Region K has been producing a lot of Boone and Crockett bucks every year. The eastern units in the region have big private land plots and there are a lot of public access areas that give hunters walk in access. The western units also have large plots of BLM land along the Flaming Gorge Reservoir that gives hunters several opportunities to harvest big mule deer. Fishing is great on the Flaming Gorge if hunters need a break to wet a line.
Most parts of this region have big hills that are covered in sagebrush with pockets of aspen, conifer trees and brush that bucks can typically be spotted in. The deep canyons help hunters glass and find bucks. Mountains in the southern region give hunters thick forests to find mule deer and creek bottoms for whitetails.
Access in the central and eastern half of the region have good public access to BLM land, state land and game and fish managed access areas. These are good areas with a lot of roads that help hunters glass multiple deer herds to find quality bucks. The western portions of the region have a lot of private land tracts that restrict public access, but some landowners can still grant hunters permission to the private land. The large private land can typically have bigger herds and bigger bucks.
Big bucks can be spotted in most areas throughout the region with a lot of the mature bucks being found in spots with tall sagebrush canyons with buck brush along the ridges and leading to heavily brushed pockets or patches of trees. Glassing these canyons to find herds, finding the right buck and sneaking in for a close shot are good tactics.
Whitetails are common in the southern and western units of the region, close to the Idaho and Utah borders in the lower elevations. The Henry's Fork River and the small rivers and creeks near the state borders are good spot to concentrate on. Ground blinds, tree stands near waterholes and irrigated land are good areas for bowhunting. Rifle hunters can sit on traveled trails in the mornings and evenings and stalk brushed ridges in the afternoon.