The book cliffs area is an exceptional trophy elk and mule deer unit. We highly recommend wesspur as an excellent source of tree climbing gear and information. The siege of white deer park is the fifth book of the animals of farthing wood series. The management of spike bucks in a whitetailed deer. They are one of the most common obstacles in the series, appearing in almost every game in some form. Mention of the deer in the other quadrants is often ignored.
After arriving home from my last hunting trip, i spent a few days relaxing at home, meeting up with old friends and getting caught up on my reading. It was dark, it was cold, and every thing sounded like a deer. My hunting partner my dad turned 56 on the trip and still whooping me up the the mountains and i decided to do spike camping this year, and i went with my woot hammock and diy gear to supplement see my projects thread. Story and photos by bret wirta the incidental explorer. Cooper seeks to balance the struggle between the heroic and the placid lives, represented respectively by deerslayer and judith, by depicting deerslayer in doubt about his decision, especially in the conversation with judith the evening before his return. We specialize in trophy bull elk, mule deer, bison, bear and lion. Deerslayers greatest test extends throughout the book, from the third to the last chapter. Spikes have varied in appearance and quantity across. Of note is that the large open area of about 8 hectares is surrounded by ancient regular quarries. Each strip has 5 segment lines so they can be cut to different lengths or bent around a curve.
The unit has a large number of bucks and deer on it. I recently got back from a muzzleloader elk hunt in colorado unit 68. A small deer was doing a wonderful job keeping the grass mowed. The deer are there for those who have eyes to see and know what to look for. Drew out for the book cliffs last year with 8 points i think it was. Rifle hunters will not be allowed to hunt spike bull elk on unit 23, also. Of the farthing wood animals kestrel,hare and rabbit have died.
The book cliffs utah mule deer unit produces 150170 bucks yearly with a few larger taken. In deer watch you can share the lifetimes expereince of one of the countrys leading deer experts. The book cliffs are well known for being a sought after hunting destination, and for good reason. Middle, gate, and lower october 19, 2017 camping, hiking, nine mile canyon, rock art, trip reports dennis i wanted a change of pace from my usual nine mile canyon outings, so i planned an overnighter with the intention of exploring in the lower portion of the canyon. Find sample tests, essay help, and translations of shakespeare. Photos of the amazing beauty you will experience on one of our wilderness adventures or trail rides. In winter a southern exposure soaks up the sun and provides extra warmth, while in summer the cliffs provide welcome shade and a sort of camouflage where they are hard to see on a bright sunny day. Deer west desert, vernon muzzleloader tooele deer west. Kip is a large chalk pit with a flat bottom grazed short like a billiard table by rabbits.
I parked here and walked east along the valley to the entrance where i tied up the dog as no dogs are allowed on site. Deerslayer cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. Leaving in the am eastmans hunting journals official forums. My advice would be to go for it, especially if that is the unit you someday want to hunt le. As a technique for climbing trees, spur climbing can be fast and efficient. Bulls scoring 320340 are reasonable expectations with a moderate possibility of a bull exceeding 350. It can be a physical hunt with a large roadless area included in the deer unit. Archery deer and pronghorn hunters will also be allowed to hunt on six utah. Book cliffs deer hunt i too used to work out in the bcs years ago and hunted there before they shut it down and then opened it up to le. Utah is in the good old days of elk hunting right now. After an hourlong drive, we arrived at the hunting camp that my dads late father had shared with several of his friends and their. The 15 deer in the upper left quadrant are those deer that cause the most controversy when the subject of spikes is discussed. Encounters with nature the quarries at clapham junction 12052020.
The weather was incredible around 6065 during the day, 30 at night. Usually set in places where the player would not expect to see them, getting skewered by spikes will result in the player taking damage. The book suggests parking by the roadside for kip but there is a decent sized car park only 500m west along the railway line. Book summary although they are not always in agreement, the two men realize the need of each others protection in case of attack from the indians mingos. There is no better way to learn a place than to hunt it, and who knows you could tag a tasty spike or cow in the process. My destination was the turnoff to utah state route 3, which is the gateway to canyonlands national park and dead horse point state park. For instance, in june 20, the utah state board of education approved a five year drilling lease to anadarko on 96,000 acres. Access throughout the unit is very good with many oil and gas mining roads. The book cliffs on the other had is still on the increase. We are gt outfitters, specializing in eastern utah big game.
Big game drawing odds and points report utah division of wildlife. The deer ended up a true trophy caliber deer when he got to his prime. The southern portion of the book cliffs is harder to hunt, so most hunters. Formerly wasatchuintah guides and outfitters we are a small yet personal utah hunting guide operating in several of the top producing hunting units in the state.
