Unit 37 · Powder River / Buffalo
About this unit
East Johnson County around Buffalo and the upper Powder River drainage. Sage and grassland on the lower benches with ponderosa and Douglas-fir on the foothills of the Bighorns. Mix of Bighorn National Forest and significant private ranch ground.
- Bighorn Mountains-adjacent
- Powder River
- Bighorn NF
Public lands inside this unit
3 found
Trails near Unit 37
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultSolitude Trail 038
55.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCrater, Pouch, and Loomis Lake via Coffeen Park Trailhead
31.4 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCloud Peak Summit via Battle Park Trailhead
23.5 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Cloud Peak
22.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertWolf Falls via Forest Route 186
15.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertWest Fork of Big Goose Creek
11.5 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultSolitude Loop
11.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSolitude Loop
11.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertEmerald Lake via Edelman Trail
11.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCutler Cross Country Ski Trails
9.5 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultNorth Rock Creek
8.8 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Campgrounds near Unit 37
12 found
Sheridan, Wy
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSheridan/Big Horn Mountains KOA
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundTongue Canyon Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSheridan/Big Horn Mountains KOA
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSheridan/Big Horn Mountains KOA
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCoffeen Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLittle Goose Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWashington Park - Sheridan
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundFoothills Motel and Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBighorn National Forest
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRanger Creek
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundTongue River Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in Wyoming
Species inventory is state-level — which units actually hold or permit each species varies. Verify unit-specific rules with the state agency linked above.
Official agency resources
Wyoming Game and Fish Department
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Regulations
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/licenses-applications/application-process
- GMU map ↗
https://wgfd.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=1e749fed2804465c82f119f76b374be1
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/hunting-trapping/harvest-reports-surveys
- Hunter education ↗
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/education-camps/hunter-education
- Buy a license ↗
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/licenses-applications
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 37, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Wyoming agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.