Last modified: Monday, July 06, 2009
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Bar J
| Operator information |
| Operator name: | Greg Simonsen |
| Operator phone: | 801-328-0266 |
| Operator e-mail: | greg@mountainwestlaw.com |
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| Description |
The Bar J Ranch CWMU is located southeast of Salina, Utah. The elevation ranges from a low of about 6800 feet to a high of 8800 feet. A No named drainage cuts the Unit, and there is an undulating slope from highest point in the east to the lowest in the west. The most common elevation is 7500 feet but ranges from 6700 feet to 9100 feet with an elevation difference of 2400 feet. Forty-nine percent (49%) of the CWMU elevation ranges between 7500 feet and 8400 feet an elevation difference of 900 feet.Down the middle of the Bar J Ranch Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit (CWMU) is the dominant land cover type, Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak-Mixed Montane Shrubland (41). Towards the west are patches of Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe (62). Towards the east is almost a solid patch of Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest and Woodland (22). Land fingers in the north are covered with Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland (36). On the westside, besides the Sagebrush Steppe, there are intermixed patches of Inter- Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland (48). In the middle of the Unit there are some large patches of Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Woodland (34).
One of the Bar J Ranch Cooperative Wildlife Mangement Unit (CWMU) nearest weather stations, SALINA (427557), is about 16.6 km northwest from the northwest edge of the CWMU. SALINA has seventy- four (74) years of records, 1923 - 2007. During the FALL (September, October and November) the average precipitation is 2.48 inches, but it can be as high as 6.67 inches or as low as 0.43 inch. During the 91-day FALL period, 12 days will experience greater than or equal to 0.01 inch of precipitation, 8 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. Total FALL snowfall averages 2.8 inches but can be as high as 18.0 inches. FALL temperature at SALINA averages 49.9 degrees F. but can be as high as 102.0 degrees F. or as low as -8.0 degrees F. During the FALL, 48 days will be below freezing (32 degrees F.) and less than 4 days above 90 degrees F. |
| Location |
| General location info |
Counties: |
Sevier |
| Wildlife mgt unit: | Plateau |
| Property size |
| An estimate of the property size and the public/private composition |
Total acres: |
6300 |
| Private acres: | 6300 |
| Public acres: | 0 |
| Drawing odds |
| Drawing odds are the odds of obtaining a permit for this CWMU. |
2007 drawing odds deer: |
1 in 2.7 |
| 2007 drawing odds elk: | 1 in 30.0 |
| 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: |
3.8 |
| Doe deer satisfaction index: | 3.8 |
| Bull elk satisfaction index: | 4.6 |
| Cow elk satisfaction index: | 3.8 |
| 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: |
8 years |
| 2007 Bull elk age: | 8 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: |
6300 |
| Buck deer days: | 5 |
| Buck deer dates: | 9/11-11/10 |
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| Bull elk acres: | 6300 |
| Bull elk days: | 5 |
| Bull elk dates: | 9/1-10/31 |
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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: |
17 |
| Private bull elk: | 9 |
| Private bull moose: | 0 |
| Private buck pronghorn: | 0 |
| Public buck deer: | 3 |
| Public bull elk: | 2 |
| 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) guests with each hunter |
| Hunting allowed on Sunday? |
Yes |
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| Pre-season scouting allowed? |
No |
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| Horses allowed? |
Yes |
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| ATV's allowed? |
No |
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| Guide service available? |
Yes |
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| Packing service offered? |
No |
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| Lodging/food available? |
No |
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| Camping allowed? |
Yes |
In specific areas |
| 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: |
Operator |
| Best phone: |
801-328-0266 |
| Best time: |
Weekdays, 9AM-5PM |
| Rules of conduct |
| None specified |
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