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A few of my hunting friends and I have been discussing this list for the last couple of days so I came up with my idea of how I would run the program if I was to take over. Look at the list and then my ideas underneath and comment as you may. I have pretty thick skin so if you think I am the biggest idiot to roam the planet I am fine hearing that too. Thanks
Ducks Unlimited
Species Unit Condition
Buck Deer Book Cliffs Archery
Bull Elk Wasatch Mountains Any Weapon
Bull Elk Plateau, Fish Lake, Thousand Lake Any Weapon
Turkey Northern Region All Season Options
Turkey Northern Region All Season Options
Turkey Southern Region All Season Options
Utah Bowmen for Habitat
Species Unit Condition
Buck Deer West Desert, Vernon Archery
Buck Deer Book Cliffs Archery
Bull Elk Wasatch Mountains Archery
Pronghorn Plateau Archery
FNAWS
Species Unit Condition
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek - South Archery
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Little Creek (roadless) Any Weapon
Bull Elk Cache, North Archery
Bull Elk La Sal, La Sal Mountains Any Weapon
Bull Elk Nine Mile Range Creek, South Premium
Bull Elk Panguitch Lake Muzzleloader
Bull Elk Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits Any Weapon
Bull Elk Plateau, Fish Lake, Thousand Lake Archery
Bull Elk Plateau, Fish Lake, Thousand Lake Any Weapon
Bull Elk South Slope, Diamond Mountain Any Weapon
Bull Elk South Slope, Diamond Mountain Any Weapon
Bull Elk South Slope, Diamond Mountain Archery
Bull Elk Wasatch Mtns. Any Weapon
Buck Deer Book Cliffs Muzzloader
Buck Pronghorn Cache, N. Rich Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Cache, N. Rich Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Plateau Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn San Rafael, N. Any Weapon
Desert Bighorn Sheep Kaiparowits, East
Desert Bighorn Sheep San rafael, Dirty Devil
Desert Bighorn Sheep San Rafael, North
Desert Bighorn Sheep San Rafael, South
Rocky Mountain Goat Beaver (Hunters Choice) Early Hunt
Rocky Mountain Goat Beaver (Hunters Choice) Late Hunt
Cougar Central
Cougar Northeast
Cougar Northern Region
Cougar Southern
Turkey Central
Turkey Northern
Turkey Southeast
Turkey Southeast
Turkey Southeast
Turkey Southeast
Turkey Southeast
Turkey Southern
Turkey Southern
Buck Deer Central General Season Choice
Buck Deer Southern General Season Choice
Rocky Mtn. Bighorn Sheep Box Elder, Newfoundland
Rocky Mtn. Bighorn Sheep Nine Mile, Range Creek
Desert Bighorn Sheep Kaiparowits, Escalante
Rocky Mtn. Bighorn Sheep Book Cliffs, South (Rattlesnake)
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Mule Deer Foundation
Species Unit Condition
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Little Creek (roadless) Archery
Bull Elk Fillmore, Pahvant Any Weapon
Bull Elk Monroe Premium
Bull Elk Beaver Any Weapon
Bull Elk Beaver Archery
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek - South Premium
Bull Elk Cache, North Premium
Bull Elk Cache, North Any Weapon
Bull Elk Cache, South Premium
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Manti Premium
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Manti Archery
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Manti Muzzleloader
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Nebo Premium
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Nebo Any Weapon
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Nebo Archery
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Nebo Premium
Bull Elk Fillmore, Oak Cr. Premium
Bull Elk Fillmore, Pahvant Archery
Bull Elk Fillmore, Pahvant Premium
Bull Elk Monroe Archery
Bull Elk Mt. Dutton Premium
Bull Elk Mt. Dutton Any Weapon
Bull Elk Mt. Dutton Any Weapon
Bull Elk Mt. Dutton Archery
Bull Elk North Slope, Three Corners Premium
Bull Elk Oquirrh-Stansbury Premium
Bull Elk Panguitch Lake Any Weapon
Bull Elk Panguitch Lake Any Weapon
Bull Elk Panguitch Lake Archery
Bull Elk Plateau, Fish Lake, Thousand Lake Any Weapon
Bull Elk Plateau, Fish Lake, Thousand Lake Premium
Bull Elk S. W. Desert Premium
Bull Elk San Juan Premium
Bull Elk San Juan Muzzleloader
Bull Elk South Slope, Diamond Mountain Premium
Bull Elk Wasatch Mtns. Premium
Bull Elk Wasatch Mtns. Any Weapon
Buck Deer Book Cliffs Season Choice
Buck Deer Book Cliffs Muzzleloader
Buck Deer Fillmore, Oak Creek Season Choice
