And with the exception of a few privately held parcels of land, almost 96% of the 2. Main canyon, coal canyon, cottonwood canyon and spring canyon. See the free topo map of book cliffs a range in emery county utah on the cliff usgs quad map. Your book cliffs hunt will begin at the trail head with a short horse orientation, packing and cargoing your hunting gear and heading off by horseback and mule train on about an hour and a half journey into some very remote and rugged country whose inhabitants include elk, mule deer, black bear, coyotes, forest grouse and a whole host of other. Secrets of the range creek ranch history smithsonian. Book cliffs elk habitat udwr assigns a value to elk habitat in the state of utah e.
Utah deer limited hunt unit book cliffs, south onx. If there is a cold rain or even a early snow storm the deer will be off of the top and down to their winter grounds 12 miles to the north of the main road on the top. Apply for hunts with the utah division of natural resources. Utah dwr hunt map book cliffsnorth, buck deer get this map description. Part of the southern edge of this wsa is dominated by the 2,000foothigh face of the book cliffs. It is named not for the state, but for the river that partially runs through it. Book cliffs utah elk hunting unit map with land ownership get this map description. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is ouray 4 ne which is approximately 14 miles away and has an elevation of 4,670 feet 202 feet lower than hill creek.
I would like to thank everyone that gave advice and encouragement on this site. Book cliffs overlook is a mountain biking adventure located in or near moab, ut. The utah division of wildlife resources utah hunt planner is an interactive map designed to help hunters research hunting units. In the maps and aerial photos section below, youll find links to. Beginning near helper, utah, and joined at green river, utah, by a second escarpment, the roan cliffs, the 2,000foot 610metre tall mountain wall, winds a 250mile 400km course along the tavaputs and roan plateaus, ending near grand junction, colorado. Includes private land, private land within the cwmu program, national forest, blm, and federal lands with trails and roads. That hunt has been canceled for 2020, and the hunt listing has been removed from the electronic copy of the guidebook.
One of the largest areas of essentially uninhabited and roadless land in utah is either side of the green river as it flows through desolation canyon, between vernal and the town of green river. Everything you need to plan your utah hunting trips for 2020. The little book cliffs wilderness study area is characterized by gentlysloping plateaus, various small canyons, and four major canyon systems. Bison hunt unit book cliffs, wild horse benchnine mile, anthro regulates hunting opportunities in utah and covers 1,278,086 acres. The book cliffs provide scenery ranging from the red rock often seen in southern utah to the usual green color of the northern alpine regions. Every trail represented has been freshly driven and documented using the latest gps technology for extreme accuracy. The primary coordinates for book cliffs places it within the ut 84525 zip code delivery area. Landownership is a statewide dataset of land ownership status, and therefore is a compilation of all surface land ownership administration, and designation categories. The book cliffs are part of an area known as the, colorado plateau. There is some great habitat in utah, and sheep hunting should improve in the coming years. There are some big brutes that will hang out on or near the top but they could be few and far between. Book cliffs recreation area map of book cliffs rec.
Utah hunt planner utah division of wildlife resources. Research hunts and units before you apply in the big game drawing, and any of utah s other hunt drawings. I have seen it down there when there is not a single deer to be found up high, and this is in early october before the rifle hunts start. We hunt general season deer in the northeastern region of utah. If youre looking for a more detailed map or aerial photo of a portion of this gmu you can also build a custom map for book cliffs. The trip was initially set into motion earlier in the week when i was reading steve allens utah s canyon country place names, in which he mentions a denis julien inscription in hay canyon.
Jul 07, 2014 2012 limited entry book cliffs bull elk hunt. Book cliffs is displayed on the cliff usgs quad topo map. Bison hunt unit book cliffs regulates hunting opportunities in utah and covers 2,291,535 acres. Search for a hunt by wildlife species including buck. Deer limited hunt unit book cliffs, south regulates hunting opportunities in utah and covers 826,337 acres. Id never heard of a julien inscription there so i decided to attempt locating it. Through the introduction of wild horses from other herds, the range of colors within the herd is exciting and photogenic. Both the utah school and institutional trust lands administration sitla and the bureau of land management blm update this dataset regularly. Geological survey publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the u. Over 500 color photos show scenery as well as trouble spots.
