This is one of the finest places to hunt moose in America. Most of the unit is pristine wilderness with almost every trailhead at 10,000 feet above sea level or higher, but there are still areas outside of the wilderness where hunters who don’t have the means to hunt the wilderness can find moose.

Some huge moose large enough to qualify for Boone and Crockett Club listing live in this unit, but with the large hunt area along with the animals being so scattered a lot of moose hunters take the first mature bull they see and some even take immature bulls. Big bulls with spreads of 40-45” or wider are taken here.

This unit is the western half of the north slope of the High Uintas, the highest mountain range in Utah and the biggest east-west range in the Lower 48. Several peaks are more than 12,000 feet above sea level, and there are a few peaks over 13,000 feet. Some trailheads are more than 10,000 feet high. Foothills trail off into Wyoming.

Below 10,000 feet are the river bottoms and creeks with sage and grassy ridges. Pines, firs, aspens and spruces are found on the north slopes. Aspen and bitterbrush are found on the south slopes. High elevations sit above 11,000 feet and are covered with alpine meadows and steep slopes covered in short spruce and other low bushes. From 10,000-11,000 feet, the terrain is covered with conifer forests along with scattered meadows and creeks that can spread a quarter mile wide with willows and swampy muskeg.

Much of the area is designated wilderness, so you must walk or ride horses. Maintained trails lead south up most major drainages and on some major ridges. Popular access roads include Highway 150 south of Evanston and the eastern boundary, which is the Spirit Lake access road west of McKinnon, Wyoming.

Most hunters camp in unimproved campgrounds or along dirt roads. Motels are in Evanston, Wyoming.