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I had fully intended to go camping and get some scouting in but life had other plans. I've never been in the until before. If anyone has any advice I'd greatly appreciate it.  Thanks.

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29 minutes ago, Willflow said:

I had fully intended to go camping and get some scouting in but life had other plans. I've never been in the until before. If anyone has any advice I'd greatly appreciate it.  Thanks.

Make better plans or stay home. Save the money and regroup. 

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Believe me if it is in any way possible I will go up for a weekend however it's a big unit. Do I try north in the pines or south? I have a good Flatline map and I'm pretty good a reading it. I'm not asking for a honey hole, I never would I just don't know anything about this unit. I've seen 500+ elk In a dry Mormon lake but that's the wrong unit. 

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6 minutes ago, Willflow said:

Believe me if it is in any way possible I will go up for a weekend however it's a big unit. Do I try north in the pines or south? I have a good Flatline map and I'm pretty good a reading it. I'm not asking for a honey hole, I never would I just don't know anything about this unit. I've seen 500+ elk In a dry Mormon lake but that's the wrong unit. 

If you go north you get out of the pines

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Honestly I like right at the edge of the pines and where the junipers start mixing in. I've always hunted unit 9 or 8 and have had my best luck in the junipers in late season. 

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On 11/8/2024 at 6:48 PM, Willflow said:

Believe me if it is in any way possible I will go up for a weekend however it's a big unit. Do I try north in the pines or south? I have a good Flatline map and I'm pretty good a reading it. I'm not asking for a honey hole, I never would I just don't know anything about this unit. I've seen 500+ elk In a dry Mormon lake but that's the wrong unit. 

5bs is loaded with elk and dispersed throughout . Use that flatline map and locate water sources near canyons. Get on vantage points looking south into top 1/3 of canyons with good pinyon or pine cover. Use that map to identify topo lines with benches with wider line spacing. Elk will be there.

A lot of tags so elk will be moving around the unit a lot. Be patient and an opportunity will present itself. Good luck! 👊

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I hear the campgrounds by Long Lake are a great spot to setup base. 

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If at all possible I will get up there this weekend or next. Thanks for the info, I will update this post.

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27 minutes ago, Willflow said:

If at all possible I will get up there this weekend or next. Thanks for the info, I will update this post.

I have a cabin up in 5a and will be up there for the late archery and rifle hunt helping on hunts. If you get in a bind or need help on getting out just holler 👍

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