2020 big game harvest data now online

[cedar]

Originally Posted by MooseMeat

Haha I love it. Countless businesses, organizations, state and federal agencies can conduct meetings every day, successfully and efficiently through phone calls and zoom meetings, but our DWR call center can’t do it because of “COVID”. What a convenient excuse. And once the data is collected, they can’t even sort and organize the hunts for their weapon types in the report, they just throw out “LE, OIL or CWMU. Great work!

Not everyone need to know about all the information. It is better to be like this for lazy hunters so there are more opportunity for real hunters and hard workers.

[prumpf]

Definitely a mistake! Question is who’s?

The data entry associate or the hunter who shot a spike on accident 🧐

Originally Posted by MooseMeat

Alright, who done it? Hahahahahaha

https://utahwildlife.net/forum/attac...1&d=1613794881

[ns450f]

Originally Posted by MooseMeat

Alright, who done it? Hahahahahaha

https://utahwildlife.net/forum/attac...1&d=1613794881

It was probably themockingjay....... I bet she only got the back straps out.

[BigT]

Originally Posted by MooseMeat

Yeah it’s garbage, and probably not 100% accurate. But at least they threw something together. It’s great that the peasants have dates and deadlines we are held to and expected to abide by, with our info expected to be 100% accurate. If it’s not accurate or on time, there are penalties. they don’t care what our excuses may be if we miss a dead line or our information is incorrect, but the kings and queens aren’t expected to follow the same accuracy or timeline.

I can speak specifically of two CWMU hunts that are vastly off on harvest success. This makes me wonder if the entire thing is just spitting out numbers.

[wyogoob]

Thanks Amy, good job!

[MooseMeat]

Originally Posted by BigT

I can speak specifically of two CWMU hunts that are vastly off on harvest success. This makes me wonder if the entire thing is just spitting out numbers.

I personally know there are many errors in both their published harvest and draw odds data.

A few years back my buddy had drawn an archery LE elk tag. My neighbor had also drawn the same tag that year. Both were unsuccessful. When they published that years data, it said that out of the 7 archery tags issued that year, all 7 were successful. I helped on both hunts. I know they were unsuccessful and stated that in their survey that they filled out.

Another time, I drew a random LE tag with 5 points. When the report came out. It didn’t list anyone had drawn with 5. Another time on an antlerless report it said everyone with 3 PP for elk had 100% draw odds for that year. Well, I had 3 points and I didn’t draw. I’ve seen several other times where their reports had errors based off our applications and draw results.

[ridgetop]

Originally Posted by prumpf

Definitely a mistake! Question is who’s?

The data entry associate or the hunter who shot a spike on accident 🧐

Aren't all bison "spikes"?

[justismi28]

I always feel a little better about my skills after having a year I don't harvest a deer when I look at draw odds but having had the opportunity. I could've pulled the trigger on smaller bucks, but I've learned 2 pts aren't worth putting on my back. Maybe a drag to the truck last day, but if I'm far enough to have to have to quarter it I'll let the younger ones grow.

But seeing less than 20% success for the any weapon Wasatch West surprises me. For a unit so busy, with that many people afield you would think more than 20% would luck into something.

But maybe the deer aren't there to support those high tag numbers? Living in the south part of the unit I spend plenty of time on it between Provo and Spanish Fork Canyons during the summer and watch a lot during winter. Where I used to see dozens a day, I now only see handfuls. Maybe their habits have just changed, but my perception of the unit is certainly lower than the 3.2% satisfaction rating that units hunts have.

[BigT]

Be nice if they could get the last couple of years of harvest data for black bear up there. Last update was 2018 which seems bizarre to me!