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Big Game Hunting => Out Of State Hunting => Topic started by: andrew_in_idaho on May 13, 2025, 04:41:44 AM

Title: Utah backdoor
Post by: andrew_in_idaho on May 13, 2025, 04:41:44 AM: If anybody is looking for the backdoor to Utah’s draw, go to the points and previous license purchases page, there is a tab there that says letters, click on that tab and you should be able to see results letters there. Appears I’ll be hunting general muzzy deer in Utah this year

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Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: spin05 on May 13, 2025, 05:03:22 AM: i got zilch....
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Post by: BeerBugler on May 13, 2025, 05:58:27 AM: Just ruined my day, was really hoping to get out before these increases, looks like everyone else was also.
Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: Craig on May 13, 2025, 08:02:15 AM: Mine doesn’t even show 2025 on it . :dunno:
Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: andrew_in_idaho on May 13, 2025, 08:12:57 AM: Quote from: Craig on May 13, 2025, 08:02:15 AM
Mine doesn’t even show 2025 on it . :dunno:
Not even the confirmation?

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Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: andrew_in_idaho on May 13, 2025, 08:15:47 AM: Quote from: Craig on May 13, 2025, 08:02:15 AM
Mine doesn’t even show 2025 on it . :dunno:
Fear not, I just read on the ‘slide that all the letters have been taken down now

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Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: Ridgerunner on May 13, 2025, 09:22:52 AM: backdoor was not kind to me this morning.......maybe now that they are down there is a chance for better results when the front door opens lol.

I suspect quite a bit of point creep as there was one tag I should have drawn.
Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: High Climber on May 13, 2025, 03:14:42 PM: I had a muzzleloader pronghorn tag this morning when it was showing :tup:
Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: Deadeyety on May 13, 2025, 04:30:04 PM: Results are up! Bunch of U succ for me…
Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: mp.hunter on May 13, 2025, 04:30:32 PM: Drew general deer muzzy

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Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: Halo on May 13, 2025, 04:40:17 PM: I show all unsuccessful, as expected.
Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: Craig on May 13, 2025, 04:44:02 PM: No go for me.
Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: High Climber on May 13, 2025, 05:44:25 PM: Yep muzzy pronghorn Fillmore, oak creek south :tup:
Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: huntnnw on May 13, 2025, 05:52:32 PM: Wife drew 1 of 2 of the random San Juan mule deer tags . Her odds were .175% :IBCOOL: 26 pt unit last year. Researching begins as I know nothing of this unit
Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: Deadeyety on May 13, 2025, 05:56:11 PM: Quote from: huntnnw on May 13, 2025, 05:52:32 PM
Wife drew 1 of 2 of the random San Juan mule deer tags . Her odds were .175% :IBCOOL: 26 pt unit last year. Researching begins as I know nothing of this unit

Thats awesome! Congrats! Rifle?
Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: huntnnw on May 13, 2025, 06:20:11 PM: Quote from: Deadeyety on May 13, 2025, 05:56:11 PM
Quote from: huntnnw on May 13, 2025, 05:52:32 PM
Wife drew 1 of 2 of the random San Juan mule deer tags . Her odds were .175% :IBCOOL: 26 pt unit last year. Researching begins as I know nothing of this unit

Thats awesome! Congrats! Rifle?

Rifle
Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: andrew_in_idaho on May 13, 2025, 09:50:17 PM: Quote from: mp.hunter on May 13, 2025, 04:30:32 PM
Drew general deer muzzy

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Which unit, I got La Sal Mtns

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Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: cem3434 on May 13, 2025, 09:57:03 PM: A whole bunch of unsuccessful for me. The year is starting out great for me as I'm 0 for everything so far across the west.
Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: mp.hunter on May 13, 2025, 10:25:12 PM: Quote from: andrew_in_idaho on May 13, 2025, 09:50:17 PM
Quote from: mp.hunter on May 13, 2025, 04:30:32 PM
Drew general deer muzzy

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Which unit, I got La Sal Mtns

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Andrew your inbox is full

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Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: andrew_in_idaho on May 14, 2025, 06:31:21 AM: Quote from: mp.hunter on May 13, 2025, 10:25:12 PM
Quote from: andrew_in_idaho on May 13, 2025, 09:50:17 PM
Quote from: mp.hunter on May 13, 2025, 04:30:32 PM
Drew general deer muzzy

