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Unit research · Utah · Unit 714

Book Cliffs, North — Utah

58% public hunting land across 1,465,198 ac. Road access is easy — only 8% of the public land is more than a mile from a road. Almost none of the public land is landlocked.

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4,200–9,480 ft

elevation range

58%

public hunting land

8%

of public >1 mi from a road

123 ac

landlocked public

1.10

road miles per mi²

918 mi

trails on public land

Computed from primary government data by the AGPL pipeline. See the code →

Tags & season

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One limited-entry deer hunt is drawn on Unit 714: apply in the Utah draw, by the agency's deadline below.

Deer tag · 1 draw hunt (2026)$56.00 resident · $620.00 nonresident
Plus: Utah 365-day hunting license$40.00 resident · $144.00 nonresident

Season dates: see Utah Division of Wildlife Resources's regulations

2026 Utah Big Game Application Guidebook (fees, dates, permit table) ↗

Fees and draw dates from Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, 2026, verified 2026-08-12 — past its verify-by date, confirm with the agency. Tag type from the agency's published draw statistics: a unit that appears in none of them has no limited-entry hunt we know of. Source: 2026 Utah Big Game Application Guidebook (fees, dates, permit table) · Utah Admin. Code R657-62-8 — bonus points, 50% reservation · UDWR licenses.

Land & access

■ BLM 42%■ State trust 14%■ State wildlife 2%□ Private 42%
Unit area1,465,198 ac
Public hunting land851,042 ac (58%)
Landlocked public123 ac (0.0%)
Motorized routes (MVUM + roads)2,520 mi
Mapped trails on public land918 mi

Backcountry

Public land >1 mi from a road71,423 ac (8% of public)
Road density1.10 mi/mi²
Managed byBLM 615k ac · State trust 212k ac · State wildlife 22k ac
Elevation4,200–9,480 ft
Median elevation6,510 ft
Median slope10°

Where the ground sits

4,200 ft9,480 ft

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Slope mix

Which way the slopes face

N 23%
E 28%
S 17%
W 31%

Share of ground steeper than 5° — flat ground has no facing

North slopes hold shade, cover and snow; south slopes open first.

USGS 3DEP 1 arc-second (30 m), slope at native resolution in a local metric projection, sampled on a 200 m grid. See the code →

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Season conditions — measured, not vibes

Historical temperatures · 2000–2025

Monthly normal highs and lows, °F38° high20° lowJFMAMJJASOND

Normals for 2000–2025 — tap or hover for a month

Measured at GRAND JUNCTION REGIONAL AIRPORT, 104 km from the unit’s center and ~1,700 ft below its median elevation — expect the unit to run colder. NOAA ISD-Lite hourly observations.

How these numbers are made

public_land_pct = public_area / unit_area
landlocked = public ∖ reachable(roads, corners)
remote = public ∖ buffer(roads, 1 mi)

Computed, not curated: no paid research team, no opinions dressed as data. If a number looks wrong, tell us at support@openhuntmaps.com — the fix ships for everyone.

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