Book cliffs limited entry elk and mule deer hunting. George, washington, and leeds ring the national conservation area nca. An inset of colorado national monument provides greater detail of this remarkable area. It produces 310340 bulls yearly with a few bulls 340 plus taken each year. Lying at the heart of kenyas central highlands is the aberdare conservation area aca. As the name implies, this is an area that is accessible by foot traffic or horseback only. Book cliffs bison book cliffs, little creek roadless bison species. About 70 percent of the book cliffs area is administered by the u.
Bear book cliffs, little creek roadless multiseason any limited entry season in the book cliffs, bitter creek roadless unit during the 2016 season bear c t l mt m ti n th central mtns, mantinorth multiseason any limited entry season in the central mountains, manti north unit during the 2016 seas m lti a li it d t i th c t l m t i m ti n th. The book cliffs have preserved excellent strata of the foreland basin of the ancient western interior seaway that stretched north from the gulf of mexico to the yukon in the cretaceous time. Book cliffs, wild horse benchnine mile, anthro bison. Species area permits condition season dates bull elk book cliffs, bitter creeksouth 1 multiseason arch aug 19 sept 15 alw sept 16 sept 24, nov 11 nov 19 muzz sept 25 oct 6. The unit is part of the larger book cliffs ecosystem, one of utahs most important wildlife areas. From the book cliffs near grand junction to the thompson creek roadless wilderness, the western slopes geography is stunning. All permits must be acquired through the utah state draw. Things to do near red cliffs national conservation area, st. If you are interested in trophy bull elk hunting, then this fully guided utah book cliffs bull elk hunt. The altitude ranges from 4,500 on up to 8,000 feet. In the early 90s, with the mission of promoting wildlife habitat in the book cliffs, the nature conservancy and the rocky mountain elk foundation bought a chunk of land from four.
Trail use is easy to identify, whether youre hiking, biking, horseback riding, or traveling by motorcycle or atv. Since i just got home, i havent had time to go scouting. May 28, 2009 while 8 acres seems insignificant in comparison with the 455,000 acres of land within the book cliffs area, the impacts of such a proposal are significant. These bison were released on two ridges in the western area of the book cliffs that has roads. The utah hunt planner also provides the legal hunting boundaries approved by the utah wildlife board. Herbert asks sitla to reconsider book cliffs lease. 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. Colorado river cutthroats returned to the book cliffs utah. And about 4 days ago my dad told me that i ended up drawing the book cliffs roadless area for archery elk. Looking for a great trail in red cliffs national conservation area, utah. Book cliffs roadless deer eastmans hunting journals. Little book cliffs get a glimpse into the untamed beauty of the wild west when you visit the little book cliffs, located just 8 miles north of grand junction. Red cliffs desert reserve red cliffs recreation area trails.
Those days disappeared when oil was discovered in the area. Best trails in red cliffs national conservation area utah. Roadless in the books the roadless area of the book cliffs encompasses about 100 square miles. Main canyon, coal canyon, cottonwood canyon and spring canyon. Utah bison hunt unit book cliffs, wild horse benchnine. It is managed by the bureau of land management as part of the national landscape conservation system, and was created as part of the omnibus.
The environmental analysis states that the impacts on these sites from the proposed action would be adverse ut080080238 section 4. The roadless area frequently produces bulls in the 340350 range with a. Book cliffs utah elk hunting unit map with land ownership. Book cliffs recreation area map of book cliffs rec. Luckily, both my son david and wife debbie and i had drawn licenses for 2000. Sitla agreed to a threeyear moratorium on oil and gas drilling within a roadless section of sitla land in the book cliffs that is known as valuable wildlife habitat.
Colorado national monument mcinnis canyons national. The uintah and ouray indian reservation is on the west side of the bookcliffs. Reasons to protect utahs book cliffs roadless area. Located just eight miles northeast of grand junction, the area, spanning more than 36,000 acres, is home to 90 to 150 mustangs, including palominos, paints, grays, blacks, bays, sorrels. However, this land is owned and managed by public, private, and tribal entities. The dardanelles and freel roadless areas are located 7 miles 11 km and 3 miles 4. Ecostock is the definitive library of stock photos and imagery for conservation use. Just eight miles northeast of grand junction, the little book cliffs wild horse area encompasses more than 36,000 acres of rugged canyons and plateaus.
Book cliffs roadless has a high hunter success rate 50% to 81. The book cliffs offer large parcels of intact land that can support a freeranging bison herd. A map showing the boundary of the conservation area is available to download at the bottom of the page. Bull elk book cliffs, little creek roadless multiseason bull elk cache, south any weapon bull elk mt. Baryte and calcite found in concretions ranging from a half an inch to over 6 feet with some concretions in a linear configuration, up to the size of a sedansaloon.
