Utah outdoorsmen seek submissions of hunting stories for book

Utah outdoorsmen seek submissions of hunting stories for book

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MURRAY — In an effort to preserve a “bygone era” of hunting, two Utah men are asking for public submissions of hunting stories and recipes to create a book.

Murray resident Kyle Winther said he grew up hunting in the 1960s and has been an avid hunter and outdoorsman ever since. After tagging along with his father on hunts when he was 6 years old, he later got his own deer tag at 16. Having killed over 10 deer throughout the decades, he said he has seen the hunting culture change a lot over the last 40 years.

“When I was a kid growing up, you could just sense it everywhere you went,” Winther said. “Everybody knew about (the deer hunt) whether you went or not. It was a big event and a lot of stores closed and there was just a feeling about it. People were always talking about it.”

Winther said the new laws, zoned units and technology have really changed the way people hunt. He said although the changes are not necessarily a bad thing, it is definitely a different experience.

“It’s not the institution it used to be,” he said. “As technology has improved, there’s just more high-tech type stuff out there. Everybody kind of used to just be all in the same boat. There’s parts of hunting that have kind of turned into a rich man’s sport where people can pay lots and lots of money to get prime tags in prime areas. Back then, everybody went out and hunted wherever you wanted to hunt. (For) a lot of people that was traditional grounds where they’d been going for generations.”

In an effort to preserve the hunting culture and heritage of his youth, Winther created a project with life-long friend Shane Roe. The men created a website and are asking for submissions of hunting stories and deer camp recipes from the public. Winther said while their focus is on Utah, they will accept hunting stories from anywhere because they don’t want to exclude anyone.

“It’s a bygone era,” he said. “It’s not going to go back to that, and that’s fine. That’s why we kind of want to remember it. I’ve never had an experience deer hunting, regardless of the weather or good/bad success, that I don’t cherish the memories of it. I also remember the days and weeks leading up to deer hunt, my dad sharpening his knives and he used to reload his own shells. It’s just for fun. It’s fun to talk about.”

There are no deadlines for submissions, and Winther said he is willing to meet with people and record their stories if they don’t want to write them. To enter a submission for a story, pictures or a recipe, click here.

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