DWR Southeastern Region Open House
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 9:27 pm
Thursday, February 16th, 2012 DWR office in Price, Utah (319 North Carbonville Rd) from 6-8 PM
The DWR is inviting everyone out to an Open House to share your input on possible changes to mule deer objectives. At some of the Open Houses, personnel will be on hand to help with big game applications. Read more about it on the wildlife blog.
They're hoping to gather input on two very important topics:
1- What criteria should be used to place deer hunting units into different management objectives? (They are considering things like the amount of public land vs. private land, road density, and possibly the distance from population centers.)
2- What management objectives would the public support for individual units? The current objective for all general-season deer units is 18-25 bucks per 100 does (after the hunting season). One option might be to manage some units at 15-17 bucks per 100 does and others at 18-20 bucks per does.
They gathering this input before putting together formal recommendations that will go out to the Regional Advisory Council (RACs) in April. The wildlife board will hear the recommendations and RAC feedback in May, when it could decide to set new objectives for individual units. New objectives would affect how many permits the Wildlife Board approves for the 2012 deer season.
In addition to discussing these topics, DWR biologists will be available to answer questions about the status of the local deer herds and the switch to unit by unit hunting.
At their Open House here in the Southeastern Region, personnel also will be on hand to help you apply for the Big Game Drawing. To join them, mark the date on your calendar.
The DWR is inviting everyone out to an Open House to share your input on possible changes to mule deer objectives. At some of the Open Houses, personnel will be on hand to help with big game applications. Read more about it on the wildlife blog.
They're hoping to gather input on two very important topics:
1- What criteria should be used to place deer hunting units into different management objectives? (They are considering things like the amount of public land vs. private land, road density, and possibly the distance from population centers.)
2- What management objectives would the public support for individual units? The current objective for all general-season deer units is 18-25 bucks per 100 does (after the hunting season). One option might be to manage some units at 15-17 bucks per 100 does and others at 18-20 bucks per does.
They gathering this input before putting together formal recommendations that will go out to the Regional Advisory Council (RACs) in April. The wildlife board will hear the recommendations and RAC feedback in May, when it could decide to set new objectives for individual units. New objectives would affect how many permits the Wildlife Board approves for the 2012 deer season.
In addition to discussing these topics, DWR biologists will be available to answer questions about the status of the local deer herds and the switch to unit by unit hunting.
At their Open House here in the Southeastern Region, personnel also will be on hand to help you apply for the Big Game Drawing. To join them, mark the date on your calendar.