Buck Deer Henry Mountains Season Choice
Buck Deer La Sal, Dolores Season Choice
Buck Deer Paunsaugunt Season Choice
Buck Deer Paunsaugunt Season Choice
Buck Deer Paunsaugunt Muzzleloader
Buck Deer Paunsaugunt Archery
Buck Deer Paunsaugunt Any Weapon
Buck Deer Paunsaugunt Muzzleloader
Buck Deer Paunsaugunt Archery
Buck Deer Plateau, Thousand Lakes Season Choice
Buck Deer S. Slope, Diamond Season Choice
Buck Deer S. Slope, Diamond Season Choice
Buck Deer S. Slope, Diamond Muzzleloader
Buck Deer San Juan, Elk Ridge Season Choice
Buck Deer Statewide
Buck Deer West Desert, Vernon Muzzleloader
Buck Deer West Desert, Vernon Archery
Buck Pronghorn Book Cliffs, South Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Box Elder, Pilot Mountain Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Box Elder, Promontory Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Cache, N. Rich Any Weapon
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Buck Pronghorn N. Slope, West Daggett Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Plateau Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Plateau Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Plateau Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Plateau Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn S. Slope, Bonanza, Diamond Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn San Rafael, N. Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Southwest Desert Any Weapon
Rocky Mountain Goat Ogden, Willard
Rocky Mountain Goat Ogden, Willard (Female Only)
Bull Moose Cache
Bull Moose Ogden
Bear S. Slope, Vernal/Diamond/Bonanza
Cougar Central
Cougar Northern Region
Cougar Northern Region
Cougar Southern
Cougar Southern
Cougar Statewide
Turkey Central
Turkey Central
Turkey Northeast
Turkey Northern
Buck Deer Central General Season Choice
Buck Deer Northeastern General Season Choice
Buck Deer Southeastern General Season Choice
Antlerless Elk Central
Antlerless Elk Central
Antlerless Elk Northeast
Antlerless Elk Northeast
Antlerless Elk Northern
Antlerless Elk Northern
Antlerless Elk Southeast
Antlerless Elk Southern
National Wild Turkey Federation
Species Unit Condition
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Manti Any Weapon
Bull Elk North Slope, Three Corners Any Weapon
Buck Deer West Desert, Vernon Any Weapon
Turkey Central
Turkey Central
Turkey Central
Turkey Central
Turkey Northern
Turkey Northern
Turkey Northern
Turkey Northeast
Turkey Northeast
Turkey Northeast
Turkey Northeast
Turkey Northeast
Turkey Northeast
Turkey Northeast
Turkey Southeast
Turkey Southeast
Turkey Southeast
Turkey Southern
Turkey Southern
Turkey Southern
Turkey Southern
Turkey Southern
Turkey Statewide
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek - South Any Weapon
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Bull Elk La Sal, La Sal Mountains Premium
Bull Elk Monroe Any Weapon
Buck Deer Book Cliffs Any Weapon
Buck Deer Paunsaugunt Any Weapon
Buck Deer Southern General Season Choice
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Species Unit Condition
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek - South Any Weapon
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek - South Muzzleloader
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Little Creek (roadless) Premium
Bull Elk Cache, South Any Weapon
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Manti Any Weapon
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Manti Any Weapon
Bull Elk Fillmore, Pahvant Any Weapon
Bull Elk Monroe Any Weapon
Bull Elk Panguitch Lake Premium
Bull Elk Paunsaugunt Premium
Bull Elk Plateau, Fish Lake, Thousand Lake Premium
Bull Elk San Juan Any Weapon
Bull Elk San Juan Any Weapon
Bull Elk Wasatch Mtns. Any Weapon
Buck Deer Book Cliffs Any Weapon
Buck Deer S. Slope, Diamond Archery
Buck Deer West Desert, Vernon Season Choice
Buck Pronghorn Mt. Dutton, Paunsaugunt Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Pine Valley Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Plateau Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn West Desert, Riverbed Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn West Desert, Rush Valley Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn West Desert, Snake Valley Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn West Desert, Snake Valley Any Weapon
Bison Henry Mountains, Cow Only
Bear Chalk Creek - Kamas, W. Slope
Bear Fillmore - Pahvant - Beaver
