This unit is located in the southwest corner of the state. The Pine Ridge Reservation makes up most of the unit with little to no access outside of working through the reservation. The remainder of the unit is Badlands National Park land and has no hunting access at all.

If you are planning a hunt in this unit it would be best if you arrive with prior arrangements to hunt on the reservation.

This unit has quite a diverse landscape, with scattered creek beds moving north to south all along the unit as you move south from the National Park. A majority of the terrain is made up of raw prairie, but there are a few notable areas of agriculture on the southeast corner of the unit, as well as some bordering the Badlands National Park in the far north.

Overall, this is a big unit with a number of roads going in all directions. The most notable being Highway 18 which more or less moves east and west across the unit. It also goes through the two biggest towns in the unit which are Pine Ridge and Oglala.

There is a mix of short and tall prairie grass and countless species of wildflowers cover most areas of the unit that haven’t been turned for agricultural purposes. Very sparse timber, which is primarily a mix of Cottonwood, American Elm, Green Ash, and Bur Oak, can be found along the riparian zones of both the Cheyenne and Missouri Rivers as well as other small creek beds scattered across the unit.

There are no established campgrounds on public land in this unit. If for some reason you need to stop in the area, your best bet at finding lodging, gas, or groceries would be in Pine Ridge in the far southern side of the unit. There are really no notable towns on the north end of the unit.