Northern Utah Shed Hunting Season

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http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/news/06-12/board.php

"The Cache Deer Working Group has been looking for ways to help deer herds in Cache and Rich counties," says Craig McLaughlin, big game coordinator for the DWR. "They've also been looking for ways to reduce the number of hunters on the Cache unit during the general rifle buck deer hunt,"

McLaughlin says closing the Northern Region to shed antler gathering from Feb. 1 to April 30 should help deer herds across the region, including the herds in Cache and Rich counties.

"By the time winter ends big game animals, especially deer, are very stressed," he says. "Not allowing people to gather antlers during this time of the year should help more deer make it all the way through the winter. The does should also be in better condition, and that will help them produce bigger, healthier fawns next spring,"
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bigbuck92
i dont see how the can really enforce this. would you just leave a shed on the ground if you came across one. i dont think anybody would. especially if its a big one
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MuleyMadness
Yes, that is a tough call there. But I think it's the right call in that situtation. The herd is struggling and anything that will help is a step in the right direction IMO.
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It would be like finding a $20.00 bill on the ground !!!!
No body would pass it up. !! :) :thumb
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bigbuck92
exactly. i dont see how they can enforce it either. i rarely see F&G out side of hunting season in my area
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