Hunting Deer in Utah

If you are planning on hunting deer in Utah, then the best course of approach would be to find out about the area first before you start to make any moves. The first thing you should learn about is that in Utah the most common type of deer is the mule deer, and there is more of it than any other big game animal. Why you might be wondering? Well tell yourself that it is not rare at all to see people going after the deer mule with no less passion and intent than you would see people in whitetail deer hunting parties (although keep in mind that there are not whitetail deer in Utah) ; the mule deer trophy is one which is very coveted by any athlete of the sport.

Keep in mind that while the afore-mentioned mule deer still very well exists in Utah, it is getting harder and harder to spot one with every consecutive year, meaning that it is less and less likely that you are going to take one back as a trophy. This is one of the many consequences of the yearly reduction in the Utah deer population, which has been in decline over the past 30 years. The causes of this are actually quite simple and already identified as being the lack of natural land for the deer to thrive, as well as the sport becoming more and more popular, possible reaching the level of a national hobby.

If you are going to Utah with the intention of catching that coveted trophy, then you basically have two paths that you can take. As you could have probably guessed with hunting being close to a national sport, there are actually hundreds of outfitters that can provide you with all the deer hunting gear that you are going to need and set you up on the trip of a lifetime. If you have the funds then making use of the services of one of these outfitters may be the best way to go seeing as how they know the land very well and you do not have to worry about being disturbed by other people. If however you do not have the funds necessary to hire an outfitter then you can always take a look at the big game proclamations at the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources website, which is basically where you will find an overview of deer hunting in Utah, with all the locations of interest and various tips which you can use in your game.