yoteduster
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I guess you could say I had a real eye opener this past deer season. A good friend of mine drew a really hard to draw deer tag in So. Eastern Wyo this year I guess you could call it a trophy tag and i was able to tag along with him. Now I've hunted this country (unit) several times back in the late 80s and early 90s and a guy would see several trophy quality bucks every day not so this past season. You might say that this was a very tough hunt not only was the quality of bucks really poor but the total number of deer seen was pretty sad compared to thirty some years ago.
Also this past season I was fortunate enough to draw a 3rd season tag in N.W. Colo. Now I should let you all know that I'm 73 years old with a really bad back and sort of a bum leg and for this hunt I had some cracked ribs to go along with every thing else. So I guess you know I didn't really get out and stomp the ridges and canyons but this country (unit) was some of my old stomping grounds and I know it well and besides that it's fairly easy to hunt if you know your way around. Again in my opinion the total number of deer seen and the quality of bucks seen was sad compared to the last time I hunted there in 1986. Now don't get me wrong, both these hunts this past season were alot of fun and we harvested a couple decent bucks( sorry I don't do pics unless my wife makes me and she wasn't with us) most of us Utah hunters know what our general season hunts are like..so my question is if our deer herds have went down hill this bad in the last thirty some years and our states dwrs don't wake up what's our deer heards going to like down the road for our children and grandchildren
Also this past season I was fortunate enough to draw a 3rd season tag in N.W. Colo. Now I should let you all know that I'm 73 years old with a really bad back and sort of a bum leg and for this hunt I had some cracked ribs to go along with every thing else. So I guess you know I didn't really get out and stomp the ridges and canyons but this country (unit) was some of my old stomping grounds and I know it well and besides that it's fairly easy to hunt if you know your way around. Again in my opinion the total number of deer seen and the quality of bucks seen was sad compared to the last time I hunted there in 1986. Now don't get me wrong, both these hunts this past season were alot of fun and we harvested a couple decent bucks( sorry I don't do pics unless my wife makes me and she wasn't with us) most of us Utah hunters know what our general season hunts are like..so my question is if our deer herds have went down hill this bad in the last thirty some years and our states dwrs don't wake up what's our deer heards going to like down the road for our children and grandchildren