>Elkassasquatch. I live in Utah and
>I have never stepped one
>foot onto the Book Cliffs
>so unlike some who would
>comment, I will not. I
>have covered alot of Utah
>ground in other sectors and
>someday will get there I
>am sure. I could blow
>a bunch of smoke up
>your a$$ about knowing this
>and that but frankly am
>explaining what I know and
>believe. It just makes sense
>to me that after they
>banned poisons, the predator populations
>increased and we are seeing
>far less deer than we
>used too! I know it
>is far more complex than
>just predators eating all the
>animals, but they really do
>have to kill deer to
>survive and less predators =
>less deer being eaten and
>an increase in deer population.
>
>
>I do think it interesting that
>you hate Utahns and place
>the appearance that you know
>more about Utah and the
>"book cliffs" than anyone else.
>Now I want to ask
>you a couple questions.
>
>1. Why is the deer population
>not rebounding on the Book
>Cliffs or Utah in general?
>Do you actually believe it
>is number of hunter tags?
>They have enough bucks on
>the BC's and many other
>places to impregnate the does.
>Or is it the number
>of mature bucks you aren't
>seeing that you want more
>of.
>
>2. Are you a passionate cougar
>hunter?
No Doubt!
If We could Poison like We once did We'd get rid of most Deer Eaters = Coyotes!
But that Sshhitt Ain't Happening,We might Kill a Magpie,A Crow,HELL SAKES maybe even an Eagle!
I don't HATE U-TARDS,I'm a U-TARD myself,OK,maybe I hate a couple of them!
No,I don't know anything,I don't know SQUAT,I know JACK-SHITE!
There's approximately 30 reasons why Mule Deer are not rebounding in Utah,I've said it hundreds of times,I don't just Blame one thing like Most U-TARDS do!
Answer to your Last Question could be a very Long Answer but I'll keep it fairly short!
I Hunted Lions & Bears Hard with a couple of close Friends for over 20 years back in the Day,Glad I done it when I did,Long before every Truck in the Basin had a Dog Box!
This Era was long before a 65lb Female Lion was considered a Trophy,We turned Lions Loose & many of them that were way Bigger than most of these PISSCUTTER Lions killed today,We had more Deer back then,WTF?
Passionate?
Had more Damn Fun back then doing it than I'll ever have from here on out!
I Doubt you have a Clue BeDawg of how much Work/Money is put in to a Pack of Dogs & Equipment?
I've been 'HOOKED' by 2 Different Lions over the Years,Passionate?No,Just think back on some of the Events/Fun I had over the Years is UN-REPLACABLE,I Remember the Time me & my Brother Drug a Slightly Wounded Trophy sized Tom out of a Crevice/Cave We could barely get back in to so a Hunter could Finish him off,there were Battle Wounds along the way,Just the way it was!You won't hear me Complain!
'elkun' gets a little growly when He hears about us turning a Lion Loose,I guess you could say He doesn't like the Kitties as much as We do?
What I'm saying BeDawg:
Yes,Lions eat Deer,always have,always will!
They are not Solely gonna Wipe the Deer Herd out!
Just like any other animal/Species,Ain't nothing that gets my Blood Pumpin more than a Huge Tom in a Tree,they are as Rare as 30"+ Bucks these Days!
Add the other 29 Reasons in to the Pool of Reasons Deer Ain't doing so well Be-Dawg in Utah & You'll have it almost figured out,then all You'll have to do is Figure a way to Fix it!
When Lions are Decimated in Utah,what you gonna Blame then?
Ya,The Wolf is on the way,He's gotta beat the UDWR to the Deer & Elk,better Hury!
Any of you took a Close Look at the number of Elk/Antlerless Tags issued in Utah this year?
If Man Ain't the Worst/Biggest Predator then I rest My case!
I used to know of places worth Hiking in to for Elk & Deer!
Thanks to Illegal Bastards & the USFS not enforcing Rules you can Zing in to them Places on Wheelers now & not see a Damn thing!
But by GAWD it don't take long for them U-Tards to get there with all the Unethical BS and the New Technology!