Recent content by Finn

Let's kill lions so there'll be more deer for us to kill. Cause "Hunting is Conservation".

I'm 68. I'm in great health and still have the stamina to hunt. But I've recently had to admit that I'm not "as good once as I ever was". Age has undeniably made me fragile. I get injured so easily anymore and I don't recover from injury like I used to. Back in October, I was hauling firewood...

You guys are amazing. According to the poll, some 70% of you think this is great and/or want even more hunting restrictions. 1/3 of you think giving land management authority to the Wildlife Board is a good thing. Snider is the same guy who just recently brought us the "constitutional right to...

(5) In Salt Lake County, a person may: (a) only use archery equipment to take buck deer and bull elk south of I-80 and east of I-15; (b) only use archery equipment to take big game in Emigration Township; and (c) not hunt big game within one-half mile of Silver Lake in Big Cottonwood Canyon...

3 things happen when you start getting old. The first thing is that you lose your memory. I don't remember what the other 2 things were. But I do remember enough to know that "14 days and you were done hunting." ain't right. Neither is "no bowhunt". I clearly recall the archery deer season...

It's easy to take a look, form an opinion and point a finger. But fact is, public land management is extremely complex. Everybody likes to bash the FS, but they're just like the DWR - they don't make the decisions; they just execute the decisions made by We, the People, for better or worse. And...

The elk didn't get "shot out". The mountain dried up. I'm up there every year and find sign once in awhile, but elk don't hold there anymore. They still cross the Sanpete valley from time to time, but return to the Manti or head north to much better habitat. Add to that the loss of a lot of...

I haven't hunted it yet but my boy and his wife live in the area and I've been checking it out in preparation for next year. Sure, you could cry wolf, but I prefer a more positive attitude. Fact is, elk success rates have been between 15-20% over the past few years and the population is...

As a native Utahn and life-long hunter who has a personal history in the area, I support BENM. That said, it's a piss poor way to manage our lands. But due to Utah's political "leadership", it's the only move left on the chess board. (This game has been in play for 35 years or more.) Seems to...

Here's some history: http://www.wafwa.org/Documents%20and%20Settings/37/Site%20Documents/Working%20Groups/Elk%20Workshops/1980%20Cranbrook%20BC%20Elk%20Workshop/1980%20Cranbrook%20British%20Columbia%20Elk%20Workshop/1980%20Utah%20Elk%20Status%20Report.pdf

Cedar Breaks is managed by the National Parks Service. Bear's Ears is managed by the BLM. Two different critters. As for the OP, no, at this point, it doesn't matter. The proposal package has been delivered. Utah's objections have been delivered. All that remains is for Obama to decide what...

Just Utah's politicians trying to agitate citizens some more. This (non)event won't change anything. The horse has left the barn.

I've been following this proposal closely from the beginning, studied the documentation until my eyes bled and I've talked face-to-face with a lot of folks on both sides. There's a much bigger picture here that deserves more than knee-jerk reactions. But that picture can't be seen by looking...

Spoke with Bishop and Chaffetz staffers today. They tell me that the best way to avoid a state "take over" is to support Bishop's Public Lands Initiative. Problem is, Bishop's PLI places all management control squarely in the governor's office (commissioners appointed by the governor). So PLI is...

Bucksnorts is absolutely right about Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. RMEF also deserves credit for actively opposing the transfer. In more than a half-century of hunting and fishing, I don't recall a bigger threat to our heritage. As a former co-chair for the Utah state chapter of BHA, I'm...