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Southeast RAC accepts big-game recommendations, asks wildlife board to explain new mule deer model
Summary
The Central Region RAC unanimously accepted the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources’ Southeast big-game management recommendations and voted to ask the Wildlife Board to create an action item for a public presentation explaining the new mule deer population model after members raised questions about a recent jump in population estimates.
Southeast Regional Advisory Council members voted unanimously to accept the Division of Wildlife Resources’ recommendations for the Southeast Region big-game management plans and separately asked the Wildlife Board to put an action‑log item on its agenda so the division can demonstrate how the mule deer population model works.
The request for a demonstration followed questions from RAC members and the public about a recent increase in modeled population estimates on several units, including the LaSal/LaSalle unit. At the meeting, Southeast Regional Manager Dustin Mitchell explained that a new, time‑specific modeling method produced the higher estimate and that managers are using the model to estimate populations without immediate changes to tag allocations.
RAC members said they support greater transparency about the model’s inputs and calculations. “It’s like…
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