I will be interested to compare last years success ratio to previous years, to see what effect the spike hunt had. I'm also wondering if the spike hunt on LE areas may have influenced the DWR to eliminate the cow hunt on areas such as Panguitch.
I emailed the DWR out of Cedar City and they told me that they are way below objective.
I hate spike archery hunters that don't take ethical shots. I know of two guys who wounded upward of 15 elk last year on the Panguitch Lake spike hunt and never recovered a single elk they shot. Guess I will look elsewhere to fill the freezer.
These guys have had their rights taken away before so they are watched very carefully by the conservation officers. But I would have reported them if I had more than word of mouth for evidence.