Quick Tips
- Glass all day
- Trout fishing in many lakes on Boulder Mountain
- Look for antelope near aspen patches
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South of Salina and east of Antimony, this unit covers a vast landscape. A lot of antelope live here and hunter success rates are high. Antelope are wary of motorized vehicles so hunters should be prepares to hike.
Pronghorn numbers are high, and the terrain is easy to hunt in this unit. Easy access can be found throughout the unit with a lot of area to hunt.
Antelope live on a high mesa with rolling hills south of Bicknell and Loa. State Road 24 runs east to west through the middle of the unit. Antelope can get water at many ponds, seeps, and some streams. Some bucks are found on scattered farmland. Some animals live on sagebrush-covered rolling land where they can seek cover in the aspen patches. Most antleope are within 10 miles of State Route 24.
Dense Engelmann spruce forests are mingled with ponderosa pines and firs in the high country. Middle elevations have Douglas fir, aspens, manzanita, grass meadows and sagebrush. The low terrain has pinyon/juniper woods, sagebrush, oak brush, grasses, forbs and other browse plants. Water is scattered throughout the unit with springs, small lakes, and perennial streams.
Hunters have great road access. Interstate 70 is the northern boundary and US Highway 89 is the western border. State Road 24 runs through the middle of the unit and has numerous dirt roads that allow access to the interior of the unit.
Camping is permitted on most public land. The Snuggle Inn is in Loa, where hunters can also find fuel and groceries. Grocery stores can also be found in Bicknell and Torrey.
Roughly 3,285 square miles
92% public land
Elevations range from 4,022 feet to 11,200 feet
Most antelope near State Road 24
Dirt roads are sandy and can take a lot of rain
Hunters can drive on many roads to glass from numerous vantage points
ATVs ease travel on dirt roads