Home to wild horses, theres always something new to see or do in the bookcliffs. The divisions wildlife board has also prohibited deer hunting in the entire book cliffs area for the past two years, and the division of wildlife plans further scientific studies to address the. Outdoor adventures for hunting and over night excursions into remote, seldomseen wilderness areas. Check out their website at double c guides and outfitters or contact hunters trailhead for more details. In the 1980s, exxon scientists used the cretaceous strata of the book cliffs to develop the science of sequence stratigraphy. Search for a hunt by wildlife species including buck. If youre not familiar with these writers, then this anthology of more than 20 short stories might be right for you. It can be a physical hunt with a large roadless area included in the deer unit. The roadless area of the book cliffs requires the use of horses to hunt effectively and double c has the knowledge and experience to insure a successful hunt. This is an extremely remote unit that holds a great herd of mature bucks. During a recent trip through the area i spotted two cars in 110 miles of driving.
Its a sampler of the best hunting writers out there. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Mar 28, 2017 great early morning hunt in the book cliffs of utah. The book cliffs are one of the fewest used spots in utah. Hunting books goodreads meet your next favorite book. Get free classic hunting books downloadable as pdfs. Double c guides mule deer hunting book cliffs, henry. Cost per participant includes five nights single occupancy accommodation, suv field transportrentalinsurancegas, continental breakfast, sack lunches, field snackswater, core viewingexercise. We specialize in trophy bull elk, mule deer, bison, bear and lion. Double c guides and outfitters a premium hunting guide. Double c guides and outfitters operates on all subunits of the wasatch mountains and the book cliffs as well as the trophy elk unit of plateau, boulderkaiparowits.
Hunting s best short stories various authors hemingway, quammen, mcgaune, bassall fine writers and all masters of the short story. The best hunting stories ever told best stories ever. Shallow marine parasequences and overlying multistory channel complexes. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The purpose of the book is to give hunters, landowners, and oth ers interested in. Dwights voice speaks from his article notes, hunting log, and letter to emily. Double c knows this area well and will work hard to insure a successful hunt. Oil clashes with elk in the book cliffs high country. We are gt outfitters, specializing in eastern utah big game. Beginning near helper, utah, and joined at green river, utah, by a second escarpment, the roan cliffs, the 2,000foot 610metre tall mountain wall, winds a 250mile 400km course along the tavaputs and roan plateaus, ending near grand junction, colorado. Found some baculite fragments weathering out on top of a hill.
While game is plentiful in the region, finding that trophy animal can be difficult for someone unfamiliar with the unit. Timeless hunting and general outdoor stories like you would hear around a campfire. The book cliffs are a series of desert mountains and cliffs in western colorado and eastern utah, in the western united states. The utah division of wildlife resources utah hunt planner is an interactive map designed to help hunters research hunting units. Meat eater begins with a promisethis book has a hell of a lot going for it, simply because its a hunting storyand then delivers ceaselessly, like a dominos. During the hunting seasons the usage rises, this is one of the premier hunting regions in utah. The distinctive formations offer plenty of hiking, camping and more. Book cliffs post by bhemingway801 thu mar 05, 2015 2. The bucks we harvest generally score from 70 to 80. These 5 to 7 day trips are available on a firstcome, firstserved basis. For more information about visiting the little book cliffs wild horse area, call the u. The book cliffs is a giant hunting area that offers great potential for trophy elk and deer. This area features an amazing array of scenic opportunities.
Though the biggest buck we saw was on a small piece of private land. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The tags for these hunts and seasons can be drawn out in the utah online public big game drawing or purchased at a conservation tag auction. Aug 12, 2009 new bison herd doing well in utahs book cliffs utah last winter, the transplant of 30 bison from the henry mountains to the book cliffs drew the attention of people across. Photos of the amazing beauty you will experience on one of. A nodule where a pocket of barite and calcite crystals may have been found, in the book cliffs area.
We hunt the book cliffs, rattlesnake, nine mile and san rafael units. Guided utah antelope pronghorn hunts shane scott outfitting. The book cliffs desolation canyon wilderness is a merging of three different worlds. Predators, new roads, over hunting and poor fawn crops had decimated the previously plentiful deer to the point that the area was closed to hunting 19962000.
Sep 01, 2004 such a series is the greatest hunting stories ever told, anthologies that should win places on many bedside tables. Here, in the eagerly awaited sequel to david eddings bestselling the belgariad, is the first book of the malloreon, an epic quest across strange lands and among stranger peoplesa magnificent fantasy of men, kings, sorcerers, and gods caught up in the culmination of the. Book cliffs, bitter creeksouth the bitter creek portion of the book cliffs is a huge area that holds a very healthy population of elk. Top of the castlegate sandstone, sagers canyon, book cliffs, eastern utah.
The book cliffs of eastern utah and western colorado figs. A mesmerizing book filled with true stories of a hunter, his hounds, and the lions and bears they hunted. We offer elk, deer, antelope, bighorn sheep, buffalo, cougar and bear hunts. The book cliffs have preserved excellent strata of the foreland basin of the ancient western interior seaway that stretched north from the gulf of mexico to the yukon in the cretaceous time. Beginning near helper, utah, and joined at green river, utah, by a second escarpment, the roan cliffs, the 2,000foot 610metre tall mountain wall, winds a 250mile 400km course along the tavaputs and roan. It begins about 50 air miles south of vernal, utah and extends south to the book cliffs divide. The top 20 books for hunters and anglers outdoor life. Abundant wildlife and rugged beauty have made the book cliffs wilderness one of. We had other encounters with decent bucks that i couldnt get on film.
