Unit 40 · Tongue River Canyon
About this unit
West Sheridan and northeast Big Horn counties wrapping the Tongue River Canyon and the north Bighorn crest. Aspen and lodgepole climb to alpine tundra on the high ridges. Predominantly Bighorn National Forest with the Cloud Peak Wilderness on the south.
- Tongue River Canyon
- Cloud Peak Wilderness
- Bighorn NF
Public lands inside this unit
1 found
Trails near Unit 40
4 found
Campgrounds near Unit 40
10 found
CampgroundBurgess RV Dump Station
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Greybull KOA
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Little Bighorn West Trailhead
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Wrights
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Shell Campground
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Bighorn National Forest Cabin Creek Campground
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CampgroundFive Springs Falls Campground
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Shell Creek
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Gravel Pit Dispersed Camping
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North Tongue
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Species in this unit
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 40, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Wyoming agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/23/2026.