Unit 55 is mainly rugged and thick timbered. Most of the area is in the Washakie and North Absaroka designated wilderness areas. The different seasons give a hunter a couple of different options here. This is a decent hunt for a guided nonresident looking for a mature bull in the 330” range. For the DIY nonresident you have a very limited range of where you will be able to hunt. This is also big grizzly country and proper precautions need to be taken.

A nonresident will need to hire an outfitter or hunt with a registered Wyoming resident to hunt most of the unit that is covered by wilderness. Backcountry bowhunting with an outfitter, or hunting the rough Shoshone River drainage on public land could be a good hunt. There are good populations of animals that occupy this unit, so those willing to hunt hard should find success.