This unit is located in the northwestern portion of the state between Teton National Park and the Idaho border. The mountains in this unit are on the western slope of the Teton Mountain range. This unit is about a 50/50 mix of Wilderness Area and non-Wilderness Area. Even with the amount of Wilderness Area, this unit should not be overlooked by nonresidents.

Even with the harsh winters this part of the state has received the past few years, this unit has held steady with the amount of black bears harvested each year.

This unit is located west of Jackson in the western slopes of the Teton Mountain Range. These are some of the most beautiful and rugged mountains Wyoming has to offer. As soon as you leave the valley you immediately start gaining elevation, and you gain it quick. There are some amazing alpine basins in these mountains. Unfortunately, if you are a nonresident you will need to have a resident guide with you to hunt most of these open alpine basins.

Wilderness

Under Wyoming law nonresidents are not permitted to hunt big game or trophy game in any federally designated wilderness areas without the presence of a licensed guide or resident companion. The resident companion must first get a free non-commercial guide license from a Game and Fish office. The law does not prohibit nonresidents from hiking, fishing or hunting game birds, small game, or coyotes in wilderness areas.

The mountains in this unit are your typical timber covered ridges with open meadows scattered throughout. Once above timberline, you are going to find what you would typically think of in an alpine environment, big basins with bald rocky mountain peaks. Like all mountains in Wyoming, you will find lodgepole pines, white pines, juniper, and aspen trees throughout the range.

Access to the National Forest is actually good in this portion of the state. The main problem hunters are going to run into here is the Wilderness Area. Unfortunately, some of the best spots to hunt are located in the Wilderness Area. There are still some good places to hunt outside the Wilderness Area, but they are limited. Access to this unit is going to be found from two main places, Alta, Wyoming and Ashton, Idaho. Ashton provides the best access to the northern portion of this unit, and Alta to the southern portions. There are seven main roads that provide access, three from Alta and four from the Ashton area. There are many different trails and secondary roads branching off of these main roads as well.

Alta, Wyoming and Driggs, Idaho will provide the best accommodations in the southern portion of the unit, while Ashton, Idaho will provide accommodations in the northern portion. Because of the proximity of these towns to the hunting area, you would be best suited to set up a campsite on the mountain. Luckily, there is plenty of National Forest land where you can set up a campsite.