Utah Antelope

Unit Diamond Mtn/bonanza (Diamond Mtn/Bonanza)

Utah Hunting Guide — Antelope

Unit Diamond Mtn/bonanza lies in Daggett and Uintah counties. UDWR publishes no per-unit pronghorn success figure we can verify for this unit. Most of the unit is private, so access comes before tactics. Check land status on a current map before you plan a route.

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Antelope Hunting in Unit Diamond Mtn/bonanza

Where to Find Pronghorn in Unit Diamond Mtn/bonanza

UDWR's material on unit Diamond Mtn/bonanza stops at the boundary — there is no agency account of where its pronghorn live. The country below is verified; where to begin in it is our judgement, not the agency's. The unit lies in Daggett and Uintah counties.

The lines of the unit: Green River, Gorge Creek and Diamond Mountain

UDWR draws unit Diamond Mtn/bonanza in Daggett and Uintah counties with a boundary that runs on Green River, Gorge Creek, Diamond Mountain and Brush Creek, walked corner by corner in its hunting district legal descriptions. It tells you the shape of the unit and nothing about its inhabitants. Those features are what you will check against the map all week, and the divides among them are the ones that matter.

High ground inside the line: Hoy Mountain, Stuntz Ridge and Cliff Ridge

Named high points inside the unit include Hoy Mountain at 8,834 feet, Stuntz Ridge at 8,371 feet, Cliff Ridge at 8,227 feet, Red Knoll at 7,826 feet and Diamond Mountain at 7,787 feet. Several carry a public-land flag in our data, which makes them the first places to try for a view. Pronghorn live in the open and trust their eyes, which is the whole problem.

Holding ground: Blair Basin, Betts Cove and Dry Hollow

Below them sit Blair Basin at 7,697 feet, Betts Cove at 7,656 feet, Dry Hollow at 7,636 feet, Diamond Mountain Plateau at 7,494 feet and Docs Valley at 7,481 feet. These are the folds worth watching, and the ones other hunters walk past on the way to somewhere steeper. Pick the one with the least road on its upwind side.

Water: Sears Spring, Spitzenberg Spring and Limestone Spring

Named sources include Sears Spring, Spitzenberg Spring, Limestone Spring, Boone Spring, Jones Hole Springs and Coal Bed Spring. Nothing in the data says which of them run in autumn, so a scouting trip earns its fuel.

Before you apply: who owns this unit

A UDWR permit does not authorise hunting on Native American trust lands, on a CWMU without that CWMU's own permit, or on National Park land, and written permission is required to hunt private land.

Unit Diamond Mtn/bonanza terrain and land status

Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up

Named features inside the unit

Glass from: Hoy Mountain (8,834 ft), Stuntz Ridge (8,371 ft), Cliff Ridge (8,227 ft), Boone Ridge (6,678 ft)

Holding ground: Blue Mountain Plateau (8,051 ft), Felix Pass (8,003 ft), Dead Horse Pass (7,739 ft), Sears Spring, Spitzenberg Spring

Every one of these was tested against the unit polygon before it went on the map. They are starting points, not agency recommendations.

How to Hunt Pronghorn in Unit Diamond Mtn/bonanza

UDWR publishes no pronghorn success figure for unit Diamond Mtn/bonanza that we can tie to this unit alone, so we won't quote one. The plan: spot from a vehicle or a rise at distance, then plan a stalk that uses the only cover there is — the curve of the ground.

Glassing from Raven Ridge, Deadman Bench Divide and Jensen Ridge

Take a position on one of Raven Ridge (6,282 ft), Deadman Bench Divide (5,939 ft), Jensen Ridge (5,859 ft) and The Reef (5,843 ft) and be on it before light. In the dark the air runs downhill. Pick an approach that doesn't send it into the country you want to see, and plan to move once the slope warms. A tripod is worth more here than another hour of walking. On the rut hunts, early-season bucks hold does and can be decoyed where the law allows it.

A first plan from the pins on this page

The map above marks Hoy Mountain, Stuntz Ridge, Cliff Ridge and Boone Ridge as places to see from, and Blue Mountain Plateau, Felix Pass, Dead Horse Pass and Sears Spring as ground to watch. Each pin is a named feature verified to fall inside the unit line, not a spot anyone has hunted. Join two of them into a morning: be on the first before light, move to the second once the thermals turn.

What we can't tell you

A UDWR permit does not authorise hunting on Native American trust lands, on a CWMU without that CWMU's own permit, or on National Park land, and written permission is required to hunt private land. Settle access before the season rather than during it. Some of the ground named above carries no land-status flag we trust, so check ownership on a current layer before you hunt it. We have no pronghorn success figure for this unit that survives checking against UDWR's own harvest and hunter counts, and we would rather say so than print a statewide average as though it were measured here.

Utah rules that decide your day

Summarised from UDWR regulations. They change — read the current regulations and your permit-tag before you hunt.

Legal shooting hours

Big game may be taken from half an hour before official sunrise to half an hour after official sunset.

