Antelope island anyone hear

[dilleytech]

Man I wish I could afford half a million dollar tags to shoot giant animals that other people find like he can. Idk if I would be buying governor tags but I sure would enjoy hunting those private ranches like Hanes and rogen hunts. Must be so much fun. Like hunting before hunting. That bucks awesome.

[go4steelhd]

What a great buck.

[baldopepper]

That is a great buck, but this is not a hunt-its a shoot. (Not just my opinion, but also that of many of the locals familiar with the island and its deer)  Raises a lot of money for the island maintenance and other uses, so most don't really have a problem with it, nor do I.  Honestly, personally wouldn't be to proud of a trophy taken in this manner, just not what many of us would call a hunt.

[LDennis24]

I would spend the money on a big buck from a ranch that breeds them and just let him live out his life and collect his sheds each year for mounts or decor. 

[boneaddict]

It’s more of a hunt than flying in and shooting one in someone’s yard for 25k.   I for one am glad he puts money towards wildlife, versus say anti hunting like most billionaires. 

[LDennis24]

I would still donate to conservation, don't get me wrong, but I would just have my own deer and elk farm if I had the money to throw at it.

[mburrows]

 

It’s more of a hunt than flying in and shooting one in someone’s yard for 25k.   I for one am glad he puts money towards wildlife, versus say anti hunting like most billionaires.

[baldopepper]

As stated. I don't have a problem with this hunt personally, but a well published "hunt" like this gives the antis folder to paint an unreal picture of hunting.  It's kind of like some of the outdoor shows where a guide drives hunters out to a heated, elevated blind then tells them exactly what animal to shoot.  They shoot then go back to their 5 star accommodation and brag about their exciting hunt to fellow guests who've done the same thing. For those who aren't familiar with hunting this doesn't appear to be a sport.  A rich man paying that kind of money to shoot a deer on a state park within sight of tall buildings in Salt Lake certainly gives some the wrong perception of hunters.

[hunter399]

I would still donate to conservation, don't get me wrong, but I would just have my own deer and elk farm if I had the money to throw at it.

I agree.
That's why God won't let me win mega millions.
Cause I'd own a ton of good hunting ground, probably only allow youth hunting.

[dilleytech]

I would spend the money on a big buck from a ranch that breeds them and just let him live out his life and collect his sheds each year for mounts or decor. 

Idk how hard those sheds would be to find but a day of shed hunting that place would be more fun then getting the call that my buck has been located, flying in and shooting it from 800 yards. But if all the sheds are just laying at the corn pile idk maybe not. Spending millions on killer property that you and all your friends could hunt seems ideal.

[boneaddict]

Of course for a measly quarter million more, you could have bought the Kiabab permit this year, and had the hunt of a lifetime and the possibility of tag soup. LOL

[boneaddict]

Next quest, the photo of the lucky winner of the draw tag for Antelope.    I'm guessing no one here would have liked to have drawn that tag.

[LDennis24]

You have a point Bone, I would rather hunt the Kaibab or the strip if it was just about huge mule deer. This tag is clearly more about conservation than anything else. I've truly never even considered a fantasy of hunting Antelope Island but I have dreamt of Kaibab mule deer!

[LDennis24]

Anyone see a pic of the other tag holders animal yet?

[jackelope]

Anyone see a pic of the other tag holders animal yet?