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Thursday, 11 March 2010 08:03 |
Issues of big game wounding and unrecovered killsBy Michael T. (Finnegan) AndersonVice President, BOU
Let’s start off with a
story. This one’s about my general
season deer hunt 39 years ago. Yes, I
remember it; it was one of those formative experiences that shaped who I became
as a hunter in later years. I was young
and eager to kill my first buck. With
gunshots echoing back and forth across the mountain from every direction, I was
definitely feeling “trigger happy”. So
when I saw a big buck bouncing through the sage brush 300 yards away, I didn’t
hesitate to empty the magazine of my 30.06 at that deer. Of course, I missed.
I met up with my dad a bit
later and told him what had happened.
His response surprised me and I didn’t understand it. He looked at his boots for a minute, with his
hands on his hips in that familiar posture that he took whenever he was rolling
a decision around in his head. And then he
said, “If you haven’t learned to shoot any better than that, then put your damn
gun away. Your hunt’s over.” |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 13:58 |
As many of you know I have had the opportunity to serve as the BOU Representative on the
Statewide Elk Committee. It was my privilege to be joined by Mike Christensen as the BOU alternate.
Thanks to Mike for the great advice and another point of view.
At the very first Committee meeting Director Karpowitz challenged the group to “come up with something better!!”
Unfortunately the Elk Committee decided to revert back to the old standard of raising age classifications
To grow bigger bulls. This new age structure will reduce opportunity in the long run by about 15%
For all weapon types. Many of the new age classes will, in the long run, reach a point that will be very difficult to
Hit or maintain. This will result in a loss of opportunity on units that will have an abundance of elk including plenty of large
Bulls.
So in a nutshell here is what was passed.
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Saturday, 30 January 2010 19:28 |
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Greetings and Happy New
Year!
2010 is shaping up to be an
important year for bowhunters and BOU’s busiest year ever. The board met on Jan. 14 to identify
some bullet points for the year and make preparations to address upcoming
issues.
- Unit
hunter management on all of Utah’s deer units (statewide limited entry)
- New
big game season dates
- New
state elk management plan
- Urban
bowhunting
- Bowhunter
education
In order to deal with these
issues effectively, the board identified some internal business items to be
addressed.
- BOU
convention and board elections
- Improvements
for BOU regional committees
- Improved
communication for BOU membership
- Membership
renewals and recruitment
More details are provided
below. With so many important
issues on the horizon, we obviously have a lot to do. In order to best serve your interests,
we need your continued guidance. We
also need your help if you’re willing and able to offer it. Feel free to email or contact your regional chair or board officers as well as utilize this website and encourage your friends to join
Bowhunters of Utah! |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 30 January 2010 19:33 |
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Tuesday, 15 December 2009 08:36 |
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Everybody knows there are no stupid questions. But there are a few questions that are a bit silly. For example, a question during the autumn months like, “Where is BOU?” is definitely silly. We’re BOWHUNTERS of Utah, after all.
But even though we’ve been busy enjoying the hunting season, BOU has been busy representing our members on a number of issues.
Northern co-rep Tye Boulter and V.P. Michael Finnegan attended a Sept. 22 meeting of the special archery committee that was mandated by the Wildlife Board to reexamine the issue of statewide bowhunting for deer. Anis Aoude, big game coordinator for the DWR reported difficulty in finding someone to represent the anti-statewide position, but two southern region representatives attended the meeting. The committee looked at several relevant concerns, examined the data from the 2009 draw and recommended returning to statewide archery for the entire season in 2010. This recommendation was presented at the November RACs and approved at the Wildlife Board Meeting. Hopefully, the data collected last year will continue to refute any claims of overcrowding during the bowhunt in the foreseeable future. |
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Monday, 12 October 2009 20:45 |
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