A large unit with some excellent public hunting grounds. Topography and terrain vary greatly from east to west, along with a big elevation change. There is lodging near most of the hunting areas.

This later muzzleloader season will see down in low to mid elevation areas with bucks beginning to chase does. Most deer are in the eastern side of the unit

The terrain varies greatly from east to west in this unit. West of Highway 143 has mountains, buttes and basins to 11,000 feet with steep hillsides and basins filled with aspens and conifers. The eastern part is high desert with moderately steep basins and bowls filled with pinyon, juniper, mahogany and ponderosa pine trees.

Mostly pinyon pines, junipers, mahoganies, and sagebrush are at lower to middle elevations. Grassy meadow buttes can be found in the west. Willows grow wherever water is adequate. At higher elevations, there are aspen mixed with large, thick conifer forests.

Plenty of public roads and four-wheel-drive trails can take you to a starting point in any part of the unit. Bear Valley is another good access point off of Highway 20. Private land does not significantly impede access. Cedar Breaks National Monument in the west is closed to hunting.

Hatch has RV facilities and motels and is a good option for hunters who want to hunt in the high desert part of the unit. Hunters choosing to lodge near the western part of the unit can find RV parks and motel lodging in Panguitch and in the Panguitch Lake area.