This unit consists mainly of the Bear River valley south of Bear Lake. The huntable area extends east to the Wyoming border and west to the face of the Wasatch Mountains. Hunters will see a fairly high presence of private land here along with some landlocked public. Elk are common enough that hunters tag some every year but access tends to be the biggest hurdle.

Hunters can enjoy a good hunt but a punched tag is generally through the chance encounter of finding elk crossing through public, or by gaining private land access.

The terrain in this unit doesn’t have much variation. Farmland in the valley leads to rolling foothills and ridges separated by small creeks. The mountains are not extreme in elevation, but do have some steep creek drainages cutting through them.

The vegetation found in this unit could almost be broken into east and west. To the west, the lower elevations have farmland leading through rolling foothills covered in grass, sagebrush and oak brush. Middle elevations are also covered in oak brush and sagebrush. Higher elevations have scattered aspen groves with steep slopes covered in conifer forests. To the east, there is some farmland along the Bear River and in canyon bottoms next to Bear Lake. Alfalfa and grass hay are the main crops, and they attract elk. The hills and mountains on this side of the unit are arid and typically covered with sagebrush, with some draws and slopes covered with junipers. Mountain mahogany and aspens grow in some places. Serviceberry, bitterbrush, chokecherry, elderberry, willows and maple brush provide browse.

A large portion of the unit is covered by large private ranches, and most of them offer guided hunts or trespass permits for a fee. There is road access on all sides of the unit with well-maintained dirt roads leading to less-maintained four-wheel-drive roads and ATV trails.

Most hunters camp along roads -there are several areas that have good flat camping locations for travel trailers or tents, as well as a couple of designated campgrounds open to the public. Modern lodging is available in Laketown located on the northern end of the unit. Sporting goods and groceries can be found here, although specialty gear needs will need to be met prior to the hunt.