Unit 142

Strawberry Ridge, Aspen Ridge, and Beaver Ridge form major north-south trending features useful for navigation and glassing positions. Hoback Rim marks the eastern boundary and provides vantage points overlooking the river breaks. Gunsight Pass and Beartrap Junction serve as natural corridor waypoints in the terrain.

Prominent peaks including Triple Peak, Horse Mountain, and Lander Peak offer navigation references from distance. Snowdrift Creek, Nylander Creek, and Rowdy Creek drain the high country and help orient movement patterns through the basin.

Terrain climbs from sagebrush desert around 6,800 feet in the Green River basin to sparse timber and ridgeline country approaching 11,100 feet. Mid-elevation zones between 7,500 and 9,000 feet feature scattered aspen, juniper, and lodgepole pine interspersed with open parks and sagebrush benches—prime mule deer habitat. Upper elevations support drier forest with breaks of sage and grass.

The low forest density and rolling topography create extensive glassing country; the openness also means limited thermal cover, making travel timing and ridge positioning essential to hunting strategy.

Fair road access via county roads and BLM routes provides reasonable entry, though the network sprawls across 447 miles of varying quality. Most hunters concentrate near Highway 191 and the lower drainage bottoms. The vast size and scattered public-land pattern mean significant terrain receives light pressure if you're willing to move away from main corridors.

Gates and private ranch land create access complications; obtaining specific route information before the season is essential. Complexity comes from navigating public-private boundaries and understanding which roads remain open—call ahead and plan carefully.

Unit 142 occupies a large swath of western Wyoming between U.S. Highway 191 on the east and the Greys River divide on the west, bordered north and south by the Hoback and Green River drainages. The boundary traces the East Green River Road from Cora Junction north to Highway 351, then follows that corridor west to the Green River proper. The unit sprawls across Sublette County terrain that mixes working ranches, Bureau of Land Management parcels, and scattered private holdings.

Towns like Daniel and Cora serve as staging points for access, though much of the country remains remote and lightly trafficked.

Water is limited and scattered, demanding careful planning. The Green River forms the western boundary and provides reliable water, though reaching it requires dropping elevation. Cottonwood Creek and its south fork drainages support seasonal flow higher in the unit.

Onion Springs, Greenwood Springs, and Triplet Vents offer stock water but reliability varies by season and year. Multiple small reservoirs exist (Raven, Travelute, Ryegrass, Jewett Red Flat) on the margins and in adjacent private lands. Early-season hunters benefit from snowmelt in high drainages; late-season success depends on finding reliable springs or planning access to river bottoms.

Both mule deer and white-tailed deer inhabit the unit. Mule deer favor the mid-elevation sage-and-timber transition zones, moving to higher ridges and breaks during early season and dropping to sheltered south-facing slopes and draws as weather tightens. White-tails concentrate in cottonwood bottoms along creeks and in willowed pockets.

Early season glassing from ridge positions on Strawberry, Aspen, or Beaver Ridge can locate bucks before thermal pressure sets in. Mid-season hunting requires working draws and drainages where deer shelter during heat. Late season pushes animals toward reliable water and lower elevations.

The sparse timber and rolling topography favor mobile, glassing-focused hunters over those expecting thick cover.