Unit 014 covers the Independence and Bull Run Mountains in north-central Nevada—a chunk of country between the Owyhee drainage and the Humboldt River. The terrain runs from about 5,500 feet in the basins to over 9,400 feet on McAfee Peak in the Bull Runs. The country is an interesting mix—aspen-and-mahogany draws in the higher elevations, sage-and-bitterbrush valleys, and stands of Douglas fir and limber pine on the cooler north slopes. Several perennial creeks drain the high country. Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and BLM split the public ground, with private ranches in the valleys. State Route 225 and a network of forest roads (FR 757 in particular) reach the high country, but conditions vary—well-graded gravel in good weather, clay-mud trap when wet. The little community of Tuscarora has a tavern and not much else; Elko is your supply run. Cell service is gone almost everywhere. Mule deer is the headline species and these ranges produce mature bucks because the country is remote and the access is genuinely tough. Pronghorn use the lower sage. Weather is alpine at elevation—snow can come in September.