Quick Tips
- Be sure to call and check with the Wyoming Game and Fish office to ensure the hunt area is still open
On The Ground
This hunting area is found in the southwest corner of the state near Evanston. This is not a very popular unit to hunt black bears, due to the limited amount of public land with bear habitat. There is a small portion of the Uinta National Forest that pokes across the border from Utah. The further north and west you travel from this small section of National Forest, the more you will start to run into private land.
Historical bear harvest in this area is not great.
Terrain
This unit has sagebrush prairies, and river bottoms with farms and ranches throughout it, but lacks what most would refer to as a mountain range. The foothills of the Uinta National Forest are located on the southeast corner. Hunters will also find most of this has burned in the past and is littered with a high amount of deadfall.
Roughly 2,254 square miles
53.3% public land
Elevations from 6,500-9,800 feet
Vegetation
Unlike other units in Wyoming, junipers and scrub oak are the primary vegetation. You will not find tall mountains in this area, more like foothills. At low elevations, are sagebrush prairies, farm and ranch land in the river bottoms, and badlands.
Access
This unit is not the best when it comes to public land and bear habitat. There is a small section of National Forest with roads throughout it, but once you get off the National Forest, you start to run into more and more private land. The majority of the habitat where you might find a bear is going to be in the southeast corner of this unit.
Maps, GPS, or a compass are recommended
Camping and Lodging
There are a bunch of small towns scattered throughout this unit. The ones closest to the public land are, Fort Bridger and Lyman; both of them are north of the National Forest, up by I-80. As for places to stay, finding a spot on the National Forest and setting up a campsite is recommended in order to avoid driving miles back and forth to town.
Unlimited number of places to camp on National Forest land
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