Book Cliffs archery

BOWUNTR · Jun 22, 2020

I made a scouting trip over to the Book Cliffs last week to learn the lay of the land. Plenty of deer... I'm interested in anyone willing to share some info on the roadless area to go scout. I can trade Arizona info. Heading back in the next few weeks to backpack in there. Ed F

schoolhousegrizz · Jun 22, 2020

I've been in the roadless a handful of times. Always saw a lot more deer outside the roadless but I did see one really good one in the roadless

littlebighorn · Jun 22, 2020

I agree with schoolhousegriz! Way more elk than deer in the roadless area, but also the possibility of a good buck wandering with the Wapiti!
Lots of deer up on the divide road (Road area)

Muleman1 · Jun 22, 2020

+1 is stay outta the roadless area for deer

HUNTNNW · Jun 22, 2020

hunted the roadless area on my muzzy deer tag and saw a ton of deer. 3 really good bucks biggest being near 190. Probably saw 30-40 different bucks

desperatehills · Jun 23, 2020

I am sure there are plenty of deer in the roadless but I have to agree with the above post. When I had the tag in 2011 I hiked into the roadless one morning and saw 8 bull elk and no bucks. There were enough deer outside the wilderness I never felt the need to go back and find where they were hiding.

stillwaitin · Jun 23, 2020

Awesome, I have the muzzy tag and hope to be down there in a few weeks. Keep the pic coming!

BOWUNTR · Jun 23, 2020

Thanks. I'm gonna try and hunt the biggest bucks I can find. I saw over 100 bucks from the divide but too early to tell what they will finish at. Right now I'm in interested in scouting the roadless to see what I can find. I can stay the whole season if I need to. Thanks for the info. Ed

elkhunterUT · Jun 23, 2020

Definitely worth scouting and possibly hunting the roadless area with all of the time you have. Might as well check out all areas. There are probably more deer in the non-roadless areas off of the divide road, but there won't be near the people in the roadless, so that can be attractive too.

My father-in-law had the archery tag last year but messed his back up and surrendered his tag. He got his points back and drew again this year so we will be out there for the bowhunt. We saw some great bucks last year, but not near the total # of deer we have seen in previous years on the archery hunt. Still a great hunt and an amazing place.

Good luck with your tag and if you have any questions or need any help, feel free to reach out.

Str8UpLegitHunting · Jun 23, 2020

Stay away from divide road unless if you want to see 90% of the tag holders and their helpers. Also plan on seeing 2-5 guys going after the same buck.

HUNTNNW · Jun 23, 2020

to me if you want to find big bucks it makes sense to hunt deer where 90% are not going to be.

Jenks · Jul 12, 2020

Had the tag 2 yrs ago. Fun seein tons of bucks,
Sent you PM

OwnMoreBone · Aug 6, 2020

Really excited for my Archery Deer hunt on the Books this year, me and my family hunted there for 40 years starting in the 50's, it will be good to get back there... good luck everyone with a tag...

stillwaitin · Aug 6, 2020

Good luck, save some for us with Muzzy tags!

LIK2HNT · Aug 15, 2020

One more bone
How has the quality and quality changed over the years? And old picture from the good old days?
Thanks

BOWUNTR · Aug 24, 2020

Thanks to all those who reached out to help me. I looked at over 200 bucks and ended up shooting the biggest one I saw. Hot, dry and dusty... Thanks again. Ed F

elkassassin · Aug 24, 2020

The 3 Biggest Book Cliffs Bucks are now Gone!

Did You Venture in to the Roadless BOWUNTR?

BOWUNTR · Aug 24, 2020

Yes, but other hunters had blown that particular area out. It was a sh!t show the first week. Almost everyone is gone now. I shot mine in the roaded, but in an area that was secluded. But, there were bucks virtually everywhere we looked. We found a couple that were probably the next age class but they were 3x4's that didn't score as well. Ed F

elkassassin · Aug 25, 2020

Ya!

It's kinda Irritating!

We Go out 2-3 Times during the November Rut!

What do You See?

You See Bucks doing the Breeding that Nobody Would Shoot during the Seasons!

Be-F'N-lieve Me!

That Herd is Managed for $$$!

stillwaitin · Aug 25, 2020

Beautiful buck, BOWUNTR, I am excited to see what is left out there for the Muzzy hunt. 29 Days!

elkhunterUT · Aug 25, 2020

Congrats on a great buck BOWUNTR!

Ranger1 · Aug 25, 2020

Congrats on a good Book's buck!

Outdoordan · Aug 25, 2020

Woohoo Ed! Great job.

Snoopdogg · Aug 25, 2020

The mustache has spoken--great job!

Solotude · Aug 25, 2020

Nice work!

BradA · Aug 25, 2020

Congratulations great buck !

Butts · Aug 25, 2020

Very cool!! Congratulations!

rraney · Aug 26, 2020

Congrats

Mooretitan · Aug 26, 2020

Good job

Elmacho · Aug 27, 2020

I knew youd find a goodun

Easy_green · Aug 30, 2020

BOWUNTR said:
Thanks to all those who reached out to help me. I looked at over 200 bucks and ended up shooting the biggest one I saw. Hot, dry and dusty... Thanks again. Ed FView attachment 11995

That’s a good buck. My Dad has a muzzleloader tag for this season. We have made a few scouting trips out there and turned up a few good bucks. But we did lots of little ones.