Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Operator information
Operator name:	Wade Heaton
Operator phone:	435-648-2029
Operator e-mail:	wheaton@scinternet.net

Description
Except for about 750 hectares around the town of Alton, Utah; the Alton CWMU surrounds the town. To the northeast of Alton (7500 feet), mountains rise from 8500 to 9000 feet. These mountains slope down toward the Sevier River at an elevation of around 7200 feet on the north. On the the south, these mountains slope down to the Kanab River which parts the Alton CWMU on the southeast. The most common elevation is 7400 feet but ranges from 6400 feet to 9000 feet with an elevation difference of 2600 feet. Fifty-two percent (52%) of the CWMU elevation ranges between 7300 feet and 8200 feet an elevation difference of 900 feet. Lower elevations on the Unit are around 6800 feet. Towards the southwest of the Alton Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit (CWM), there are extensive areas of Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland (36). A co-dominant land cover type is Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak-Mixed Montane Shrubland (41). This Shrubland occurs throughout the Unit except for the extreme north. In the extreme north and towards the middle of the Unit are large areas of Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe (62). There are also large patches of Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland (48). The Alton CWMU also has large patches of Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Woodland (34) and Agriculture (114) is scattered throughout the Unit. One of the Alton Cooperative Wildlife Mangement Unit (CWMU) nearest weather stations, ALTON (420086), is about 1.0 km from the middle of the CWMU. ALTON has eighty-three (83) years of records, 1915 - 2008. During the FALL (September, October and November) the average precipitation is 4.14 inches, but it can be as high as 11.35 inches or as low as 0.36 inch. During the 91-day FALL period, 14 days will experience greater than or equal to 0.01 inch of precipitation, 9 days of greater than or equal to 0.10 inch, or 3 days of the greater than or equal to 0.50 inch of precipitation. There can also be 1 day of greater than or equal to 1.00 inch of perciptiation. Total FALL snowfall averages 7.6 inches but can be as high as 41.7 inches. FALL temperature at ALTON averages 47.3 degrees F. but can be as high as 91.0 degrees F. or as low as -5.0 degrees F. During the FALL, 44 days will be below freezing (32 degrees F.) and less than 1 day above 90 degrees F.

Location
General location info	Counties:	Kane
General location info	Wildlife mgt unit:	Paunsaugunt

Property size
An estimate of the property size and the public/private composition	Total acres:	43407
	Private acres:	38443
	Public acres:	3845

Drawing odds
Drawing odds are the odds of obtaining a permit for this CWMU.	2007 drawing odds deer:	1 in 41.2
	2007 drawing odds elk:	1 in 34.0
	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:	4.7
	Doe deer satisfaction index:	4.7
	Bull elk satisfaction index:	4.8
	Cow elk satisfaction index:	3.4
	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:	10 years
	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:	43407
	Buck deer days:	5
	Buck deer dates:	9/1-10/31

	Bull elk acres:	43407
	Bull elk days:	20
	Bull elk dates:	9/1-10/31

	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:	10000
	Doe deer days:	2
	Doe deer dates:	10/1-12/31

	Cow elk acres:	43407
	Cow elk days:	20
	Cow elk dates:	10/1-12/31

	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:	21
	Private bull elk:	4
	Private bull moose:	0
	Private buck pronghorn:	0
	Public buck deer:	0
	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:	50
	Public cow elk:	0
	Public cow moose:	0
	Public doe pronghorn:	0

Common questions
Guests allowed?	Yes
Hunting allowed on Sunday?	No
Pre-season scouting allowed?	No
Horses allowed?	Yes
ATV's allowed?	Yes
Guide service available?	Yes
Packing service offered?	Yes
Lodging/food available?	Yes
Camping allowed?	Yes
Handicapped accessibility?	Yes
Are maps available?	Yes
Other activities available?	Yes
Are there closed areas on the property?	No

Access contact
Access contact:	Wade Heaton
Best phone:	435-648-2029
Best time:	Anytime

Rules of conduct
Sportsmen drawing a permit for the Alton CWMU are encouraged to contact the CWMU owner/operator early to schedule their anterless hunt due to early deer migration.

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