Out goes the elk, in comes the deer.

[BaldBeaver]

First let me say thank you to everyone that was willing to provide me information for this coming up fall on a Northern General elk rifle hunt. I learned alot from you all. With that being said, apparently I will not be elk hunting this fall, as I will be helping a Captain that I work with in the Ruby Mountains. With that being said, I am going to be at a store in utah the morning of the 27th to purchase a tag for the northern deer any legal weapon hunt. The problem I am having is that I dont know wether I should go to Box Elder or the North slope of the Uintas. I am being told that there are far more deer and hunters in box elder, but that I have more space on the North Slope and a better chance at a more mature buck. What are your thoughts on this, and if you have any pointers, I am all ears.
~BaldBeaver

 

[treedagain]

I would think the WEST BOX ELDER unit would be a better choice....be patient and you will find the deer/decent bucks

 

[pookiebar]

LAST EDITED ON Jun-17-11 AT 11:24AM (MST)[p]Uintahs all the way. Box Elder will be crawling with orange.

And I will be one of those orange crawlers, if you catch what I mean.

 

[CATMAN]

Does the northern unit still have tags available?

 

[IHuntNUtah]

Northern still has tags but you better be there the day they go on sale. West Box Elder will be crawling with orange but you can still kill deer and have a ton of fun seeing all the deer out there.

 

[Ticks N Tines]

It really depends on what you want to kill. You will be hard pressed to find a mature buck in Box Elder unless you do your homework. The pressure there is ridiculous and I'm surprized a buck can even live 4 years in some of those areas like "Yost". If you are happy with a two point or the 2 inch spikes that most people kill each year, go to Box Elder.
If you want to hunt the thick pines and aspens head to the Uintas. There is plenty of country but the deer are scattered and sometimes hard to find. But if you hunt hard, you may find a nice buck.

It's really a toss up but the info you got is correct