Motorized retrieval

Utah requires travel on existing roads and trails; there is no general off-road retrieval allowance. Plan a pack-out from anything you can't reach from an open route.

Tagging

Notch and attach the tag to the carcass before leaving the kill site.

Leaving meat

Wasting protected wildlife is a crime.

Where you may not shoot

Occupied structures — No discharging a firearm within 600 feet of a house, dwelling or other building without permission, and no shooting from a vehicle or across a road.

Antelope: where to put the shot

Broadside, straight up the front leg, a third of the way into the body. Pronghorn are shallow-chested and the lungs sit forward.

Shots to refuse

Range it, then range it again. Open country makes 400 yards look like 250.
Wait for the buck to stop. Nobody kills a running pronghorn cleanly on purpose.
Mind the backdrop. A miss carries a long way across a flat.

Plan the carry: roughly 30– 45 lb of boned-out meat, before head and hide — one large cooler with ice already in it. ProHunt planning estimate, not an agency figure.

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Antelope Success Rates

UDWR's 2023 harvest estimates carry no pronghorn row for unit Diamond Mtn/bonanza that we can read back to this unit on its own. Where the agency reports a unit inside a grouping, or prints a table our parser cannot resolve to a single column, we leave the number out rather than publish a statewide average as though it had been measured here. UDWR's current harvest estimates are the place to check before you apply.

Antelope Draw Odds

Season	Tags	Applicants	Draw %	Pts Req
Archery — Limited Entry bull/buck only (resident)	17	50	34.0%	3
Archery — Limited Entry bull/buck only (nonresident)	2	24	8.3%	3
Rifle — Limited Entry bull/buck only (resident)	50	245	20.4%	29
Rifle — Limited Entry bull/buck only (nonresident)	6	139	4.3%	29
Muzzleloader — Limited Entry bull/buck only (resident)	17	33	51.5%	7
Muzzleloader — Limited Entry bull/buck only (nonresident)	2	23	8.7%	7
Any Legal Weapon — Limited Entry bull/buck only (resident)	48	238	20.2%	17
Any Legal Weapon — Limited Entry bull/buck only (nonresident)	5	196	2.6%	17

Data from 2025 draw results. Each row is one residency pool — read the label before the number.

Open in Draw Odds Engine

UDWR's draw recap has no pronghorn record we can tie to unit Diamond Mtn/bonanza. That usually means the licence is sold over the counter, is issued under a hunt code covering several units, or was not offered in the years we hold. Rather than estimate a point requirement, we leave it blank — check UDWR's own draw recap for the hunt code you mean to apply for.

Unit Logistics & Expectations

Planning Notes

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RV Sites

RV parks in Vernal; hard-pack flats support trailers throughout the unit.

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Camp Sites

Dispersed BLM camping on reclaimed flats and along side roads. Developed sites near Vernal.

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Water

Guzzlers and tanks; treat as non-potable. Bring all drinking water.

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Road Conditions

Dense oilfield road network — mostly gravel, some paved mains, and interior two-track. Heavy truck traffic on weekdays.

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Terrain Difficulty

Easy. Flat to gently rolling.

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Hunting Pressure

Moderate. High permit count and road access produce more hunter encounters than remote units.

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Weather

September highs in the 80s, nights in the 40s-50s. Afternoon thunderstorms can shut down clay two-tracks.

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Cell Service

Good along UT-45 and near Bonanza; marginal deep in the interior.

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Nearest Town

Vernal is the hub — 30-45 minutes to most access points. Full services.

Note: This is active oil-and-gas country. Be aware of truck traffic, active well sites, and tribal boundaries at all times.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Colorado unit Diamond Mtn/bonanza?

Unit Diamond Mtn/bonanza lies in Daggett and Uintah counties. UDWR draws unit Diamond Mtn/bonanza with a boundary that runs on Green River, Gorge Creek, Diamond Mountain and Brush Creek, walked corner by corner in its hunting district legal descriptions.

What is the pronghorn success rate in unit Diamond Mtn/bonanza?

UDWR publishes no pronghorn success figure we can tie to unit Diamond Mtn/bonanza on its own — the 2023 harvest tables either omit the unit or report it in a grouping we could not read back to it reliably. Rather than quote a statewide average as though it were measured here, we say so. Check UDWR's current harvest estimates before you apply.

Can you hunt unit Diamond Mtn/bonanza on public land?

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Sources & Verification

Every fact on this page is tied to a primary source below. Last fact-checked 2026-10-24.

UDWR Hunt Boundaries — boundary descriptions from the Hunt Planner boundary layer — Utah Division of Wildlife Resources · supports: GMU boundary description, Counties the unit lies in, UDWR's private-land note for the unit · accessed 2026-10-24
UDWR DWR_Hunt_Boundaries_combined feature service — all 687 published hunt boundaries, including the CWMUs — Utah Division of Wildlife Resources · supports: Mapped extent of the unit, Which named ground falls inside the unit line · accessed 2026-10-24