Bear Panguitch Lake - Zion
Buck Deer Southeastern General Season Choice
Antlerless Elk Central
Antlerless Elk Central
Antlerless Elk Northeast
Antlerless Elk Northern
Antlerless Elk Northern
Antlerless Elk Southeast
Antlerless Elk Southern
Antlerless Elk Southern
Antlerless Elk Southern
Rocky Mtn. Bighorn Sheep Statewide
Safari Club International
Species Unit Condition
Bull Elk Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits Muzzleloader
Buck Deer West Desert, Vernon Season Choice
Buck Pronghorn Pine Valley Any Weapon
Desert Bighorn Sheep Statewide
Bear Nine mile, Anthro-Range Creek
Bear Plateau, Boulder - Kaiparowits
Buck Deer Southern General Season Choice
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Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife
Species Unit Condition
Buck Pronghorn San Rafael, Desert Any Weapon
Bull Moose Cache
Bull Moose North Slope, Summit
Bull Moose North Slope, Summit
Bull Moose Wasatch Mountains
Bull Elk Beaver Premium
Bull Elk Beaver Any Weapon
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek - South Premium
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek - South Any Weapon
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Little Creek (roadless) Any Weapon
Bull Elk Cache, Meadowville Premium
Bull Elk Cache, North Any Weapon
Bull Elk Cache, South Any Weapon
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Manti Premium
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Manti Any Weapon
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Nebo Any Weapon
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Nebo Any Weapon
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Nebo Muzzleloader
Bull Elk Fillmore, Oak Creek Any Weapon
Bull Elk Fillmore, Oak Creek Any Weapon
Bull Elk Fillmore, Pahvant Premium
Bull Elk Fillmore, Pahvant Muzzleloader
Bull Elk La Sal, La Sal Mountains Any Weapon
Bull Elk Monroe Premium
Bull Elk Monroe Muzzleloader
Bull Elk Mt. Dutton Muzzleloader
Bull Elk Mt. Dutton Premium
Bull Elk Mt. Dutton Any Weapon
Bull Elk Mt. Dutton Any Weapon
Bull Elk Nine Mile, Anthro Premium
Bull Elk Oquirrh-Stansbury Any Weapon
Bull Elk Paunsaugunt Any Weapon
Bull Elk Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits Premium
Bull Elk Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits Any Weapon
Bull Elk Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits Archery
Bull Elk Plateau, Fish Lake, Thousand Lake Any Weapon
Bull Elk Plateau, Fish Lake, Thousand Lake Muzzleloader
Bull Elk S. W. Desert Any Weapon
Bull Elk S. W. Desert Any Weapon
Bull Elk S. W. Desert Archery
Bull Elk San Juan Archery
Bull Elk Statewide Premium
Bull Elk Wasatch Mtns. Muzzleloader
Bull Elk Wasatch Mtns. Premium
Bull Elk West Desert, Deep Creek Premium
Bull Elk West Desert, Deep Creek Any Weapon
Buck Deer Book Cliffs Season Choice
Buck Deer Cache, Crawford Mountain Muzzleloader
Buck Deer Fillmore, Oak Creek Season Choice
Buck Deer Fillmore, Oak Creek Muzzleloader
Buck Deer Henry Mountains Season Choice
Buck Deer Plateau, Thousand Lakes Season Choice
Buck Deer S. Slope, Diamond Any Weapon
Buck Deer S. Slope, Diamond Any Weapon
Buck Deer San Juan, Elk Ridge Season Choice
Buck Deer Southern General Season Choice
Buck Deer West Desert, Vernon Any Weapon
Buck Deer West Desert, Vernon Muzzleloader
Buck Pronghorn Beaver Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Book Cliffs, South Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Mt. Dutton, Paunsaugunt Any Weapon
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Buck Pronghorn Mt. Dutton, Paunsaugunt Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn N. Slope, West Daggett Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Nine Mile, Anthro Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Plateau Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn S. Slope, Bonanza, Diamond Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn San Rafael, N. Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Statewide Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Southwest Desert Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Southwest Desert Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Southwest Desert Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn West Desert, Riverbed Any Weapon
Rocky Mountain Goat N/S Slope - High Uintas West
Rocky Mountain Goat Statewide
Rocky Mountain Goat Wasatch Mountains, Lone Peak
