Daxter
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Does the number of points it takes to draw a unit give successful applicants a right, or guarantee to a certain type of hunt or trophy? Are they entitled to a certain level of quality due to the number of years they put in?
I had a conversation with a guy who had a Book Cliffs deer tag last year that was really upset because he felt like he didn't get the quality of hunt he deserved based on using 9 points to draw the tag. I told him I didn't think a Book Cliffs rifle deer tag should take 8 or 9 points to draw. However, obviously there are lots of people out there that do, because they still put in. In UT and other states point creep gets worse and worse every year, especially on elk and once in a lifetime hunts.
I am sure that there will be lots of guys with LE archery elk tags this year that will complain that the dates were horrible and/or that the spike hunters ruined their hunt. I wouldn't even be surprised to see some guys file grievances and go to RAC and Board meetings demanding a reinstatement of their points because they didn't get the kind of hunt they felt like they deserved based on the number of points they used to draw the tag.
People have higher and higher expectations for when they do draw their long awaited tag. The guys that draw elk tags and are sure they are going to kill 400 bulls are going to be disappointed 99% of the time. Deer hunters thinking they are going to kill 30" bucks are disappointed most of the time too. I think lots of trophy hunters have unrealistic expectations, mostly fueled by magazines, videos, and sites like MM. Real life rarely measures up to the hype. With UT calling together an elk committee to set up how to manage elk for the next 5 years, it will be interesting to see what direction things are headed.
Your thoughts?
Dax
I had a conversation with a guy who had a Book Cliffs deer tag last year that was really upset because he felt like he didn't get the quality of hunt he deserved based on using 9 points to draw the tag. I told him I didn't think a Book Cliffs rifle deer tag should take 8 or 9 points to draw. However, obviously there are lots of people out there that do, because they still put in. In UT and other states point creep gets worse and worse every year, especially on elk and once in a lifetime hunts.
I am sure that there will be lots of guys with LE archery elk tags this year that will complain that the dates were horrible and/or that the spike hunters ruined their hunt. I wouldn't even be surprised to see some guys file grievances and go to RAC and Board meetings demanding a reinstatement of their points because they didn't get the kind of hunt they felt like they deserved based on the number of points they used to draw the tag.
People have higher and higher expectations for when they do draw their long awaited tag. The guys that draw elk tags and are sure they are going to kill 400 bulls are going to be disappointed 99% of the time. Deer hunters thinking they are going to kill 30" bucks are disappointed most of the time too. I think lots of trophy hunters have unrealistic expectations, mostly fueled by magazines, videos, and sites like MM. Real life rarely measures up to the hype. With UT calling together an elk committee to set up how to manage elk for the next 5 years, it will be interesting to see what direction things are headed.
Your thoughts?
Dax