Unit 301 is a subunit covering the country east of Denver on the I-70 corridor—Adams and Arapahoe County country around Strasburg, Bennett, Byers, and Deer Trail. Elevations run 4,800 to 5,800 feet. The terrain is rolling shortgrass and sandsage prairie cut by Box Elder Creek, Kiowa Creek, and Bijou Creek drainages with cottonwood-and-elm shelterbelt corridors. Significant CRP fields, dryland wheat sections, and irrigated farms checkerboard the country. The Denver metro footprint is encroaching from the west—subdivision creep around Bennett, Watkins, and Strasburg is a real factor. Pronghorn dominate the open ground and the unit can hold strong densities in good rainfall years; mule deer hold the sand draws, shelterbelts, and the better-vegetated CRP blocks; whitetail are uncommon and concentrate in the few well-watered creek bottoms. The unit is overwhelmingly private deeded ranch and ag ground. Public ground is genuinely thin—a handful of state trust sections, modest state wildlife areas (Jackson Reservoir SWA is north outside the unit but has spillover effect), and a Walk-In Access roster that turns over annually. The proximity to Denver means landowner attitudes vary—some ranchers are tired of trespass and lease their access; others are still amenable to polite door-knocking. I-70 cuts east-west and is the spine; US-36 runs east-west through Byers; CO-79 cuts north-south. Strasburg, Bennett, Byers, and Deer Trail all have gas and limited services; Denver is full service 30 to 60 minutes west. Cell service is excellent on I-70 and decent off it. The unit is a workable DIY pronghorn hunt if you build relationships before season.