Cache, South Archery Elk

twobulls · Jun 1, 2015

i drew this tag and I'm looking for any info i can get my hands on. How's the access, much pressure, decent Bulls I mean anything.
Thanks for any info I appreciate it. Twobulls

smitty · Jun 1, 2015

Lots of access. Roads and wheeler trails pretty well criss cross the unit. Pretty good sized unit, you should be able to get away from people. I bow hunt the south side for spike/cow and rarely run into people. If you scout and hunt hard you should be able to turn up a decent bull. 320? There are bigger, but the state hasn't been managing it for trophy bulls, more for opportunity.

ForkWest · Jun 2, 2015

It's no cakewalk by any means. I've hunted it for cows and spikes and deer a lot as well. There's alot of heavy timber, lots of roads, lots of people on the roads. You might get a touch of early bugling that last couple days of you hunt. Water and elk presence is what I would focus on. One long week end and you can have the south half figured out pretty well as far as road and trails go.

You relly need to spend some time up there. I have 3 good areas I keep an eye on. Each year it varies on wich area seems to be holding the elk more. Most of my time is spent between Arbs Basin and Hardware Ranch.

twobulls · Jun 2, 2015

Thanks for the info. I'm a nonresident live in Oregon so scouting is out of the question! Was going to hunt the last 2 weeks of the season. What's the best maps I can buy on this area? Thanks again

BBB · Jun 2, 2015

If you are from coastal ORegon, it's only a 12 hour drive. Add up the year's it's taken you to draw the tag, plus the 5 year elk wait in Utah, and the points you will need to draw again, and I'll say this is possibly your one shot for Utah bulls.

My point is, it may be worth a long weekend to come down and learn the roads, camp spots, hot spots that people have given you, gas stations, etc.. By doing this, you'll feel much more confident with your hunt in September.

You drew a decent tag, not great...but not bad compared to Oregon standards (It would be comparable to an Mt. Emily archery tag). But you are really only disabling yourself by letting a 12 hr drive stop you from any preseason learning of a place you've never stepped foot on...

You won't regret a preseason learning trip.

frkybugleboy · Jun 2, 2015

LAST EDITED ON Jun-02-15 AT 11:06PM (MST)[p]I had the tag last year and have hunted the unit for over 25 years. Plenty of bulls but the trophy size has gone down significantly the last 5 years. Get 1/2 mile or more off the trails and you will find elk. I passed up about 12 different bulls before I shot this one.

frkybugleboy · Jun 3, 2015

twobulls · Jun 4, 2015

Nice bull.

hunter567 · Jun 30, 2015

The very best maps for the area can be purchased at Utah State University. They have topos they can print out. They are awesome maps. Or buy the Utah chip for your Garmin gps.

WannaB · Jul 6, 2015

I haven't hunted it for a couple of years, but the Temple Flats area has a decent herd. I was always able to find some decent bulls, I just never had a bull tag. I called in 6 different mature bulls one morning a few years back...but I wouldn't count on that happening nowadays, since the pressure has increased over the last handful of years. PM me if you want more specifics.

-WB