This unit is in the northwest portion of the state between the Montana border running south towards Thermopolis. This unit doesn’t have any National Forest in it, and really you will only find bears in one section west and north of Cody.

There aren’t typically many bears harvested in this unit.

In this unit, you are going to find what most units in Wyoming have to offer: sagebrush prairies, ranch and farm land, and scattered, rugged mountains. In this unit the mountain ranges are going to be found north and west of Cody. The rest of the unit is mostly rolling prairies with farms and ranches lining the rivers and other water sources. The mountains in this unit are steep and have jagged volcanic rock formations.

In this unit, there is not an abundance of thick timber mountains. The majority of this unit is actually sagebrush prairies. Timbered mountains in this unit are located north and west of Cody. Along the rivers and other water sources, you will find farm and ranchland.

This unit is deceptive -there is a bunch of public land in it, but where the black bears live, there is not as much public. There are two main ranches north of Cody, the Trail Creek Ranch and Two Dot Ranch, that are smack dab in the middle of prime bear habit in this unit. Gaining access from either of these ranches will is not likely. Rattlesnake Mountain and a small portion of Bald Ridge are really your only options in this unit. Rattlesnake can really only be accessed on foot from the Rattlesnake Road, or from the north side of the Shoshone River, through the section of reclamation land.

If you do decide to hunt this unit, you are limited to one town close to where you are going to find black bears, and that is Cody. There are way too many hotels to mentions in Cody, and multiple places for fuel and groceries. There aren’t too many campgrounds close to where you will find bears. There are a few established campgrounds west of Cody on Buffalo Bill Reservoir. There is a KOA and a few other spots in Cody you could camp in also. Any other town or place would be too far of a drive from where you can find bears.