Area 118 covers the eastern Bighorn foothills near Buffalo—classic Wyoming foothill country running between the Powder River Basin and the Bighorn front. Elevations run from about 4,500 feet on the prairie benches to 8,500 feet on the higher foothill ridges climbing toward the Cloud Peak Wilderness. The country grades from sage and bunchgrass on the prairie, through mountain mahogany and ponderosa pine on the foothill breaks, into Douglas fir, limber pine, and aspen on the higher slopes. Crazy Woman Creek, Clear Creek, and Piney Creek drain east out of the Bighorns and cut through the foothills with cottonwood-and-willow ribbons. The country has historic ranch character—Buffalo's heritage as a Johnson County cattle town runs deep, and the Occidental Hotel still has bullet holes from the 1892 cattle wars. BLM, Bighorn NF on the upper margin, state trust, and significant private ranch share the country. The HMA and Walk-In programs are essential. I-25, I-90, and US-16 frame the access; county roads thread the foothills. Buffalo is the full-service supply hub—gas, the Occidental for history, real grocery. Cell service is fair near town. Heavy local pressure during rifle openers because Buffalo locals know this country and hit it hard. Mule deer in the foothill mahogany and pine breaks, whitetail in the creek bottoms, antelope on the prairie benches, elk in the upper timber for those who draw. Quality merriam's turkey in the ponderosa.