Bull Moose Statewide
Bull Moose Wasatch Mountains
Bison Henry Mountains, Hunter's Choice Early Hunt
Bison Henry Mountains, Hunter's Choice Late Hunt
Bison Statewide
Bear Book Cliffs
Bear Central Mountains, Nebo
Bear Central Mountains, North
Bear Central Mountains, South
Bear LaSal
Bear LaSal
Bear Nine Mile, Anthro-Range Creek
Bear S. Slope, Yellowstone
Bear San Juan
Bear San Juan
Bear Statewide
Bear Wasatch Mountains, Current Creek
Bear Wasatch Mountains, West
Cougar Central
Cougar Central
Cougar Southeast
Cougar Southern
Cougar Southern
Cougar Southern
Turkey Central
Turkey Northern
Buck Deer Central General Season Choice
Buck Deer Central General Season Choice
Buck Deer Northeastern General Season Choice
Buck Deer Northeastern General Season Choice
Buck Deer Northeastern General Season Choice
Buck Deer Northern General Season Choice
Buck Deer Northern General Season Choice
Buck Deer Northern General Season Choice
Buck Deer Northern General Season Choice
Buck Deer Southeastern General Season Choice
Buck Deer Southeastern General Season Choice
Antlerless Elk Northeast
Antlerless Elk Southeast
Antlerless Elk Southeast
Here is my plan, I am sure it has some flaws but here it goes.
Each unit gives one conservation permit (Example: Panguitch Lake Elk or Paunsagaunt Deer)
These tags are given to sportsmans groups such as SFW, MDF, RMEF, NWTF, Etc. these groups are now grouped together to have mini expo banquets per city, lots of guns, lots of fun. More people attend because it is one and done and the groups in the city participating split the funding or it goes into a habitat pool to be dispersed by the DWR.
Conservation permits are given to banquets according to location (Example: Beaver group gets Beaver elk, SW Desert Antelope, Etc, St. George group gets SW Desert Elk, Etc. You get the point.
My opinion is it is all about supply and demand, the tags are going for a lot less right now and everyone is blaming the economy, but is it just the economy or is it because the pool of conservation permits is flooded? When we get the tag numbers down the DWR gains more money per permit because the bidding wars go up. If the DWR loses a lot of money from this does anyone freak out if we pay let's say $5.00 more per year for a limited tag? I think this would more than make up for costs but the only question is where does this stop?
Ok, we have given one tag per unit out for conservation permits and these are the best of the best so that it becomes desirable to all the people bidding. Let's use the SW Desert as an example. We are down a SW Desert early rifle tag so now the expo comes into the picture. Each unit now gives another tag for the expo such as a SW Desert muzzleloader or archery it doesn't really matter. (It sure makes me feel better now that I know I have a chance at the tag because we all know that not many of us will win in the bidding wars and the expo tags are going to the general public). The expo still auctions a few tags that have not been discussed yet, Each unit that has a once in a lifetime hunt on it gives one tag (Example: Beaver Goat, Rattlesnake sheep)for auction and one per draw at the expo and I guess we could throw in a Henry Mountain rifle tag because hell, we all know that is a once in a lifetime shot anyway. Last but not least we still auction the statewide tag for each species, this keeps it equal with the general public, one auction and one sportsmans tag. The way I see it unless I am screwed up in my thinking each unit has now given up two tags. That is a lot of tags but here is the kicker that is good in my opinion. Half the tags go to the general public but all tags are still gaining money for conservation. Bear and Lion tags are included in all of this.
A lot of units such as the Dutton and Boulder are giving on average around five conservation tags per year (archery, Muzzleloader and rifle) so the remaining three tags (we are now only giving two per unit) that are now not given away are put back into the general Utah draw or just not hunted. (Less tags in my opinion needs to happen anyway). When the re-alignment to smaller general units happen(if it ever does) these tags would not increase.
Once in awhile we see a statewide tag from Colorado or Arizona so a rule is applied that whatever funds are raised by these tags goes to the state where the tag is held. If you buy a Utah tag the money stays in Utah.
