This unit is located north of Kanab and South of Bryce Canyon National Park. Highway 89 is the western unit boundary with State Road 12 acting as the northern boundary.

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. Hunters may focus on the oak belt with the acorns falling during the earlier season and providing an excellent food source for bears.

With Bryce Canyon National Park at the north end of the unit and Zion National Park just west of the unit, the scenery is spectacular. This is not a physically challenging unit because there is good road and ATV trail access, even in the high country. High parts in the north have red and white sand mountains that contain some dense ponderosa pine forests and oak brush slopes. At lower elevations, there are sandstone canyons with dense pinyon/juniper forest.

High elevations have ponderosa pine, scrub oak and some aspen. Middle elevations have scrub oak, grass meadows, sagebrush, ponderosa pine and some aspen. Lower elevations consist of pinyon/juniper, sagebrush, oak brush, grasses and various browse. Water sources like springs, small lakes, and perennial streams are scattered throughout the high elevations. Water sources are scarce in lowcountry.

There is great road and ATV trail access throughout the unit. Hunters can access the west side of the unit from US Highway 89. On the northern side of the unit, access is available from State Road 12, along with County Road 87. A great ATV trail system off of County Road 87 gives access to canyons and draws. Both ATVs and four-wheel-drive vehicles can reach most of the southern hunting sites. Hunters can use Johnson Canyon Road to reach a number of ATV trails and roads. Tropic Reservoir road, Glendale Bench, and Hatch Bench are also ways to access the unit. A majority of this unit is covered in sand, so roads stay in good condition even when wet. There is a good deal of private land at the lower end of Johnson Canyon as well as on some of the plateaus.

Kanab, Hatch, and Bryce Canyon have lodging, gas, groceries, and other supplies. There are no campgrounds in this unit but dispersed camping is permitted on most public land along the roadways.