The way that it looks is that the hunt includes both a and c in the any weapon hunt. Great early morning hunt in the book cliffs of utah. We specialize in trophy bull elk, mule deer, bison, bear. Reasons to protect utahs book cliffs roadless area backcountry.
Maybe this book should have been titled the big book of hunting stories and left some of the non hunting stories out. White, one of roosevelts close friends and hunting companions. Each order comes with cd podcast from bear hunter magazine. Limited entry book cliffs bull elk hunts and wasatch bull elk. Deep canyons filled with thick oak brush provide excellent mule deer habitat.
Ram hunts in the book cliffs rattlesnake and nine mile range creek units. Bureau of land management at 9702443000 or visit the website. Utah hunt planner utah division of wildlife resources. Went hiking in the book cliffs in grand junction, co today. Book cliff baculite fossil hunting trips the fossil forum. High in the book cliffs in utah where petes about a dozen sheep were killed by. Beautifully written and truly chilling ghost story set in a creepy mansion and featuring lost children, fearsome hunters and echoing. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the free kindle app.
Your book cliffs hunt will begin at the trail head with a short horse orientation, packing and cargoing your hunting gear and heading off by horseback and mule train on about an hour and a half journey into some very remote and rugged country whose inhabitants include elk, mule deer, black bear, coyotes, forest grouse and a whole host of other. Spokespeople from the utah branches of both the rocky mountain elk foundation and trout unlimited are raising concerns about the proposed lease of a portion of the book cliffs, a landscape filled. Book cliffs recreation area, desolation canyongrey canyon recreation area, fantasy canyon, sand wash recreation area, white river. Limited entry book cliffs bull elk hunts and wasatch bull. I offer proprietary companyspecific book cliffs geological field trips. This elk book includes many proven strategies and tips, public land hot spots throughout the rocky mountain states, hunting stories, and great color photos that. Wild horses captivate at little book cliffs visit grand. Book cliffs, geological feature of eastcentral utah and western colorado, u. The uintah and ouray indian reservation is on the west side of the book cliffs. Comprehensive safety discussion kicks off the trip on day 1, followed by. The hunting stories by william faulkner, paperback. The altitude ranges from around 8000 feet to 4500 feet, the differing altitude providing a variety of colors and smells. The unit has a large number of bucks and deer on it.
Such a series is the greatest hunting stories ever told, anthologies that should win places on many bedside tables. Will head back tomorrow with a small shovel to see if i can find any more fragmets of it. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Research hunts and units before you apply in the big game drawing, and any of utahs other hunt drawings. Hey, dad, are you going to write a story about this hunt. Photos of the amazing beauty you will experience on one of our wilderness adventures or trail rides. When dad finally drew this mule deer tag in utahs book cliffs, he was eight years into a multiple. Utah sportsmen frustrated by lease of book cliffs section. There youll find links for literally hundreds of vintage hunting stories, and even complete books, such as teddy roosevelts classic african game trails and good hunting, plus the wonderful book african campfires by stewart e. Baryte and calcite found in concretions ranging from a half an inch to over 6 feet with some concretions in a linear configuration, up to the size of a sedansaloon. They are so named because the cliffs of cretaceous sandstone that cap many of the southfacing buttes appear similar to a shelf of books. Double c guides and outfitters a premium hunting guide on. The utah hunt planner also provides the legal hunting boundaries approved by the utah wildlife board. The book cliffs utah mule deer unit produces 150170 bucks yearly with a few larger taken.
The above map may be useful for the following recreation destinations. Double c guides elk hunts and elk hunting in the roadless. After a 4 year wait, the book cliffs area of northeastern utah had finally opened for mule deer. The book cliffs are well known for being a sought after hunting destination, and for good reason. I would like to thank everyone that gave advice and encouragement on this site. As long as hunting competition remains tolerable and encountering game can be reasonably expected, hunters will continue to make annual trips. Book cliffs roadless has a high hunter success rate 50% to 81. Our hunters will usually get the opportunity to look over dozens of 4x4s while they search for that one special buck. Access throughout the unit is very good with many oil and gas mining roads. Cliff mcnish the doomspell trilogy 2 books collection pack set rrp. Leader arrives a few days early for pretrip safety reconnaissance of all field stops and roadstracks.
The size of the area, and difficult terrain, can make it a very challenging place to hunt. The book cliffs area is an exceptional trophy elk and mule deer unit. Digging into the pocket of a nodule in the book cliffs area, working hard trying not to damage any crystals. The lexington county chronicle this is a book wrapped in adventure with nostalgia, a book with writing that both soothes and crackles. The variety of habitat makes this area perfect for supporting the abundant wildlife. Hunter killers tells the incredible, true inside story of the cold war beneath the waves. Trained by a hound dog mountain lion hunting, bear hunting. Cliffsnotes books list of books by author cliffsnotes. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. I dug around a little with my pocket knife and found about 11 12 inches of the specimen. On the long winter nights that lie ahead, such stories make great reading. For more information about colorados wild horses, go to.
The wind would do strange things, a lot of doesfawnssmall bucks to work around, thick brush in some places, no cover in others, dry crunchy conditions, and hunting pressure. Use this map for hunting in the book cliffs, nine mile, and south slope units. The bear, the old people, a bear hunt, race at morningsome of nobel prizewinning author william faulkners most famous stories are collected in this volumein which he observed, celebrated, and mourned the fragile otherness that is nature, as well as the cruelty and humanity of men. The bookcliffs define the skyline of grand junction. Book cliffs geological feature, utah, united states. The book cliffs are one of the worlds best places to study sequence stratigraphy. Book cliffs the book cliffs holds the potential for a giant mule deer. Nov 27, 2006 book cliffs buck post by 79ford sun aug 07, 2011 1.