Emergency Shed hunting closure in some Utah Counties

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FYI....
Greg Sheehan, Director of the UDWR just signed an emergency order that closes shed hunting February 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017. The shed antler and horn gathering season will be closed in the following counties: Box Elder, Weber, Cache, Rich, Morgan, Summit, Wasatch, Duchesne, Uintah, Carbon, and Emery. What do you think of the closure? I personally think it is a good idea. Here is link with more information. Fstop

https://www.facebook.com/NortheasternUtahDWR/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE
 
i think they should do what wyoming does and not allow shed hunting til may 1st! this is a great idea.

"Shoot Straight"
 
LAST EDITED ON Jan-31-17 AT 01:13PM (MST)[p]Hhunter may first is a little much and the down side the antlers lose alot of color and those wyoming bucks are beautiful and have really dark horns if you can get them before may. And alot of people who play by the rules lose in wyoming. I think if there is a season ever in place it needs to be judged on the condition of the herds and severity of snow. But I'm not in favor of a shed season I think we just need to look at the big picture and do it on our own by giving the deer elk and moose space. We do owe it to the animals we pursue and love. I hope we can avoid a season but I fear it may take place in the future. I have not got out and hiked the winter range this year. And believe me I want to go and look but at the same time I realize how tough it is this year for the animals and have been staying home instead or glassing from my vehicle.
 
wstrntines, i hear what your saying and i respect your thoughts and trust me i love a brown horn as much as the next guy. but this time of year is too crucial for our animals. i would rather pick up a horn later in the year thats lost a little color too keep the animals less stressed, than to do what utah does and allow people to be there waiting for them as they fall off the animal, or pressure them to make them drop. its not right in my opinion. as with everything, there is going to be that guy or group of guys that ruins it for everyone. my two cents.


"Shoot Straight"
 
This is a great step especially where there are folks who care only about "brown horns" and place the welfare of the animal behind their antler take.
Hunting nuts and shed freaks will both suffer if we keep pushing the critters.
Zeke
 
Hhunter I see your point as well. And I miss alot of horns every year because I wait too long. I wish we could all just wait until late march and early april we'd have alot less winterkill and alot better birth rate on fawns and calves as well. I don't like shed seasons for the simple fact that you are giving the govt. more control and when you give them more control more is taken away from you as a sportsman. But if in fact we go to a shed season Utah, Idaho , Colorado, Wyoming and Nevada need to form a coalition and structure there seasons all in the same timeline. Just a thought maybe i'm right maybe i'm wrong. Bottom line we just need to quit trying to be the first one to post a brown horn for the glorification of social media.
 
Personally, I say hell yeah... as with all aspects of life; rules or not, some will not follow. However, as ethical people we cannot use the excuse of "they didn't do it" to justify not following rules and regulations ourselves. As far as self management... never works. Everybody has their own interpretation of what is right and will justify their actions to suite their needs, wants or desires. By the way, I love getting out and picking up horn as much as anybody. I don't love seeing landscape tore up or animals being pushed during critical times. Also, if the game is given a chance to winter out and aren't pushed into thick cover early, we all may see higher success rates on antler hunting. This is a losing argument because everybody will have their own picture of what "should happen" and I believe in "to each their own". I'm not smarter than anybody else, nor do I have the right answer. I'm just saying personally that I think this is great news.
 
I totally agree with the closure, too many followers out there who just need an excuse to justify breaking the law, I commend the DWR for their decision
 
Here's Where I got a Problem:

Do You Guys Know How Many People/CowKillers Are Chasing/Pressuring Elk Herds as We Speak?

It's a GAWD-DAMN Disgrace!

Even Chasing them on SnowMobiles!

GEEZUS!

If We Need to Close Shed Season Sobeit!

But I'd Also like to see it Enforced!

There's One F'N Thing I Ain't Gonna Do Just about now!

And That's Shoot a Cow Elk & See if I Killed 2 Elk or maybe 3!
 
I know a few guys that take she'd hunting way more serious and put in more effort towards than actual hunting season. With that attitude they don't care about the animals well being. Sad.
 
I did it once bobcat, mid February depredation hunt up by Carbondale. Once you open that sack and see the fetus you don't do it again. I was young, thought I needed the meat, toughest elk I ever ate!
 
You can commen the DWR all you want but that same DWR will be in the book cliffs for next 2 months. You and I will pay them to pick up horns 5 days a week 8 hours a day. There getting paid to count deer,elk and buffalo ya right.But remember there professional they know how to pick up horns and not put strain on the game. There going to love this.
 
I agree with Director Sheehan. However, I wish he had expanded the area further south.

I certainly understand the confusion regarding preventing people from hunting and gathering antlers while we are encouraging them to chase elk and alarm deer by hunting cow elk during the coldest temperatures and worst weather conditions of the year, and not just this year but most years, be they mild or severe. It seems to be another example cognitive dissonance within our system.

Maybe there is something I don't understand about why we are worried about one and not the other. But..............be that as it may, I'm pleased that the Director did the right thing regarding shed hunting/gathering, maybe someday he will see the concern some of us have hunting elk so long and later into the winter and do what's right regarding the dates of our cow elk hunts.

DC
 
Just another law/rule that law abiding citizens don't need because we have common sense and respect for God's creations. And just another law/rule that horn poachers could care less about. They are not bound by law unless they get caught. Even then, the penalties are a drop in the bucket and then what? The same folks are back at it stressing and killing animals to get some brown bone.

The attention the media gives this sport now days, makes this a losing battle for those who respect and honor the privilege to be a sportsman.

Anyone that posts a pic of a horn they found in deep snow within the next month should be shamed off this site.
 
