Unit Fillmore, Oak Creek LE

The Sevier River runs north through the unit and serves as a key navigation reference. Key summits include Wild Horse Peak and Blue Mountain—both visible glassing points for scanning the surrounding country. The Canyon Mountains and Church Mountains frame the unit's eastern and western terrain, respectively.

Pauls Meadow and The Meadows provide identifiable landmarks in the lowlands. Multiple drainages—Eightmile Canyon, Chicken Creek, and Little Oak Creek—offer both water routes and travel corridors through rougher terrain. Leamington Pass and Scipio Pass are useful navigation markers on the surrounding roads.

Terrain climbs from around 4,700 feet in the central valleys up to nearly 9,700 feet on the higher ridges. Most of the unit sits in the medium-elevation band where sagebrush plains transition into sparse juniper and pinyon forest. The lower valleys and flats support desert shrubland and grass; ridges and canyon heads shift toward more consistent tree cover and occasional aspen groves.

The Scipio, Mills, and Little valleys provide open country for pronghorn and elk movement, while the Canyon and Church mountains offer rougher terrain with scattered timber for mule deer and elk higher up.

A network of 378 miles of roads provides fair access throughout the unit, dominated by county and ranch routes rather than major highways. Staging from Oak City or Leamington is straightforward via SR-125 and SR-50. The rolling terrain and multiple drainage systems mean pressure concentrates along main access corridors and known water sources rather than dispersing evenly. Hunters willing to walk beyond the immediate road network can find quieter country.

The unit's terrain complexity (7.2/10) and limited water create natural hunting corridors—study road patterns and spring locations before entering.

The unit occupies rolling country in the transition zone between the Sevier River valley and the higher desert ranges. Its eastern boundary runs from Holden along SR-50 and I-15, then follows local roads and the railroad tracks west to the Sevier River, which forms the northern spine. SR-132 and SR-125 define much of the western edge, with Whiskey Creek Road completing the southern closure back to Holden.

The unit sits between the towns of Oak City and Leamington, with Scipio Valley anchoring the central lowlands. This is a moderate-sized unit with multiple access corridors.

Water is limited and scattered, making spring knowledge critical for hunting this unit. Reliable sources include Fishers Spring, Church Spring, Black Willow Spring, and Mourning Dove Spring, with additional seeps at Quarry Spring, Coyote Spring, and Pipe Spring. Chicken Creek, Little Oak Creek, and East Fork Eightmile Creek flow seasonally depending on winter snowpack.

The Sevier River along the northern boundary holds water year-round but sits outside most hunting terrain. Plan water access carefully; scouts should locate functional springs before the season. Late-season hunting can be constrained by water availability.

This is elk and mule deer country throughout the rolling sagebrush and sparse timber zones. Pronghorn inhabit the lower valleys and open flats. Moose occupy higher creek drainages and meadow areas.

Mountain goat and bighorn sheep use the steeper canyon heads and ridge systems on the unit's margins. Bear and mountain lions are present but secondary quarries. Early season means water-focused hunting near springs; mid-season shifts to cooling temperatures and herd movement between valleys and ridges; late season concentrates game toward remaining water sources.

The rolling topography favors glassing from high points—use Blue Mountain and Wild Horse Peak to scan surrounding country. Success depends on spring knowledge and patience working the terrain rather than road coverage.