Like I said there is a lot of flaws that you may find in this but it is kind of a happy medium and fair for everyone, yes I think it has gotten out of hand but yes the conservation program is important. The only way that we be really happy is to move to Alaska.
Oh crap, I forgot about landowner tags, what to do with these?
Let me know what you think!!!!
Ducks Unlimited
Species Unit Condition
Buck Deer Book Cliffs Archery
Bull Elk Wasatch Mountains Any Weapon
Bull Elk Plateau, Fish Lake, Thousand Lake Any Weapon
Turkey Northern Region All Season Options
Turkey Northern Region All Season Options
Turkey Southern Region All Season Options
Utah Bowmen for Habitat
Species Unit Condition
Buck Deer West Desert, Vernon Archery
Buck Deer Book Cliffs Archery
Bull Elk Wasatch Mountains Archery
Pronghorn Plateau Archery
FNAWS
Species Unit Condition
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek - South Archery
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Little Creek (roadless) Any Weapon
Bull Elk Cache, North Archery
Bull Elk La Sal, La Sal Mountains Any Weapon
Bull Elk Nine Mile Range Creek, South Premium
Bull Elk Panguitch Lake Muzzleloader
Bull Elk Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits Any Weapon
Bull Elk Plateau, Fish Lake, Thousand Lake Archery
Bull Elk Plateau, Fish Lake, Thousand Lake Any Weapon
Bull Elk South Slope, Diamond Mountain Any Weapon
Bull Elk South Slope, Diamond Mountain Any Weapon
Bull Elk South Slope, Diamond Mountain Archery
Bull Elk Wasatch Mtns. Any Weapon
Buck Deer Book Cliffs Muzzloader
Buck Pronghorn Cache, N. Rich Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Cache, N. Rich Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Plateau Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn San Rafael, N. Any Weapon
Desert Bighorn Sheep Kaiparowits, East
Desert Bighorn Sheep San rafael, Dirty Devil
Desert Bighorn Sheep San Rafael, North
Desert Bighorn Sheep San Rafael, South
Rocky Mountain Goat Beaver (Hunters Choice) Early Hunt
Rocky Mountain Goat Beaver (Hunters Choice) Late Hunt
Cougar Central
Cougar Northeast
Cougar Northern Region
Cougar Southern
Turkey Central
Turkey Northern
Turkey Southeast
Turkey Southeast
Turkey Southeast
Turkey Southeast
Turkey Southeast
Turkey Southern
Turkey Southern
Buck Deer Central General Season Choice
Buck Deer Southern General Season Choice
Rocky Mtn. Bighorn Sheep Box Elder, Newfoundland
Rocky Mtn. Bighorn Sheep Nine Mile, Range Creek
Desert Bighorn Sheep Kaiparowits, Escalante
Rocky Mtn. Bighorn Sheep Book Cliffs, South (Rattlesnake)
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Mule Deer Foundation
Species Unit Condition
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Little Creek (roadless) Archery
Bull Elk Fillmore, Pahvant Any Weapon
Bull Elk Monroe Premium
Bull Elk Beaver Any Weapon
Bull Elk Beaver Archery
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek - South Premium
Bull Elk Cache, North Premium
Bull Elk Cache, North Any Weapon
Bull Elk Cache, South Premium
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Manti Premium
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Manti Archery
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Manti Muzzleloader
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Nebo Premium
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Nebo Any Weapon
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Nebo Archery
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Nebo Premium
Bull Elk Fillmore, Oak Cr. Premium
Bull Elk Fillmore, Pahvant Archery
Bull Elk Fillmore, Pahvant Premium
Bull Elk Monroe Archery
Bull Elk Mt. Dutton Premium
Bull Elk Mt. Dutton Any Weapon
Bull Elk Mt. Dutton Any Weapon
Bull Elk Mt. Dutton Archery
Bull Elk North Slope, Three Corners Premium
Bull Elk Oquirrh-Stansbury Premium
Bull Elk Panguitch Lake Any Weapon
Bull Elk Panguitch Lake Any Weapon
Bull Elk Panguitch Lake Archery
Bull Elk Plateau, Fish Lake, Thousand Lake Any Weapon
Bull Elk Plateau, Fish Lake, Thousand Lake Premium
Bull Elk S. W. Desert Premium
Bull Elk San Juan Premium
Bull Elk San Juan Muzzleloader
Bull Elk South Slope, Diamond Mountain Premium
Bull Elk Wasatch Mtns. Premium
Bull Elk Wasatch Mtns. Any Weapon
Buck Deer Book Cliffs Season Choice
Buck Deer Book Cliffs Muzzleloader
Buck Deer Fillmore, Oak Creek Season Choice
Buck Deer Henry Mountains Season Choice
