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I have been going through hunting withdrawals the last week and a half so I thought I'd reminisce on the past year by writing a season recap. This might be a little long but I hunted a ton this year right down to the last day of 2014. 2014 was a wild ride that unfortunately left me eating...

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if they combine all deer points into one pool how will that affect the LE elk draw? As residents we can only put in for one LE species. THe way the current system is I hunt general deer so I can build elk points. If all deer units are considered LE units then no residents will be able to hunt...

LAST EDITED ON Oct-06-14 AT 12:54PM (MST)[p]way to stick with it and get it done my friend... when I heard shots that morning I was hoping they were from you! And you got it done on a solid buck too! CONGRATS!!!!

elkfromabove is completely right. I did this last year and called the dwr and verified it. Good luck!

I completely agree. The sign is definitely lacking in information. I wish it would have said something about this being a change from previous years. I have literally busted my balls to try and get this resolved since the beginning of June and I have been very frustrated at how the DWR has...

LAST EDITED ON Aug-01-14 AT 11:06AM (MST)[p]LAST EDITED ON Aug-01-14 AT 11:04?AM (MST) I actually caught this change back in the beginning of June. I was going to the proclamation to show a coworker that the Wasatch Front extended area is actually an open bull unit during the general hunt. When...

I actually caught this change back in the beginning of June. I was going to the proclamation to show a coworker that the Wasatch Front extended area is actually an open bull unit during the general hunt. When I looked at the proclamation I couldnt believe my eyes that they had actually changed...

not trying to stir the pot or add to your bow dilemma but I picked up a new prime alloy this winter and shot it side by side with the hoyt faktor (which I thought was the bow for me). Well, the day my shop, Wilde Arrow (great shop btw), had both in stock in lefty I went and shot both side by...

the bull I shot wasnt previously wounded. I watched him spar all day long with another bull that looked like his twin brother. My buddy got a shot on the twin but his arrow deflected off of a branch and he missed cleanly. that being said the other bull didnt exhibit signs of being wounded...

I was looking through success rates for the wasatch front extended archery deer and elk hunts. It looks as if success rates are abysmal for harvesting a buck or bull. It looks as if the archery bull elk on the extend has about a 1% success rate. 1 in 100 tags is filled with a bull. The buck...

I was looking through success rates for the wasatch front extended archery deer and elk hunts. It looks as if success rates are abysmal for harvesting a buck or bull. It looks as if the archery bull elk on the extend has about a 1% success rate. 1 in 100 tags is filled with a bull. The buck...

Oh hey John, good to see you join MM. Its fun reading the hunting stories and seeing the pictures on the forums... I think you will enjoy it. I guess I haven't talked to you for a few weeks... but yeah the last month has been very productive for me. I am super proud of this my first archery...

Short story: Very first archery season and first archery mule deer taken on the Wasatch extended unit on public land. I made a 45 yard quartering-to-me shot and put the buck down in about 15 seconds and no more than 30 yards from the scene. I got a complete pass through with the ulmer edge and...

General question... I have never been out hunting very much while it has been snowing. The weekend forcast is calling for it so my question is will deer (bucks) stay out feeding while the snow is dumping or will they seek shelter like they do when it is raining? In my experience deer bed when...

hey fever, thanks for your reply. I sent you a pm with a bit more detail.

General question for you all, with the mild weather we have been having this fall is it possible that the deer will be rutting up high? Lets say at or above 9000 ft along the wasatch front? I guess I am wondering if the majority of the deer are still high or if they have moved down low. Seems to...

Comin out heavy!

I will get on this train as well. Just killed my first bull and want to give my wife something for helping me pack it out... Can I get the contact info as well?

LAST EDITED ON Oct-28-13 AT 11:53AM (MST)[p]LAST EDITED ON Oct-28-13 AT 10:53?AM (MST) This is a long story... but for those who want the short one.... THis was my very first archery season and very first elk hunting season. This was a utah general archery elk tag, unlimited over the counter...

LAST EDITED ON Oct-18-13 AT 10:27AM (MST)[p]How late into the season have you seen rutting activities on the wasatch extended? I have heard the cows go through two to three estrus cycles? Perhaps I can still find a pocket of rutting elk? Most the elk I saw early in the season are in areas...

