Best Utah general unit
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elkassassin
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Don't know what the Best is?
I'd Suspect Southern TARDville!
I Can Clue you in on one of the Worst!
South Slope Yellowstone!
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I'd Suspect Southern TARDville!
I Can Clue you in on one of the Worst!
South Slope Yellowstone!
Most Over Hunted/Pounded Out with Illegal Wheelers You'll find anywhere!
[font color="blue"]It Was them Damn Lake Trout that took them Elk
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hhunter23
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define "best"? easiest to draw? best trophy potential. easiest access. few people. buck to doe ratio. there are a few factors that different people will say is the best unit. on gohunt it shows you can draw most units with 3 points as a non resident for rifle. but i think that's an opinion based on what you know about specific units.
"Shoot Straight"
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wstrntines
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Well the best unit is the one you can spend the most time scouting & hunting in without costing you an arm and a leg. Southern, Central ,& northern utah have some good ones and some not so good ones. Also if you know an area you've hunted in the past that may be your best bet.
Buccsboy55
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North eastern by far
smartbuy3274
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There isn't a good unit in Utah, but I heard that Wyoming has a ton of good areas.
Stubaby
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I've got Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho covered. I want to burn my 3 general points this spring. I'll be living in south Utah county but still having my NR status.
I'm looking for a unit that I can scout, get away from some crowds, hopefully high glassable country, with 150+ potential.
Not afraid to glass hard and hike high and far
"That's a special feeling, Lloyd"
I'm looking for a unit that I can scout, get away from some crowds, hopefully high glassable country, with 150+ potential.
Not afraid to glass hard and hike high and far
"That's a special feeling, Lloyd"
ridgetops
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>I've got Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho
>covered. I
>want to burn my 3
>general points this spring.
> I'll be
>living in south Utah county
>but still having my NR
>status.
>
>
>I'm looking for a unit that
>I can scout, get away
>from some crowds, hopefully high
>glassable country, with 150+ potential.
>
>
>
>Not afraid to glass hard and
>hike high and far
>
>"That's a special feeling, Lloyd"
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>covered. I
>want to burn my 3
>general points this spring.
> I'll be
>living in south Utah county
>but still having my NR
>status.
>
>
>I'm looking for a unit that
>I can scout, get away
>from some crowds, hopefully high
>glassable country, with 150+ potential.
>
>
>
>Not afraid to glass hard and
>hike high and far
>
>"That's a special feeling, Lloyd"
Do Nebo
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deerkiller
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>>I've got Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho
>>covered. I
>>want to burn my 3
>>general points this spring.
>> I'll be
>>living in south Utah county
>>but still having my NR
>>status.
>>
>>
>>I'm looking for a unit that
>>I can scout, get away
>>from some crowds, hopefully high
>>glassable country, with 150+ potential.
>>
>>
>>
>>Not afraid to glass hard and
>>hike high and far
>>
>>"That's a special feeling, Lloyd"
>
>Do Nebo
>
>Proud member of the Wolfpack!
+1. Ridge has killed some stud bucks on the nebo! Great draw odds and lots of nice bucks. I haven't done too bad myself, on the nebo over the years
>>covered. I
>>want to burn my 3
>>general points this spring.
>> I'll be
>>living in south Utah county
>>but still having my NR
>>status.
>>
>>
>>I'm looking for a unit that
>>I can scout, get away
>>from some crowds, hopefully high
>>glassable country, with 150+ potential.
>>
>>
>>
>>Not afraid to glass hard and
>>hike high and far
>>
>>"That's a special feeling, Lloyd"
>
>Do Nebo
>
>Proud member of the Wolfpack!
+1. Ridge has killed some stud bucks on the nebo! Great draw odds and lots of nice bucks. I haven't done too bad myself, on the nebo over the years
>Good to know.
>Any grip and grin pics?
>
>
>
>What are the odds of this
>unit for rifle 3 current
>points as a NR?
> What are the
>usuall season dates?
>
>
>
>"That's a special feeling, Lloyd"
1:1.1 for 3 points on the Nebo any weapon. It might change a bit this year because of the rule change regarding preference points.
>Any grip and grin pics?
>
>
>
>What are the odds of this
>unit for rifle 3 current
>points as a NR?
> What are the
>usuall season dates?
>
>
>
>"That's a special feeling, Lloyd"
1:1.1 for 3 points on the Nebo any weapon. It might change a bit this year because of the rule change regarding preference points.
littlebighorn
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Stu,
Believing everything you read on this forum could lead you down a bumpy road. I'd make sure you do your own serious research.
I am pretty confident Ridge has not been killing his great bucks on the Nebo. But that is not to say there aren't good bucks there.
Since the Nebo is close, that could be a great unit for you, but that is only likely if you do the scouting leg work for yourself and find some "honey holes". In my opinion, that is also true regardless of what unit you hunt. The Wasatch also holds some great bucks but also has a good deal of pressure.