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Which unit, I got La Sal Mtns

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Andrew your inbox is full

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I deleted a few. Try now

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Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: Beastmonger1987 on June 03, 2025, 01:12:36 PM: Quote from: Halo on May 13, 2025, 04:40:17 PM
I show all unsuccessful, as expected.
Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: baldopepper on June 03, 2025, 01:37:26 PM: Quote from: andrew_in_idaho on May 13, 2025, 09:50:17 PM
Quote from: mp.hunter on May 13, 2025, 04:30:32 PM
Drew general deer muzzy

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Which unit, I got La Sal Mtns

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Have you hunted the La Sal unit before? If you have the muzzy tag be prepared for a crowd, just as crowded as the modern rifle hunt.
Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: andrew_in_idaho on June 03, 2025, 03:17:06 PM: Quote from: baldopepper on June 03, 2025, 01:37:26 PM
Quote from: andrew_in_idaho on May 13, 2025, 09:50:17 PM
Quote from: mp.hunter on May 13, 2025, 04:30:32 PM
Drew general deer muzzy

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Which unit, I got La Sal Mtns

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Have you hunted the La Sal unit before? If you have the muzzy tag be prepared for a crowd, just as crowded as the modern rifle hunt.
Compared to Idaho unit 39 muleys? How’s the crowd?

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Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: baldopepper on June 03, 2025, 04:07:44 PM: The actual huntable area in the unit is squeezed in between 3 cwmu units. I'm not familiar with the Idaho unit but muzzy hunting in Utah is way more popular than Washington. You'll find virtually every road very busy. That area was hit very hard with cwd and is also a very popular area with the assorted Moab crowd. Don't be surprised if you pass bicyclists off and on all day. Hunting is fairly high, around 8000 ft+ so be prepared to take a day or two climatize.
Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: Mtnwalker on June 03, 2025, 04:34:55 PM: Quote from: baldopepper on June 03, 2025, 04:07:44 PM
The actual huntable area in the unit is squeezed in between 3 cwmu units. I'm not familiar with the Idaho unit but muzzy hunting in Utah is way more popular than Washington. You'll find virtually every road very busy. That area was hit very hard with cwd and is also a very popular area with the assorted Moab crowd. Don't be surprised if you pass bicyclists off and on all day. Hunting is fairly high, around 8000 ft+ so be prepared to take a day or two climatize.

I'm confused, looks like a fairly large unit on paper with +/- 200 muzz permits. How is the hunting pressure so high? I get rec pressure in that area but for a general season I can't see this being terrible what am I missing?
Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: baldopepper on June 03, 2025, 05:58:59 PM: I think you'll find the actual huntable area to be fairly small. Most of the decent country is along the Taylor flats area along pine ridge. Area is kinda ringed with roads so it's difficult to find an area where you can get away. Their so called conservation programs in the area actually wiped out acres of public ground habitat and left the prime habitat in the cwmu units. You'll find that 200 permit holders will balloon to a lot people as it's popular in Utah to bring the family and friends along camping and seems everyone of them has a quad or side by side. Don't know if you'll be taking an orv but they require a permit to use in Utah. Hunted that area for years before cwd decimated the herd and you saw more quads than deer. Hope things have improved - it's an incredible area and I'm sure you'll be impressed
Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: andrew_in_idaho on June 03, 2025, 07:48:31 PM: How are the big mountain basins at 10k plus for deer up there in late September? Still be a few big boys hanging up high?

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Title: Re: Utah backdoor
Post by: baldopepper on June 03, 2025, 08:24:45 PM: Could be. Not much easy access as most of the routes go thru private property. Know of one route up but you've got a be mtn goat to take it. Most of the good holding areas are on the cwmus. That area can get really nasty in late September, not unusual for snow up high. Those dusty roads can turn into slippery mtn mud very quickly. That unit used to have several hundred permits, the fact it's down to 200 tells you something. It was closed to 5 days of hunting for a few years as they tried to help it recover from the cwd. Several units in Utah have far fewer permits these days based upon low census numbers. Kind good to look back to get an idea of what the f&g people are seeing before applying