Hi All. It's been a terribly long time since I have been on. As a first time homebuilder, though I have remodeled in the past, I'm trying to build a high quality empty nester home, I have been buried for quite some time getting our ranch sold and working on the project. So far, so good. With a beautiful setting on the North Umpqua River, I keep saying, "I am building this for my great great grandkids".
Other news, my wife killed a very nice desert ram in Arizona in 2022. She spent opening day in the emergency room with kidney stones. It wasn't until midseason until she could hunt. By then I had scouted most of the unit. I wrote an article and never sent it in to have it published, so maybe I can dress it up as a post someday. Not until we get moved into the house though.
Soooo the new elk plan in Utah really messed up my elk plan. Having only one tag for the early rifle hunts on the premium units will not let me best utilize my 30 points. Also, the age class objectives on the top units have been reduced, so I want out sooner rather than later. With the tag recommendations recently released here are my options for a tag in 2024.
#1 San Juan Muzzleloader (rut hunt, perfect moon phase, above average moisture, but trophy quality down)
#1 Beaver Late Rifle (trophy quality excellent, lots of bulls, full moon, late season hunting)
#2 Beaver Mid Rifle (trophy quality excellent, lots of bulls, good moon, lots of general season hunters)
#3 Beaver archery (I do bow hunt, but am not avid)
#4 Boulder Muzzleloader (reputation of being frustrating due to heavy cover, if not a strong rut)
#5 San Juan archery
#6 Manti Muzzleloader (share points with my wife for two tags in the next couple years).
Does anyone have some thoughts or advice that can help me decide? Maybe you have an option I've not even considered.
Other news, my wife killed a very nice desert ram in Arizona in 2022. She spent opening day in the emergency room with kidney stones. It wasn't until midseason until she could hunt. By then I had scouted most of the unit. I wrote an article and never sent it in to have it published, so maybe I can dress it up as a post someday. Not until we get moved into the house though.
Soooo the new elk plan in Utah really messed up my elk plan. Having only one tag for the early rifle hunts on the premium units will not let me best utilize my 30 points. Also, the age class objectives on the top units have been reduced, so I want out sooner rather than later. With the tag recommendations recently released here are my options for a tag in 2024.
#1 San Juan Muzzleloader (rut hunt, perfect moon phase, above average moisture, but trophy quality down)
#1 Beaver Late Rifle (trophy quality excellent, lots of bulls, full moon, late season hunting)
#2 Beaver Mid Rifle (trophy quality excellent, lots of bulls, good moon, lots of general season hunters)
#3 Beaver archery (I do bow hunt, but am not avid)
#4 Boulder Muzzleloader (reputation of being frustrating due to heavy cover, if not a strong rut)
#5 San Juan archery
#6 Manti Muzzleloader (share points with my wife for two tags in the next couple years).
Does anyone have some thoughts or advice that can help me decide? Maybe you have an option I've not even considered.