Unit 140

Fremont Lake and New Fork Lake anchor the western portion and provide both water and navigation reference points. Fremont Ridge and the summit peaks—Little Flattop, Big Flattop, Black Butte, and Cora Butte—serve as excellent glassing vantage points and landmarks for orientation. The Narrows (a notable geographic constriction) marks a terrain transition zone.

Multiple named parks and flats including New Fork Park, Spring Creek Park, and Indian Park offer open meadow habitat worth investigating. Major streams like Spring Creek, Trapper Creek, and the Green River itself provide natural travel corridors and deer concentrations during specific seasons.

The unit spans from lower river valleys around 7,100 feet to alpine terrain above 11,900 feet, though most country clusters in the 7,500- to 9,000-foot range. Lower elevations feature sagebrush flats, grassland parks, and agricultural areas mixed with scattered cottonwood and willow riparian zones. Mid-elevation terrain supports ponderosa and lodgepole forest with open understory, while higher slopes transition to spruce-fir timber and alpine meadows.

The varied elevation creates distinct seasonal habitat use—deer shift from lower sagebrush areas in fall and winter to higher parks and timber during summer. Sparse forest coverage means significant acreage of open country available for glassing and stalking.

Highway 191 provides straightforward access through the unit's eastern side, with the town of Pinedale offering full services. Approximately 225 miles of roads exist within and adjacent to the unit, but road density appears uneven—some areas receive steady access while others require pack-in or hiking. Fair accessibility means moderate pressure in roadside country, but terrain complexity and scattered public land access points allow hunters to find less-crowded terrain.

Early season may see concentrated pressure near Highway 191 and lower parks, while backcountry gets lighter use. Private ranch land interspersed throughout requires careful attention to boundaries and permission.

Unit 140 encompasses the lower Green River basin and surrounding drainages between Pinedale and the western mountains. The unit begins at Highway 191 where it crosses Pine Creek in Pinedale, follows the Green River north to Jim Creek, then traces divides between the New Fork River and Green River before returning south along the Pine Creek divide back to town. This positioning gives the unit access to both river bottom country and higher elevation terrain, with Pinedale serving as the primary staging point.

The unit includes productive agricultural lands, open parks, and timbered slopes that transition upward into higher peaks.

The Green River and its tributaries provide the main water backbone, with significant flows supporting willows and riparian game cover. Fremont Lake, New Fork Lake, and multiple smaller lakes including Lost Camp, Dean, Rim, Rainbow, and Cutthroat Lakes offer reliable water access. Spring Creek, Trapper Creek, and Willow Creek drain the eastern slopes and typically hold water through hunting season.

Numerous smaller creeks (Miller, Marsh, Lozier, Pot, Reynolds, Lake, Little Twin) provide secondary water sources, many fed by springs. The network of irrigation ditches in agricultural areas reflects water management but may be seasonal. This water abundance reduces the pressure to hunt around every available source—deer have options.

Mule deer dominate this unit, using sagebrush flats and open parks for feeding while bedding in nearby timber. Early season hunting targets high parks and timber edges where deer move between summer and fall ranges. The Green River drainages and tributary creeks concentrate deer during rut, particularly where aspen or willows provide cover and feed.

Whitetails are present but less abundant, favoring riparian corridors and denser timber. Mid-elevation transitions between open parks and forest offer the most productive hunting—glass parks early and late, then work timber when thermals allow. The high terrain complexity suggests patience and willingness to explore beyond Highway 191 will find less-hunted animals.

Spring Creek Park and the various basins merit scouting before season.