Northern Utah Buck - Scouting Update

Cook buck!!

Nice man! What season are you getting out?

"hound_hunter" wrote:Nice man! What season are you getting out?

Muzzleloader. All the archery guys I know are begging me to let them have a crack at him... sorry guys! I just hope I can run into him a time or two again between now and Sept 28.
My question now is this: do I dare try and get a camera into the area? I don't even know if I'll see him again, and I surely don't want to push him out of the area... but if I can get a camera up there and see if he frequents the area or was just passing through then it might be worth the chance. I'm going to out think myself and it's only July.

Good looking buck! I would say just get back as much as possible and not bother with the camera. That buck will stay in that area even if he does receive hunting pressure. He just might change his patterns. Don't over think it just enjoy the ride!

"sneekeepete" wrote:Good looking buck! I would say just get back as much as possible and not bother with the camera. That buck will stay in that area even if he does receive hunting pressure. He just might change his patterns. Don't over think it just enjoy the ride!

+1

with him being in northern my guess is he will head for the private land :>/ but good luck to u

Nice buck. That will be one to keep your hopes alive all summer. Good luck this fall.

what a good looking buck! good luck with your hunt

good luck, I hope he stays in the area. I have noticed a lot of bigger deer down in lower terrain than normal due to snow pack up high. I hope they dont meander up and throw everyone off this year due to the weird weather we have had. Although I love to hunt the high country it might be an off year.

"500mag" wrote:with him being in northern my guess is he will head for the private land :>/ but good luck to u

It is private property :thumb
Hopefully that will be the one thing that keeps him around.

Spent the evening out & about last night (huge thanks to the wife for letting me go). This is the first year that I've been able to really get out regularly (every other week or so) and put my boots to the ground.
I glassed up the area where I saw the buck (from my pictures last week), but no luck. I didn't want to get too intrusive so I glassed the bowl from the road. I was hoping to get another glimpse, but not to be. Not a great vantage point, but I'd rather not push him around right now (if he's still there).
I decided to gain a little elevation and do some spotting. Saw lots of deer and even more moose. Back at the truck on the dirt road off the top I came across a small bachelor herd with another 4 pt, 3pt, and 2pt. I would agree with spoofman, I'm not used to seeing bucks like this at this elevation (~8000 ft), and certainly not on this property. It's been years since I've seen anything that I would consider a "bachelor group" so that was pretty exciting. Also saw a spike about 40 yards off the main dirt road, he seems to be pretty used to cars and people which means he won't last past archery. This year is looking good... I hope... I'll hold my breath and knock on wood.

A lot of bucks will move around from basin to basin or canyon to canyon. Usually around a half mile or so but could be over a mile if they get bumped by someone but they could return in a few days or weeks. Don't stop looking and end up over thinking things.

I am starting to see the deer as high as they can go. It will be interesting to see if more bucks start working their way up the mtns and the season approaches. Going scouting tonight and in the morning as well. We'll see what I can come up with.