Recent content by Buckfever

Almost all of the late archery hunts are weather dependent. There will always be mature mule deer in these units year round but the majority will migrate in following severe enough weather (units 015, 021, 194, 081). I would agree that the last few years hasn't produced as many BIG bucks as in...

Here is a graph that NDOW published in 2003. It shows that our overall deer herd is down from "historical" numbers, not just the Ruby Mountains. There are several reasons for this reduction in population. Arguably the most significant is climate, with habitat degredation being a close second. I...

Here is a link to the Coalition for Nevada's Wildlife standpoint on the issue. Anyone who is concerned with the expansion should read this as a good overview. http://nevadabighornsunlimited.org/assets/MineExpansionThreatensRubyMuleDeer.pdf

Here is a graph from NDOW. It shows that all deer herds are down from "historical" numbers. There are many reasons for this decline but the major one is climate with habitat degradation being a close second. I think a lot of people want to compare today's populations with the late 80's, but the...

Forgot to mention, early rifle deer

I've got a friend who drew this tag and neither of us have hunted the area before. We will probably be hunting the later part of the season. Anybody have any info on where to concentrate? Thanks!

Nice buck! Congrats! Love the fifth on the right side. I drew a tag out there last year with 9 points. Depressed I won't be hunting out there again for probably another 10 years.

LAST EDITED ON Nov-02-11 AT 12:36PM (MST)[p]LAST EDITED ON Nov-02-11 AT 12:09?PM (MST) Due to lack of time and resources, I had no time to scout ahead of time and only had the last two days of the hunt to get out. We're pretty familiar with the area, but wanted to try a different spot so a...

I've always butchered my deer in the past, but am thinking of taking this years harvest (mule deer) to a game processor. Any recommendations on a game processor, preferrably in the utah or salt lake county area? And what am I looking at as far as cost? I understand it varies on what I get but...

Can't wait to see the video!

Congrats on a very nice buck. Look forward to seeing the video. Hope I have as good of fortune out there on the rifle in a few weeks.

LAST EDITED ON Oct-04-11 AT 10:42AM (MST)[p]Congrats!!! Very nice buck with cool character. Great Mass!! Itching to get out there for the rifle.

I didn't draw out for deer this year and was looking forward to the spike hunt, but due to a few circumstances I'm not able make it out this year. So share your spike hunt success and stories.

I've never used a game processor and have always butchered my game since it's free, but a heck of a lot of work. What are the cheapest game processors in Utah but still do a good job? Not having much spare cash after a hunt it's hard to think of forking over a few hundred bones when I can do it...

Are we now able to put in for LE elk and LE deer hunts in the same year? I am under the understanding that you can't put in for to LE big game species at the same time unless one of them is a once in a life time hunt. I read in a recent post that a non-resident said last year was the first year...