Quick Tips
- Scout and learn the unit, it is big country
- Have a detailed map that shows road access and property boundaries
- Many of the lakes and reservoirs offer good fishing
On The Ground
This unit is located in northern Utah, in part of the Uinta Valley and the Wasatch Mountains and has good public access.
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.
Terrain
On top of the mountain range are large meadows and flats with steep creek drainages leading down to the valley floor. Just up from the valley floor are rolling foothills. With a variety terrain in the unit, there are a lot of areas for game to hide where they may not get pressured.
Vegetation
The low elevations in this unit have dry rolling hills and flats, with grass, prickly-pear cactus, sagebrush, and scattered pinyons and junipers. Sagebrush continues into the middle elevations, which are also covered in ponderosa pines and oakbrush. The higher elevations have scattered aspen groves and steep slopes covered in conifer forests.
Access
A majority of the unit is part of one of three national forests, providing great public access. 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. There are some large private pieces of property, many CWMU's, and the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in this unit, which limits access.
ATVs recommended
Four-wheel drive recommended
Camping and Lodging
Most hunters camp along roads. Several locations have good, flat camping grounds for travel trailers or tents. There some designated campgrounds open to the public. Heber, Duchesne, and Price have lodging depending on what part of the unit you want to hunt.
Arrive early for better camping locations
Expect to camp near other hunters
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