Buck Deer La Sal, Dolores Season Choice
Buck Deer Paunsaugunt Season Choice
Buck Deer Paunsaugunt Season Choice
Buck Deer Paunsaugunt Muzzleloader
Buck Deer Paunsaugunt Archery
Buck Deer Paunsaugunt Any Weapon
Buck Deer Paunsaugunt Muzzleloader
Buck Deer Paunsaugunt Archery
Buck Deer Plateau, Thousand Lakes Season Choice
Buck Deer S. Slope, Diamond Season Choice
Buck Deer S. Slope, Diamond Season Choice
Buck Deer S. Slope, Diamond Muzzleloader
Buck Deer San Juan, Elk Ridge Season Choice
Buck Deer Statewide
Buck Deer West Desert, Vernon Muzzleloader
Buck Deer West Desert, Vernon Archery
Buck Pronghorn Book Cliffs, South Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Box Elder, Pilot Mountain Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Box Elder, Promontory Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Cache, N. Rich Any Weapon
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Buck Pronghorn N. Slope, West Daggett Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Plateau Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Plateau Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Plateau Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Plateau Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn S. Slope, Bonanza, Diamond Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn San Rafael, N. Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Southwest Desert Any Weapon
Rocky Mountain Goat Ogden, Willard
Rocky Mountain Goat Ogden, Willard (Female Only)
Bull Moose Cache
Bull Moose Ogden
Bear S. Slope, Vernal/Diamond/Bonanza
Cougar Central
Cougar Northern Region
Cougar Northern Region
Cougar Southern
Cougar Southern
Cougar Statewide
Turkey Central
Turkey Central
Turkey Northeast
Turkey Northern
Buck Deer Central General Season Choice
Buck Deer Northeastern General Season Choice
Buck Deer Southeastern General Season Choice
Antlerless Elk Central
Antlerless Elk Central
Antlerless Elk Northeast
Antlerless Elk Northeast
Antlerless Elk Northern
Antlerless Elk Northern
Antlerless Elk Southeast
Antlerless Elk Southern
National Wild Turkey Federation
Species Unit Condition
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Manti Any Weapon
Bull Elk North Slope, Three Corners Any Weapon
Buck Deer West Desert, Vernon Any Weapon
Turkey Central
Turkey Central
Turkey Central
Turkey Central
Turkey Northern
Turkey Northern
Turkey Northern
Turkey Northeast
Turkey Northeast
Turkey Northeast
Turkey Northeast
Turkey Northeast
Turkey Northeast
Turkey Northeast
Turkey Southeast
Turkey Southeast
Turkey Southeast
Turkey Southern
Turkey Southern
Turkey Southern
Turkey Southern
Turkey Southern
Turkey Statewide
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek - South Any Weapon
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Bull Elk La Sal, La Sal Mountains Premium
Bull Elk Monroe Any Weapon
Buck Deer Book Cliffs Any Weapon
Buck Deer Paunsaugunt Any Weapon
Buck Deer Southern General Season Choice
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Species Unit Condition
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek - South Any Weapon
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek - South Muzzleloader
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Little Creek (roadless) Premium
Bull Elk Cache, South Any Weapon
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Manti Any Weapon
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Manti Any Weapon
Bull Elk Fillmore, Pahvant Any Weapon
Bull Elk Monroe Any Weapon
Bull Elk Panguitch Lake Premium
Bull Elk Paunsaugunt Premium
Bull Elk Plateau, Fish Lake, Thousand Lake Premium
Bull Elk San Juan Any Weapon
Bull Elk San Juan Any Weapon
Bull Elk Wasatch Mtns. Any Weapon
Buck Deer Book Cliffs Any Weapon
Buck Deer S. Slope, Diamond Archery
Buck Deer West Desert, Vernon Season Choice
Buck Pronghorn Mt. Dutton, Paunsaugunt Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Pine Valley Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Plateau Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn West Desert, Riverbed Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn West Desert, Rush Valley Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn West Desert, Snake Valley Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn West Desert, Snake Valley Any Weapon
Bison Henry Mountains, Cow Only
Bear Chalk Creek - Kamas, W. Slope
