BrowningRage
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Well boys, this year I'm feelin a bit anxious about burning my 10 LE Deer points. As some of you know, I have spent a significant amount of time in the Book Cliffs over the past few years, all in hopes of hunting there with a rifle one day and finding and taking an exceptional muley. My family has hunted 2 of the past 4 years there with a rifle. Both hunts ended successfully, and both hunts turned up some good bucks, and a couple of great bucks.
My dilemma is this. We have hunted what is now the South unit. During the hunt, as I mentioned, we have seen some good deer. Frankly, in two hunting seasons, totaling 12 days of hunting, we have seen exactly 4 "taker bucks". Each hunt consisted of seeing a great buck early in the hunt that we were unable to harvest, followed by several days of lesser bucks, and ending with nice bucks on the 6th or 7th day. During each of those hunts, we saw only 4-5 other hunters, and we never saw another soul after the 2nd day of the hunt. We always assumed that those hunters were discouraged by low deer numbers in the area and moved camp over to the North area where there are significantly more deer harvested. With seeing a few good bucks in the South area, and having such little competition, I have always been good with returning there; but now it seems that a significant number of tags are to be allotted just for the South unit. Increased pressure and competition, combined with low numbers of solid bucks has me worried about putting in there.
So, I'm asking what you guys would do. If you would prefer to PM me, please do. I'm looking for any input. Thanks guys.
"Therefore, wo be unto him that is at ease in Zion!" 2 Ne. 28: 24
My dilemma is this. We have hunted what is now the South unit. During the hunt, as I mentioned, we have seen some good deer. Frankly, in two hunting seasons, totaling 12 days of hunting, we have seen exactly 4 "taker bucks". Each hunt consisted of seeing a great buck early in the hunt that we were unable to harvest, followed by several days of lesser bucks, and ending with nice bucks on the 6th or 7th day. During each of those hunts, we saw only 4-5 other hunters, and we never saw another soul after the 2nd day of the hunt. We always assumed that those hunters were discouraged by low deer numbers in the area and moved camp over to the North area where there are significantly more deer harvested. With seeing a few good bucks in the South area, and having such little competition, I have always been good with returning there; but now it seems that a significant number of tags are to be allotted just for the South unit. Increased pressure and competition, combined with low numbers of solid bucks has me worried about putting in there.
So, I'm asking what you guys would do. If you would prefer to PM me, please do. I'm looking for any input. Thanks guys.
"Therefore, wo be unto him that is at ease in Zion!" 2 Ne. 28: 24