The rest of Utah's limited-entry units are managed so at least 25 bucks per 100 does are still in the herds after the fall hunts.

Only two units in southern Utah aren't meeting that goal. On the rest of the state's units, the number of bucks biologists are finding is higher than the buck-to-doe ratio for each unit.

"We have plenty of bucks on these units. And that's great news for hunters. It means more of them can hunt some of these units this fall," Aoude said.

Utah's moose herds are also doing well. In many of the herds, there are almost as many bulls in the herds as cows.

PERMITS APPROVED

General Buck Deer — 95,000 (2007) and 94,000 (2008)
Limited-entry deer — 1,014 (2007) and 1,082 (2008)
Limited-entry bull elk — 2,090 (2007) and 2,447 (2008)
Pronghorn antelope — 853 (2007) and 945 (2008)
Moose — 151 (2007) and 184 (2008)
Bison — 145 (2007) and 172 (2008)

Rocky Mountain goat — 90 (2007) and 91 (2008)
Desert bighorn sheep — 39 (2007) and 36 (2008)
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep — 18 (2007) and 23 (2008)

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