Quick Tips
- Bring fishing gear to fish in the nearby Snake River and Gros Ventre River
- Certified “weed free” hay required on National Forest
On The Ground
This unit is made up of sagebrush-covered valley floors surrounded by mountains in the Grand Teton National Park, in the western part of the state.
This is a good hunting unit and strictly managed as an elk population control hunt. It is a migration hunt and hunters can only take antlerless elk here.
Terrain
This unit goes from the sagebrush valley floor of the Jackson Hole/Snake River country. It is mixed with pines and riparian creek bottom areas and also contains the timbered Blacktail Butte. The terrain here is easy to hike through.
Roughly 49 square miles
99% public land
Elevations from 6,400–7,500 feet
Vegetation
Low elevations are a mix of grass and sage-covered flats. Blacktail butte has some Douglas fir and aspen and the riparian areas have willow and cottonwood.
Access
There is decent public access here along the Gros Ventre River Road, Spread Creek Road and U.S. Highway 26-89-191. There are several maintained side roads here. Day hunting is what hunters usually do, but some use horses for packing out elk. This area is bordered by U.S. Highway 26-89-191 and the Snake River on the west with Spread Creek on the north. The Grand Teton National Park boundary can be found on the east, and the Gros Ventre-Kelly Road is on the south.
Camping and Lodging
Jackson is the closest town and has a lot of options for lodging. Grocery stores, gas stations and other stores are also available. Camping is allowed on all public ground for up to 16 days in one location. There is one designated campground in the unit. Hunters can also camp in remote locations.
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