Dont miss this opportunity to have the hunt of a life time. The plateau boulder is famous for producing trophy quality bulls. That hunt has been canceled for 2020, and the hunt listing has been removed from the. Utah deer limited hunt unit book cliffs, south onx. Hunter is responsible for any additional costs of the appropriate resident or nonresident license fees. We guide on utahs premium units and most limited entry units, such as.
The book cliffs are well known for being a sought after hunting destination, and for good reason. The book cliffs are one of the worlds best places to study sequence stratigraphy. Reasons to protect utahs book cliffs roadless area backcountry. Utah book cliffs, boulder and wasatch trophy bull elk.
The book cliffs little creek roadless area does require horses to access. This book cliffs road less area for trophy bulls can be hunted with archery, rifle or muzzle loader depending on the tag that you draw. Deep canyons filled with thick oak brush provide excellent mule deer habitat. We can assist you in obtaining conservation tags or help you with the draw. Book cliffs roadless deer eastmans hunting journals. Book cliffs the book cliffs holds the potential for a giant mule deer. From september through december, this unit receives an average of 0. Predators, new roads, overhunting and poor fawn crops had decimated the previously plentiful deer to the point that the.
Book cliffs utah elk hunting unit map with land ownership. Unit book cliffs, south for antelope covers approximately 826,336 acres, and the majority of this unit is comprised of public land. There is a similar bull harvest, but the sex ratio is presently a bit higher in the san juan. Herd composition and harvest the book cliffs will be managed as a limited entry buck deer hunting unit, with a 3 year average postseason buck to doe ratio. To be honest i hope i draw, have a great hunt and get out of this points game for mule deer. We offer some of the best utah elk hunting guides anywhere. Deer limited hunt unit book cliffs, south regulates hunting opportunities in utah and covers 826,337 acres. Utah mule deer guided hunts shane scott outfitting. I know for a fact the manti was probably almost as crowded.
Book cliffs, bitter creeksouth the bitter creek portion of the book cliffs is a huge area that holds a very healthy population of elk. Our book cliffs road less area elk hunts consist of all the things that make hunting great. Bulls scoring 320340 are reasonable expectations with a moderate possibility of a bull exceeding 350. Mountain goat hunts provides a very exciting experience. Limited entry book cliffs bull elk hunts and wasatch bull. In the 1980s, exxon scientists used the cretaceous strata of the book cliffs to develop the science of sequence stratigraphy. Book cliffs roadless has a high hunter success rate 50% to 81. In the early 90s, with the mission of promoting wildlife habitat in the book cliffs, the nature conservancy and the rocky mountain elk foundation bought a chunk of land from four ranches that controlled the water sources and the blm leases for this area the east tavaputs plateau. The book cliffs bitter creek south is a good elk unit. The way that it looks is that the hunt includes both a and c in the any weapon hunt. I lived and hunted in utah in 2007 and 2008 and hunted the wasatch for spike cows. Includes private land, private land within the cwmu program, national forest, blm, and federal lands with trails and roads. First and foremost we would like to thank you for taking the time to view our. Reasons to protect utahs book cliffs roadless area.
These are excellet trophy bull areas if you are lucky enough to draw a tag. Small game and bird hunting is excellent in utah as well, with pheasants, ducks, geese, rabbits, sage grouse, forest grouse, chukar, doves, and wild turkeys available in good numbers. The deer in the utah book cliffs live a sheltered life. Our goat hunts will take you deep into the high country in. Please feel free to contact us with questions regarding the specific weapon season you prefer. The draw odds for the book cliffs roadless area early hunt arent exactly a gimme, but at 1 in 65 are 7 times better than the san juan. Our utah hunt maps are the finest available and include spectacular 3d. Give us a call or shoot us an email for more details on this classic back country elk hunt. Utah offers various hunting opportunities for antelope. Utah bookcliffs roadless area elk hunts allout guiding. This is an extremely remote unit that holds a great herd of mature bucks. Hunt elk with us and youll see great hunting areas, hard work, and first class western hospitality in the most soughtafter trophy elk and deer units. Henry mountain, paunsagunt, west desert vernon, oak creek, book cliffs, thousand lake and the doloris triangle. The book cliffs stretch for almost 200 miles from eastern utah into western colorado.
This improves the hunting experience, minimizes resource damage and maintains healthy numbers of animalssome with record book potential. The book cliffs have preserved excellent strata of the foreland basin of the ancient western interior seaway that stretched north from the gulf of mexico to the yukon in the. The size of the area, and difficult terrain, can make it a very challenging place to hunt. Deer are welldistributed in the northern portion from midoctober. Access throughout the unit is very good with many oil and gas mining roads. The roadless area of the book cliffs requires the use of horses to hunt effectively and double c has the knowledge and experience to insure a successful hunt. Based on takems post, i think im still 1 point behind. The book cliffs area is an exceptional trophy elk and mule deer unit. The variety of habitat makes this area perfect for supporting the abundant wildlife. Henry mountains is the best mule deer hunt in the nation. We have had over 30 years experience hunting this unit. The book cliffs of eastern utah has traditionally seen many trophy mule deer harvested. We specialize in trophy bull elk, mule deer, bison, bear and lion. We are gt outfitters, specializing in eastern utah big game.
