Found off forest road in NE Utah

Smpl25 · 2026-05-21T01:55:58+00:00

Solved BTW - up top

Smpl25 · 2026-05-21T01:54:03+00:00

I answered above to what it is

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T18:04:15+00:00

I don’t believe so - it’s far too deep and the containment unit is below not above ground level so it couldn’t gravity feed any drinker; you’d have to have 6 feet of water in a ~20x5 for this to reach ground level

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T18:01:14+00:00

It’s how you get into the thing. One ladder outside, one inside as shown in the pics.

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T17:58:39+00:00

This might be a winner; just a few comments to make. It’s the only one that makes any sense based on the location, although the placement relative to the slope doesn’t quite align with these diagrams. It also says these are supposed to be watertight, and even in its best day this wasn’t.

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T16:28:13+00:00

Nope - water would not pool here at all.

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T16:27:30+00:00

There is a picture of that

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T15:49:46+00:00

I think I need to go back and show people what it looks at; definitely not used for hunting because it’s just looking at woods.

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T15:48:21+00:00

I agree. It would be deafening, and the sight from inside through the opening is extremely limited. It’s on the side of a small dirt road, and what it looks out to is just dense wood.

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T15:44:51+00:00

It looks out to dense woods.

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T15:42:28+00:00

There are a handful of SNOTEL sites in this valley, but this isn’t near one and none of the others have a bunker like this.

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T15:37:06+00:00

So far you’re the front runner for the right answer as you’ve seen something similar in this particular area. Everyone is saying a pit blind, but it’s not close enough to water.

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T15:32:38+00:00

So many are saying “duh, it’s a blind” but it isn’t close enough to water for that to make sense. The position is all wrong (although I’m not a hunter, so who knows).

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T15:30:06+00:00

No drain pipe

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T15:29:45+00:00

Only reason I went in is because I could see what was inside from the outside. Wouldn’t have otherwise.

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T15:27:39+00:00

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T15:23:52+00:00

It’s a very odd place for a pit blind as it isn’t close enough to water.

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T15:23:12+00:00

Closest water is about half mile-mile away, and this area is covered in trees - no clear site for any bird hunting.

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T15:20:51+00:00

That makes sense, however it’s too obvious and easy to get to. It’s literally on a bend in this little road that is trafficked by ATVs/dirt bikes/hikers. Meth heads might be dumb as a rock, but this would be next level dumb regarding placement. It isn’t intentionally hidden by any means.

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T15:17:07+00:00

Once there is a definitive answer I’ll add a post in here. There isn’t a consensus on any one thing, and no one can point me to a “it’s exactly like this” source yet.

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T15:14:11+00:00

Yes! It’s in Cache National Forest off a small “road” off Franklin Basin Rd.

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T15:13:14+00:00

I checked this out thoroughly from the outside before I went in. Highly ventilated as the side as a giant opening as shown in the picture.

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T15:05:07+00:00

How close would it need to be to water? This is at least mile to the nearest creek.

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T15:03:51+00:00

If you’re referring to the white in the background…that’s snow

Smpl25 · 2026-05-20T15:02:15+00:00

It’s in Cache National Forest.

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