Bears are common throughout the majority of the unit. Most of the prime bear habitat is on private land, but bears are harvested on public land occasionally in this unit. They are much more visible and easy to locate during the dry summer months.

In the spring, the bear’s diet generally consists of grass, and forbs, and they will be relatively close to water sources. Most bear movement will take place during the early morning and evening hours. Their movement will continue to increase as hunts progress. The black bears’ mating season will reach its peak around the month of June. Expect bears to be covering ground and looking for opportunistic meals. Their diet will transition from grasses to more substantial foods such as acorns, pine nuts, and berries.

Located on the West Tavaputs Plateau, much of this unit is made up of high desert plateau terrain. However, the unit does have some higher elevation mountains on the southwest side of the unit. Off of the mountains, there are flat rolling ridges with creek drainages leading down to the valley floor. Bears can be found at relatively low elevations in the canyons east of Price including Coal, Soldier, Dugout, and Grassy Trail Creeks. There also tends to be a high concentration of bears in the upper portions of Argyle Canyon east of US-191. Bears can also be found in higher elevations along the West Tavaputs Plateau. The Cold Springs WMA is also a commonplace for sportsmen to encounter bears.

The lower elevations contain grass, sagebrush, pinyon pines and junipers continuing up into the middle elevations. Cottonwoods are located along the rivers and streams. There are also a few patches of aspen mixed in with the conifer forests on some steeper slopes at higher elevations. Much of the unit has beetle kill, leaving large stands of dead trees.

A portion of the unit is part of the Ashley National Forest, and some of it is managed by the BLM, giving good public access. There is also an Indian reservation to the north of the unit that covers a large portion of the winter range. Nine Mile Canyon is accessed from SR6 in Wellington and will provide access to Minnie Maud Canyon, lower Argyle Canyon, Harmon Canyon, Cottonwood, and Cedar RIdges. There is road access on all sides of the unit with well-maintained dirt roads leading to less-maintained four-wheel-drive roads or ATV trails.

Most hunters camp along roads. There are several locations that have good, flat camping grounds for travel trailers or tents. Duchesne and Roosevelt are the nearest towns that have lodging. There are no known developed campgrounds on the unit near bear habitat. There are ample opportunities for dispersed camping on BLM and SITLA properties. No camping is allowed on the Cold Springs WMA.