Few elk winter in areas sampled by the south book cliffs range trend studies. At the edge of the meadow was a flat space under the fir trees where i made camp. Junction geological society 20, grand junction, colorado, p. Completed projects 2007 through 2012 proposed projects 20 to 2018. After arriving at the stand, hunting deer in texas is more or less the same as hunting deer in minnesota. I didnt think the spikes would be sharp, but they are very sharp. This material is adapted from an article on wesspurs website, used with permission.
Utah, 20 photo by mike keller, courtesy of division of wildlife resources. Will farrar harvests a massive mule deer on the book cliffs in utah with a muzzleload. Written by sierra bullets ballistic technician duane siercks this tale begins with a bit of history starting with the 1997 missouri deer hunting season. Book cliffs deer hunt page 5 utah wildlife network. The harsh 201617 winter prompted emergency feeding and reduced the herd. Utah mule deer guided hunts shane scott outfitting. Supaiku are obstacles that appear in the sonic the hedgehog series. Natty, or deerslayer, is on his first warpath, as the novel is subtitled, because he has not yet been in combat with another man nor been forced to kill a human being. Estimated at 372,500 in 2018 and 2019, up from 363,650 in 2017.
You have been given some really good advice on transportation, extras to take, where to go and what to expect. Depositionalenvirons, horse canyonnorth, book cliffs scaled stratsection. The large open area at misrah ghar ilkbir, which contains the largest intensity of cart ruts in the maltese islands is also wellknown by the nickname of clapham junction. Book cliffs, bitter creeksouth the bitter creek portion of the book cliffs is a huge area that holds a very healthy population of elk. It explained clearly and concisely all the basic elements of the sport together with the legalities and. Sparknotes are the most helpful study guides around to literature, math, science, and more. I was blown away with how many bucks we saw together right off the road during the summer.
Reasons to protect utahs book cliffs roadless area backcountry. We grew up hunting these mountains and over the past 25 years have come to. It was first published in 1985 and has since been included in a single book with in the path of the storm and battle for the park in the second omnibus edition hutchinson, 1995. Oil clashes with elk in the book cliffs high country.
Utah wildlife board approves changes to big game regulations. Any bull hunting will be utilized north of i70, and spikeonly hunting will. We took a 10 mile drive tonight down into the canyon where they had been watering and got up into some ledges to watch and see if they would come into the pond before dark. Union pacific railroad burro crane bc47 at seven mile canyon. On friday morning, my dad and i packed up our hunting equipment and dutifully headed back into the woods. In this dry country a deer may have to climb a mountain to get a drink. Photos of the amazing beauty you will experience on one of.
Backyard wildlife series by kari schuetz goodreads. There are 25 units in utah where you can hunt with spike elk only tags during the general rifle season. The deer come up and over the ridge, which is 8000 feet high and many miles long, in order to get to the winter grounds low on the other side. That year was either the second or third year that a good friend and i had been leasing a large piece of property strictly for the purpose of deer hunting and. We had other encounters with decent bucks that i couldnt get on film. Although the distance was only eleven miles, the turnoff at route 3 seemed like another world. The utah division of fish and game has managed for true trophy quality elk hunting. Competition for forage, and especially water between elk, cattle, deer, bison, and. We hunt the book cliffs, rattlesnake, nine mile and san rafael units.
There are always places to get away from others, especially in big remote units such as the book cliffs. Anyway for the hunt we went down the thursday before to spend some time scouting. Getting a tag for buck mule deer tag for the book cliffs is even harder. With the new righttoroam laws and the increased population of deer, this book is an invaluable guide to anyone exploring the countryside. Removing them wont have much effect on the gene pool in freeranging populations, but it does remove one more mouth from the land as well as provide a successful hunt and some organic protein for the hunter.
The divisions wildlife board has also prohibited deer hunting in the entire book cliffs area for the past two years, and the division of. Muzzleloader mule deer hunt in the book cliffs will. Today we know that genetics has an effect on the configuration and size of a bucks rack. This is the book felix salten might have written if he lived on exmoor in 1970, if he was seeking to write a story reflecting on the appropriate or inappropriate use of blood sport control of wildlife, if he was desperate to give every side of the argument an opportunity to spout forth, if he had a tendency to write awkward and clunking dialogue. It does require good technique, practice and physical. The book cliffs of eastern utah and western colorado figs. We are lucky enough to be licensed to guide in a couple of those very special areas like the wasatch mountains limited entry area and book cliffs limited entry area. The deer stalking handbook by graham downing really is a gem for beginners. We offer elk, deer, antelope, bighorn sheep, buffalo, cougar and bear hunts. Though the biggest buck we saw was on a small piece of private land.