Watch today's Wildlife Board meeting

[Amy]

The Utah Wildlife Board will hold an online meeting this morning, beginning at 9 a.m. Here's the feedback that board members have received prior to the meeting.

If you're interested, please check out the agenda and watch the meeting.

Thanks!
Amy


Amy Canning
Communications Specialist
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

 

[UtyoteKiller]

What an absolute total cluster!!! I am embarrassed this is what we get controlling our wildlife.

 

[copple2]

The board just takes their own path, regardless of what was discussed during the RAC's and the public input that was given. Such a joke.

 

[Slayer]

At least the Any Bull Elk tags will NOT be unlimited!! Now if only we could do away with the 3 season any bull elk tag to increase opportunity for more people to hunt!! Looks like they are passing things that may have unintended consequences that affect other hunts, dates, youth, etc.

 

[UtyoteKiller]

They botched the sawtooth. So is it now two le units and a general spike or just le with hams?

 

[cantkillathing]

Thanks Wade, thanks for helping the public process work and following what SE RAC proposed for the San Juan Elkridge, and I am sure of others giving imput as well on this unit.

 

[elkantlers]

Are these people really the best we can get?
The answer: Yes, as long as SFW is the one controlling the DWR.

 

[UtyoteKiller]

Are these people really the best we can get?
The answer: Yes, as long as SFW is the one controlling the DWR.

Controlling the RAC, FIFY.

 

[Rodeo]

I can't believe we are in such a need to bow hunt in the rut that the youth
Pay the price just rong

 

[JakeH]

I can't believe we are in such a need to bow hunt in the rut that the youth
Pay the price just rong

A alot more youth will benefit from the extra days if archery then the 500 that get to hunt the youth hunt

 

[Rodeo]

A alot more youth will benefit from the extra days if archery then the 500 that get to hunt the youth hunt

If it was only youth then you would have
It right but other then that it is just selfish

 

[Elkslayer2015]

Really They should of went over the unlimited elk tag proposal first before they even started talking about opening up more general season unit’s.

So the Northeastern RAC was complaining about 69% of the general season elk hunter’s come out to the basin.
But yet Randy which is from the Northeastern pretty much shut down the whole adding more general season units by keeping Nine Mile a LE unit and making it into a HAMS hunt which it look like to me it got all of the proposed general season elk units to stay LE and now they are adding 2500 more permits they really should of thought of adding more general season elk units they thought they had a problem before they will have a bigger problem now.

 

[Muley_73]

Its amazing to listen to this. OF COURSE EVERYONE WANTS TO HUNT EVERY YEAR. Zero discussion on how that impacts the resource. Kovy complaining that he has to hear complaining about people not getting tags and yet zero said about the health of the herd.
Fact...adding tags will NOT ever positively impact the resource.

Make the any bull units 5 point or better and you can add permits and also protect the resource. As a secondary impact ironically would be slowing point creep on the LE units.

Kovy, again as I listen...."People really want to hunt every year". Good lord Kovy push that hard to add more elk and we can do that!!!

 

[Nevadahunter]

If the Division of Wildlife really wants to help everyone hunt every year why not only allow the first 48 hours of general elk tags only open to residents not successful in any big game draws? After 48 hours allow everyone else to purchase a tag. Just a thought.

 

[UtyoteKiller]

Because they sell out in under 8 hours already.

 

[deerkiller]

If the Division of Wildlife really wants to help everyone hunt every year why not only allow the first 48 hours of general elk tags only open to residents not successful in any big game draws? After 48 hours allow everyone else to purchase a tag. Just a thought.

Because that would turn a GS OTC opportunity, into basically limited entry! Don’t we have enough of that already?

 

[Nevadahunter]

Because that would turn a GS OTC opportunity, into basically limited entry! Don’t we have enough of that already?

It wouldn't be based on any type of point system and still would be over the counter. I don't really know what the right solution to the problem is, but there is a problem. There is more of a demand fo the tags than tags available and they are selling out in 8 hours. I am glad the wildlife commission did not go with unlimited tags because that was not the solution. It boils down to if you have a job where you can't sit in front of the computer or be on your phone all day you probably won't get a tag and that is CRAP.

 

[UtyoteKiller]

If you want a tag you have the same OPPORTUNITY as everyone else to try and get one. To add more tags because people complain that they didn't have a chance is wrong. People in this state need to realize in this day and age we aren't going to be able to hunt every year (supply/demand). Sucks but that's just the way it is. Let's focus on growing more animals on the landscape instead.

 

[cantkillathing]

Here is a serious question, where is RMEF, I asked where MDF was in the reduction of population objective and I wasn’t happy with their lack of wanting to get involved on the issue. Groups taking money but not helping on these issues. They don’t want to ruffle DWR in any way

 

[middlefork]

The proposals were recommended by the elk committee. The board just did their own thing like usual.

Elk committee consists of the following per the elk plan.

ii) Committees will consist of the UDWR unit biologist and regional wildlife manager as facilitators, two local sportsman’s representatives, and one representative from each of the following (if applicable): Farm Bureau, Cattlemen’s Association, Wool Growers Association, Bureau of Land Management, USDA Forest Service, local elected official, RAC member, CWMU Association, Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, Mule Deer Foundation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, tribal representative, local land owner or land owner association representative and other affected stakeholders. Recommendations from these committees will be reviewed by UDWR and presented to the Regional Advisory Councils and Wildlife Board for public input and approval.

 

[Nevadahunter]

If you want a tag you have the same OPPORTUNITY as everyone else to try and get one. To add more tags because people complain that they didn't have a chance is wrong. People in this state need to realize in this day and age we aren't going to be able to hunt every year (supply/demand). Sucks but that's just the way it is. Let's focus on growing more animals on the landscape instead.

You got a point, we should just make all Utah tags OTC. Those who have the fastest bandwidth or could take off work and sit in front of the computer all day get a tag. If you don't get a tag you had the OPPORTUNITY. Sucks but that's just way it is.

 

[UtyoteKiller]

Yep that's the way it was this year and hopefully it goes back to the vendors but we will have to wait and see. Sounds to me like sour apples that you were lucky enough to have a job you needed to attend too. Sucks but that's just the way it is.