Recent content by ridgetops

I second that.

I don't mind it the way it is. It seems like a fare way to do it. I've had no problem getting a deer tag every single year since the early 80s.

Here's we go AGAIN, confusing hunter management with deer management. This thread is about hunter management and nothing to do with growing more deer through deer herd management.

I completely agree. Each unit should be managed for individual needs. It does seem apparent to me that deer crossings are one area that is really lacking in Utah.

Why RAC? He should go straight to the wildlife board!

I'm guessing a few of them will be mature in a few years. They definitely were not being over hunted.

It could be argued that the deer herds were way over objective in the 50s and were bound to crash. Guess what? They did crash, and they have several times over the last 60+ years. There is zero chance of it returning to mirror those days of the 1950s. It's time to move on. I choose to enjoy what...

The thing is a lot of changes are being made and have been for the past several years. Mother nature needs to do her part.

There are definitely better hunters out there than what I am. If I can go out on the general rifle just last year and see around 50 bucks and 500 does and fawns between my hunting partner and myself. Just about every doe we saw had fawns. Does that really sound like the end of the deer herd in...

I agree. A lot of people get deer and hunter management all mixed up or they think it's all the same when it's two completely different things. I like things the way they are.

What you've been saying all along is hunting deer in Utah is horrible and it will never get any better and it just keeps getting worse and I'm saying that's not true and many units have been getting better from where they were 15 years ago. So I guess we'll just agree to disagree.

Just because there's less deer, it doesn't mean there's not plenty of bucks to be hunted and mature bucks at that. You would have to cut all tags by about 80 percent to get a bunch of 7 and 8 year old bucks running around after the season. Thank goodness 98 percent of the hunters would never...

We all know that there's less deer on most units than ten years ago but if you want to talk about two years ago. Then I would say that there are more deer on many units than there were two years ago and there's definitely a higher percentage of bucks carrying over to the next year than 15-20...

Since you asked some questions, I'll answer. I've already told my wife that I won't mount anything else unless it's bigger than what I already have. I think I might have ten years (at best) left to hunt big game before I give it up but that said, right now there's still plenty of big bucks for...

That's quite the broad brush to paint a picture of doom and gloom with and a false one at that. It might be true within your little world but there are several places in the state that are doing just fine. No wonder you and elkass are such good friends.