02-23-2008, 08:52 PM
I think we should definitely leave the animals alone until they seem like they are ready to move back to their summer range. I'm glad that No. Utah has the "rule" for shd hunters, especially for this year.
Regardless of what any of us think or do, there will still be a bunch of people breaking the rules, and going out and harrassing the deer and elk.
Even people that that say that they "obey" the rules try to get around it. Last year when the elk left Hardware ranch I had a good spot scouted to get some sheds. On opening morning I was surprized to see the game warden up close to my spot with several antlers. I later found out that some guys had been stashing all of the antlers in a spot and on opening morning they went up and grabbed the all and when they got back to their truck, the game warden got them to confess and confiscated all the antlers.
That kind of crap makes me mad. I could have found some of those antlers legally, but instead some guys had to ruin it. I ended up with three sheds all day, and no elk sheds. I'm afraid the same type of thing will happen this year. This year guys will actually harrass deer to their death without even caring about it. In years past the winters have been super mild, and the deer could handle people in the field. This year they really need their space.
Hookjaw
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Regardless of what any of us think or do, there will still be a bunch of people breaking the rules, and going out and harrassing the deer and elk.
Even people that that say that they "obey" the rules try to get around it. Last year when the elk left Hardware ranch I had a good spot scouted to get some sheds. On opening morning I was surprized to see the game warden up close to my spot with several antlers. I later found out that some guys had been stashing all of the antlers in a spot and on opening morning they went up and grabbed the all and when they got back to their truck, the game warden got them to confess and confiscated all the antlers.
That kind of crap makes me mad. I could have found some of those antlers legally, but instead some guys had to ruin it. I ended up with three sheds all day, and no elk sheds. I'm afraid the same type of thing will happen this year. This year guys will actually harrass deer to their death without even caring about it. In years past the winters have been super mild, and the deer could handle people in the field. This year they really need their space.
Hookjaw
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