>LAST EDITED ON Aug-22-14
>AT 10:26?PM (MST)
>
>Here's some insight into Utah wildlife
>management.
>
>A few years ago, just like
>has already been stated, this
>unit had tons of elk,
>big bull, cows, spikes, calves,
>everywhere. It was flat out
>awesome to see.
>
>For years and years growing up
>and riding horses all through
>that country, rarely would you
>find any elk, this was
>all before they went limited
>entry on it.
>
>Well, the division grew a fantastic
>herd of elk. Guys were
>killing 370-410" bulls every year.
>It was awesome to go
>hike around or ride a
>horse and see big bulls
>and big herds of cows
>and calves.
>
>But slowly, but surely the state
>started giving out spike only
>tags, and having late season
>cow hunts, then that wasn't
>enough so they started having
>an early season cow hunt
>during the spike only hunt.
>Then they started a muzzle
>loader hunt for spikes. All
>the while increasing the big
>bull LE tags.
>
>Well, fast forward to today. There's
>very few elk left at
>all. No big bulls. Period.
>And the division has told
>us they manage the unit
>for "opportunity". And their objective
>for age class is a
>4-5 year old bull. Also,
>they lump the North Cache
>herd numbers in with the
>South Cache herd numbers to
>generate their allotment of tags.
>Last I checked they allowed
>around 600 cow tags, and
>had allowed that many for
>a number of years. I'm
>not a math genius, but
>if you take 600 of
>anything out of an area
>year after year, after awhile,
>you aren't going to have
>anything left.
>
>That is where we are at
>today. The North Cache started
>out bad, grew into a
>fantastic unit, and then due
>to horrible management, is back
>to being horrible. If you
>don't know what horrible means,
>grab a dictionary.
>
>Now a there's a certain smarta$$
>MM member who I know
>has a North Cache archery
>tag, and he's probably going
>to chime in with his
>vast knowledge of herd management
>and biology, and he'll try
>to refute what I have
>stated. But this is about
>as succinct and factual as
>I can get.
>
>Don't believe me? Look up the
>numbers yourself.
>
>Look what you did Bessy? You
>got me all fired up
>for no damn reason!
Hey smitty!
We've got an LE Elk Unit not too far away they've done the same thing to!
GREED & PISS POOR Management!
End of Discussion!
AKA "Cutting your own Throat"!
UN-F'N-BELIEVABLE!
Spikes = $$$!
COWS = $$$!
BIG BULLS = $$$ until they're gone!
KILL ALL SPIKES & with in a Few years the Big Bulls are gone for good!
Then Kill all the Cows!
Just Kill them all!
JUDAS!
F'N!
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