Hunting in Area 141, Green River, Wyoming, presents opportunities for those seeking 160-170' class deer, although a harsh winter has impacted the area’s population, leading to decreased tag quotas and the need for cautious optimism regarding trophy potential. Nonresidents should be aware of wilderness designations requiring a licensed guide, especially during the later hunting dates restricted to national forest areas. While most of the unit is accessible public land, hunters should take note of the terrain variation and private land constraints affecting access. Overall, while deer numbers may still be recovering from past winter die-offs, informed scouting and perhaps professional guidance in wilderness areas can enhance the chances of successful hunts in this region.
| species | general Size | trophy potential |
|---|---|---|
| Mule Deer | 150"-170" | 180"+ |
| Whitetail Deer | 110"-120" | 120"+ |
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Located in the Pinedale region, Area 141 is a limited quota deer unit near the head of the Green River drainage. This area has good numbers of mule deer and a few whitetail deer, with weather sometimes pushing the mature bucks to lower elevations from the Wind River Range. If weather is received, hunters can find good bucks in the low benches and sagebrush draws here. Whitetails can mainly be found on private land and along major river corridors.
Mule deer hunting can be good in this area if the weather hits before or during the season. Smaller deer and some bigger bucks will start to move into the area around the middle of October, but this unit is typically best later in the month with snow in the higher elevations.
This area has a lot of rolling hills, ravines and drainages giving mule deer a lot of places to find cover in the north and east parts of the unit. Some river bottom terrain can be found on the north side of the unit, with better whitetail habitat. The south and east end of the unit is has higher elevations in the Bridger Wilderness with very steep and rocky terrain.
Wilderness
Under Wyoming law nonresidents are not permitted to hunt big game or trophy game in any federally designated wilderness areas without the presence of a licensed guide or resident companion. The resident companion must first get a free non-commercial guide license from a Game and Fish office. The law does not prohibit nonresidents from hiking, fishing or hunting game birds, small game, or coyotes in wilderness areas.
The Green River Lakes Road gives a lot of good access to this area. The Bridger Wilderness has several hiking trails that also have good access to the wilderness. There is not a lot of private property here, so access is very good.
Most of the unit has typical Wyoming vegetation. Grass and sagebrush is the main vegetation that can be found on the north and east end, giving mule deer good winter range. The south and east parts of the unit will have more conifers and meadows in the higher elevations and pinyon and juniper with grass and sagebrush in the foothills that is more typical summer range for mule deer. Most of the Bridger Wilderness doesn’t have a lot of vegetation with rock and shale covering the terrain.
Accommodations can be found in Pinedale and Boulder. There are a few developed campgrounds found in this area with camping found throughout the unit on public land.
Roughly 507 square miles
99.2% public land
Elevations from 7,700-12,800 feet
37.3% Wilderness