fishon
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What a great story the Henry Mtn deer herd is. Nearly 45 bucks per 100 does. A 244" monster shot on the unit last year. So many bucks that some of them are dying of old age. Uncrowded hunts since there is only 24 permits a year given. 13 rifle 5 archery 5 muzzleloader 1 Non resident. 3,123 applicants for 24 permits.
Is this really a great story or is this a wasted resource. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent on the Henry Mtn deer herd and 24 people get to enjoy it.
I ask you, is this worth it? At one time this was an open unit that many of family and friends enjoyed and now it is only a sliver of that.
Sure Utah can brag about how great the deer are, but how many people relly enjoy it? Better yet how many will ever hunt it? As it currently sits it would take 136 years for everyone that applied last year to draw, and that is only if no new people put in. So for all of you that have max bonus points you will draw it sometime in your life. For the rest of you I suggest you by a lottery ticket.
The only other option is attend you rac meeting this month and demand more opportunity on the Henry Mtn deer unit. The DWR is proposing a modest 5 permit increase, in other words 2 more for max point holders and then 3 for everyone. That won't cut it as far as I am concerned.
I would like to see the permits go to 35 minimum this year and perferably 40. Lets see how the Mtn can handle it. We know that deer are dying of old age on that Mtn and we know that 3,100 of you won't draw a tag there this year. I suggest we hunt more deer.
What are your thoughts?
tony abbott
Is this really a great story or is this a wasted resource. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent on the Henry Mtn deer herd and 24 people get to enjoy it.
I ask you, is this worth it? At one time this was an open unit that many of family and friends enjoyed and now it is only a sliver of that.
Sure Utah can brag about how great the deer are, but how many people relly enjoy it? Better yet how many will ever hunt it? As it currently sits it would take 136 years for everyone that applied last year to draw, and that is only if no new people put in. So for all of you that have max bonus points you will draw it sometime in your life. For the rest of you I suggest you by a lottery ticket.
The only other option is attend you rac meeting this month and demand more opportunity on the Henry Mtn deer unit. The DWR is proposing a modest 5 permit increase, in other words 2 more for max point holders and then 3 for everyone. That won't cut it as far as I am concerned.
I would like to see the permits go to 35 minimum this year and perferably 40. Lets see how the Mtn can handle it. We know that deer are dying of old age on that Mtn and we know that 3,100 of you won't draw a tag there this year. I suggest we hunt more deer.
What are your thoughts?
tony abbott