Utah deer

Here's the situation: My dad has quite a few preference points for deer in Utah, but he wants to use them this year so that he can apply for preference points for elk with me. Having never hunted Utah before, he has no clue on where to apply. I suggested the Book Cliffs, but I've never hunted there either. Since a lot of you on here call Utah home, where's a solid spot for deer in Utah? I know it can be hit and miss. Any help would be awesome.
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MuleyMadness
Books has the 'most' deer as far as numbers, probably easier to draw also.

Henries is the best tag in the state, HORRIBLE odds.

Paunsaugunt next best IMO.

Best of luck, Book Cliffs has lots of deer and some nice bucks.
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HUNTIN FOR LIFE
the pauns, is terriable IMO. I have seen alot of great bucks comin off the Oak Creek unit and your odds are very good compared to the pauns, and the henrys.
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MuleyMadness
Good point Huntin For Life, Pauns has gone downhill for sure.
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chet
when you say "preference" points are you referring to "bonus" points?????
preference points only apply to general deer hunts
bonus points apply to LE hunts such as book cliffs or the pauns
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How many points do they have? If you want to get a good choice on a hunt you could draw this year, we would have to know how many points are accumulated.
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MULIES4EVER
True. Tell us the number of points and we can give you your options. best of luck to your dad. :thumb
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Okay, sounds like he has 9 "bonus" points, not preference points. Hope that helps a little bit? I know for sure that most of the top units are gonna take more points than that, but he's looking for the best hunt for the points he's got.
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MULEY7MM
I would do the book cliffs i know of a co-worker that drew with 5 points
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bigbuck92
Books are good. My friend drew out this year with 2 points and got a 206 typical buck
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I would put in for the little red creek unit, my buddies drew tags there last year and all three of them came away with 27 in 4 points said they seen at least 15 bucks a day. He would draw there with no problem with that many points. Mark my word there will be a 200 incher killed on that unit next year.
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9er
"mossback300" wrote:I would put in for the little red creek unit, my buddies drew tags there last year and all three of them came away with 27 in 4 points said they seen at least 15 bucks a day. He would draw there with no problem with that many points. Mark my word there will be a 200 incher killed on that unit next year.
 Im pretty sure he is a non res. and they are not allowed to draw cwmu tags!!!!!

did all 3 of your buddies draw tags last year???

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yes they did 9er
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