Use our interactive maps to find public lands sites, information, books and maps. This picture is from our private property buck deer hunting rates. Biologists released the bison onto public land in an area in the book cliffs. Book cliffsdesolation canyon region southern utah wilderness. Best trails in book cliffs recreation area utah alltrails. Utah bison hunt unit book cliffs, wild horse benchnine. Little book cliffs wild horse area hma bureau of land. The book cliffs appear mostly along the southern and. Information, maps, permits, and guidebooks for planning adventures at western parks, forests, refuges and wildlife areas, historic sites, wilderness areas, lakes and reservoirs, wild rivers, and blm lands. West bull elk general book cliffs spike elk general book cliffs, bitter creeksouth elk limited. Purchase merchandise, topos, maps, books and public lands items. The little book cliffs wild horses have a diversity of colors, band sizes and ages.
Check out the public land access and historical weather. Near the town of green river, utah, a second escarpment, the roan cliffs, rises above the book cliffs, and together the two climb a vertical mile above the desert. Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. Utah dwr hunt map book cliffs north, buck deer get this map description. The book cliffs are well known for being a sought after hunting destination, and for good reason. He had a 4,200acre spread deep in the book cliffs regiona wilderness with rock walls that rise to 10,000 feet.
While roan cliffs are remote and inaccessible, the book cliffs run along the edge of the castle, gunnison, and grand valleys and are therefore readily visible from populated areas i. Maps for the region book cliffs wildlife management unit. Book cliffs utah elk hunting unit map with land ownership. In many areas of the state fourwheel drive and allterrain vehicle atv rentals are available. Main canyon in the little bookcliffs wild horse area is a part of the main book cliffs range extending from the western colorado, to the eastern utah. Research hunts and units before you apply in the big game drawing, and any of utahs other hunt drawings.
The name of the range comes from the cliffs of cretaceous sandstones which cap many south facing buttes that appear similar to a shelf of books. We are gt outfitters, specializing in eastern utah big game. Book cliffs bull elk hunts horseback riding vacations, utah. The uintah and ouray indian reservation is on the west side of the bookcliffs. Our utah hunt maps are the finest available and include spectacular 3d hillshade topography, topographic lines, public land ownership boundaries, roads, creeks, streams, rivers, and key terrain features. This is a friends le elk hunt and i was fortunate to get an invite. Continuous, wellexposed and easilyaccessible outcrops make it possible to analyze facies relationships of stratigraphic sequences in great detail, both in terms of lateral variation systems tracts and vertical stacking. Our utah hunt maps are the finest available and include spectacular 3d hillshade topography. Utah dwr hunt map book cliffsnorth, buck deer map the. Since there really hasnt been any snow to speak of in the area so far this year, i thought it would be a good time to go for a drive up into the book cliffs just over the state line in utah so we could visit some rock art sites that i havent been to in a while and that diane hadnt seen before. Utah dwr hunt map book cliffsbitter creek south, bear, bull elk get this map description. Mytopo hunt area game management units gmu maps are 1. The deer in the utah book cliffs live a sheltered life. We offer elk, deer, antelope, bighorn sheep, buffalo, cougar and bear hunts.
This unit can also be hunted on the nonresident tag. Book cliffs is a mountain in utah and has an elevation of 5220 feet. Winding for 250 miles across utah and colorado, it is the longest continuous escarpment in the world. The selected hunt map boundary is layered with both blm and forest. You can use the references in this guide book such as utah admin. A guide to the states best rockhounding sites rockhounding series kappele, william a. The plateau straddles utah, colorado, new mexico and arizona basically the four corners and is known as high desert. Call for an updated price list all hunts are, 5 day hunts including meals, lodging, transportation call 970 640 7281. Buck mule deer hunting in the book cliffs, this is a limited entry unit. Find a map states ut hunt area gmu maps book cliffs hunt area big game gmu maps.
A guide to the states best rockhounding sites rockhounding series. Horses include palominos, paints, grays, blacks, bays, sorrels, blue and red roans as well as a few. Book cliffs geological feature, utah, united states. The book cliffs, utah have become the premier locality globally for field teaching of sequence stratigraphy.
