Unit 065 covers the country south of Elko including portions of the Ruby Mountains' eastern slope, the Maverick-Medicine Range, and pieces of Huntington Valley. Elevations run from about 5,800 feet in the valleys to over 11,000 feet on the Ruby crest. The east-side Rubies look very different from the Lamoille Canyon postcard—drier, more open, with mahogany and aspen dominating the timber pockets and less of the dramatic cliff-and-cirque scenery. The Maverick-Medicine country is broader and more rolling, classic basin-and-range with sage flats stitched together by juniper-mahogany ridges. Humboldt-Toiyabe NF on the high country, BLM on the flanks, with private ranches concentrated along the Humboldt River and major creeks. State Route 228 and a network of forest roads provide the primary access. Elko is your hub. Cell service is in Elko and gone in the canyons. Mule deer is the primary draw and the eastside Rubies hold quality bucks—the country gets less pressure than the Lamoille side because the access is farther and the scenery is less photogenic. The Maverick-Medicine portion holds pronghorn on the open sage. Roads turn slick when wet, and the the high country gets buried by November.