Quick Tips
- Be prepared to glass long distances in varying terrain
- A GPS with land status map is recommended
- Fishing for rainbow trout can be good year round on the rivers and streams
- Snow chains, shovel and four wheel drive is preferred during rifle season
On The Ground
Area 28 can be found in western Wyoming north of Granite and Cache Creek and east of Flat Creek. This area is known for high success rates and good bulls, and the terrain lets hunters glass over a lot of ground from high vantage points.
Calling in bulls after spotting them during the rut can be a good strategy, and the beginning of the archery season will have bulls focused on looking for cows. Locating moose by glassing is the best choice during archery and rifle season
Terrain
This area mainly consists of thick conifer forests with river bottoms and sagebrush ridge sides. Black Peak and Darwin Peak provide some of the highest points in the unit.
Roughly 270 square miles
99% public land
Elevations from 7,300-10,400 feet
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.
88.3% Wilderness
Vegetation
Some tributaries and creek drainages can be found in this area. Rivers and streams have riparian habitat with willows, cottonwoods, shrubs, grasses and forbs. The vegetation on mid elevation canyon walls and faces transitions into grasses and timber pockets. Typical trees in this area include lodgepole pine, subalpine fir, whitebark pine and limber pine. Native grasses, forbs and some sagebrush are found throughout mid elevations. Wet meadow grasses, forbs and sedges can be found at higher elevations.
Access
The majority of this unit consists of Forest Service and ranch land with good public access. Some of the unit is in designated wilderness where all nonresident hunters are required to be accompanied by a guide.
No motorized access in wilderness areas
ATVs and UTVs are helpful, but are restricted to marked road trails
Four-wheel drive and chains are recommended during the later season hunts
Camping and Lodging
Most hunters will camp on the Forest Service land that surrounds the unit with no permit needed. Lodging at several motels can be found west of the area in Jackson.
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