Mule deer, elk and western big game hunting articles and. It produces 310340 bulls yearly with a few bulls 340 plus taken each year. South book cliffs the majority of the one eye and bogart canyon anadarko lease units lie within the little creek sub unit. Ive heard 170 180 which doesnt seem great for a 16 bonus points hunt. In an effort to help mule deer recover from population declines caused by drought and heavy winter conditions, the division has reopened and increased harvest objectives on the following units. Book cliffs hunting the book cliffs area is an exceptional trophy elk and mule deer unit. Check out the public land access and historical weather. I was hoping to gather some more information on the area if anyone has hunted this area for elk in the past. This remote unit is one of the most spectacular areas of utah. Its no secret that it is also one of the most remote trophy hunting units in the state giving it a uniqueness all its own. We had other encounters with decent bucks that i couldnt get on film.
Deer limited hunt unit book cliffs regulates hunting opportunities in utah and covers 2,291,535 acres. The trends certainly point that way, and one of the remarkable details as you read his hunting forecast is that even in drought conditions, even after catastrophic. The pauns hunt has long been considered one of the best hunts in the nation as well. Deer limited hunt unit book cliffs regulates hunting opportunities in utah and covers 2291535 acres.
A cold rains storm much less snow will put them right into migration mode and it only takes less than a day for them to get to their winter grounds. There are lots of 150 class bucks with 2224 inch spreads on the unit to choose from with quality up to 170 class for those who put in the time both scouting and during the hunt. The wasatch mountains offer more tags than any other unit while still producing great quality and the book cliffs units bitter creek and little creek are vast and remote areas in eastern utah. Units 21, 22, 30, 31, and 32 cover all or parts of the roan plateau which is bordered by piceance basin on the north, the book cliffs on the south, the flat. Ram hunts in the book cliffs rattlesnake and nine mile range creek units. There are tags available in the book cliffs and henry mountain and we guide on all of these. We hunt general season deer in the northeastern region of utah.
Deer the hunting ranges from fair to good in the bookcliffs and piceance units. Utah dwr hunt map book cliffsnorth, buck deer avenza maps. These units included the san juan, pahvant, book cliffs, etc. Double c guides and outfitters a premium hunting guide. One of utahs most famous hunting areas is the book cliffs, a 200milelong stretch of wild land that is considered longest continuous escarpment in the world. The book cliffs are a better value in my opinion than the san juan. Though not required in all cases, horses are typically available on these hunts. My question is how do i confirm that and choose between them. The book cliffs the book cliffs wildlife management unit wmu consists of 3 subunits. This outfitter operates on 3 of the top utah elk units. The book cliffs utah mule deer unit produces 150170 bucks yearly with a few larger taken. Success rates are typically higher, sometimes much higher, in these units than for general season units, thus contributing to increased hunter demand. Guided utah trophy mule deer hunting in the book cliffs, henry mountains, fillmore oak creek, west desert vernon, and the oquirrh stansbury units.
This means that you should be able to hunt the road less area also if you would like. This map source includes coverage for all 28 management units in utah and is based on the official boundaries published by the utah division of wildlife resources. The dominant land cover for unit book cliffs, south is shrubscrub. After a 4 year wait, the book cliffs area of northeastern utah had finally opened for mule deer. This year all le units are open to spikecow archery hunters. Its no secret that it is also one of the most remote trophy hunting units in the state giving it a. Recent age objective management changes is affecting the wasatch, book cliffs, and manti, but good bulls can still be found. Utah elk hunts we have trophy bull elk hunting in the book cliffs. These isolated cliffs are uniquely beautiful and a worldrenowned. Colorado outfitter book a hunt buena vista, co mountain goat hunting mountain goat hunts outfitters for the big game hunter.
Buck mule deer hunting in the book cliffs, this is a limited entry unit. Aprilmay shed hunting utah 2018 book cliffs duration. Based out of grand junction, co we are very fortunate to have it located right in our back yard. I have seen it down there when there is not a single deer to be found up high, and this is in early october before the rifle hunts start. We offer elk, deer, antelope, bighorn sheep, buffalo, cougar and bear hunts. The bookcliffs is one of utahs best trophy elk hunting areas. Im hoping some guys go big with all this moisture and change units. Overthecounter in colorado by mike duplan altitude. Our hunters will usually get the opportunity to look over dozens of 4x4s while they search for that one special buck.
Wlh is consistently harvesting more 200 mule deer bucks than any other outfit in the country. We hunt the book cliffs, rattlesnake, nine mile and san rafael units. The only hunts that i know of that split the road less area off into its own hunt are for the elk hunts. We are hunting for buck deer and we hunt an area that gets very little hunting pressure during deer season as it is accessible only by foot or horseback.
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