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proutdoors
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Alright ktc, this is for you. You have asked for what I think should/could be done to get more big bucks in Utah.
There is only TWO solutions, one I like and support, the other I strongly oppose.
1)Increase the overall deer herd population. More deer equals more bucks, simply enough. Except getting deer numbers up is tricky and takes work and Mother Nature's help. Increase habitat and decrease road kills, predators, and maintain the same number of buck tags. Right now on general season areas the buck:doe ratio is 17:100, which ensures a fair number of mature bucks in the deer population.
2)Decrease the number of buck tags, which decreases opportunity and does little/nothing to help the health of the herds. If we want to see the northern region rebound quicker from this winter, we should ask for MORE bucks to be killed, which will allow MORE does in the herd, which means MORE fanws to be recruited into the herd.
Fire away boys! I have my kevlar vest on.
PRO
Define, develop, and sustain BOTH trophy and opportunity hunts throughout the state of Utah.
There is only TWO solutions, one I like and support, the other I strongly oppose.
1)Increase the overall deer herd population. More deer equals more bucks, simply enough. Except getting deer numbers up is tricky and takes work and Mother Nature's help. Increase habitat and decrease road kills, predators, and maintain the same number of buck tags. Right now on general season areas the buck:doe ratio is 17:100, which ensures a fair number of mature bucks in the deer population.
2)Decrease the number of buck tags, which decreases opportunity and does little/nothing to help the health of the herds. If we want to see the northern region rebound quicker from this winter, we should ask for MORE bucks to be killed, which will allow MORE does in the herd, which means MORE fanws to be recruited into the herd.
Fire away boys! I have my kevlar vest on.
PRO
Define, develop, and sustain BOTH trophy and opportunity hunts throughout the state of Utah.