Recent content by bugleb

In three days we saw two small bucks, five does and two fawns. Some Utad hunter shot the bigger one the next morning, a 18" four point. It was as bad as a poor Utah hunt. Pathetic. It will take many years, if ever to repopulate the area we hunted. We were in good country where we would...

Deer numbers are so low in central Utah and western Wyoming this year that mule deer will soon be added to the endangered species list.

My daughter in law got a 30 incher with a muzzy while 7.5 months pregnant last year. Most of the best bucks on that unit got nailed by the bow hunters, but not quite all of them. We hunted up north the first day and saw one that was tempting, then went down south the second day and got her buck...

Opening weekend in Wyoming region G deer/elk hunt for a comparison with Pavant. Three days bow hunting, only my son had tags, me and my grandson just along for company. Elk: 5 bulls, four were 6 points and one large 5 point, shots at two good sized 6 points. Heard numerous other bulls bugle...

I haven't been back and won't be back to Pavant this year. Tomorrow I'm off to Wyoming Region G for a deer/elk archery hunt with my son and a grandson. I just hope things are not as bad up there as they were at Pavant was, but we do expect a below normal year. I won't have a tag, but my son...

The problem at Pavant, and probably many other areas in the state right now, is not just the buck to doe ratio, but the low overall number of deer, period. The numbers is so low that it would take a long long time to recover to any reasonable level even if they all survive. We know that will...

I called home and told my wife we could be coming home early. She said "you might as well stay until you get one, then you won't have to go back". I told her not to worry about that, we won't be coming back this year. I expected a poor hunt this year, but this was rediculous. If I had known...

I have just returned from an archery deer hunt on the Pavant. I have hunted the Pavant almost every one of the past 58 years, seen its ups and downs, but never seen it anywhere near as bad as this year. The deer herd is down to 25% of the deer numbers on previous bad years and maybe 10% of the...

The White Indian Boy is my favorite. He was a distant relative of mine.

At 74 years old, I have witnessed several bad winter kill years. Deer are always scarce the following few years, but there are always a few big one around, if you can find them. I didn't waste my points on G this year. Probably won't next year either. It will depend on what the kids/grandkids...

I asked my friend why he put us it for that unit. He said a lot of big bucks have been killed there in the past. Come to find out, they were mostly killed on winter range on late hunts that they used to have there, not on early high country hunts. Also, don't count on finding many deer above...

I shot a bobcat while rabbit hunting many years ago that was clear full of healed over bullet wounds. We got a deer once in an area crawling with mountain lions. It had a big chuck of meat and hide missing on one hind quarter. We got a small four point buck once with its lower jaw shot off...

I have only hunted the Holy Cross once on an early rifle hunt in September. Before the opener, we hiked in about 7 miles south of the Beaver ski resort. We saw a few elk, but no deer or deer tracks, so we left that area. We went to an area on the southwest corner of the unit and saw some nice...

I remember when you could buy a deer tag over the counter and it was good state-wide. You also got an extra tag for archery if you wanted. Now, the DWR has done their best to take all the fun out of it. You have to pick your weapon and pick the ridge you want to hunt and you can't draw a tag...

I'm a NE, but I hunt G every year with the kids/grandkids. I haven't seen a shooter buck for the past 2 years. I'll burn my points when the decent bucks start showing up again.