Box elder general any legal weapon

[nitis]

First feel free to blast I hate rookies asking for help who are basically hunting blind but I'll ask here in hopes for more constructive results opposed to other sites. I don't want any spots or directions.

All I really want to know is this area is huge and it's a short season is it worth it to try and scout a few days ahead of the opener in hopes of locating something to go after opening day in hopes of getting there first? It's my understanding that this can be a very crowded hunt. Or should I plan to show up Sunday afternoon and hopefully most hunters will be local weekend warriors.

It's my first time hunting deer in this area I was hoping to piggyback it with an area 7 tag in Nevada but no such luck.

 

[JimP]

The big problems in that area is that the better deer areas are all private property and that is the reason that it is a crowded area during the hunt. Take a look at the unit map and look at all the white areas which are private and then figure out where to go.

http://utahdnr.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Viewer/index.html?appid=557cbe1da42243af8908fdebc0bb1b61

 

[highcountryhoy]

PM me nitis. I've been working in the back country in box elder and have put eyes on some bachelor groups

 

[Rooster410]

If you can swing the time off, it is definitely worth the trip. It is a huge unit, with a lot of private and a lot of nonproductive areas. The public lands of Park valley and Grouse creek are a great place to start and then narrow from there. You are correct on the numbers. Lots of roads and lots of people.

 

[nitis]

Pm sent hch

I can swing the time but I'm still wanting to manage it as best as I can. If Saturday's opener is a zoo but Monday a morgue I'll likely wait and pull in Sunday afternoon and hunt during the week. But like I said no experience with Utah general and the crowding

 

[nitis]

Well Dad got drawn for Idaho 54 so we will sort of be able to hunt together after all