Last modified: Monday, July 06, 2009
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Clear Valley Ranch
| Operator information |
| Operator name: | Jeff Sessions |
| Operator phone: | 208-824-5721 |
| Operator e-mail: | n/a |
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| Description |
The Clear Valley Ranch CWMU is located on the north slope of the Raft River Mountains. Maximum elevations starts at about 9200 feet and slopes north and northeast to around 5600 feet. In this same north and northeast direction several canyons divide up the Unit. Parts of Clear Creek and Italian Canyon divide the west part of the Unit. Rice Creek, Jim Canyon and Birch Creek divide the eastside of the Unit. The steeper terrain is at the higher elevations. The most common elevation is 6000 feet but ranges from 5600 feet to 9200 feet with an elevation difference of 3600 feet. Fifty percent (50%) of the CWMU elevation ranges between 6200 feet and 8500 feet an elevation difference of 2300 feet.
The north part of the Clear Valley Ranch Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit (CWMU) is
dominated by Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland (37). Most of the south part of the Unit is dominated by Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe (62). Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland (48) occurs in several large patches among the Sagebrush Steppe. Along the edge of the Sagebrush Steppe are patches of Inter-Mountain Basins Cliff and Canyon(8). There are a number of places across the Unit that are Great Basin Foothill and Lower
Montane Riparian Woodland and Shrubland (98). There are also two (2) larger patches of Agriculture (114) on the Unit.
One of the Clear Valley Ranch Cooperative Wildlife Mangement Unit (CWMU) nearest weather stations, PARK VALLEY (427408), is about 13.6 km southwest from the southwest edge of the CWMU. PARK VALLEY has seventy-nine (79) years of records, 1911 - 1990. During the FALL (September, October and November) the average precipitation is 2.45 inches, but it can be as high as 6.38 inches or as low as 0.62 inch. During the 91-day FALL period, 13 days will experience greater than or equal to 0.01 inch of precipitation, 7 days of greater than or equal to 0.10 inch, or 1 days of the greater than or equal to 0.50 inch of precipitation. Snowfall during the FALL averages 5.8 inches but can be as high as 22.5 inches. FALL temperature at PARK VALLEY averages 48.4 degrees F. but can be as high as 93.0 degrees F. or as low as 0.0 degrees F. During the FALL, 36 days will be below freezing (32 degrees F.) and no days above 90 degrees F. |
| Location |
| General location info |
Counties: |
Box Elder |
| Wildlife mgt unit: | Box Elder |
| Property size |
| An estimate of the property size and the public/private composition |
Total acres: |
5076 |
| Private acres: | 5076 |
| Public acres: | 0 |
| Drawing odds |
| Drawing odds are the odds of obtaining a permit for this CWMU. |
2007 drawing odds deer: |
1 in1.0 |
| 2007 drawing odds elk: | n/a |
| 2007 drawing odds moose: | n/a |
| 2007 drawing odds pronghorn: | n/a |
| Satisfaction index |
| The satisfaction
index ranges from 1
to 5 with 5 being the
best. Hunters are
asked how they rate
their hunt and the
satisfaction index is
an average of those
responses. |
Buck deer satisfaction index: |
3.6 |
| Doe deer satisfaction index: | 3.6 |
| Bull elk satisfaction index: | n/a |
| Cow elk satisfaction index: | n/a |
| Bull moose satisfaction index: | n/a |
| Cow moose satisfaction index: | n/a |
| Buck pronghorn satisfaction index: | n/a |
| Doe pronghorn satisfaction index: | n/a |
| Wild turkey satisfaction index: | n/a |
| Average age |
| An estimate of average animal ages. |
Buck deer age: |
n/a |
| 2007 Bull elk age: | n/a |
| 2007 Bull moose age: | n/a |
| Hunting opportunities (acres, days and dates) |
| The opportunity to hunt on this CWMU can depend on the type of animal hunted. |
Buck deer acres: |
5076 |
| Buck deer days: | 5 |
| Buck deer dates: | 9/11 -11/7 |
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| Bull elk acres: | 0 |
| Bull elk days: | 0 |
| Bull elk dates: | n/a |
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| Bull moose acres: | 0 |
| Bull moose days: | 0 |
| Bull moose dates: | n/a |
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| Buck pronghorn acres: | 0 |
| Buck pronghorn days: | 0 |
| Buck pronghorn dates: | n/a |
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| Doe deer acres: | 0 |
| Doe deer days: | 0 |
| Doe deer dates: | n/a |
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| Cow elk acres: | 0 |
| Cow elk days: | 0 |
| Cow elk dates: | n/a |
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| Cow moose acres: | 0 |
| Cow moose days: | 0 |
| Cow moose dates: | n/a |
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| Doe pronghorn acres: | 0 |
| Doe pronghorn days: | 0 |
| Doe pronghorn dates: | n/a |
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| Available hunting permits |
| Private indicates that there are permits available for sale by the CWMU operator |
Private buck deer: |
9 |
| Private bull elk: | 0 |
| Private bull moose: | 0 |
| Private buck pronghorn: | 0 |
| Public buck deer: | 1 |
| Public bull elk: | 0 |
| Public bull moose: | 0 |
| Public buck pronghorn: | 0 |
| Private doe deer: | 0 |
| Private cow elk: | 0 |
| Private cow moose: | 0 |
| Private doe pronghorn: | 0 |
| Public doe deer: | 0 |
| Public cow elk: | 0 |
| Public cow moose: | 0 |
| Public doe pronghorn: | 0 |
| Common questions |
| Guests allowed? |
Yes |
one (1) |
| Hunting allowed on Sunday? |
Yes |
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| Pre-season scouting allowed? |
No |
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| Horses allowed? |
No |
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| ATV's allowed? |
Yes |
only on roads |
| Guide service available? |
Yes |
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| Packing service offered? |
Yes |
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| Lodging/food available? |
Yes |
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| Camping allowed? |
Yes |
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| Handicapped accessibility? |
No |
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| Are maps available? |
Yes |
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| Other activities available? |
No |
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| Are there closed areas on the property? |
No |
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| Access contact |
| Access contact: |
Jeff Sessions |
| Best phone: |
208-824-5721 |
| Best time: |
night |
| Rules of conduct |
| no pre-hunt scouting |
| No ATVs, snowmobiles |
| All hunters must comply with all regulations and |
| Al hunters must obtain CWMU map and hunt within |
| A wounded animal is your only animal |
| No open fires |
| Keep gates closed |
| No alcohol or drugs allowed |
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