The state has been issuing a few moose tags each year in this unit, which borders the west side of Interstate 15 and Montana and is mostly inside the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.

This is area provides hunters with the possibility for highly successful hunt. Trophy-size moose are uncommon, but most hunters can find a bull with 30-36” antlers. Bulls in the past five seasons have averaged about 33 ½” in outside antler spread.

Terrain varies from sagebrush flats and lowland marshes to foothills that rise gradually to forested mountains on the Montana line. Big and Little Table Mountains on the Montana border rise to 9,100 feet and 8,620 feet respectively. Several other peaks and ridges lie between 7,000 and 8,700 feet. Most of the mountains are moderately steep, but there are some severely steep sections above West Camas Creek, Antelope Valley and Hancock Lake. Moose are rarely seen on sagebrush flats and spend most of their time above 6,500 feet. Sometimes bulls take up quarters in marshy lowlands.

Low elevation lands are covered with sagebrush flats, some bulrush-choked marshland and willow-lined creeks. Foothills start out as open, sagebrush ridges. Trees take over at about 6,500 above sea level. Aspens, firs and pines grow densely on north slopes with spruces found at high elevations. Some slopes and basins are grassy, brushy and easy to glass even at high elevations. The main ridge east of Big Table Mountain is covered by grass, forbs, wildflowers and brush with patches of conifers on east-facing slopes.

Gravel and dirt public roads provide access to the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. Some drainages are several miles from roads and are best accessed by horseback. None of the unit is designated wilderness. Exits off I-15 lead to roads on the unit’s western boundary. ATVs can be used on designated primitive roads and trails. Get a travel plan map from the U.S. Forest Service before hunting.

Most hunters camp along gravel or dirt roads. Stoddard Creek Campground is just west of Interstate 15 and is open through September. Hernandez Motel and Cross Roads Motel are in Dubois about 20 miles south of Spencer.