>First: Most states that offer
>muley hunting in Dec.-Jan., don't
>have 18+ inches of SNOW
>at this time. This
>is a huge advantage(think congregation
>of deer, migratory, ease
>of spotting and stalking, less
>wary IMO, etc) in case
>you didn't realize.
Fair statement!
>Second: The states that do
>offer muley hunting in Dec.-Jan.,
>with snow, well, these are
>usually NOT trophy hunts in
>good areas.
Fair statement! Some states do, they just take forever to draw.
>Third: If it is the
>rare Dec.-Jan., trophy muley hunt,
>in the deep snow, it
>is usually SHORT RANGE WEAPONS
>only.
Rifle hunts are available in some states.
>Fourth: What about the special
>big money tags(Governor's tag, etc)you
>say? While I'll still
>say the sportsmanship is lacking
>in some cases, at least
>they raise hundreds of thousands
>of dollars that supposedly benefits
>wildlife. How much money
>did Utehunter's tag raise for
>good causes?
Fair statement! I am guessing 45 bucks
>You can rationalize it all you
>want, but it is what
>it is. Call a
>spade a spade will you.
> I find it less
>impressive than a 165 buck
>in a regular, general season
>hunt. If you think
>that he accomplished a great
>feat, then you are selling
>yourselves short as hunters.
> It is like how
>I feel about Barry Bonds
>and the home run record
>- it deserves to be
>in the record book, but
>with a big fat *.
Had or have no intentions of defending they guy. Trust me, I do not agree with it being shot on state land. Somebody just said it was BS to hunt in December with no reasoning and I was looking for the answer to his thoughts. As I said earlier, I harvested a great buck on December 4th of this year. It was a tough hunt but I finally found one. Usually, sucess rates on this hunt is very low for trophy animals.