Thank God the cow hunt is over. They killed a spike in my back yard today. Chased deer from hell to breakfast. Talk about a $hit fest. We are feeding the deer and idiots are chasing elk/deer in our fields. They need to rethink hunting in January. Accordingly to the game warden today 85 bulls in January. Guess nobody can tell the difference?
 
Utards.....


"As democracy is perfected, the office of the President represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be occupied by a downright fool and complete narcissistic moron."
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Needs to be statewide. Bet your azz Sanpete now becomes the target. Which, at somepoint we need to address amongst ourselves, we are "loving" these animals to death. Its Feb. Shed hunters are out, then as soon as snow retreats the trail cams will start chasing them, then the archery scouting, then archery, then muzzy, then rifle, then doe tags then rut videos. We had a couple deer producing winters that falsely made us(and by us I mean some "conservation orgs") believe that they were responsible, that shooting some coyotes and throwing a party had brought back the golden age. Now we are back to winter, and with it feeding, death, and fawn loss. These animals need a damnnn break, FROM US.



"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun"
 
hoss, I believe you hit the proverbial nail on the head. These animals that we love so dearly, never get a break from our constant probing into there habitat. Starts with shed hunting in the winter, then progresses to trail cameras then onto scouting and setting of salt and mineral blocks. If it were you or I that were being constantly feeling that kind of pressure we would no doubt go hire a lawyer and sue someone.
 
Bout time can't believe they are still hunting them Cows when they can't run for the deep snow.
Wished they would close all hunting in December, period for big game. Hard winters are the worst
 
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Some how I managed to get hold of a time machine (not) and I went forward to 2025 and this is what I found in a Utah news paper.

SHED LICENCE TOPS 100 THOUSAND AT AUCTION

The Utah Governors Shed licence went for a record 103 thousand at the Hunting expo this last weekend. Once again the high bidder was Lenard (Fat Boy) Boneas, Fast Food mogul from California.
Back in the bad winter of 2016 concerned wildlife managers became concerned about too many people on the public winter range so they implemented a shed hunting ban until the end of march is several hard hit counties. The ban was extended in 2017 and implemented state wide in 2018.
The Gov. Shed license and the raffle shed license allows the holder to start to collecting the first of January instead of waiting until April. The License was created because of pressure from conservation group SWFu (Save Wildlife For us). A large percentage of the sale price along with a large part of the money generated by the raffle shed license is used by SWFu to fund their valueless projects.
In an interview with MR Boneas he was happy to relay the benefits of the licence in between mouthfuls of a triple burger with extra sauce. Mr Boneas's statement. " I am so happy to once again be the winner of the Gov. shed antler licence. I would like to thank SWFu for making this tag available. I would also like to thank MossyBone outfitters for making last years hunt and outstanding success. Last year I was able to find over twenty 200 inch sets of antlers. I have once again retained MossyBone outfitters this year and I am sure I will be even more successful this year. I am confident in my prediction as I will be offering an even larger locators fee for big antlers. (The rummer is that Mr Boneas is willing to pay 50000 for a 300 inch set.) Also this year I have purchased a HC1000 to help in the search. ( The HC1000 is the civilian version of the Military's former top secret hover craft. The HC1000 is capable of speeds up to 60mph and able to go up or down slopes of 40 degrees. The biggest draw back is that the twin 500 horse jet engines produce twice the disables of the loudest heavy metal band. Specialized hearing protection is required.)
Mr Boneas also wanted to thank all of the locators and if any one if able to locate a large set of antlers this year that they should quickly send pictures and a GPS location of the antlers to MossyBone outfitters as soon as possible. The quicker the better as there are too many shed poachers in the hills and remember not to touch the antlers as that would be illegal. Mr Boneas is hopeful that he will soon be one of the greatest shed hunters of all time.
He is looking forward to next year when Shed tags for The Henery's and Antelope Island are auctioned.

We were also able to talk to the lucky raffle tag winner. He is hopeful to be able to take his 10 and 12 year old sons out for a March shed hunt or two in the foot hills this year.

Wildlife managers are concerned that Mr Boneas's actions could result in some wildlife harassment but that the money generated offsets any damage. They are also very concerned that the the raffle tag winners sons could handle a shed antler as that would be illegal and harassment of wildlife.
 
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>February is TOTAL BULLSSSHHITT!
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There aren't any cow elk hunts that go after January 31...
 
>Just another law/rule that law abiding
>citizens don't need because we
>have common sense and respect
>for God's creations. And just
>another law/rule that horn poachers
>could care less about. They
>are not bound by law
>unless they get caught. Even
>then, the penalties are a
>drop in the bucket and
>then what? The same folks
>are back at it stressing
>and killing animals to get
>some brown bone.
>
>The attention the media gives this
>sport now days, makes this
>a losing battle for those
>who respect and honor the
>privilege to be a sportsman.
>
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>Anyone that posts a pic of
>a horn they found in
>deep snow within the next
>month should be shamed off
>this site.

I've found a set and my wife found a single from the front seat of my truck, on a public open road. Shame on us ????‍♂️?
 
What are all of the tweekers from the basin going to do now that they can't fight each other over book cliffs territory until April anyway
 
Greg Sheehan will joining me on air tonight on ESPN 960am in Utah on The Big Outdoors Radio at 7:00 pm to talk about the shed hunting closure as well as the feeding of wildlife going on.

You can listen on the air or on the web at www.espn960sports.com

He is also announcing some more breaking news at 7:05 tonight.
Tony Abbott
www.thebigoutdoors.com
801-885-1274
 
>What are all of the tweekers
>from the basin going to
>do now that they can't
>fight each other over book
>cliffs territory until April anyway
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