Moose in this unit live in the mountainous terrain west of Victor and occasionally drop down to the privately owned Pine Creek Bench and the bottoms of the South Fork of the Snake River.

This is a good place to look for a big moose. Bulls ranging from 40-45” are taken regularly, and occasionally a bull from 45-50” is taken as well.

Most of this unit is composed of the Snake River Mountains west of Victor, but does not include the foothills above town. The eastern and southern boundaries are Highway 31, Highway 26, the South Fork of the Snake River and the Big Hole Mountains divide. Most land is managed by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest and is in parts of three counties—Teton, Bonneville and Madison. Several peaks are 8,400 or more above sea level. The highest is Black Mountain at 8,796 feet. Some big cliffs rise above the South Fork. The southern arm of the unit is mostly flat land called the Pine Creek Bench.

Spruces, firs and pines cover much of the mountains. Aspens are common in this area. Most basins, slopes and meadows are grassy. Lower elevations have a lot of brush like bigtooth maple brush, chokecherries and serviceberries. Cottonwoods and aspens grow along the Snake River. Pine Creek Bench is made up of rectangular dry farm fields.

A lot of trails are open to travel by motorcycles and some by ATVs less than 50” wide. Full-size highway vehicles can reach trailheads on Highway 31 and on Forest Road 206 along the South Fork of the Snake River. Forest Road 77 is open to ATVs and travels northwest through the mountains to the northern boundary of the unit. Several other trailheads are on the western edge of Teton Valley. Some of these trails are open to ATVs for a short distance. To travel on these trails inside this area, hunters need a motorcycle.

Hunters usually camp at trailheads. The closest campground is at Pine Creek on the south side Highway 31 about four miles west of Victor. It has 10 campsites. In late September the campground closes and services are shut off, but hunters can use sites for primitive camping. Lodging is available in Victor and Driggs.