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Where did the deer go?....in UTAH
1908: Hunting season in Utah closed...no deer
1913: Hunt open again to BUCKS ONLY
1934: Doe hunts open in a few areas
1950: Deer population hits 900,000 and they start the killing as many does as possible....allowing some guys to take up to 7 animals per year.
1961: 132,000 deer harvested
1975: Buck only...no more doe hunts....oooooops something happened to all our deer....what could it be?
1976: Hold a symposium to figure out WHERE DID THE DEER GO?
1983: 82,553 bucks taken
Okay, that is where I want to stop.....even though the rest of the timeline is a dooooosie of a story.
1983....the population is at about 600,000...there are 20 bucks per 100 does.....or 120,000 bucks....and we killed 82,553?
REALLLLLLLLY....you killed 70% of the buck population in one year....allowed doe hunts....cougar kills, car kills......etc......
AND THEN YOU ASK WHERE THE DEER WENT? ARE YOU KIDDING!!!!???
"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato
1908: Hunting season in Utah closed...no deer
1913: Hunt open again to BUCKS ONLY
1934: Doe hunts open in a few areas
1950: Deer population hits 900,000 and they start the killing as many does as possible....allowing some guys to take up to 7 animals per year.
1961: 132,000 deer harvested
1975: Buck only...no more doe hunts....oooooops something happened to all our deer....what could it be?
1976: Hold a symposium to figure out WHERE DID THE DEER GO?
1983: 82,553 bucks taken
Okay, that is where I want to stop.....even though the rest of the timeline is a dooooosie of a story.
1983....the population is at about 600,000...there are 20 bucks per 100 does.....or 120,000 bucks....and we killed 82,553?
REALLLLLLLLY....you killed 70% of the buck population in one year....allowed doe hunts....cougar kills, car kills......etc......
AND THEN YOU ASK WHERE THE DEER WENT? ARE YOU KIDDING!!!!???
"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato