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Originally Posted by Deer Hunter
WMU 357 currently has 20 outfitter tags for antlered mule deer. And 23 people were drawn there in 2012 out of 1742 applicants. So outfitters had 46% of the tags last year... I wouldnt be looking to the archery mule hunters next door in 356 as the problem here.
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356 is going on rifle draw Deer Hunter, it was over the counter before. The main problem with 357 besides the tough winters is the residents shooting deer in the farmland ( 357 ) and gutting them in the bush ( 356 ). 3-4 years ago our one butcher was seeing over a hundred 160-180 class bush mule deer every year, I've only ever seen one in the wild. But the byes get bringing them in.
As for the outfitter allocations in 357 from what I'm hearing from our local guys is Byron is going to loose all but 4 allocations for Mule deer. I'm sure he'll get them back when our numbers return to historic levels.