Unit 39 · Sheridan / Tongue River
About this unit
Central Sheridan County around Sheridan and the Tongue River drainage. Sage and grassland on the lower benches grade up through ponderosa to lodgepole on the Bighorn east flank. Mix of Bighorn National Forest and significant private ranch ground.
- Tongue River
- Bighorn Mountains-adjacent
- Bighorn NF
Public lands inside this unit
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Trails near Unit 39
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultMexican Hill and Five Springs Area
12.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertLodge Grass
8.7 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateBucking Mule Falls
4.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultBucking Mule Falls
4.3 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateBucking Mule Falls
4.0 miTrailDifficulty: EasyCottonwood Creek Trail
3.8 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCrystal Falls
3.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultMedicine Wheel Trail
2.8 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateOld Highway
2.7 miTrailMouth of the Canyon Trail
1.8 miTrailDifficulty: EasyRainbow Canyon
1.8 miTrailDifficulty: Moderate
Campgrounds near Unit 39
6 found
Little Bighorn West Trailhead
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBucking Mule Falls Trailhead
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Five Springs Falls Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCottonwood Creek Trailhead/campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
BALD MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
PORCUPINE CAMPGROUND (WY)
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 39, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Wyoming agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.