>I'm going to post this here
>but it will apply to
>many posts in these forums.
>It won't answer the original
>question, but I think a
>lot of people are confused
>or misinformed of the Book
>Cliffs units, especially regarding the
>Roadless. I see people
>stating that going into the
>roadless is a waste during
>the archery hunt and to
>stay on top. However
>the roadless is the top.
>I think a lot of
>people have the south side
>confused as being the roadless.
> Any part of the
>mountain that drains to the
>south side is not in
>the roadless, it is part
>of the Bitter Creek/South Unit.
>While different species and different
>hunts are split different, there
>is no Roadless Unit designation
>for deer. Only Elk and
>Bear, both of which have
>the same boundaries. What
>most of these posts say
>is stay out of the
>roadless early on for deer,
>but what they really mean
>is stay in the higher
>country. This is not a
>jab at any one person,
>but far too often people
>put in for Book Cliffs
>hunts, having no idea what
>the mountain is like or
>even where the boundaries are
>for that matter. You
>can see the boundaries at
>
http://wildlife.utah.gov/maps/public/details_boundary.php?boundary_id=12 Please folks, educate
>yourself on the unit before
>you apply for the hunt
>or give advice. There is
>so much misinformation on the
>Book Cliffs in these forums
>that it's sad. By the
>way, there are in fact
>a good number of deer
>in the roadless during the
>archery, however hunting this area
>without the proper setup(pack animals
>and spike camp setup) would
>be very difficult.
I see what you are saying, but What I think of when I say Roadless is the whole area you cant drive into. Regardless of the boundary's. The deer move from year to year on that unit and this year im seeing deer in areas that sucked last year, and some of the good areas from last year was slow for deer this year. You are correct on having the right gear to go in. I like to cover ground and glass until I find good numbers and hunt/hike from there. If the Roadless is slow its hard to move fast IMO. It all what you put into it. My advice get down there and look around for yourself. If you wait until the hunt you will get what you deserve. Good luck post some scouting pics.