I believe there are good bucks in every unit in the state, IF you are willing to put in the time to find them.
Best of luck
Believing everything you read on this forum could lead you down a bumpy road. I'd make sure you do your own serious research.
I am pretty confident Ridge has not been killing his great bucks on the Nebo. But that is not to say there aren't good bucks there.
Since the Nebo is close, that could be a great unit for you, but that is only likely if you do the scouting leg work for yourself and find some "honey holes". In my opinion, that is also true regardless of what unit you hunt. The Wasatch also holds some great bucks but also has a good deal of pressure.
I believe there are good bucks in every unit in the state, IF you are willing to put in the time to find them.
Best of luck
there's a thread back not that long ago ranking general units.
It more comes down to what unit you know, can scout, and how you hunt. 200" deer are taken the general hunt in Utah every year and 160 to 180" is do able but it takes scouting and knowledge or a lot of luck.
It more comes down to what unit you know, can scout, and how you hunt. 200" deer are taken the general hunt in Utah every year and 160 to 180" is do able but it takes scouting and knowledge or a lot of luck.
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Ridge hunts the Oaker stansburry unit. Any unit is decent if you have time to scout.
deerkiller
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>>Ridge hunts the Oaker stansburry unit.
>>Any unit is decent if
>>you have time to scout.
>>
>
>False!
>Good grief,
>anyone else want to take a
>guess?
>
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Oaker stansburry? Isn't that out by vernal? I saw his truck parked off the nebo loop once. Plus all his videos have big bulls in them. Pretty sure with the oaker unit having such great draw odds, he's not videoing all those big bulls there
>>Any unit is decent if
>>you have time to scout.
>>
>
>False!
>Good grief,
>anyone else want to take a
>guess?
>
>Proud member of the Wolfpack!
Oaker stansburry? Isn't that out by vernal? I saw his truck parked off the nebo loop once. Plus all his videos have big bulls in them. Pretty sure with the oaker unit having such great draw odds, he's not videoing all those big bulls there
elkassassin
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Hey Ridge!
Time to Trade Trucks!
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Time to Trade Trucks!
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elkassassin
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>North eastern by far
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muleybeast
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Any Utah unit beats almost every New Mexico unit. I would love to someday hunt Utah.
elkassassin
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>Stubaby, feel free to pm me
>with any questions you may
>have privately.
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Come On ridgetops!
There's people out there watching/following you!
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>with any questions you may
>have privately.
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>Proud member of the Wolfpack!
Come On ridgetops!
There's people out there watching/following you!
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>It's ok Bess,
>Ridge is gonna take me
>to his Bucky spots.
> Only I'm driving
>so nobody knows.
> It's a
>green Subaru with Bozeman plates
>
>: )
>
>
>"That's a special feeling, Lloyd"
I do tend to road hunt a lot, usually driving 300 or 400 miles a day.
Better have a full tank for the ride along.
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>Ridge is gonna take me
>to his Bucky spots.
> Only I'm driving
>so nobody knows.
> It's a
>green Subaru with Bozeman plates
>
>: )
>
>
>"That's a special feeling, Lloyd"
I do tend to road hunt a lot, usually driving 300 or 400 miles a day.
Better have a full tank for the ride along.
Proud member of the Wolfpack!
2lumpy
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"What's the best General deer unit for rifle as a NR with 3 points going into the draw?"
If that's still the question, I would offer this:
I hope it's not the Monroe, I live on the Monroe, I have hunting the Monroe for the last two years and I hope to heck that isn't the best General Season Unit in Utah.
Now, if killing a yearling buck is your primary objective, it may very well be the best. A week on the Monroe, during any of the archery, muzzleloader or rifle seasons, should provide a number of reasonable opportunities to kill a deer, if that is your only objective.
DC
If that's still the question, I would offer this:
I hope it's not the Monroe, I live on the Monroe, I have hunting the Monroe for the last two years and I hope to heck that isn't the best General Season Unit in Utah.
Now, if killing a yearling buck is your primary objective, it may very well be the best. A week on the Monroe, during any of the archery, muzzleloader or rifle seasons, should provide a number of reasonable opportunities to kill a deer, if that is your only objective.
DC
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>I've never killed anything smaller than
>a 3x4 mature buck and
>I'm not going to start
>now.
>
>
>"That's a special feeling, Lloyd"
Then maybe a NR Utah GS deer tags isn't for you... especially if you already don't have any previous experience with a unit. And with 3 points, you'll only be able to draw the middle desired units. You'll need 5 plus to draw the top units in this state
>a 3x4 mature buck and
>I'm not going to start
>now.
>
>
>"That's a special feeling, Lloyd"
Then maybe a NR Utah GS deer tags isn't for you... especially if you already don't have any previous experience with a unit. And with 3 points, you'll only be able to draw the middle desired units. You'll need 5 plus to draw the top units in this state
