Hawkeye
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LAST EDITED ON Aug-17-09 AT 12:27PM (MST)[p]After spending the last several archery openers in Central Utah, I decided to try my luck in Southern Utah this year. My decision to head South was based upon two factors. First, I wanted to try a new area. Second, I was angry and upset at the whiners down South that moaned and complained until the DWR made us pick a region this year. Yes, my decision was partially motivated by spite.
Although we did not fill our tags, we had a great hunt. We saw lots of deer and passed on some smaller bucks. The thing that stood out to me most was the fact that there were very few hunters in the area we were hunting. We saw a few camps and trucks but we only saw two other hunters in the field while hunting Saturday and Sunday. There was a fraction of the people I am accustomed to seeing on an opener in the Central Region. Perhaps less people went South this year now that we have to pick a region? Perhaps more people headed to those limited entry units recently opened to spike hunting? I doubt either of these factors played a significant role. I personally think the complaints of overcrowding in the Southern Region have always been plain fiction.
I am very interested to hear reports from other people. What did you see as far as crowing? Was it any different than in past years?
Hawkeye
Browning A-Bolt 300 Win Mag
Winchester Apex .50 Cal
Mathews Drenalin LD
Although we did not fill our tags, we had a great hunt. We saw lots of deer and passed on some smaller bucks. The thing that stood out to me most was the fact that there were very few hunters in the area we were hunting. We saw a few camps and trucks but we only saw two other hunters in the field while hunting Saturday and Sunday. There was a fraction of the people I am accustomed to seeing on an opener in the Central Region. Perhaps less people went South this year now that we have to pick a region? Perhaps more people headed to those limited entry units recently opened to spike hunting? I doubt either of these factors played a significant role. I personally think the complaints of overcrowding in the Southern Region have always been plain fiction.
I am very interested to hear reports from other people. What did you see as far as crowing? Was it any different than in past years?
Hawkeye
Browning A-Bolt 300 Win Mag
Winchester Apex .50 Cal
Mathews Drenalin LD