Bear Fillmore - Pahvant - Beaver
Bear Panguitch Lake - Zion
Buck Deer Southeastern General Season Choice
Antlerless Elk Central
Antlerless Elk Central
Antlerless Elk Northeast
Antlerless Elk Northern
Antlerless Elk Northern
Antlerless Elk Southeast
Antlerless Elk Southern
Antlerless Elk Southern
Antlerless Elk Southern
Rocky Mtn. Bighorn Sheep Statewide
Safari Club International
Species Unit Condition
Bull Elk Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits Muzzleloader
Buck Deer West Desert, Vernon Season Choice
Buck Pronghorn Pine Valley Any Weapon
Desert Bighorn Sheep Statewide
Bear Nine mile, Anthro-Range Creek
Bear Plateau, Boulder - Kaiparowits
Buck Deer Southern General Season Choice
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Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife
Species Unit Condition
Buck Pronghorn San Rafael, Desert Any Weapon
Bull Moose Cache
Bull Moose North Slope, Summit
Bull Moose North Slope, Summit
Bull Moose Wasatch Mountains
Bull Elk Beaver Premium
Bull Elk Beaver Any Weapon
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek - South Premium
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek - South Any Weapon
Bull Elk Book Cliffs, Little Creek (roadless) Any Weapon
Bull Elk Cache, Meadowville Premium
Bull Elk Cache, North Any Weapon
Bull Elk Cache, South Any Weapon
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Manti Premium
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Manti Any Weapon
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Nebo Any Weapon
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Nebo Any Weapon
Bull Elk Central Mtns., Nebo Muzzleloader
Bull Elk Fillmore, Oak Creek Any Weapon
Bull Elk Fillmore, Oak Creek Any Weapon
Bull Elk Fillmore, Pahvant Premium
Bull Elk Fillmore, Pahvant Muzzleloader
Bull Elk La Sal, La Sal Mountains Any Weapon
Bull Elk Monroe Premium
Bull Elk Monroe Muzzleloader
Bull Elk Mt. Dutton Muzzleloader
Bull Elk Mt. Dutton Premium
Bull Elk Mt. Dutton Any Weapon
Bull Elk Mt. Dutton Any Weapon
Bull Elk Nine Mile, Anthro Premium
Bull Elk Oquirrh-Stansbury Any Weapon
Bull Elk Paunsaugunt Any Weapon
Bull Elk Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits Premium
Bull Elk Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits Any Weapon
Bull Elk Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits Archery
Bull Elk Plateau, Fish Lake, Thousand Lake Any Weapon
Bull Elk Plateau, Fish Lake, Thousand Lake Muzzleloader
Bull Elk S. W. Desert Any Weapon
Bull Elk S. W. Desert Any Weapon
Bull Elk S. W. Desert Archery
Bull Elk San Juan Archery
Bull Elk Statewide Premium
Bull Elk Wasatch Mtns. Muzzleloader
Bull Elk Wasatch Mtns. Premium
Bull Elk West Desert, Deep Creek Premium
Bull Elk West Desert, Deep Creek Any Weapon
Buck Deer Book Cliffs Season Choice
Buck Deer Cache, Crawford Mountain Muzzleloader
Buck Deer Fillmore, Oak Creek Season Choice
Buck Deer Fillmore, Oak Creek Muzzleloader
Buck Deer Henry Mountains Season Choice
Buck Deer Plateau, Thousand Lakes Season Choice
Buck Deer S. Slope, Diamond Any Weapon
Buck Deer S. Slope, Diamond Any Weapon
Buck Deer San Juan, Elk Ridge Season Choice
Buck Deer Southern General Season Choice
Buck Deer West Desert, Vernon Any Weapon
Buck Deer West Desert, Vernon Muzzleloader
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Buck Pronghorn Plateau Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn S. Slope, Bonanza, Diamond Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn San Rafael, N. Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Statewide Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Southwest Desert Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Southwest Desert Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn Southwest Desert Any Weapon
Buck Pronghorn West Desert, Riverbed Any Weapon
Rocky Mountain Goat N/S Slope - High Uintas West
Rocky Mountain Goat Statewide
Rocky Mountain Goat Wasatch Mountains, Lone Peak
Bull Moose Statewide
Bull Moose Wasatch Mountains
Bison Henry Mountains, Hunter's Choice Early Hunt
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Bison Statewide
Bear Book Cliffs
Bear Central Mountains, Nebo
Bear Central Mountains, North
Bear Central Mountains, South
Bear LaSal
Bear LaSal
Bear Nine Mile, Anthro-Range Creek
Bear S. Slope, Yellowstone
Bear San Juan
Bear San Juan
Bear Statewide
