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Do not apply for the pahvant!!! It is terrible. I’ve spent 55 hunting days the last 2 years on that mountain. We’ve ran 15-25 cameras each year in elk country and have had 1 bull that would have hit the 350” mark. Any decent bull is on private ground. It is below, south west desert, fishlake...

I want a SKRE membership!

How would making it a premium unit only allow auction tag holders the chance to hunt it? Would all the draw tags disappear? I don’t agree with banning and taking away someone’s livelihood or taking away the opportunity for someone who buys or draws a tag to get the help they need to achieve...

We can disagree and that’s ok. I think there should be more premium units in Utah that actually produce high end mule deer. Very few units have the genetics and winter range to support it. The oak creek range has everything you want and need to grow big deer. This unit has the potential to be...

My update from the original post: Spent 3 days at the end of the season on the unit helping friends and family who had tags. After the first day of season they hadn’t been able to locate a 180-190” deer. They had hunted extremely hard but with no luck. In those 3 days, we saw 35-40 bucks. Only...

I didn’t make it sound like there are 20 cameras. I said most guides run less than 20. Most serious hunters who draw the tag probably run 8-20. So yes with everyone combined there are definitely more than 100+ cameras. Just like on every other LE unit.

This buck was killed today on the rifle hunt.

Most guides never ran more than 20 cameras in the unit. The amount of time combined scouting and hunting is why guides are successful.

No if I had max points I’d try and draw a pauns tag. 190” deer are still big deer. The post was meant for people to understand that the ceiling of the unit has dropped considerably. When people spend 23-26 years of points, they hope to have a chance for something bigger. And that hope is based...

I understand the “management” plan that the dwr has for the unit. I also know what the standard has been for the previous 6-9 years in the unit. It was the top unit for the last 6 years as far as the amount of 200” mule deer that were killed on the unit. That’s the standard I’m comparing it to...

I am really good friends with Travis Roundy. We have talked about the oaks and pauns a ton. Based off of his knowledge and the videos of the bucks I have seen. I would hunt the pauns. The top 5-8 bucks he showed me were 10-20” bigger than anything on the oaks this year.

? I have 8 mule deer points! Wish I had max

In 2018 or 2019 there was a very poor fawn survival rate. Since 2018 the amount of tags given on the oak creeks has risen. 2017: Archery: 6 tags Muzzy: 6 tags Rifle: 16 draw tags Landowner 6 tags Conservation tags: 1-2 tags 2022: Archery: 8 tags Muzzy: 8 tags Rifle: 20 tags. Landowner 6...

How many years did it take you draw? If it’s a tag that you are only going to get to hunt once in your life then I’d take as many as you can prior to opening day. If it’s a unit you plan on drawing every year and your plan is to learn it over a few years of hunting in the unit then I’d say 1-2...

What a stud bull!!! Congratulations! When you get a moment feel free to share some of the story of your hunt!

I keep getting 182.5-184

Congratulations! What a stud buck! What did he end up scoring?

Between my family and friends we have hunted the pahvant range the better of 40 years. It’s no secret that deer #’s are down throughout Utah and the west. Speaking of tha pahvant directly, it is way down. We had 20 trail cameras up this summer from the north end to the south end. In some deep...

This buck was killed and said to be 37-38” wide. He and the buck earlier were killed in the same canyon.

35” from G4 to G4. His ears were 28” from tip to tip.

It appears that we won't be drawing in the regular draw this year for Colorado with some of the units decreasing in tag numbers. Is there a business out there that represents landowners that sells the tags that I could contact or do I need to try and reach out to personal landowners themselves?

We haven't had anything yet. Just checking to see if anyone on here has had or heard of anyone that has hits yet.

A buck we called “5wide” that my cousin killed a few years back. Ended up 35” wide!

I am looking for any info about what boots any of you have found hold up in cold and wet weather conditions! Thank you in advance!!!

Dalhmar and tristate… here is another picture if you are still struggling to believe. Left ear has a cut in it in 2020 and is still there in 2022.

Maybe the pictures are not the best. Again this was of him two years ago. Same canyon, same exact draw actually. Every year for the last 4-5 years. His running mates changed a little this year due to being killed. His left side has the same 4 point frame Except his beam dropped and split with...

We think he is 8. This is him in 2020. He’s 4 or 5 in this picture. In 2020 and 2021 he was about the same each year. We weren’t expecting him to blow up. He wasn’t even on our “to watch” list. We actually went to find another deer when this buck showed up! We couldn’t believe the growth and...

Oh yeah!!! Going to get me some gear!!

The secret is out! ? The oak creek holds large mule deer. Here is my overview on the unit being a local and having spent a ton of time helping and guiding for the last 5 years. The hay day years when tag numbers were low and overall buzz ? of the unit was kept fairly quiet. I’d say the best...

I don’t guide anymore. Russ is a good friend. Last year was my last year guiding for awhile. Kids are growing up and are involved in a lot of things. So not leaving much time to guide.

His business went live as of a month or two ago. He is getting all the social media information up and running. Russ Nielson was the head guide on the oak creeks for WLH for five years and Alpha for one. He decided to start his own guiding company this year.

I have hunted Colorado for five years in a row. There is a night and day difference from where it was at five years ago. Less deer, less mature bucks, and HUGE decrease in elk. With the potential of wolves being introduced to Colorado, the state of big game animals in Colorado will continue to...

If you are looking at a late hunt on the Boulder look at Alpha Outfitters. Give Garrett Smith a call.

After I shot at the first buck, he ran into the pine face that we could see. We watched him chasing does for 10-20 minutes before the buck I killed came out of the pines. During those 20 minutes I tried to get on the first buck multiple times without a clear shot. He was pushing his does pretty...