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One of the problems with decreasing deer numbers could be Chronic Wasting Disease. Along with the drought, predator numbers and too high of permits as well as numerous different hunting seasons --- Mule deer herd numbers will continue to struggle. Went to the CRAC and Wildlife Board meetings...

Well the debate rages on. As far as the money raised from the $5 fee-- I can only tell you that while I was on the RAC we were given info concerning the projects funded by the 30% as well as money that the conservation group spent from their 70% on projects. The contract specifies that the money...

LAST EDITED ON Jan-02-18 AT 10:54AM (MST)[p]Another angle on this-- I have often felt that the DWR should not count animals that are on private ground in the overall population numbers if the general public is not allowed to have access or hunt those animals that are located there. They should...

Originally I was given information that cougars killed on average 1 deer per week. Read a study finished last year and the conclusion was that a cougar will kill on average 2 to 2.5 deer per week. They are opportunists, they will kill even when they are not pushed by hunger. Its who they are...

There are a few units in southern Utah that are basically year round harvest objective units for cougar. I tried to get the RAC and DWR to at least entertain the idea of making all cougar units year round harvest objective with the exception of an LE season. That idea got nowhere. The houndsmen...

Had an experience that brings a question in regards to long range shots -- 1000 yds plus. A guy was shooting at least that far just off the road. Took 2-3 shots. The deer was not huge, just a small 2 point. After the shooting was over he eventually left and drove on down the road. The deer had...

According to one of the RAC members, if the proposal goes through and is accepted it will decrease the numbers of general season tags by 2-3 permits per every late season muzzy LE tag issued. The number of late season muzzy tags would only be in the 5 -10 permits for each unit. I believe that...

DWR is proposing late season (early November) muzzy hunts on all General Season units meeting the minimum buck/doe ratios (15 on some 18 on others) They would be treated as Limited Entry hunts and bonus points would be used. What do you think of this proposal?

In a RAC meeting a while back, we were informed of "smart guns" Weapons that are already available. they acquire the target ( at whatever distance, I assume) dial the cross hairs in so that the weapon is at the correct elevation,windage etc, can even pull the trigger for you-- boom. Long range...

It would be a major task to get the ear of the RACs and the WB if we can't get one of the established Conservation Groups to help. They definitely are well organized enough to have some leverage. You get one of them to state they are supportive of giving up a few conservation tags on an every...

I hope this will help clarify to some where I stand on this issue. I've had some report in some committees and groups there is some sinister attempt to take away the money from the conservation groups--untrue. To those who are doing it am not calling for the conservation program to go...

Scubo wrote-Even if you got half of the auction tags returned to the draw, the odds on most of those units are already so astronomical that there would be absolutely no difference in your draw percentage. Except for the 50-60 guys who wouldn't have drawn if there were a few more tags that came...

The fact of the matter is that you need a group of sportsman and ideally a Conservation Group to carry this to the RACs. The DWR most likely won't go with it unless there is support from one or more of the Conservation groups. Money is the bottom line and whether or not the different groups can...

That's not such a bad idea ! After all the entire state is a draw unit--

One thing that I became concerned about was that when the division cut LE tags in certain units because of not meeting Harvest age Objectives over a 3 year period ( which I applaud them for doing), the auctions tags (conservation tags) for that particular unit were not cut. So that essentially...