LAST EDITED ON Apr-18-12 AT 01:14AM (MST)[p]Though I haven't hunted these particular hunts (there's two of them.), I have hunted the area several times during the rifle hunt for bucks and have been on that unit a lot during the winter and there are plenty of does (and bucks) there from late October to March. In fact, I was just part of the March 31st range ride to observe and discuss the merits of having these hunts and we saw over 100 deer in the junipers in the middle of the day.
The reason for these hunts, habitat degradation, is obvious to anyone who sees the area, so don't let anyone discourage you from hunting these does. In fact, per the UDWR and the BLM, the 150 permits are only about half the number of deer that should be removed in order for the habitat to even have a chance of recovering, and it's just the politically correct number they thought they could get through the system. Most of the responses you'll get on this forum will be politically correct, but not biologically correct. You've already gotten those!
The area, in fact, is a narrow strip of land about 25 miles long and a mile or less wide on the east side of I-15 from Cedar City to State Road 20 (The eastern boundary is an elevation line in the foothills). It does contain a lot of BLM land, but much of the private land is also accessable because many of the ranchers and farmers there also want the deer gone. You'll have no trouble finding deer!
Good luck on the draw. I plan on applying myself.
