Unit 122 covers Lincoln and Kit Carson County country along the I-70 corridor between Genoa, Flagler, Seibert, and Vona—the heart of the eastern plains ag belt. Elevations 4,500 to 5,200 feet. The terrain is rolling shortgrass and sandsage prairie with heavy dryland wheat acreage, irrigated corn under center pivot, and aged CRP that has settled into real grassland habitat. The country is more open and less broken than the units to the south—long sight lines and subtle terrain that hides game in folds you don't see until you're a quarter-mile too close. Pronghorn dominate; mule deer hold the sand draws, shelterbelts, and CRP blocks where cover is densest; whitetail are rare and hold the few cottonwood riparian pockets along the headwaters of Big Sandy Creek and Smoky Hill tributaries. The unit is overwhelmingly private deeded ag ground. Public access is limited to scattered state trust sections, a few modest state wildlife areas, and a Walk-In Access program (Lincoln and Kit Carson WIA listings are typically reasonable for pronghorn). I-70 is the spine, with exits at Genoa, Flagler, Seibert, and Vona. Limon at the western edge of the unit has gas, motels, and the truck stop; Burlington 45 minutes east has Walmart and full services. Cell service is solid on I-70 and weakens fast off it. The wind is constant and the gumbo county roads turn fast in any rain. Pronghorn rifle in early October is the meat-and-potatoes hunt—open country, good optics, and a tripod. Mule deer hunting here is a quieter game of pattern-reading shelterbelts and CRP.