Manti info

elkslam · Feb 3, 2011

It appears that we are going to draw a manti tag this year so I had a few questions. We are going to bring horses and mules just wondering about trailheads and accessibility during the late season ? Is there quite a bit of water available for stock ? Going to make a trip down this summer to get a lay of the land and road systems. We prefer to hunt roadless areas if possible. I have this unit save on google earth just wanting a little more info on terrain and landscape. Thanks

never_satisfied · Feb 3, 2011

The Manti unit is huge
I spend 30+ days on the unit so I'm sure I can answer some questions for you
Where are you thinking of starting
If its the late tag your talking about access can be tough in some areas where the elk winter
P.M me for Specific Info

ITS ALL ABOUT MEAT-IN WITH THE TAXIDERMIST

DBLung · Feb 5, 2011

There are no roadless areas on the manti. Especially during the late hunt when the elk are down lower. It's a matter of private land. Horses might be nice if you need them to haul an elk out but other than that it's a huge hassle.

kk · Feb 5, 2011

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hossblur · Feb 7, 2011

There ARE wilderness areas in Epraim. I hunt this unit every year. The fam and I have done the late hunt three times in the last five years, here is what we learned. Scouting in Sept. is useless. Each year weather was the determining factor. The first year we did it there wasn't much snow so we hunted a lot of the high country, on my hunt there was a lot of early and often snow. Most of the elk are in the transition areas between the high and low country. Because of this you will need to travel a lot of ground, horses are good but ATV(yeah I know they are evil) are better for this. There were BIG herds, not a lot of smaller ones as they are moving towards the winter range. A lot of the herds are run by small six points and fives as the bigger bulls went down earlier. The quality has gone down each year, thanks SFW and DWR. Don't be afraid to move, there is a ton of country enjoy it. Yes there is water. Sanpete is a very cold area, be ready for it. The quality has gone down, a lot of the good bulls go down in the early hunts, BUT the late hunt is a blast!! PM me for some more specific info.

Deerlove · Feb 7, 2011

Elkslam there are some good roadless areas near Sanlina res and north of Skunapa sp? pm if you want. Russ

elkslam · Feb 10, 2011

Thanks guys for the help I will be getting a map soon, most of the stuff I have looke at has been on google earth. I will get back with you when I get the draw results and a map.

Ihuntthereforeiam · Feb 11, 2011

Durring the late hunt a lot of the roadless areas are going to be inacessable because of snow.(depending on the year) A couple of these guys are correct, most of the big bulls will be in transistion between where they rut and where they winter. Also the big bulls will not be with the cows. A friend of ours shot a 347 bull this year on the 7th day so be patient, do a lot of glassing, and have fun.

Shoot em till their dead

koldtrailin · Feb 18, 2011

Armed with maps and google earth I would say the elk are in trouble. Good Luck !

elkslam · Feb 18, 2011

Ya I have a bit more researching to do. I need to figure out where the elk winter then do some backtracking to the mid range elevations where the bigger bulls will hole up. I am leaning towards the northern side of the unit. I am going to call the local bio for the area as well. Hunt late season bulls up here in oregon and idaho so hopefully we can put our tactics to good use on our hunt. Oh long range rifle is going to help also. Lots of offers for help it is greatly appreciated. Scouting trip is in the works as well, actually thought about going down there before all of the snow melts.

hossblur · Feb 19, 2011

A lot of bulls winter out by Spring City, but backtracking them could be tough, they travel long distances to get there. While there are less tags for the late, there are a lot(thanks DWR and all the auction groups) so 12 mile to the south,and Fairview to the north will see some pressure. Also, early winter my keep the elk on the east side of skyline towards Emery. Again, the years we have done it, the elk are nowhere near where they are in the summer and fall. Numerous days we put on 75+ miles a day spotting. We usually concentrated on Six Mile and Willow Creek, both of which are transitional areas for the central part of the unit.