The book cliffs region is often cited as an analog for subsurface exploration, particularly in foreland basins, and sequence stratigraphy has become one of the leading methods for correlating and mapping depositional packages, leading to significant discoveries of petroleum in fields that had been abandoned, as well as new discoveries. Numerous opportunities for both are found on blm land south of book cliffs near westwater, and are marked on the map. The biggest problem i had was that my 50 page utah map marked nonpaved roads with dashes and the dashes, as they intersected at odd angles, made the map s roads tough to read. The utah hunt planner also provides the legal hunting boundaries approved by the utah wildlife board. The canyon is located a few miles east of mount garfield and is easily accessible from i70 the main interstate from denver to utah. This style of hunt captures that old west spirit in every elk hunter. A couple of weekends ago i went on my third trip into the book cliffs in search of rock art. Although these books are convenient quickreference documents for utah big game regulations, they are not allencompassing resources. Drop camp or expert guided even catered book cliffs utah big game hunting trips that you will remember for a lifetime. Aug 12, 2009 the book cliffs are in eastcentral utah. Made some great friends and saw lots of elk and scenery. This unit should provide opportunity to take a 160 170 class ram. Book cliffs topo map, emery county ut cliff area topozone.
Book cliffs is covered by the cliff, ut us topo map quadrant. The drive would be lonely but for a constant companion. However, i dont think i will ever be back to the book cliffs. A cold rains storm much less snow will put them right into migration mode and it only takes less than a day for them to get to their winter grounds.
Between price, utah and grand junction, colorado, highway 6 and interstate 70 cross 170 miles of barren and windswept terrain. Northern utah just north of salt lake city, davis county is known as the ultimate playground for fun, entertainment, and outdoor adventure. Elk hunting unit map displaying unit boundaries, land ownership status, and cwmu hunting areas. The book cliffs are a series of desert mountains and cliffs in western colorado and eastern utah, in the western united states. The little creekroadless hunt is a pack in hunt on mules while staying in a wall tent with a wood burning stove. If youre looking for a more detailed map or aerial photo of a portion. With so much of utah designated as public land administered for recreational use, and hundreds of miles of backcountry trails, great fourwheel drive or atv terrain is never far away. Book cliffs is in the ranges category for emery county in the state of utah. The area begins about 50 air miles south of vernal, utah and extends south to the book cliffs divide. Map includes book cliffs, several wilderness study areas west to desolation canyon, and a large section of state land bordering the east side of the uintah and ouray indian reservation. These isolated cliffs are uniquely beautiful and a worldrenowned hunting destination and outdoor recreation area. Book cliffs loop is a offhighway drives adventure located in or near green river, ut.
Beginning near helper, utah, and joined at green river, utah, by a second escarpment, the roan cliffs, the 2,000foot 610metre tall mountain wall, winds a 250mile 400km course along the tavaputs and roan. The uintah and ouray indian reservation is on the west side of the book cliffs. Last summer, the ute indian tribe donated 14 bison to the dwr. When you have eliminated the javascript, whatever remains must be an empty page.
The book cliffs in utah in october is anyones guess. From a distance the double rampart appears to be a smooth, unbroken wall, but on closer inspection it resolves into a complicated network of spurs, ridgelines, and canyons. The book cliffs stretch for almost 200 miles from eastern utah into western colorado. They are so named because the cliffs of cretaceous sandstone that cap many of the southfacing buttes appear similar to a shelf of books. We specialize in trophy bull elk, mule deer, bison, bear and lion. Both southern uintah county and northern grand county are included. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is green river aviation which is approximately 15 miles away and has an elevation of 4,070 feet 1,150 feet lower than book cliffs. Anyone who is interested in visiting book cliffs can print the free topographic map and street map using the link above. These maps include public land ownership boundaries, topography, roads, and key terrain features. We are hunting for buck deer and we hunt an area that gets very little hunting pressure during deer season as it is accessible only by foot or horseback. These four larger systems are also accompanied by many smaller side canyons. We hunt the book cliffs, rattlesnake, nine mile and san rafael units. The book cliffs are an enormous area that spans two states.
Book cliffs, geological feature of eastcentral utah and western colorado, u. Being a nonresident, the time it takes to draw i will most likely try somewhere else. Utah dwr hunt map book cliffsbitter creek south, bear. Book cliffs overlook, located near moab, utah is a 5. The area is specifically designated for wild horses, so wild horse habitat is the primary concern here. The south and west of this vast expanse, 100 miles across, is bordered by the book cliffs, which create an imposing barrier, 1,000 feet high. Book cliffs bull elk trophy hunting and cow elk hunts, book cliffs. The book cliffsdesolation canyon wilderness is a merging of three different worlds. Book cliffs roadless deer eastmans hunting journals. It was a hunt that i will remember for a long time. This is a wilderness hunt in one of utah s most prized areas.
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