This area is located in the east-central part of the state, north of Douglas. Made up of a high plains desert, it has a mix of private land with a lot of BLM, state land, and the Thunder Basin National Grassland. Tag availability for mature bulls varies from year to year and often times the only tags available for this unit are for spike elk only or have maximum antler point restrictions. Premium tags here take many points to draw but some exceptional bulls do get killed.

Some exceptional bulls are killed in this unit during the years when mature bull tags are offered. During the off years, harvest success rates still remain high and anyone with a tag will be in for a great hunt.