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Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/East

Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/East, a Utah big game hunt unit: Elk. Utah DWR's boundary description for each 2026 hunt list that names this unit, with the unit's 2026 seasons and hunts as Ranger Hawk reads them from UDWR's hunt lists, the 2026 Big Game Field Regulations and the 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook, as of noon, October 28, 2026.

Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/East

Elk

Grand and Uintah counties—Boundary begins at the Utah-Colorado state line and the White River; west along this river to the Green River; south along this river to the southern boundary of the Ute Indian Reservation; east along this boundary to the Sego Canyon road; south on this road to the Thompson Canyon Road; south on this road to Thompson and I-70; east on I-70 to the Utah-Colorado state line; north on this state line to the White River. EXCLUDES THE BOOK CLIFFS, LITTLE CREEK ROADLESS UNIT. EXCLUDES ALL NATIVE AMERICAN TRUST LAND WITHIN THIS BOUNDARY. USGS 1:100,000 Maps: Huntington, Moab, Price, Seep Ridge, Vernal, Westwater. Boundary questions? Call the Vernal office, 435-781-9453 or the Price office, 435-613-3700. EXCLUDES Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless Unit as follows: Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless Grand County—Boundary begins at Steer Ridge road and Ten Mile Knoll; southwest along Diamond Ridge and the Book Cliffs summit (north-south drainage divide) to the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation boundary (Hells Hole/head of Sego Canyon); north along this boundary (west side of West Willow Creek) to the Wildlife Management Area/Ute Tribe Fence at the confluence of East and West Willow Creek; northeast to the west fork of the Steer Ridge road (NW 1/4 Sec 7, T17 S R 21 E); south and east along the Steer Ridge road (atop the drainage divide) to Ten Mile Knoll. EXCLUDES ALL NATIVE AMERICAN TRUST LAND WITHIN THIS BOUNDARY. USGS 1:100,000 Maps: Westwater. Boundary questions? Call the Vernal office, 435-781-9453. - A hunting permit does not authorize the permit holder to hunt on Native American trust lands, CWMUs (unless you specifically have a permit for that CWMU) or on National Park lands. Furthermore, it is the responsibility of hunters to learn if hunting is allowed and what specific rules and regulations may apply on National Monuments, National Wildlife Refuges, State Parks, UDWR Wildlife and Waterfowl Management areas, military installations and within the boundaries of cities, towns and municipalities. Written permission is required to hunt private lands.

Other units named Book Cliffs: Book Cliffs Open unit; Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek (pronghorn) Open unit; Book Cliffs, Floy Canyon Open unit; Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless Open unit; Book Cliffs, Little Creek/South Open unit; Book Cliffs, North Open unit; Book Cliffs, South Open unit

Elk
General Season - Spike Bull
Spike elk, general archery - Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/EastAug 15, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026. Over the counter. Spike bull only on Book Cliffs; archery hunters may not take a cow elk here (Field Regulations p.50).
Spike elk, general rifle - Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/EastOct 3, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026. Over the counter. Spike only - a branched bull here is a citation.
Spike elk, general muzzleloader - Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/EastOct 28, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026. Over the counter.
Limited Entry
EB3160 · Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/EastArchery hunts · Aug 15, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026

residents

Everyone drew at
9+ pts
Permits / applicants
19 / 179

nonresidents

Everyone drew at
19+ pts
Permits / applicants
2 / 100
EB3161 · Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/EastArchery hunts — late season · Nov 28, 2026 to Dec 13, 2026

residents

Everyone drew at
6+ pts
Permits / applicants
4 / 14

nonresidents

Everyone drew at
8+ pts
Permits / applicants
1 / 5
EB3162 · Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/EastAny legal weapon (rifle) — early hunts · Sep 16, 2026 to Sep 20, 2026

residents

Everyone drew at
24+ pts
Permits / applicants
8 / 851

nonresidents

Everyone drew at
26+ pts
Permits / applicants
1 / 227
EB3164 · Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/EastAny legal weapon (rifle) — midseason hunts · Oct 3, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026

residents

Everyone drew at
17+ pts
Permits / applicants
23 / 395

nonresidents

Everyone drew at
24+ pts
Permits / applicants
2 / 79
EB3163 · Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/EastAny legal weapon (rifle) — late hunts · Nov 7, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026

residents

Everyone drew at
15+ pts
Permits / applicants
12 / 219

nonresidents

Everyone drew at
23+ pts
Permits / applicants
2 / 62
EB3166 · Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/EastMuzzleloader hunts · Sep 21, 2026 to Oct 2, 2026

residents

Everyone drew at
16+ pts
Permits / applicants
12 / 184

nonresidents

Everyone drew at
no level
Permits / applicants
1 / 40
EB3165 · Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/EastMultiseason hunts · Dates: see the 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook, hunt EB3165

residents

Everyone drew at
23+ pts
Permits / applicants
3 / 111

nonresidents

Everyone drew at
no level
Permits / applicants
0 / 0

Hunts: UDWR's 2026 hunt boundary lists, pulled 2026-10-22. Dates: the 2026 Big Game Field Regulations (general seasons) and the 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook, 2026-04-06 (drawn hunts). Last year's draw: 2025. A mark after a hunt number is the guidebook's footnote; read it there.

Sources

Source: Utah DWR's 2026 hunt boundary lists, pulled October 22, 2026.

Source: Utah Big Game Application Guidebook - 2026, reissued April 6, 2026.

Source: Utah DWR 2026 Big Game Field Regulations Guidebook (general seasons).

Source: Utah DWR big game draw results, 2025.

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