Unit 113

The Powder River system provides the primary drainage reference, with the Middle Fork, North Fork, and South Fork dividing the unit into manageable sections. Rock Ridge and Six Horse Hill offer vantage points for glassing across the flats, though neither represents dramatic elevation gain. Frenchy Basin and the scattered draws—Jackrabbit Draw, Flynn Draw, Hay Draw—create natural travel corridors for both wildlife and hunters.

Named features like The Chimney and Chalk Butte serve as navigation anchors. Kaycee Lagoon and Indian Flats to the south provide geographic reference points; the Linstead Flats represent typical open country you'll encounter across much of the unit.

The unit operates entirely in lower-elevation prairie and foothill terrain, ranging from 4,360 to 5,587 feet with most country clustered around 4,800 feet. This is semi-arid sagebrush country with sparse tree cover concentrated in scattered draws and creek bottoms. Grassland and sagebrush flats dominate the open areas, with juniper and cottonwood confined to riparian zones and protected valleys.

The sparse forest badge reflects the fundamental character—this is pronghorn-suitable open country with visibility for glassing but limited thermal cover. Elevation variation is modest, creating gentle slopes rather than dramatic terrain changes that would offer major seasonal migration corridors.

Roughly 195 miles of road exist across the unit, though most are ranch roads requiring permission or representing field access routes rather than designated public thoroughfares. Primary highway access comes via I-25 and Highway 387; secondary access through Highway 192. The fair accessibility badge indicates you'll find roads but they're not densely distributed—this isn't a road-hunting-friendly unit. The checkerboard ownership pattern is critical; many roads cross private property, requiring advance knowledge of public routes or prior relationship with ranchers.

Limited pressure is likely given the moderate size and mixed ownership, but access corridors will see hunting activity during pronghorn season.

Unit 113 sits in the Powder River Basin region between Kaycee and Sussex, bounded by Interstate 25 to the west and Wyoming Highway 387 to the east, with Highway 192 forming the northern and southern edges. This is transition country between the Bighorn Mountains and the high plains, characterized by rolling sagebrush flats, dry draws, and low ridges. The unit encompasses moderate acreage with a checkerboard pattern of public and private lands typical of agricultural Wyoming.

Geographic anchors include the Powder River drainage system to the east and the foothills rising gradually toward the Bighorns to the northwest, making orientation straightforward for most hunters.

Water is the limiting factor in this high plains unit. The Powder River system provides perennial flow along the eastern boundary and major drainages, but reliable water away from main channels requires knowledge of springs and reservoirs. Knighton Spring and Frenchy Springs are marked water sources; multiple small reservoirs (Andrus, Quinn, Robertson, Patrick, Fisher, Harper) dot the country but may be seasonal or privately controlled.

Sherwood Creek, Salt Creek, and associated smaller drainages provide dry-season hunting access points if water is present. Plan water carries for glassing operations away from main drainages; the limited badge reflects genuine scarcity outside recognized creek bottoms and spring areas.

This is straightforward pronghorn country. The open sagebrush flats and gentle ridges make glassing efficient from high points like Rock Ridge or elevated draws; pronghorn are visible at distance and easily located in this open terrain. Focus on areas near reliable water during early season and rut periods when pronghorn concentrate.

The Powder River drainages provide natural travel corridors; work the flats flanking major creeks. Elevation is consistent enough that seasonal movement is minimal compared to mountainous units. The moderate terrain complexity reflects this accessibility—navigation is simple, but finding legal access and understanding private/public boundaries requires pre-hunt research.

Early morning and evening hunting from ridge vantage points works well; stalking across open country is viable but demands careful wind work.