Unit 40

[bigbuckshooter]

Just wondering if it's possible to get in some good hunting in unit 40 with a type 9 tag? A lot of people tell me it's mostly a horseback unit. Willing to work to get off the roads just want to make sure a guy can enjoy a hunt and possibly kill a bull without risking it spoiling. I won't be using a horse just my feet. Anyone who's had this tag let me know how your hunt was. Feel free to pm if you want. Thanks all for the help.

 

[MAT]

Why would 40 be a horseback unit when it contains no wilderness? Maybe a 4x4 or ATV is needed to access some areas. The Bighorns are not that remote and the unit isn't that big, and any place a horse can go you can. Even so you can call an outfitter to pack out an animal if needed, you don't need one to go in. No Non-res wilderness restrictions there, or 38 and 39.

 

[TOPGUN]

Only about the eastern 1/4 to 1/3 of unit 40 would be considered in the BigHorns NF. If you're in good shape a DIY hunt on foot is certainly doable if you know your limitations. The good thing about the 40-9 is that the only competition you'll have there the entire month of September is a few that draw the Type 6 cow/calf tag that also starts on 9/1. It is one of the few elk units that doesn't allow the Type 1 guys the ability to buy a $30 archery permit to hunt in September. IMHO 40 and 41 are both good unit for an archery tag, but 41 does allow the Type 1 guys to bow hunt the last half of the month, so it adds a number of people into the mix that 40 keeps out.