Paityn Carver's Big Bull Elk Hunt on Johnson Mountain Ranch

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16-year-old Paityn Carver has suffered major medical issues lately. In fact, she has been in the hospital 70 times in the last year. So the Utah Conservation Officer's Association, along with landowners and sportsmen, gave her a bull elk tag on Johnson Mountain Ranch CWMU. Her hunt gave the entire family a chance to forget about emergency room visits, and focus on each other, the animals, and harvesting a bull on some of the most beautiful land in Utah.