WY Pronghorn Unit 47 — Shirley Basin

# WY 47 – Shirley Basin: Tactical Analysis ## Terrain & Access Mid-elevation sagebrush and mixed terrain (6,423–9,136 ft) across nearly 707,000 acres with ~50% public land. Reasonable access and moderate elevation for pronghorn hunting, though terrain is mixed high-desert to transitional forest edge. ## Herd & Population 2024 buck:doe ratio of 43:100 indicates a **Good** herd composition (Quality Index 80/100). The 2022–2023 exceptional ratings (50:100 ratio) are likely artifacts of small survey samples and should be discounted; the 43:100 baseline is more reliable. Herd is stable and huntable. ## Trophy Potential Carbon County (overlapping 77% of the unit) has...