Low Bull:Cow Ratios?

[brookhunter19]

When doing research on Utah, it looks like most of the data out there is showing that Utah has low Bull:Cow ratios, for example 20 bulls to every 100 cows.....

For example, when I look at Arizona & New Mexico, those two states have many units that have much higher bull to cow ratios....

Can anybody weigh their opinion on if the Utah bull:cow data is accurate, and how much of impact does it have on the hunting experience?

It looks like Utah has comparable harvest success to the other "trophy states", even though supposedly the bull to cow ratios are lower in Utah.....

Thanks!

brookhunter

 

[hossblur]

Le or open bull?

I hunt north slope for elk. Super low ratio. In 8 days archery, I saw 3 elk. We hunts transition area, I assume elk were in high country wilderness still.

In 5 days rifle I saw one 6 point. He's at the taxidermist courtesy of my 12 now 13 yr old.

That unit you don't see many elk. We are usually a few miles plus in,. Funny thing, at least where we are, when you do see elk, they are bulls half the time.

So. Open bull I'm not sure the correlation.

LE. Those ratios seem low.



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