There ARE wilderness areas in Epraim. I hunt this unit every year. The fam and I have done the late hunt three times in the last five years, here is what we learned. Scouting in Sept. is useless. Each year weather was the determining factor. The first year we did it there wasn't much snow so we hunted a lot of the high country, on my hunt there was a lot of early and often snow. Most of the elk are in the transition areas between the high and low country. Because of this you will need to travel a lot of ground, horses are good but ATV(yeah I know they are evil) are better for this. There were BIG herds, not a lot of smaller ones as they are moving towards the winter range. A lot of the herds are run by small six points and fives as the bigger bulls went down earlier. The quality has gone down each year, thanks SFW and DWR. Don't be afraid to move, there is a ton of country enjoy it. Yes there is water. Sanpete is a very cold area, be ready for it. The quality has gone down, a lot of the good bulls go down in the early hunts, BUT the late hunt is a blast!! PM me for some more specific info.