LAST EDITED ON Oct-18-13 AT 10:26AM (MST)[p]I just responded to the other thread about elk on the WF... It got me thinking about another question. How late into the season have you seen rutting activities on the wasatch extended? I have heard the cows go through two to three estrus cycles...

I too am currently struggling to find the elk. I had them located and patterned early in the season (when I was after my muley) and now that I am in elk mode, I cant seem to find them. Figures! I have been in areas with lots of sign and have talked with friends who have recently seen elk in...

I think it is absolutely ridiculous to roll tags over. I can see no other reason for doing this other than to MAKE MORE MONEY. This is a perpetual cycle that is making some units very, very bad to hunt. The units that do not sell out of archery and muzzleloader tags are not the best units...

Sorry.... I saw this too late... and at that I dont think I have much to contribute. My dad and I drew K tags this year and remembering our experience in K 4 years ago, we were both very excited. 4 years ago we drew and hunted the Knights Ridge HMA. I killed a good 4 pt and my dad killed a...

I agree completely... I like this buck a lot. I like his heavy mass. The second I saw him I knew he was the one I wanted. Thats why I said either way he is going to be my project this season. I just wanted to get an idea how big he actually is. He is by far the biggest deer I have seen on...

As you can see from the photos, this deer has a lot of mass. He carries his mass from the base to his tips. I think that is what I like the most about him. Either way this deer is my project this season.

I posted a couple of pictures earlier in the week of this buck but didnt get much love in the way of help scoring him. I know the pictures are not the best but I am trying to get an idea of how big this deer is.... What do you think he would score and how wide do you think he is?

If it is a rifle tag you can still surrender it. Also, you can have the best of both worlds... you can surrender the old tag, and then turn around and buy the archery tag over-the-counter. My dad did that this year. He surrendered his first choice rifle tag... got his points reinstated and...

Agreed 150%... Last year I had the 17A rifle tag as well. I was hunting a little south of american fork. THe area I hunted was an absolute zoooooooooooooo. I could not believe how many people we saw, and we were 3 to 4 miles from any road. We would be getting to one of my spots only to find...

I know its not the same deer. The front view deer is a deer I passed on opening afternoon. Just thought I would share the picture because he is quite tall for how young he is. This was in in Utah.

LAST EDITED ON Aug-20-13 AT 10:52AM (MST)[p]Here are the same pictures of the buck but zoomed in. These pictures were taken about a mile to a 1.5 miles from the deer, so I know they arent the best. I realize its hard to judge size from pictures like this but I just want to get an idea if he is...

So, I have never really been interested in scoring deer, probably mostly because I have never hunted one worth scoring... but this weekend I put a stalk on a deer that I think is a real giant for a general over-the-counter archery deer tag. I got within about 60 yards of this deer (I couldnt see...

Hey Grizzly Having had your Kuiu bino harness over the weekend, do you think it is the best one that you have used? So there is no sag when the binos are out? One last question, I do lots of trail running as I am out scouting.... do you think this kuiu system will hold the binos good enough...

That is what I thought. I didnt know if somebody on the forum had the privilege of demoing one before they were released or something.

THis is a hot topic recently... I really like the looks of the kuiu bino harness system. It looks like it is the lightest and most streamline design out there. That is what I am looking for... no extra pockets, no bells and whistles, just a harness system that doesnt bounce when I jog, and one...

I really like the looks of the kuiu bino harness system. It looks like it is the lightest and most streamline design out there. That is what I am looking for... no extra pockets, no bells and whistles, just a harness system that doesnt bounce when I jog, and one that protects my swaros from...

hello all. I am in the market for a spotting scope to be used for backcountry deer and elk hunting/scouting and general wildlife viewing/digiscoping.. I have narrowed it down to either the viper hd or the razor hd. I have looked through each scope during bright conditions and they look about...

hello all. I am in the market for a spotting scope to be used for backcountry deer and elk hunting/scouting and general wildlife viewing/digiscoping.. I have narrowed it down to either the viper hd or the razor hd. I have looked through each scope during bright conditions and they look about...

Hey Tallbuck... thanks for your post.. I sent you a pm. I have some questions for ya... maybe we could chat on the phone... I sent you my number in a pm.