South Platte River dominates this unit as it flows east of Crook past Julesburg and across the Nebraska state line. Whitetails favor the river bottoms and croplands while mule deer bucks might be found near the irrigated crops.

Whitetails are the dominate species in this unit with some elk and antelope, though not many. Elk are transient and very few actually live within this unit. Try to time your hunt around rut activity and use maps to identify funnels, feeding and bedding areas. You can pay a trespass fee to hunt private land. The low number of tags issued means less hunting pressure.