it tougher for them to get through the winter. I think the deer herd would drop in size due to too many deer dying from expending too much energy and stress; if that doesn't kill them then it makes them easier prey for predators.
elkassassin
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You'd wanna Hunt Deer along with 10 Million Cow Elk Hunters?
I used to know of places worth Hiking in to for Elk & Deer!
Thanks to Illegal Bastards & the USFS not enforcing Rules you can Zing in to them Places on Wheelers now & not see a Damn thing!
But by GAWD it don't take long for them U-Tards to get there with all the Unethical BS and the New Technology!
I used to know of places worth Hiking in to for Elk & Deer!
Thanks to Illegal Bastards & the USFS not enforcing Rules you can Zing in to them Places on Wheelers now & not see a Damn thing!
But by GAWD it don't take long for them U-Tards to get there with all the Unethical BS and the New Technology!
txhunter58
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While in theory, this might be good, in real life it would not.
Hunting after the rut would put the seasons very late, meaning on winter range. Winter range hunt generally have increased success rates. That would mean they would have to cut the tags issued by at least 1/2
txhunter58
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Hunting after the rut would put the seasons very late, meaning on winter range. Winter range hunt generally have increased success rates. That would mean they would have to cut the tags issued by at least 1/2
txhunter58
venor, ergo sum (I hunt, therefore I am)
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bucklover
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High mountain snow forces all deer to lower elevations. If you want even fewer big bucks to hunt, just hold late hunts. It's like putting all the deer in a corral, so to speak. Lower elevations tend to be more open and easier to hunt. As long as the hunts are early, there will always be at least a few good bucks that will survive, even with a high number of hunters.
mickeymouseoutfitters
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Sure you can have the season in December or any other time of year, but it needs to be managed accordingly.
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I'm not one for telling my grandson how big of turd I had to pinch off from having to eat so much meat. I want to give him the trophies that hang from my wall and tell him the unforgettable experience that came with each and every one.
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I'm not one for telling my grandson how big of turd I had to pinch off from having to eat so much meat. I want to give him the trophies that hang from my wall and tell him the unforgettable experience that came with each and every one.
bullskin
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Many of us hunt before the rut. While I would love to have more opportunity during the rut, many states simply do not have adequate numbers to do so without greatly reducing the number of tags. I would rather enjoy a more frequent, albeit more difficult hunt pre-rut, and do the legwork required to assure success. In the areas with which I am familiar, hunting exhausted bucks after the rut would be like kicking up planted pheasants, and many would be busted up.
Ticks N Tines
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Here's the simple answer:
Because it would DECIMATE the herds. You are talking about hunting deer on the winter range where they are easy pickens. Every tag holder would fill his tag and there would be nothing but does left for the year.
Because it would DECIMATE the herds. You are talking about hunting deer on the winter range where they are easy pickens. Every tag holder would fill his tag and there would be nothing but does left for the year.
Zeke
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>Here's the simple answer:
>
>Because it would DECIMATE the herds.
>You are talking about hunting
>deer on the winter range
>where they are easy pickens.
>Every tag holder would fill
>his tag and there would
>be nothing but does left
>for the year.
+1
While there are many answers as to why a late hunt should not be held in Utah, this is the most accurate one.
Unless a guy is willing to have the entire State as LE units with REAL LIMITED TAG NUMBERS it would never work for the benefit of the deer. You'd have to cut the tags by 80% to break even.
Zeke
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>Because it would DECIMATE the herds.
>You are talking about hunting
>deer on the winter range
>where they are easy pickens.
>Every tag holder would fill
>his tag and there would
>be nothing but does left
>for the year.
+1
While there are many answers as to why a late hunt should not be held in Utah, this is the most accurate one.
Unless a guy is willing to have the entire State as LE units with REAL LIMITED TAG NUMBERS it would never work for the benefit of the deer. You'd have to cut the tags by 80% to break even.
Zeke
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I agree with a lot of you and I am a horn hunter, but I also enjoy the meat. The best tasting meat comes from animals at peak weight. September is when you want to hunt if you eat what you harvest.
