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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...

Reviving this old thread from last year with an update. The National Monument proposal is dead. It's been replaced with a proposal for a National Conservation and Recreation Area. http://mountainaccord.com/why-we-need-mountain-accord/federal-designation/ Seems to me that this designation...

Remove Herbert from the Governor's mansion and a whole bunch of this nonsense will disappear. The Wildlife Board is his responsibility and serves at his pleasure. He is a key supporter of Utah's public lands grab who is on record in his support of giving Utah lands to foreign interests. He's an...

The match has been struck. Gasoline has been splattered. I'm a 4th generation native of Utah...been hunting and fishing here since I was a babe. My mother was a hunter and carried me with her on the deer hunt before I could walk. Seems to me that this entire conversation is messed up from the...

I think partisan politics is a great way to manipulate the common folk, keep us divided and keep us out of any meaningful participation in our own government. That said, the problem is NOT that Bishop doesn't care for hunters - he's voted to support our concerns on occasion (Sportsmen's...

I think their trad bows are the best factory bows on the market. Not so impressed with their compounds. In all fairness, I haven't shot either of the Arena models, though.

Are your eyes brown?

The southern part is definitely easier hiking but the whole unit is really crowded. The most notable difference between north and south is that the southern half tends to be a massive ATV rally and there are very few places where you can get away from them. As a result, it can be really hard to...

>Thanks for the invitation Finn. > >DC I'd be tickled pink if you showed up. Let me bend your ear, or you bend mine.

Please drop by. We aren't after tags. We aren't looking to change guide books. We just want quality habitat and access to that habitat for hunting and fishing. We're non-partisan and non-bull****.

Good news, yes, but this is a long way from being over in Utah. And we should expect related activity to continue in the U.S. Congress. (As you recall, the bipartisan Sportsmen?s Act of 2014 was on its way to passage until Ted Cruz attached an amendment to auction off our public lands.) I'm one...

We can argue this issue 'til the cows come home, but there's a point that shouldn't be forgotten. As Bill Christensen said in his speech at the recent rally at the capitol, it's better to deal with the devil you know than the devil you don't know. Fact is, we can speculate, but we don't know...

The problem is that hunters have chosen, once again, not to be proactively involved in the process. So I started working with SOC last year on behalf of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, collaborating on the Wasatch Mountain Accord. It's been educational. And yup, the resorts are taking home all...

Today's the day, folks! Hope to see a lot of camo in the crowd.

Aren't political parties supposed to serve us rather than the other way around? As I talk with hunters around the state, I'm noticing that many take this as a partisan issue. But I don't see it. It isn't about conservative vs. liberal or R vs. D. It's about 35 million acres. I love to gamble...

Oops. Don't know what happened to the original image, but here it is again. I have to admit, I'm astounded by the silence. Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (my crew) has been against this nonsense from day one. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, always in the lead, has done likewise. While several...

LAST EDITED ON Feb-12-15 AT 10:47PM (MST)[p]When I first heard about Utah's desire to take control of our federal lands, I just laughed it off. But now our legislature is working to spend our money to hire lawyers to file the suit and a few members of Congress have made sympathetic proposals...

Old school: Don't get caught up in all the materialistic commercial BS. Some of the best bowhunters I know are hunting with traditional equipment made by their own hands. You can't buy your way into being a successful bowhunter. That fancy $1200 tech don't mean squat if you don't get to shoot...

LAST EDITED ON Aug-10-14 AT 03:24PM (MST)[p]I love my ATV. It gives me more mobility, gets me around faster and saves a lot of wear and tear on my truck. Sure, I can hike. I do hike. My ATV just gets me to the trailhead. But like you, I understand that I have responsibilities as an ATV...

LAST EDITED ON Jul-10-14 AT 11:02AM (MST)[p]Don't prove squat. You copied and pasted somebody's post from another forum, who copied and pasted from another forum, who copied and pasted from another forum... Nobody included a link to the source, of course. Don't see it nowhere in the CBH...

FWIW, it ain't like wounding rates of bowhunters hasn't been thoroughly considered and examined. Almost every state that has a bowhunt has looked into it, including Utah. Back east where they hunt whitetails with multiple tags, the highest wounding rates have been reported. The highest I've...

Who's on the committee isn't as important as who's chairing the committee. Bringing a room full of guys with different agendas and opposing ideas to a point of consensus requires skill. Most of us don't have that skill and it isn't included with a biology degree. Without an effective chair...

I have the same tag and plan to get out for some scouting this weekend. Glad to trade info with you if you're interested. I've hunted elk this time of year a lot, but not on this unit. Still, it's all about the snow. So until I can get up there and see what this storm has done, I'm clueless...

Yup.

There's access, but parking is a big problem. There's only one public parking space in the canyon. It's for a trailhead, but it's very small - maybe room for 4 or 5 vehicles. Since parking is a big issue for everybody who lives up there, they are very aggressive about ticketing and towing...

>"Why do >I even archery hunt? I >coulda shot that buck 20 >times with a rifle or >muzzy...." ...and your hunt would be done for this year. So I think you answered your own question. Just one of the many advantages of bowhunting is that it offers me a lot more time to hunt. Somebody...