Mostly big park, bitter creek, mccook ridge, and attache ridge. Colorado archery diy elk hunt 2018 public land, otc tag, bugling elk by chief outdoors duration. Book cliffs utah elk hunting unit map with land ownership. One on one hunts can be arranged for an additional fee. We have excellent elk hunts with about a 99% success rate with bulls between 315 to 380 with bigger possible. The book cliffs is a part of the east tavaputs plateau that begins near green river, utah and extends eastward into colorado. Give us a call or shoot us an email for more details on this classic back country elk hunt. 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. Predators, new roads, overhunting and poor fawn crops had decimated the previously plentiful deer to the point that the. The way that it looks is that the hunt includes both a and c in the any weapon hunt. Elk hunting has never been more popular than it is this season. Hunt utahs trophy areas for top quality bull elk, fully guided hunts in the book cliffs, plateau boulder, wasatch and uintas elk units. Wildlife species in the area include mule deer, rocky mountain elk, antelope, mountain lion.
After a 4 year wait, the book cliffs area of northeastern utah had finally opened for mule deer. Using our colorado atlas, we found a block of blm land and let our bird dog out to stretch her legs. Includes private land, private land within the cwmu program, national forest, blm, and federal lands with trails. Our book cliffs road less area elk hunts consist of all the things that make hunting great. We specialize in trophy bull elk, mule deer, bison, bear and lion. Utah book cliffs, boulder and wasatch trophy bull elk.
We offer elk, deer, antelope, bighorn sheep, buffalo, cougar and bear hunts. Join us to hunt over 500,000 acres including big game unit 77. Book cliffs hunting the book cliffs area is an exceptional trophy elk and mule deer unit. I am absolutely stoked and was hoping some of you might have insight into hunting this unit. Creek unit of the utah bookcliffs as well as the central manti mountain units. We were a week out of the season and werent prepared for grouse. Hunt elk with us and youll see great hunting areas, hard work, and first class. I just move to utah and found out that instead of waiting for 58 more years before hunting elk in one of the better units as a nonresident, i can do so in 20 as a resident. Part of the southern edge of this wsa is dominated by the 2,000foothigh face of the. In january 2019, the utah wildlife board canceled the rocky mountain bighorn sheep hunt on antelope island. One fun night in particular i saw antelope, buffalo, and a cow elk. Limited entry book cliffs bull elk hunts and wasatch bull. Utah bookcliffs roadless area elk hunts allout guiding. The wild horse area is characterized by four major canyon systems falling to gentle sloping plateaus covered in sagebrush and pinon juniper.
Made some great friends and saw lots of elk and scenery. Part of the southern edge of this wsa is dominated by the 2,000foothigh face of the book cliffs. We take small groups of 810 hunters per hunt with one guide for every two hunters. Within a hundred yards of the car, she flushed a covey of sage grouse. That hunt will not be held, and the hunt listing has been removed from the guidebook. Specializing in the roadless book cliffs, wasatch mountains, plateau boulder, oquirrhstansbury, fillmore oak creek. Hunts run five hunting days plus one day in and one day out for travel. Wildlife, including mule deer, elk, wild turkey, coyote, various raptors, mountain lion, black bear, rattlesnake, and fox, populate the wilderness areas along the book cliffs. The little book cliffs wild horse range is located in northwest colorado, about 8 miles northeast of grand junction. Hunt with us this season and you will see great hunting areas, hard work ethics, and first class western hospitality.
My son and i drew the nr archery mule deer tag with 7pts this year. Good morning everyone, i drew the bookcliffs bitter creek south unit for archery this year in utah. Book cliffs spike bull recommendations on where to hunt. We have trophy bull elk hunting in the book cliffs. The roadless book cliffs are not huge in size, but is far bigger than can be hunted in a single season. Take a look around our site to see some of the big game people. The southern portion of the dau is dominated by the bookcliffs, an escarpment that. It produces 310340 bulls yearly with a few bulls 340 plus taken each year. We are expert colorado elk hunters and offer bow and rifle hunting adventures. The book cliffs little creek roadless is a good elk unit. The book cliffs have been renowned as one of the best hunting destinations in the country.
