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I have 12 points and eager to draw. :O--O:
How many points do you have?Good info! I would like a bigger buck, I don't really care about score but would like a buck with character.. I have thought about Vernon or Book Cliffs but ultimately will probably hold out for Pansagaunt or Henries.
Nice buck, did you guys see the pic of the 35in. 2 point someone got last year? I'd be happy with that too. thanksThe answer to that question hinges on what you are looking for in a LE deer hunt.
In my opinion that unit really needs a management hunt. There are a whole lot of older bucks that are big two or 3 points. The good solid 4 points don't grow very old out there because they get shot early.
It's a great hunt if you want to see a lot of bucks and the top end of your expectations is a 140 buck. If score matters to you and you are looking for something big then you will have to look long and hard. There are a few out there, but not around every corner.
Problem is I don't think any of our 6 LE units (excluding premium) are any better.
This picture is the buck I killed on the muzz hunt in 2013. We had a fair amount of snow out there for the first couple of days on that hunt. Strange I know but it was there. I think the picture makes him look bigger than he really is. He was 23" wide and grossed 159". I shot him on the second to last day of my hunt after passing up a lot of other bucks. I passed up one other that was about this same size earlier, and missed one that was a little bigger than this one. Missed one that was a little smaller too in frustration one day.
I read SLCmuley's report over on MM. Looks like he and a friend ended up with nice bucks.Come on bigbuck81, huntarch, dodgeballer and SLCmuley. Lets see your pictures and here a report of your hunt.
All you guys asked for help on this forum.
In my ever so humble opinion a 140 inch buck is pretty doable on a lot of general season units. I sure wouldn't want to put a LE tag on a 140 inch buck. If that is the best this unit could do I would keep building points for a better unit or put in for antelope instead.It's a great hunt if you want to see a lot of bucks and the top end of your expectations is a 140 buck.
I agree completely color. That's why I personally think our LE units are broken. Again, I'm not talking about the premium units because they are a different conversation. We basically have two choices when it comes to LE deer in Utah, wait forever with the very real possibility of never drawing a premium tag, or put in for any one of the other units which aren't that great.In my ever so humble opinion a 140 inch buck is pretty doable on a lot of general season units. I sure wouldn't want to put a LE tag on a 140 inch buck. If that is the best this unit could do I would keep building points for a better unit or put in for antelope instead.