was on the Manti rifle hunt last
did not see a bull over 330 was down the whole hunt
to many people and want be outfitters
not many elk would not waste my time aging on this unit
they have made the book cliffs a garbage unit
bull elk are slim to none has went in the tank worse every year
it all started when spike hunts started down hill on steep grade
too many deer tags sold not many deer left out there hard to find even 3 point any more
my sister in law had this tag last year a lot of 30 inchers we looked far and wide in the roadless off high unitahs is were most were and she ended up getting 42 incher in hells canyon by luck the other bulls killed last year were 30 to 35 inchers nothing big .
have worked in books last 13 years this past year was worst this unit has ben in 20 years for deer and elk bear or cats .to many tags to many hunters. I also have ben a dye hard books hunter sinse 1980 .I killed a 362 bull in 05 roadless help with cusin deer hunts last 2 years 22 inch 140 class...
too many pursuit hunters had a kill tag for bear last year in the book cliffs to many dogs to many people if you had not found a bear track by 5 am you was to late only 4 small bears in 20 days of hunting to many hounds just drop in each canyon from every state and no bears .had cat tag the...
LAST EDITED ON Nov-16-18 AT 10:24AM (MST)[p]don't have to worry about the book cliffs they have ruined it to tuff to find a 4 point deer or a 6 point bull any more .they have pretty much ruined the whole northeastern region .too many tags too many hunts . we call the books the spike factory ...
the fish and duck has ruined northeastern Utah far as elk and deer are concerned both L E and general .they just need to close it down. for 5 years agin to get the herds back. its bad when guides wont even take hunters on L>E unit because there is no quality .and local sporting goods store has a...
this is garbage hunt had a friend who burn 17 points on this hunt last year his brother also drew a tag.his brother dump a 4 point the last day. these guys grew up on anthro.said it was worse than general season .the passed on some rag fives opening day never seen them again. but good luck there...
LAST EDITED ON Sep-25-18 AT 07:19AM (MST)[p]dead on brother and it just le elk it is general elk also my god the last 4 years unlimited cow tags on the yellow stone unit. seems like they want to wipe em all out .and the books was the worst I have seen in 20 years.hard to find a 6 point . to many...
just got back northeastern rac meeting did not want to listen to pubic input on there numbers are to high on harvest. its all about the money and will every last animal .
have hunted this unit for 30 years on horses the amount of people the last 5 years looks like salt lake city .fish and duck has over hyped this unit .tuff to get any where with with out orange pumpkin patch .I was 10 miles in last year and got invaded .needless to say have not got an elk in...
why roadless was in there last year with my nephew not much quality finally came out with 340 bull .a lot of dinks to many tags to many people seen 4 tags filled with rag 5 points sad state in roadless.
they have over hunted the uintas.with to many cow tags and to many open bull tags . hard to find an elk any more. old timers say it has not ben this sad for elk sense the 60,s .at least they had deer back then. they are gone on unitas also.all about the money. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
quality is down but if you just want 6 it would be easy 310 bull .some bigger bulls still around .not many the unit is at smallest size bulls I seen in 10 years. I live in vernal work in books 250 days of the year spend another 50 lion hunting .if I had lot points I would put in elsewhere.if...
north eastern has by far be the worst numbers are down and hard winter .yellow stone be lucky to have any elk or deer left . after the winter hunts.still hunting elk until gone.
every year in the roadless helicopters fly in in the night just figured out fitters high priced clients .told the fish and duck and authorities ,said nothing could do unless could get numbers of the side. but of course no numbers.on them.
LAST EDITED ON Dec-13-16 AT 08:09AM (MST)[p]hey bess took me 26 years to draw book cliffs roadless. another friend 28 years for book cliffs roaded .so few more years of waiting. I geuss.