LAST EDITED ON Dec-23-04 AT 08:13PM (MST)[p]I think a lot of us Utahns are looking into the same thing. The closest thing you'd get to a feed lot situation would be up around Hardware Ranch on the South Cache, but the bulls know right where the boundary is. There may be a few feed lot situations on the Manit in Sanpete County, but other than that I think it would be a tough hunt w/o a lot of snow.
Areas like the Pahvant, San Juan, Monroe, etc. wouldn't be too bad because you wouldn't be coming off of the muzzleloader general elk hunt-which ends 2 days prior to this hunt. The Wasatch, Nebo, Manti, etc. would have some fairly educated elk that are going to be hanging in the steepest, thickest crap they can find-unless there is enough snow to push them out.
If we got some huge storms it could be easier than shooting a cow at a feed lot though. Bottom line is that it could be a really tough hunt without some weather-if you're after a 350+ type bull.