Bear Wasatch Mountains, Current Creek
Bear Wasatch Mountains, West
Cougar Central
Cougar Central
Cougar Southeast
Cougar Southern
Cougar Southern
Cougar Southern
Turkey Central
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Buck Deer Central General Season Choice
Buck Deer Central General Season Choice
Buck Deer Northeastern General Season Choice
Buck Deer Northeastern General Season Choice
Buck Deer Northeastern General Season Choice
Buck Deer Northern General Season Choice
Buck Deer Northern General Season Choice
Buck Deer Northern General Season Choice
Buck Deer Northern General Season Choice
Buck Deer Southeastern General Season Choice
Buck Deer Southeastern General Season Choice
Antlerless Elk Northeast
Antlerless Elk Southeast
Antlerless Elk Southeast
Here is my plan, I am sure it has some flaws but here it goes.
Each unit gives one conservation permit (Example: Panguitch Lake Elk or Paunsagaunt Deer)
These tags are given to sportsmans groups such as SFW, MDF, RMEF, NWTF, Etc. these groups are now grouped together to have mini expo banquets per city, lots of guns, lots of fun. More people attend because it is one and done and the groups in the city participating split the funding or it goes into a habitat pool to be dispersed by the DWR.
Conservation permits are given to banquets according to location (Example: Beaver group gets Beaver elk, SW Desert Antelope, Etc, St. George group gets SW Desert Elk, Etc. You get the point.
My opinion is it is all about supply and demand, the tags are going for a lot less right now and everyone is blaming the economy, but is it just the economy or is it because the pool of conservation permits is flooded? When we get the tag numbers down the DWR gains more money per permit because the bidding wars go up. If the DWR loses a lot of money from this does anyone freak out if we pay let's say $5.00 more per year for a limited tag? I think this would more than make up for costs but the only question is where does this stop?
Ok, we have given one tag per unit out for conservation permits and these are the best of the best so that it becomes desirable to all the people bidding. Let's use the SW Desert as an example. We are down a SW Desert early rifle tag so now the expo comes into the picture. Each unit now gives another tag for the expo such as a SW Desert muzzleloader or archery it doesn't really matter. (It sure makes me feel better now that I know I have a chance at the tag because we all know that not many of us will win in the bidding wars and the expo tags are going to the general public). The expo still auctions a few tags that have not been discussed yet, Each unit that has a once in a lifetime hunt on it gives one tag (Example: Beaver Goat, Rattlesnake sheep)for auction and one per draw at the expo and I guess we could throw in a Henry Mountain rifle tag because hell, we all know that is a once in a lifetime shot anyway. Last but not least we still auction the statewide tag for each species, this keeps it equal with the general public, one auction and one sportsmans tag. The way I see it unless I am screwed up in my thinking each unit has now given up two tags. That is a lot of tags but here is the kicker that is good in my opinion. Half the tags go to the general public but all tags are still gaining money for conservation. Bear and Lion tags are included in all of this.
A lot of units such as the Dutton and Boulder are giving on average around five conservation tags per year (archery, Muzzleloader and rifle) so the remaining three tags (we are now only giving two per unit) that are now not given away are put back into the general Utah draw or just not hunted. (Less tags in my opinion needs to happen anyway). When the re-alignment to smaller general units happen(if it ever does) these tags would not increase.
Once in awhile we see a statewide tag from Colorado or Arizona so a rule is applied that whatever funds are raised by these tags goes to the state where the tag is held. If you buy a Utah tag the money stays in Utah.
Like I said there is a lot of flaws that you may find in this but it is kind of a happy medium and fair for everyone, yes I think it has gotten out of hand but yes the conservation program is important. The only way that we be really happy is to move to Alaska.
Oh crap, I forgot about landowner tags, what to do with these?
Let me know what you think!!!!