Made up of high plains desert, Casper Mountain, Muddy Mountain and the Deer Creek Mountain Range and located in the central part of the state, this unit has lots of BLM and State lands with a portion of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests. The area is bordered by the North Platte River on the north and Wyoming Highways 487 and 220 on the west.

This smaller hunt area has lots of country to hunt and is made up of moderate/rugged terrain, with elk located throughout the area.

This unit stretches from the North Platte River to high desert and ranch lands in the south. Casper Mountain, Muddy Mountain and the Deer Creek Range can all be found here. Elevations range from 5,000 feet on the North Platte River at Glenrock to 8,800 feet at Reno Hill. The area is gently contoured at lower elevations and changes to steep and rugged terrain in the mountains.

Public access in this unit is good and has several well-maintained roads, a network of Forest Roads and smaller 2-tracks. Most roads are well-maintained, with a few passable only with four-wheel drive or ATVs. Packing in with horses or backpack hunting is possible, but day hunts are more common. The area is bordered by Deer Creek on the east, Squaw Springs Trail Road, Spring Creek Road and Lone Tree Road on the south.

Vegetation on Casper Mountain, Muddy Mountain and the Deer Creek Range is mainly intermittent timbered slopes with many upland areas covered in sagebrush, grass and mountain shrubs. Timber stands are made up of limber pine, lodgepole pine, Ponderosa pine, Sub-Alpine fir, Rocky Mountain juniper and scattered pockets of aspen.

Casper is the closest town to the unit and offers many options for lodging, groceries, gas, and other amenities. Camping is allowed on all public ground for up to 16 days in one location. Hunters can camp in remote locations.