It is a big Unit. Much of the Unit is part of a ranch (Boquillias) that limits off road use. They have a fee (I think $60) to hunt their ranch property.
Bring optics and a tripod. Bring optics and a tripod. Only one big canyon (Cataract) in the Unit. But you can find ridges and hills in the Unit enough to glass from. The southeastern part of the Unit is pine, that transition to pinion juniper country, then flat antelope country as you go northwesterly.
Winter temps will be highs in the 40's, lows in the upper teens. There can be snow. You will be hunting in the 6,000 foot elevation. Roads can get bad in inclement weather. Be prepared for cold and snow. Your water bottles will freeze overnight.
Some big elk have been taken from the Unit but the Unit is in decline IMO. Bulls will be fairly solitary. Cows will be in small herds. Elk don't water a whole lot that time of year, so sitting tanks won't be a tremendous help.
Plan to walk quite a bit from your rig. Get in shape. Get in shape.
Have several different hunting spots in mind. Be mobile.
Shots will be in the 150-400 yard range.
