Just about every spike unit in the state exploded with big bulls in the early 2000’s. Limiting the spike units to every other year would serve very little purpose. Enough spikes slip through the cracks to supply a healthy herd of mature bulls. Utah has proven this to be true in the past. Utah’s limited entry bull quality has slipped for 2 reasons. 1- the division gives out significantly more tags for limited entry bull hunts than pre 2010. 2-the number of cow tags given out has been severely miss managed, cow tags have been very liberally given. Examples of terrible elk herd management in regards to cow permits would be Manti, fishlake, and most recently the wasatch unit have been decimated by the division and there piss poor management. Utah still has very good limited entry elk hunting, but doesn’t hold a candle to what it once was. This has no question been a direct result of management. For better or worse, depending on how you look at it. Worse because the quality of bulls has diminished significantly. Better because we have much more opportunity.