This unit is located in the northwest portion of the state between Jackson and the Idaho border and is about a 50/50 mix of Wilderness Area and non-Wilderness Area. There are only two portions on this unit that are not part of the Wilderness, and one of them is actually best accessed from Idaho. This is a small unit when taking the Wilderness Area into account. There are better units to consider in this portion of the state.

Trends have been changing in this unit, most bears used to be harvested in the fall, and have swung to the spring in the past few years.

This unit is located west of Jackson and is 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 in order 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 for this portion of the state. The main problem hunters are going to find here is the Wilderness Area as some of the best spots to hunt are located there. There are still some good places to hunt outside of the Wilderness Area, but they are limited. There are two portions of this unit that are not part of the Wilderness Area, one just west of Jackson and the other along the Idaho border. Phillips Bench Road will provide the best access to the section just west of Jackson. Be careful as you travel further northeast in this unit because you will run into Teton Village ski resort. The second non-Wilderness Area is actually best accessed from Idaho. Baldy Road and Darby Creek Road are the best roads to get you up the mountains from Idaho.

Depending on which part of the unit you plan to hunt, you have two towns that can provide the best accommodations and provisions -Jackson, Wyoming for the eastern portion, and Driggs, Idaho for the western portion. Both of these towns have hotels and grocery stores. There are a few campgrounds in this unit, but they are only open during certain times of the year. Luckily, since there is plenty of National Forest, you can set up a campsite just about anywhere you want.