Last modified: Monday, July 06, 2009
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Durst Mountain
| Operator information |
| Operator name: | John Hansen |
| Operator phone: | 801-540-2000 |
| Operator e-mail: | jhansen@johnhansen.com |
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| Description |
The Durst Mountain CWMU is located north of Morgan, Utah and Interstate Highway 84. Cottonwood Creek/Canyon is generally the northern border. Durst Mountain is the high point of the Unit. It is over 9200 feet in elevation. Because Durst Mountain is near the Unit's west boundary elevation only drops to 8700 feet in the west. To the south it drops down to 5200 feet, and to the east and north it decreases to 7600 feet. The entire Unit is quite mountainous. The most common elevation is 7300 feet but ranges from 5100 feet to 9200 feet with an elevation difference of 4100 feet. Forty-nine percent (49%) of the CWMU elevation ranges between 5900 feet and 8400 feet an elevation difference of 2500 feet.
The Durst Mountain Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit (CWMU) is covered with a mixture of three (3) land cover types, Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak-Mixed Montane Shrubland (41), Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe (62), and Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest and Woodland (22). Other Forest and Woodland types are Rocky Mountain Bigtooth Maple Ravine Woodland (23), Rocky Mountain Montane Mesic Mixed Conifer Forest and Woodland (32), Rocky Mountain Montane Dry-Mesic Mixed Conifer Forest and Woodland (30), and Rocky Mountain Subalpine Mesic Spruce-Fir Forest and Woodland (28). There are also patches of Invasive Perennial Grassland (119).
One of the Durst Mountain Cooperative Wildlife Mangement Unit (CWMU) nearest weather stations, MORGAN (425826), is about 10.5 km south from the south edge of the CWMU. MORGAN has fifty-six (56) years of records, 1903 - 2008. During the FALL (September, October and November) the average precipitation is 3.80 inches, but it can be as high as 7.28 inches or as low as 0.46 inch. During the 91-day FALL period, 18 days will experience greater than or equal to 0.01 inch of precipitation, 11 days of greater than or equal to 0.10 inch, or 2 day of the greater than or equal to 0.50 inch of precipitation. Snowfall during the FALL averages 7.3 inches but can be as high as 25.3 inches. FALL temperature at MORGAN averages 46.9 degrees F. but can be as high as 98.0 degrees F. or as low as -12.0 degrees F. During the FALL, 53 days will be below freezing (32 degrees F.) and 1days above 90 degrees F. |
| Location |
| General location info |
Counties: |
Morgan |
| Wildlife mgt unit: | Morgan Rich |
| Property size |
| An estimate of the property size and the public/private composition |
Total acres: |
26358 |
| Private acres: | 26358 |
| Public acres: | 0 |
| Drawing odds |
| Drawing odds are the odds of obtaining a permit for this CWMU. |
2007 drawing odds deer: |
1 in 22.0 |
| 2007 drawing odds elk: | 1 in 23.5 |
| 2007 drawing odds moose: | 1 in 46.5 |
| 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: |
4.1 |
| Doe deer satisfaction index: | 4.1 |
| Bull elk satisfaction index: | 3.6 |
| Cow elk satisfaction index: | 3.2 |
| Bull moose satisfaction index: | 2.4 |
| Cow moose satisfaction index: | 4.7 |
| 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: | 6 years |
| 2007 Bull moose age: | 4 years |
| Hunting opportunities (acres, days and dates) |
| The opportunity to hunt on this CWMU can depend on the type of animal hunted. |
Buck deer acres: |
26358 |
| Buck deer days: | 5 |
| Buck deer dates: | 10/29-11/2 or 11/1-11/5 |
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| Bull elk acres: | 26358 |
| Bull elk days: | 5 |
| Bull elk dates: | 10/9-10/13 |
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| Bull moose acres: | 26358 |
| Bull moose days: | 5 |
| Bull moose dates: | 10/9-10/13 |
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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: | 26358 |
| Cow elk days: | 2 |
| Cow elk dates: | 11/15-12/31 |
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| Cow moose acres: | 26358 |
| Cow moose days: | 2 |
| Cow moose dates: | 10/9-10/13 |
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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: |
18 |
| Private bull elk: | 18 |
| Private bull moose: | 3 |
| Private buck pronghorn: | 0 |
| Public buck deer: | 2 |
| Public bull elk: | 2 |
| Public bull moose: | 2 |
| 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 |
three (3) |
| 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? |
Yes |
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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 |
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| Handicapped accessibility? |
Yes |
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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: |
Justin Hansen |
| Best phone: |
801-725-7444 |
| Best time: |
normal business hours |
| Rules of conduct |
| Safety come first |
| Hunters must obey big game rules and regs |
| Hunters are allowed one and only one animal |
| Once you hit an animalm that\'s your animal |
| Hunters are allowed three (3) guests |
| No alcohol |
| Right to restrict access is reserved |
| Do not abandon your vehicle |
| Hunters must be prepared of emergency |
| One (1) dry camp is available |
