Utah Archery Hunt

"dphunts" wrote:Is there any good general archery season hunts in Utah? Now that I have to purchase a tag to get my pref points, I'm thinking I mine as well drop in for a archery deer or elk hunt. If archery isn't available, maybe a rifle hunt for deer or elk would be ok too.

Thanks for the info.

there are a few, you just need to be willing to get away from the people!! where ya from and where do you plan on hunting, there are alot of us "utards" on this site, and im pretty sure we have members across the state so youll find help!!!

9er

dphunts

Yes there are some areas, will require a lot of scouting and lots of hard work though.

The problem you will have with general deer hunts is that if you did not already put in for a tag (archery, muzz, or rifle) and in a specific area (North, North East, Central, South East, or South) then getting a tag over the counter is going to be tough, unless you want to hunt North and North East. All the other areas are usually given completly out in the draws.

Elk on the other hand you can buy a spike or a any bull tag. There are alot of areas you can hunt spike, but you will not be alone. The General Any bull hunt is a lot tougher, not as many areas you can hunt, and in those areas you are going to have to work your _______ off to find the animals. They are few and far between.

Good luck to you, let us know a little bit more of what you plan on doing, and if it is for this year.

If you're going to hunt a general draw arae or get a leftover it's going to be crowded. Lots of roadhunting activity. Get in shape and plan on hiking. Stay away from the northern region if it snows hard. The deer usually don't survive well.
Mark

Just like stated before, all the tags are on a draw. However, there's usually always left over statewide archery tags that go on sale after the draw. Just make sure you buy one as soon as you can or they will sell out.

As far as areas to hunt, you might have a tough time finding a good general elk location but if you are looking for deer you have a lot of options. If it were me, I would stick to the Wasatch extended area south of I-80. This area has been archery only for several years now and is in my opinion one of the best mule deer locations in the west. The only problem is it gets quite a bit of pressure in the easily accessible areas. The best thing to do is to look for an obscure place to get away from the crowds. The hunt opens towards the end of August and goes to the end of November.

Thanks all for the info. I'll toss it around and probably have more questions for you.

Just one more thing to mention. You probably know this allready but you will still need to buy a deer or elk tag on top of the hunting license that you had to buy to put in for the draw.