The land is abutted to the west by the uintah and ouray indian reservation. This will be my first and possibly only time hunting in the book cliffs. We offer elk, deer, antelope, bighorn sheep, buffalo, cougar and bear hunts. Oil clashes with elk in the book cliffs high country news. The book cliffs have preserved excellent strata of the foreland basin of the ancient western interior seaway that stretched north from the gulf of mexico to the yukon in the. This is a great place to hike, especially in the spring and fall when the weather is mild and the horses are readily seen.
Maps for the region book cliffs wildlife management unit. Here i am making my way through a roadless area in bookcliffs, utah for my annual hunting trip. The cliff conservation area is situated to the west of great clowes street and to the north of great cheetham street west, lying on high ground that overlooks the river irwell and the former manchester race course at castle irwell. The above map may be useful for the following recreation destinations. School trust made flawed decision on oil lease, herbert says. View grand junctions wild horses visit grand junction.
The red cliffs national conservation area is a 44,724acre 180. 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. The red cliffs national conservation area is a 44724acres national conservation area. The utah division of wildlife resources and the nature conservancy, working cooperatively to manage a multipleuse program giving more emphasis on wildlife in the book cliffs, have announced their decision to provide a variety of access opportunities for the public, particularly during the upcoming hunting season. Also would like to know of any packers someone has used that are in the area. I offer proprietary companyspecific book cliffs geological field trips. All hunts include one on one guide, lodging in cabins or tents if we are in the road less area, meals, field dressing and transportation to either vernal, utah or grand junction colorado. Sego is one of only a few trailheads leading into this vast wilderness. Prior to learning of sitlas plans for oil and gas development in the area, public lands stakeholders took a backcountry horseback tour in august of sitla land with. The last few state record bulls have come out of the book cliffs.
These four larger systems are also accompanied by many smaller side canyons. This style of hunt captures that old west spirit in every elk hunter. Interior department under the bureau of land management. This firstofitskind collection is courtesy of jon mullen and made available free of charge to organizations working to protect our environment and public lands. The little book cliffs wilderness study area is characterized by gentlysloping plateaus, various small canyons, and four major canyon systems. Best trails in little book cliffs wilderness study area. School trust made flawed decision on oil lease, herbert. The book cliffs is a part of the east tavaputs plateau that begins near green river, utah and extends eastward into colorado.
Hunter is responsible for any additional costs of the appropriate resident or nonresident license fees. The cooperatively achieved goals of the book cliffs conservation initiative partners have presented a means to offer a public bison resource opportunity in conjunction with other big game resources. We hunt the book cliffs, rattlesnake, nine mile and san rafael units. No one ever killed anything less than a 4 point or with less than a 24 inch spread. George at the northeasternmost edge of the mojave desert. Book cliffs, geological feature of eastcentral utah and western colorado, u. The catalog is searchable by conservation issue, management agency, county, land use type, and more. The utah division of wildlife resources utah hunt planner is an interactive map designed to help hunters research hunting units. Adjacent lands in the book cliffs state forest form a combined roadless area of 190,000 acres that is separated from the main desolation canyon roadless area to the west only by the dirt road up sego canyon. The book cliffs, little creek roadless unit is one of our favorite elk areas. We put radio collars on eight of the 14 bison we released in the roadless area. This is exceptional big game trophy elk hunting and we are sure you wont be disappointed. And this varied altitude creates a number of different climates and conditions. Call the vernal office, 4357819453 or the price office, 43563700.
Black bear south slope, bonanzadiamond mtnvernal multiseason. This is a wilderness hunt in one of utahs most prized areas. Double c guides elk hunts and elk hunting in the roadless. Cost per participant includes five nights single occupancy accommodation, suv field transportrentalinsurancegas, continental breakfast, sack lunches, field snackswater, core viewingexercise. South book cliffs the majority of the one eye and bogart canyon anadarko lease units lie within the little creek sub unit. These 5 to 7 day trips are available on a firstcome, firstserved basis. Jan 29, 2011 the book cliffs are a relatively remote part of utah that face increasing encroachments from oil, gas and tar sands developments. Red cliffs national conservation areathe approximately 45,000 acres of public land in the red cliffs nca are located in southcentral washington county. Utahs remote and little known book cliffs area seemed ripe for preservation under an innovative, locally grown initiative until oilman oscar wyatt stepped in to challenge it. The red cliffs desert reserve provides many opportunities for recreation and enjoyment. Our biologists had been looking for areas that might have purestrain populations of colorado river cuts. There is a good opportunity for bulls in the 330350 range with bulls slightly larger roaming the area. The road less area is a small oasis all of its own.
