WY Pronghorn Unit 61 — Chain Lakes

# WY 61 – Chain Lakes: Tactical Analysis ## Terrain & Access Unit 61 spans 803,493 acres at 6,327–9,222 ft elevation with 74.5% public land access—solid opportunity for a self-guided hunt. Terrain ranges from low sagebrush flats to mixed higher-elevation habitat, typical of south-central Wyoming pronghorn country around Rawlins. ## Herd Quality Pronghorn herd is rated Exceptional (90/100 TQI). Buck:doe ratios flagged as small-sample artifacts (54–70:100, 2022–2024) should be treated skeptically; focus instead on the consistent trophy record: Carbon and Sweetwater Counties (overlapping this unit) have produced 651 all-time record-book pronghorn entries averaging 83.3–83.4—exceptional antelope genetics. Recent 2024 entries (85.2,...