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Double Cone

Operator information
Operator name:Boyd Warr
Operator phone:435-747-7396
Operator e-mail:n/a

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Description
The Double Cone CWMU rests on the Utah - Nevada border in Box Elder County. The Double Cone CWMU is a Basin and Range Unit. It highest point is on the Nevada border (about 7200 feet). To the north this drops away to 6000 feet and to the south it also drops away to 6000 feet also. The eastside decrease to 5500 feet in the south and is about 6000 feet in the north. Typical of Basin and Range terrain there is generally an almost flat basin with small and large hills rising from off the basin. The most common elevation is 5600 feet but ranges from 5200 feet to 7200 feet with an elevation difference of 2000 feet. Fifty-two percent (52%) of the CWMU elevation ranges between 5600 feet and 6800 feet an elevation difference of 1200 feet.

The Double Cone Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit is composed mostly of three (3) landcover types. First, about fifty percent (50%) of the land cover is Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper (37), second, about thirty-five (35%) is Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland (48), and third, there are four (4) land patches of the Agriculture (114) land cover.

One of the Double Cone Cooperative Wildlife Mangement Unit (CWMU) nearest weather stations, GROUSE CREEK (423486), is about 9.1 km east from the east 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
Wildlife mgt unit:Box Elder
Property size
An estimate of the property size and the public/private composition Total acres: 9249
Private acres:4884
Public acres:4884
Drawing odds
Drawing odds are the odds of obtaining a permit for this CWMU. 2007 drawing odds deer: n/a
2007 drawing odds elk:1 in 29.5
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: n/a
Doe deer satisfaction index: n/a
Bull elk satisfaction index: 4.8
Cow elk satisfaction index: 4.4
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: 6 years
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: 0
Buck deer days:0
Buck deer dates:n/a

Bull elk acres:9249
Bull elk days:5
Bull elk dates:9/26-9/30

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:9249
Cow elk days:16
Cow elk dates:8/15-8/31

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: 0
Private bull elk:3
Private bull moose:0
Private buck pronghorn:0
Public buck deer:0
Public bull elk:3
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)
Hunting allowed on Sunday? Yes
Pre-season scouting allowed? Yes With approval
Horses allowed? Yes
ATV's allowed? Yes On maintained roads
Guide service available? Yes
Packing service offered? Yes
Lodging/food available? No
Camping allowed? Yes In designated area only
Handicapped accessibility? No
Are maps available? Yes
Other activities available? No
Are there closed areas on the property? No
Access contact
Access contact: Boyd Warr
Best phone: 435-747-7396
Best time: Monday-Friday, 5PM-7PM
Rules of conduct
None specified

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