Quick Tips
- Be physically prepared
- Bring tire chains
- ATV's and side by sides could be very benefical
On The Ground
This unit borders Colorado and lies north of the roadless Little Creek area east of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation. This area supports a healthy buffalo herd and anyone with a tag will be in for a great hunt.
A lot of roads on high ridges and plateaus provide great access throughout the unit. This unit has a challenging landscape that is good for glassing.
Terrain
The south part is rocky and steep with some rugged canyons, long mesas with cliffs around the edges and drainages that mostly run from north to south. Most of the best hunting territory can be found at elevations between 7,500 and 8,800 feet. The north boundary is the White River and the northeast border is the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation, which is closed to public hunters. Several drainages in the northern half of the unit run to the White River and east to Green River. Some areas have been burned. Feed and cover has grown dense in the burns, attracting elk. Some sandstone canyons are in low terrain along with hills and flats holding pinyon/juniper woods. Water is limited in low terrain.
Roughly 2,500 square miles
60% public land
Elevations from about 4,200-8,800 feet
Vegetation
High land is timbered with pines, firs, and aspens with grass, sagebrush, oak brush, and serviceberries on ridges and slopes. Middle elevations are primarily canyons with pockets of aspens, meadows, sagebrush, and scrub oak along with some pinyon/juniper. Low terrain is primarily covered in sagebrush or pinyon/juniper woodlands and oak brush.
Access
Most land is public and hunters can hike or find ATV trails around almost all private tracts, which are about a square mile or less. To hunt the north half, take State Route 45 to a lot of maintained dirt roads that reach into canyons or follow ridges between canyons and draws.
ATVs are recommended
Snow and rain can delay travel on dirt roads
Four-wheel-drive is necessary to travel most roads in bad weather
Take extra fuel, spare tires and water because this unit is far from towns
Camping and Lodging
Almost all hunters camp along dirt roads. Make sure to take plenty of water. Camping is only allowed in the areas where the roads have been closed.
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