Utah’s Rifle Deer Hunt Kicks Off on October 21

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

USA -(Ammoland.com)- Utah’s most popular hunt — the general rifle buck deer hunt — kicks off Oct. 21. More than 60,000 hunters, along with their families and friends, will be in Utah’s backcountry, relaxing, enjoying the fall colors and looking for that elusive mule deer buck.

Initial, scattered reports from hunters and conservation officers with the Division of Wildlife Resources during the general archery deer hunt in August and September, and the general muzzleloader hunt in late September, indicate buck numbers might be down a bit in certain parts of the state. Good numbers of deer — especially older, mature bucks — are still available, though.

This past winter, deep snow and bitter cold gripped parts of northern and northeastern Utah. The hardest hit areas were the Cache hunting unit in northern Utah and the South Slope unit in northeastern Utah.

To try to help deer in the areas, DWR biologists started an emergency feeding program. Despite the supplemental feeding, between 70 and 90 percent …Read the Rest

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