Live4Hunting
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I drew the early Wasatch elk rifle this year and hunted hard on horses and on foot across multiple areas within the unit and talked to a lot of guys hunting the same unit and all I can say is that there is no other explanation for there being no elk left other than there was Significant winter kill on the elk in that unit that nobody from the division gave the public information on. They should have completely shut this unit down this year. I wasted 16 points on a tag where I should have had multiple opportunities for a decent bull, and saw almost nothing in areas where you always see tons of decent bull elk. Wasn’t seeing any or hearing any or seeing any fresh sign- which means they simply aren’t there. I’m pissed because the division gets paid partially from hunting licenses and As such has an obligation to at least give the sportsmen a heads up about severe impacts if they still plan on taking our money for tags that aren’t with crap. I would love to hear about anyone else with this same tag and what you did or didn’t see on your Wasatch early rifle elk hunt- maybe it was just me, but from what I’ve heard so far- it was the same for everyone on that unit. I haven’t talked to one person with the same tag that found anything decent and a prominent taxidermist in salt lake has taken in zero bulls from the Wasatch LE hunt this year. Tells me we lost a ton of elk and should have never even issued tags for that unit this year, or they should have put a disclaimer out there that basically said- we know there was severe winter kill on this elk unit and you will likely struggle to find a decent bull to hunt- knowing this do you still want to apply?