Elk Hunting In Utah

[OrionsX0]

Has anyone been there? Where would you apply for a tag? Any info would be greatly appreciated

[jeffreyd]

you have to apply online, but i think they are done for this year. i would check the game and fish HSOforum but believe they are a lottery like az is. there is a mag called w e stern hunter that talks about all of the areas.

[OrionsX0]

TY and I am looking to go in 2010 sorry about that I should have said that in the begining

[Code-Man]

My buddy I believe found out they had a bunch of Excess Tags for Utah. He's never been in the state but has a Muzzleloader Tag for a Bull. He had his choice of Cow In-Mature Bull or a Bull and he figured extra like 50 bucks for a bull was worth it. We'll see what happens later this year. He did buy the tag mid summer though when he was messing around on the computer. GOod luck

[mrklean]

some real big bulls in utah, certain units you will have to build pref points i think but most of it is draw

[Scoot]

Yup, like mrklean said- some smasher bulls there. However, most of the state is draw and anywhere you'd likely find some of those high 300's bulls is definitely draw. I dream of hunting the San Juans some day... Actually, it's not completely a dream- building pref points, but it'll take a lot of them to draw the tag I want.

[mrklean]

world record elk was shot in utah last year, scoot you could always just buy the governers tag there speed up the proces

[Cooter]

I had some pref points for Utah but quit - too much $$$ for me. If I could afford it I would - no doubt some excellent elk hunting there.

[OrionsX0]

Thank you every one

[Scoot]

I had some pref points for Utah but quit - too much $$$ for me. If I could afford it I would - no doubt some excellent elk hunting there.

Coots, do you mean PP building is just too pricy for ya or do you mean it is in Utah? Utah is actually one of the most affordable states to build PP's. It's a little bit complicated to explain how, but you can get PP's in Utah for only $42.50/year. Obviously, that adds up over time, but that's a whole lot cheaper than AZ ($158.75/year) or NV ($157/year)! I REALLY want to get a tag in AZ- there are a couple zones there that I'd give my left... um... arm for. However, they're about 15 years of PP's, and I can't see dumping that kind of money into an animal.

[Scoot]

world record elk was shot in utah last year, scoot you could always just buy the governers tag there speed up the proces

All I can do is dream about something like that... I do have a lottery ticket in my wallet that I haven't checked though. Dreamin' is good sometimes...

[Cooter]

Scoots - more bitter at the price increase than the actual amount. Used to be $10 - supply and demand goes into action and it goes up to $50, or almost. I'll have to check back into it, suppost I lost my points - have any idea how long you keep them without applying?

[Scoot]

No- I don't have a clue how long they last. I know some states dump them after a couple years of inactivity, but I don't know any details or what states do this.

Yeah, it's becoming a rich man's game. I'm anything but rich, but I'd sure like to play...

FYI- a buddy of mine went to the area we hunted in WY this Sep and will be doing a write up in the archery forum. He had a whale of a hunt and it should be interesting...

[jeffreyd]

FYI, you can buy just a bonus point for each species if you want. Then when you are ready to start putting in, you will have some points in the system. This year, they issued 500 bull rifle tags in unit 10. Seems like everyone i know has a tag up there. What areas are you thinking of Scoot

[jeffreyd]

You could also try your luck at the game raffle that will be coming up and if you really want it bad enough, bid on the govenors tag at the elk society fundraiser. I think it went for 175K last year. I know our mule deer tag sold for 160,000.00.

[Scoot]

What areas are you thinking of Scoot

Are you asking about AZ or UT? For UT, I've got a connection on a San Juan hunt that'd be second to none. However, as you suggest- I'll be buying PPs for many more years before I even bother to apply for it. If you're asking about AZ, I've got a connection for a tag there that will point me in the right direction, but I don't know the unit yet. I'm a good decade out from bothering to apply to AZ too... Point creep is going to be the death of me! Areas that require 10 points now will need 15 by the time I'm ready to apply to them. But, not much I can do about it...

The obvious solution is to win the lottery...