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Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless

Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless, 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, Little Creek Roadless

Elk

Grand County—Boundary begins at the Steer Ridge road at Ten Mile Knoll and the Book Cliffs summit (north-south drainage divide); southwest along the Book Cliffs summit on Diamond Ridge to the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation boundary (Hells Hole/head of Sego Canyon); north on this boundary (west side of West Willow Creek) to the DWR Wildlife Management Area/Ute Tribe Fence at the confluence of East and West Willow Creek; northeast from this confluence; cross-country to the Steer Ridge road (NW 1/4 Sec 7, T17S R21E); south and east on the Steer Ridge road (atop the drainage divide) to Ten Mile Knoll and the Book Cliffs summit. EXCLUDES ALL NATIVE AMERICAN TRUST LAND WITHIN THIS BOUNDARY. Excludes all CWMUs. USGS 1:100,000 Maps: Westwater. Boundary questions? Call 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, Bitter Creek/East Open unit; Book Cliffs, Floy Canyon 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, Little Creek RoadlessAug 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, Little Creek RoadlessOct 3, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026. Over the counter. Spike only - a branched bull here is a citation.
Spike elk, general muzzleloader - Book Cliffs, Little Creek RoadlessOct 28, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026. Over the counter.
Limited Entry
EB3002 · Book Cliffs, Little Creek RoadlessArchery hunts · Aug 15, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026

residents

Everyone drew at
16+ pts
Permits / applicants
3 / 47

nonresidents

Everyone drew at
no level
Permits / applicants
0 / 0
EB3028 · Book Cliffs, Little Creek RoadlessAny legal weapon (rifle) — early hunts · Sep 16, 2026 to Sep 20, 2026

residents

Everyone drew at
no level
Permits / applicants
2 / 174

nonresidents

Everyone drew at
no level
Permits / applicants
0 / 0
EB3167 · Book Cliffs, Little Creek RoadlessAny legal weapon (rifle) — midseason hunts · Oct 3, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026

residents

Everyone drew at
18+ pts
Permits / applicants
3 / 85

nonresidents

Everyone drew at
no level
Permits / applicants
1 / 69
EB3079 · Book Cliffs, Little Creek RoadlessMuzzleloader hunts · Sep 21, 2026 to Oct 2, 2026

residents

Everyone drew at
24+ pts
Permits / applicants
2 / 45

nonresidents

Everyone drew at
no level
Permits / applicants
0 / 0
EB3104 · Book Cliffs, Little Creek RoadlessMultiseason hunts · Dates: see the 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook, hunt EB3104

residents

Everyone drew at
no level
Permits / applicants
1 / 52

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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