This area is as big as four of the units it borders, running all the way from Utah along the Wyoming line. There is a good combination of mule deer and elk habitat here.

This is a good place for hunting mature bull elk as well as mule deer. Bulls are protected from overhunting by a limit on the number of tags that are issued yearly. Bucks have good genetics so bucks that survive four or five hunting seasons can reach record book size, but usually don't because of intense hunting pressure. Elk archery tags are sold on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Bordering Utah for almost 20 miles and Wyoming for 70 miles, this unit is composed of mountain ranges and valleys that have a decent mix of mule deer and elk habitat. The Sheep Creek Hills and the Bear Lake Plateau in the south have a lot of mule deer. Elk usually stay in the higher mountains and hills, including the Caribou Range in the northeast corner, Dry Ridge and other ranges like Webster, Grays, Aspen and Preuss. Logging has opened up much of the Caribou National Forest, which is part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. Valleys are mainly private, but there is a decent amount of public access to forest lands.

Road access to the Caribou National Forest is good in most places. In some areas private ranches or farms block access to public land. Those places are usually lightly hunted, and hunters can typically find hiking from public access points that are worth the effort. Some public roads cross over private land which the public has established a right of way. Hunters can find good access points along the Wayan Loop Road in the north, U.S. 30 between Soda Springs and Montpelier and then south and east along the Bear River to Wyoming and U.S. 89 east of Montpelier. Good interior roads include the Georgetown Canyon Road, which leaves U.S. 30 at Georgetown about 12 miles northwest of Montpelier and becomes the Slug Creek Road, leading north. Another good cross country road is the Crow Creek Road near the Wyoming border.

Spruces, firs and pines cover the mountains along with large aspen groves. A lot of the basins and meadows here are grassy. Lower elevations have some bigtooth maple brush, chokecherries, serviceberries and scattered junipers with sagebrush and grassy meadows. Willows and brush can also be found along streams.

Some hunters camp along dirt or gravel roads. Backcountry hunters can camp almost anywhere on BLM or national forest land. Most maintained Forest Service campgrounds are closed before archery season is halfway completed. Lodging is available in Thayne, Wyoming, which is just two miles from the unit, as well as in Montpelier and Soda Springs.

Dutch Oven Inn, (307) 883-5705

Snider's Rustic Inn, (307) 883-0222

Wolf Den, (307) 883-2226

Star Valley Ranch RV Park, (307) 883-4670

Cabin Creek Inn, (307) 883-3262

JR Inn, (208) 547-3366

Soda Creek Lodge,(801) 644-0432

Trail Motel & Restaurant, (208) 547-0240

Caribou Lodge & Motel, (208) 547-3377

Geyser Inn

Clover Creek Inn, (208) 847-1782

Super 8 Montpelier, (208) 847-8888

Montpelier Creek KOA campground with RV hookups, cabin rentals and tent campsites