>My brother had a tag for
>this hunt also and didn't
>harvest a buck. Back in
>2002 we both shot small
>3x4's and, in 2002 we
>did see some very nice
>buck and had chances at
>those nice buck. 2009
>hunt was not as good
>as the 2002. We
>didn't see anything bigger than
>the one I got, we
>did see probably 20 or
>25 smaller buck. I'm
>not sure that the Vernon
>area should be a limited
>entry hunt and this could
>be from all the poaching
>that has been done the
>last few years. There
>has been a few nice
>bucks shot in the Vernon
>area that has been posted
>on this site, but overall
>I don't think the genetics
>on these bucks are what
>they once were. Saw
>a lot of 3x4 and
>some very narrow 4 points
>even a 1x2 still in
>the velvet. I'm not
>sure I will continue to
>put in for this hunt,
>unless things improve.
Look on the DWR web site and see how many archery, muzzleloader, rifle tags they give out for the vernon unit, compared to 5 years ago. Plus land owner tags and conservation tags.(FYI) Also, I was told by the DWR they plan to up the number of tags in this unit for 2010. This suprises me after the poaching incident down there. Some thing to keep in mind when applying for the big game draw.