Utah hunting climbs from sagebrush benches to aspen and dark timber, and a heavy rifle feels twice as heavy above 9,000 feet. The Fierce Mini Rogue family is built for youth, women and smaller-framed hunters, with a light carbon design that makes a general-season deer hunt or an elk draw hunt easier for a young or smaller hunter.

Mini Rogue rifles feature carbon fiber stocks with a shorter length of pull and an adjustable comb or push-button cheek piece. Fierce C3 carbon fiber barrels on the XP, Mini Rogue 2 and CT models keep weight low, and the CT Mini Rogue XP is about 6 lb. 6.5 Creedmoor and 7mm-08 Remington suit mule deer, while 6.5 PRC and 308 Winchester give more for elk.

6.5 PRC takes the 6.5 mm bullet faster than the Creedmoor for more reach on elk and mule deer, at the cost of a little more recoil. 6.5 PRC recoils more than the Creedmoors; for a first season most young hunters do better with 6.5 Creedmoor.

Under the carbon stock sits Fierce's stainless steel dual-lug action with a 70-degree bolt throw and a spiral-fluted bolt. The trigger is a Bix'n Andy Dakota, adjustable, and the barrel is match grade and hand lapped.

This rifle has a 20 in threaded barrel, 4+1 capacity, and weighs about 5.8 lb. Finish: Sonora Ambush Camo.

Mountain hunting often means shooting off a pack or a rock, and a rifle that does not fit makes that harder. A shorter length of pull lets a smaller shooter get behind the rifle in awkward positions. Raise the comb until the eye is lined up with the scope center. For a first mule deer, a 6.5 Creedmoor makes more sense than a 308 or a 6.5 PRC.

Utah has no permit to purchase and no waiting period. Choose a Utah dealer at checkout, from Logan to Richfield, and the rifle ships to them. They run the state background check at pickup. Utah buyers get ammo and gear shipped to the door, with price and stock confirmed before payment.

Questions buyers ask: What caliber should a young Utah hunter use for mule deer? 6.5 Creedmoor or 7mm-08 Remington is plenty for mule deer with recoil a smaller shooter can manage. What check runs when I pick up a rifle in Utah? Your Utah dealer runs the state background check at pickup; Utah has no permit to purchase and no waiting period. What caliber is this Fierce rifle? 6.5 PRC, 4+1 capacity.

Specifications come from Fierce Firearms' published data for part number ROGM65PRC20BRS, UPC 853418908266.