If you are interested in trophy bull elk hunting, then this fully guided book cliffs hunt is for you. Best places to hunt the book cliffs 6 matching articles. Main canyon, coal canyon, cottonwood canyon and spring canyon. Now the fun begins staring at th computer, shooting the smokestick, getting in better shape, and dreaming. All methods of elk hunting accepted including bow, handgun, rifle and black powder. Backcountry outfitters is a fully licensed, full time outfitter. Its no secret that it is also one of the most remote trophy hunting units in the state giving it a. Our expert wranglers and guides at flying j outfitters will make your utah wilderness adventures unforgettable. Theres also a herd of more than 250 bison on the nearby uintah and ouray reservation. This is exceptional big game trophy hunting and we are sure you wont be disappointed. This means that you should be able to hunt the road less area also if you would like. Our primary area is colorado unit 61, as most of you know unit 61 is one of colorado s most soughtafter trophy elk and deer units. In addition to colorado, we also hunt a vast range of northwest new mexico.
Was just browsing info about the bookcliffs and found this site. Our years of hunting,working, playing, and living in the book cliffs, year round. We are the oldest and largest hunting ranch east of texas with 3 square miles of land and hundreds of miles of game trails. Backcountry outfitters pagosa springs co elk hunting. Overthecounter in colorado by mike duplan altitude.
Few elk winter in areas sampled by the south book cliffs range trend studies. If youre looking to go elk hunting in colorado or utah you have come to the right place. Im a marine corps f18 pilot stationed in iwakuni japan so getting back to scout before hand is going to be impossible. It was a lot of fun and a hunt we will never forget. I was hoping to gather some more information on the area if anyone has hunted this area for elk in the past. After 10 years of applying, my father, who is 70 years young, drew a utah limited entry deer tag for the bookcliffs north unit. Spike bulls and antlerless elk in the spike only units except the book cliffs units. We know the 100s of thousands of public land acres like no one else could.
Im a marine corps f18 pilot stationed in iwakuni japan so getting. We hunt and guide big game in the majority of utah. And with the exception of a few privately held parcels of land, almost 96% of the 2. By mid november, when the animals start heading out of the high country on their way to their wintering grounds. The book cliffs are well known for being a sought after hunting destination, and for good reason. The bookcliffs is one of utahs best trophy elk hunting areas. Rocky mountain elk hunting elk hunting at high adventure. As the name implies, this is an area that is accessible by foot traffic or horseback only. We are gt outfitters, specializing in eastern utah big game.
The abundant wildlife draws thousands of hunters to the backcountry areas of the book cliffs for biggame hunting. The little book cliffs wilderness study area is characterized by gentlysloping plateaus, various small canyons, and four major canyon systems. This is a friends le elk hunt and i was fortunate to get an invite. The book cliffs are an enormous area that spans two states. Flying j outfitters began in the book cliffs with its founder lawny jackson clear back in 1970 and. Book cliffs, little creek roadless grand countyboundary begins at steer ridge road and ten mile knoll.
Shane scott outfitting is a guide and outfitter located in richfield, utah. Mt dutton would be a sure thing and book cliff is a strong possibility. The variety of habitat makes this area perfect for supporting the abundant wildlife. It is a high, rugged, mountainous state, the only state in the u.
We are proud to make this great unit the heart of our operation. I have seen a few elk but not enough to know where might be a good general area. Based out of grand junction, co we are very fortunate to have it. Little book cliffs wild horse area hma bureau of land. Utah hunting trips for elk, deer, mountain goat, moose and pronghorn. Hey guys, with 1 point i somehow drew the book cliffs, bitter creek south archery le elk tag this year. Hi guys, i am new to the forum but not new to hunting.
Elk hunting unit map displaying unit boundaries, land ownership status, and cwmu hunting areas. Our primary area is colorado unit 61, as most of you know unit 61 is one of colorados most soughtafter trophy elk and deer units. Book cliffs, little creek roadless the book cliffs, little creek roadless unit is one of our favorite elk areas. Only about 1 in 5 elk hunters goes home successful and of those, a big. Download the 2020 guidebook to learn more about applying for a utah big game permit. Book cliffs elk habitat udwr assigns a value to elk habitat in the state of utah e. We hunt the book cliffs, rattlesnake, nine mile and san rafael units. Since 1967, weve led guided big game hunts throughout colorados san juan mountain range, weminuche wilderness, and piedra primitive area. These four larger systems are also accompanied by many smaller side canyons. This post continues with the general utah archery elk hunt data.
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