Opening day on the extended unit

[dryflyelk]

I usually wait to hunt the extended until later in the year, but this year I'll probably be out on opening morning.

For those of you who have done this, how are the crowds? Does it jack up the deer and their habits considerably for a few days or weeks? I'm not sure what to expect as far as pressure.

 

[Robiland]

There is usually a ton of pressure. I would wait and not go at all. Just wait til end of november like the rest of Utah. Good luck.

 

[huskyhunter25]

everyone goes on the opening weekend because they are all excited to get out of the house for the first time every year. but than they cant breathe and remember how hard the hike is and they all go back to watching their hunting shows and wait for the rut. there is a ton of pressure the first week and than its ok until nov. I hate how some people put in all this time to find good bucks for the opener and than all these guys that havent even shot their bows once this year head out and screw up your hunt.

 

[swbuckmaster]

its looks like the general season rifle hunt except the hunters are wearing camo instead of orange and they are on every ridge. Most of them were on the ridges one to two days before the season opens and have already educated the bucks to hunting pressure. They just cant help themselves.

I also don't think the front slows down one bit. It gets pounded for 4 months a year. Sure there are areas that don't get hit as much but unless you've hunted it you wont know where those areas are and more then likely you will go to the same hill everyone else goes.

good luck

 

[travishunter3006]

It depends on what part of the 45 mile stretch you are going to hunt. I ran into little pressure where I took my back this last year. In some cases we had no pressure at all. Opening day you will find few hard core hunters willing to get far from a road or a ridge top. Drop down into a canyon somewhere an you will find yourself alone and surrounded by some decent bucks. I hunted all year and took a 4 point on the last day of the hunt (nov 30) for bucks.

Good luck.



It was a big bodied 2 point.

 

[c3]

If you are late getting up there you'll find every trail head in Big Cottonwood, Mill Creek, Parleys and Emmigration have at least 10 rigs parked parked long before first light.

It's a daunting sight if you haven't sorted out where the critters crawl off to with all the pressure as that's all you'll see is other hunters.

Cheers,
Pete

 

[tsum]

how long do you guys usually stay up on opening? till sunday?

 

[tsum]

how long do you guys usually stay up there? till sunday?

 

[swbuckmaster]

sent you a pm tsum

 

[Gator]

Sounds like a place that you should go early and go high,let the crowds move them to you.

"I have found if you go the extra mile it's Never crowded".