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stinkystomper
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Just got back from my scouting trip to the Dutton. Got to know the layout of the mountain a little, and got to do a little trout fishing. Let me just start by saying the Utah guys have no clue how lucky they are to have so much public access to some of the best trout fishing waters I have ever seen. I was catching 20 inch rainbows in the sevier river as fast as I could reel them in! I was definitely amazed at the beauty of that mountain but was a little let down by the lack of ruggedness and pressure. I went at the opener of archery deer, elk, and spike hunting. We even met the game warden who said the mountain was the most crowded he had ever seen. I was laughing at everyone calling that place crowded. I thought it was void of hunters when compared to what I am used to seeing. We scouted hard for 3 solid days and only managed to come up with 25 elk total. 5 of which were bulls. we then decided to go to the boulder to some known elk areas to see if that unit was any better and couldn't find elk there either which made us feel better since we knew the elk were now officially nocturnal. On the other hand I thought the maps showed a much smaller unit. I figured I'd cover the entire range on my hunt. Well I now know I might cover 2 whole canyons on my hunt now. That is a fairly large unit. What I was impressed with was the quanity and quality of the mule deer bucks. I have several photos of deer, horny toads and fish to post but have a lot of work today and a long way to drive so I will post pics later tonight or tomorrow of our little adventure. I'm even more excited now than ever before about my upcoming elk hunt. Something about that mountain tells me I'm gonna be killing a friggin monster bull. Hey antlerrick, we still on for Pizza???? I also expect KTC to show up on the mountain. Your presence is now mandatory and no longer optional. Show up or stinky's huntin your arse down! lol