utah deer management hunts

[9er]

Management buck deer hunt: More hunters can hunt on the Paunsaugunt and Henry Mountains premium limited entry units after board members approved a management buck deer hunt for the units.

The management hunt runs Nov. 2 to 6 on the Henry Mountains unit and Nov. 7 to 11 on the Paunsaugunt unit. If you draw a permit for the hunt, you may not take a deer that has more than three points on either of its antlers. You can hunt with a rifle, a muzzleloader, or a bow and arrow.

"This change will give more hunters a chance to hunt on these premiere units while still protecting the larger bucks on the units," Aoude says.


why may i ask????

9er

[ridgetop]

Yep, bad idea. Nobody put in for this dumb hunt.

[MuleyMadness]

The Mighty Dollar, plain and simple in my opinion. They say it's for more hunter opportunity and also I would assume some complaints from Outfitters or people thinking the gene pool needs help might be partial factors also.

But would I want this tag? NOPE, pointless to waste my points on this. There are some big/pretty 3-points out there but what a joke IMO. 5 days and you loose all points, yea right.

[proutdoors]

Lets see, you get to hunt the rut on two of the best deer units in the world, have very few people out there with you, can draw with fewer points than a 'real' tag, doesn't sound so bad to me. Anyone who has spent time on either/both of these units knows there are lots of bucks that will NEVER been killed by regular tag holders. These bucks are taking up space that 'desirable' bucks could be using and/or more does to increase fawn production. Will it help the gene pool? NO! But, it WILL thin out the number of bucks running around that are not desired by the people who wait a lifetime to draw a premium deer tag.

[MuleyMadness]

Here is the real question, PRO and others would you burn YOUR points on this tag??

[MULEY7MM]

How would you count those Stag bucks on the paunsagaunt ?

[MuleyMadness]

More than 3 points on stags for sure. They need a stag hunt though.

[MULEY7MM]

They should of done a stag hunt for the management hunt

[JBird]

I won't burn my points for it. I agree with Pro on the Pauns there are alot of mature 3 points that aren't going to get shot with the LE tags. The problem is most of these 3"s are pushing does that I for one would rather see being pushed by mature 4 points. I've seen this numerous times this year. Like I said before this should be a youth hunt.

[proutdoors]

Here is the real question, PRO and others would you burn YOUR points on this tag??

Well, since I have ZERO deer points, I am considering it. That way i might get to hunt the Henry/Pauns before I die. I have NO problem with shooting a 32" 3X4 on the Henries with a tag I drew with 0-5 points.