Sitla relents on drilling book cliffs roadless area, for. Camp consists of cabin tents with wood burning stoves. Book cliffs geological feature, utah, united states. The book cliffs are one of the worlds best places to study sequence stratigraphy. The oil field roads had opened up the book cliffs to any light truck, no 4 wheel drive needed, and the deer began disappearing. Those day hikes off of logan canyon to the 2,000yearold jardine juniper and the wind caves. I am going alone and would like to try the roadless area but would want a packer to help with hopefullymeat packing. Collaborating with tribes and other organizations who want to partner with state and federal agencies to restore bison across multiple jurisdictions is key to bison. The book cliffs the book cliffs wildlife management unit wmu consists of 3 subunits. Utah book cliffs, boulder and wasatch trophy bull elk. Includes private land, private land within the cwmu program, national forest, blm, and federal lands with trails and roads. Utah bookcliffs roadless area elk hunts allout guiding.
Beautiful views of red rock cliffs and formations, such as this one on the east boundary of the cottonwood canyon wilderness area, draw visitors to the white reef portion of blms red cliffs nca. Between price, utah and grand junction, colorado, highway 6 and interstate 70 cross 170 miles of barren and windswept terrain. The drive would be lonely but for a constant companion. Red cliffs recreation area expansion, fee increases. The book cliffs are for spike only while the uintas are for any bull. The book cliffs are a series of desert mountains and cliffs in western colorado and eastern utah, in the western united states.
A 10 mile horse ride to camp puts all the atvs, trucks, and crowds behind. The blm, hunters, and biologists use the name to cover this whole area even though a lot of the area is nowhere near the socalled cliffs. Huntington, moab, price, seep ridge, vernal, westwater. Bison herd unit management plan book cliffs, bitter. Utah dwr hunt map book cliffsbitter creek south, bear. Research hunts and units before you apply in the big game drawing, and any of utahs other hunt drawings. We are gt outfitters, specializing in eastern utah big game.
The recently approved twoyear delay in leasing the book cliffs roadless area for oil extraction is only a temporary protection measure. Designed with a wide range of visitors in mind, this map features detailed topography with shaded relief, elevations, and accurate road network. The remaining acreage is managed by private owners, the state of utah, and the school and institutional trust lands administration. However, direct and indirect impacts to wildlife and plants trail erosion, trampling of vegetation and delicate soil crusts, and the disruption of animals foraging caused by improper human use can undermine the ecological health of the reserve. The towering pine valley mountains and dixie national forest lie to the north, while the communities of ivins, santa clara, st.
The deer in the utah book cliffs live a sheltered life. The little book cliffs wild horse area if spectacular wildlife sightings are on your bucket list, the little book cliffs wild horse area is the place for you. 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. Be thankful we dont live in utahunreal the campfire. The book cliffs little creek roadless is a good elk unit. A total of 57,048 acres and an estimated elk population of 4800. Over the counter general season tags are available in the book cliffs units and the uintas. Avenza maps pro industries for military users for nonprofits manage subscriptions subscription tiers. The area begins about 50 air miles south of vernal, utah and extends south to the book cliffs divide. A nodule where a pocket of barite and calcite crystals may have been found, in the book cliffs area. The book cliffs are an enormous area that spans two states. George the red cliffs recreation area, a popular fee site managed by the bureau of land management utah in the red cliffs national conservation area, will be temporarily closed to public.
Bull elk book cliffs, little creek roadless any weapon. Both southern uintah county and northern grand county are included. Management area fee title lands provide a sufficient forage base for big game. Things to do near red cliffs national conservation area on tripadvisor.
This remote unit is one of the most spectacular areas of utah. The foundation, then, will turn over the lands to the bureau of land management and the state division of wildlife resources to manage as part of the book cliffs conservation initiative perhaps the largest and most significant wildlife enhancement project ever attempted in the lower 48 states, at least in recent history. There is considerable overlap in the diet of bison and domestic cattle. Utah hunt planner utah division of wildlife resources. Utah roadless areas trout unlimited trout unlimited. Rick egan the salt lake tribune an area where a tar sands project was in operation, in the book cliffs area in uintah, county, thursday, october 28, 2010. This white reef area map shows all 14 of the linked trails within the national conservation area near the red cliffs recreation site. The book cliffs little creek roadless area does require horses to access. There are tags available each year to hunt the book cliffs and henry mountains.
And with the exception of a few privately held parcels of land, almost 96% of the 2. Winding for 250 miles across utah and colorado, it is the longest continuous escarpment in the world. Digging into the pocket of a nodule in the book cliffs area, working hard trying not to damage any crystals. Dutton archery rocky mountain elk foundation utah chapter rocky mountain bighorn sheep statewide bull elk book cliffs, bitter creek south multiseason bull elk book cliffs, bitter creek south muzzleloader. In the 1980s, exxon scientists used the cretaceous strata of the book cliffs to develop the science of sequence stratigraphy. They are so named because the cliffs of cretaceous sandstone that cap many of the southfacing buttes appear similar to a shelf of books. These areas are contiguous, separated only by the corridor of highway 89. The book cliffs of eastern utah has traditionally seen many trophy mule deer harvested. The book cliffs are well known for being a sought after hunting destination, and for good reason.
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