WY Pronghorn Unit 23 — Pumpkin Buttes

# Unit 23 (Pumpkin Buttes) — Tactical Analysis ## Terrain & Access Rolling high plains (3,925–6,053 ft) with 14% public land—primarily private country requiring permission or an outfitter. This unit is heavily private-land dependent; public access is limited to scattered BLM and state parcels. ## Herd Quality & Population Recent herd composition surveys show 51–63 buck:doe ratios (2022–2024), though these flagged as likely small survey samples and should be treated with caution. The underlying herd health appears stable. The counties overlapping this unit (Campbell and Johnson) have produced record-book pronghorn entries, though only 3 entries appear in the 2020s decade,...