Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Operator information
Operator name:	Colby Roberts
Operator phone:	435-257-1277
Operator e-mail:	n/a

Description
The Dove Creek CWMU is located south of Junction Valley which forms the junction between the Grouse Creek Mountains on west and the Raft River Mountains on the north-northeast. Much of the Unit is located on what is called the Dove Creek Mountains. Marble Canyon Peak at about 8300 feet is the high point of the Unit. This peak is on the west side of the Unit. It drops away to 6400 feet on the north and 6000 feet on the south. While the west side of the Unit is mountainous terrain, the east side is much flatter, 5900 feet in the north and 5600 feet in the south from the Geologic effects of the ancient Lake Bonneville. Starting in the north there are several canyons that cut the unit, Road Canyon (7300 feet to 6000 feet), Marble Canyon (8000 feet to 7200 feet), Poison Canyon (7500 feet to 6000 feet), and Muddy Canyon (7500 feet to 5800 feet). The most common elevation is 5900 feet but ranges from 5600 feet to 8300 feet with an elevation difference of 2700 feet. Fifty percent (50%) of the CWMU elevation ranges between 6300 feet and 7600 feet an elevation difference of 1300 feet. On the northwest half of the Dove Creek Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit (CWMU), the Unit is dominated by Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe (62). On the southeast half the Unit is dominated by a mixture of Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland (48) and Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland (37). Scattered throughout the Unit, but mostly in the middle are patches of Great Basin Xeric Mixed Sagebrush Shrubland (49) and Inter-Mountain Basins Cliff and Canyon (8). One of the Dove Creek Cooperative Wildlife Mangement Unit (CWMU) nearest weather stations, GROUSE CREEK (423486), is about 12.9 km southwest from the southwest edge of the CWMU. GROUSE CREEK has forty-nine (49) years of records, 1959 - 2008. During the FALL (September, October and November) the average precipitation is 2.25 inches, but it can be as high as 4.42 inches or as low as 0.60 inch. During the 91-day FALL period, 16 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 day of the greater than or equal to 0.50 inch of precipitation. Snowfall during the FALL averages 3.6 inches but can be as high as 21.0 inches. FALL temperature at GROUSE CREEK averages 46.0 degrees F. but can be as high as 97.0 degrees F. or as low as -12.0 degrees F. During the FALL, 54 days will be below freezing (32 degrees F.) and 1 day above 90 degrees F.

Location
General location info	Counties:	Box Elder
General location info	Wildlife mgt unit:	Box Elder

Property size
An estimate of the property size and the public/private composition	Total acres:	19340
	Private acres:	18770
	Public acres:	5700

Drawing odds
Drawing odds are the odds of obtaining a permit for this CWMU.	2007 drawing odds deer:	1 in 8.5
	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:	4.5
	Doe deer satisfaction index:	4.5
	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:	19340
	Buck deer days:	5
	Buck deer dates:	10/1�10/5, 11/1-11/5

	Bull elk acres:	0
	Bull elk days:	0
	Bull elk dates:	n/a

	Bull moose acres:	0
	Bull moose days:	0
	Bull moose dates:	n/a

	Buck pronghorn acres:	0
	Buck pronghorn days:	0
	Buck pronghorn dates:	n/a

	Doe deer acres:	0
	Doe deer days:	0
	Doe deer dates:	n/a

	Cow elk acres:	0
	Cow elk days:	0
	Cow elk dates:	n/a

	Cow moose acres:	0
	Cow moose days:	0
	Cow moose dates:	n/a

	Doe pronghorn acres:	0
	Doe pronghorn days:	0
	Doe pronghorn dates:	n/a

Available hunting permits
Private indicates that there are permits available for sale by the CWMU operator	Private buck deer:	18
	Private bull elk:	0
	Private bull moose:	0
	Private buck pronghorn:	0
	Public buck deer:	2
	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	Two (2) maximum
Hunting allowed on Sunday?	Yes
Pre-season scouting allowed?	No
Horses allowed?	No
ATV's allowed?	Yes	On roads only
Guide service available?	Yes	For a fee
Packing service offered?	Yes	For a fee
Lodging/food available?	No
Camping allowed?	Yes	In designated area only
Handicapped accessibility?	Yes
Are maps available?	Yes	Required by rule
Other activities available?	No
Are there closed areas on the property?	No

Access contact
Access contact:	Colby Roberts
Best phone:	435-452-1750
Best time:	Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM

Rules of conduct
A wounded deer is a harvested deer.

Dove Creek