Wyoming Region G info.

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Bev42

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I drew a tag for region G and was looking at maps of the areas around Wyoming Peak and Coffin Mountain. Has anyone hunted this area before? Unfortunately I will be unable to scout this year.

What's the terrain like? Are there many deer in this area? I plan on hiking in and staying for a few days. Thanks in advance for any information.
 
Wow, you've never even seen G? I think your in for a surprise...the country is extremely steep and the deer are on top. There are some good bucks there but like anywhere else they can be hard to find. Opening day will stir them up quite a bit. A horse would really help you out. I personally think scouting in this country is vital.

Its a really good tag you have, and it would be a shame to see it wasted because you couldn't scout. It might just be worth your time to take less vacation on the hunt and spend a couple days before the season looking for your buck.

Wyoming peak is a steep, nasty piece of country. Don't know about coffin mtn. There are good bucks in the area, its just which basin they are in. Good luck to ya.
 
Ditto to what idhunters said. Its been a while since I hunted that area, but I can tell you my dad and I would not have had much success if we were unable to hunt the area without someone who knew it. The way I remember it is there were a few gates which made the roads look private, but really weren't. At the very least get there two or three days before season starts and maybe get a hold of the local fish and game officer. As far as quality of deer, there are some big uns, but i think its mostly quanity over quality.
 
Coffee Mtn is on the north side of Wyo. Peak. Wyo Peak is 11,363 Ft. and Coffee is 10,994 Ft. Have fun climbing and be careful. For a good view of both go into The Middle Piney Lake and Summer Home track and look UP towards the west.

Brian
 
My 2 cents are be in place opening morning before sunlight and be ready to blast your buck before the other hunters beat you to the punch up there. I know the year that we hiked in, we thought we had the place to ourselves. However, we had people walking the ridges above our basin all morning long. They had ridden horses, mules, etc... into the country behind the bowl and were skylining themselves all morning long. Be prepared to see/deal with bears up there as one got into a deer we had to leave overnight up in that country.

I recomend getting up there a day or 2 early and finding your buck for opening mornging.

CS
 
I have been in this area quite a bit and have been on the peaks you mentioned. In years past they have been good areas and held some decent bucks. However, last year I was there and so were many, many, others. I could not believe how many people were hiking the ridges. I saw one 4-point and several smaller bucks on opening day but after that they disappeared, probably due to all the pressure. It was interesting that even with all the people, there were very few shots fired in the 4 days that I hunted that area. All I can say is that you may want to look elsewhere or pack in farther off the beaten trail.
 
I have lived and hunted(used to hunt) in that country all my life and I can tell you from experience that if you don't scout don't expect to get a deer over 160. And just because its steep dosn't mean there isn't going to be a ton of people hunting. Thats why I don't hunt there any more it's a mad house on opening week no mater how far you go in there will be people every where. My advise is to hunt smarter and harder than then next guy most the people that hunt in that area are stupid camping right in the basin they plan on hunting and skylining them selves on ridges
 
I've never been there before either, but if you were a buck, where would you be hiding? My guess is most of the deer will be where nobody thinks deer would go. Look for the most unexpected places and hunt there...My .02

Michael~All Gods creatures welcome... right next to the mashed potatoes and gravy.
 
I had a ranch in Star Valley up untill two years ago. I was only there to hunt. Got to be to many people in the high country during season, so I left. Now I am in Nevada hunting every year. My advice is to hunt tough country near the roads. The early guys always want to go high and deep. The road guys don't go untill later in the season hoping the weather moves them down to their trucks. I have killed some real good bucks in timber pockets right off the roads. You can also hunt big timber near good feed during the middle of the day. I have caught many bucks sleeping. Slow and quiet! My 2 cents
 
I hunted it several years ago from the big piney side with my dad. Then we moved and came in from the area around smoot. We killed our bucks which were very nice but nothing huge. Tons of people and it got pretty old fighting the crowds. You cant pack in far enough to get away from people either. I would wait and hunt later if I did it again. Just my opinion. Opening weekend sucks !!! Gary
 
Thanks for all the replies. I figured there would be a ton of people hunting this area.
My next question is if there are a lot of people, do they hike up on opening morning? I plan on being on top and camping for a few days before the hunt, will all the other hunters push deer to me on opening morning? Are the other hunters mostly non-residents or residents?
I'm looking for at least a 180" buck or I won't shoot. Is this realistic?
 
Most will start in 2-3 days early. A lot horseback/backpack in and camp in the trees on ridgetops. Where you had scouted a big buck the week before, they'll come in and pitch a tent, build a fire, or ride thru the basin the day before opener. The big bucks know what is coming, and start to get crafty and stay in the dark timber real quick. Look for the inaccessible areas, bad slide chutes, and in and around cliffs. Sometimes just wading the river (either Grey's or Little Grey's) over to a less traveled area is all you need to do to have good hunting. From the Strawberry side, there is some rough country close in where you can get away from horses easily.
 
I've hunted there twice in the last 5 years. Two years ago I saw about 30 bucks between 22 to 27 inches nothing bigger and only one or two that would be 180+. Russ
 
Most every body does exactly what you are planning on doing the think if they get up there a few days ahead of time it increases there chances on killing a big deer but the truth is that the deer have this figured out at least the mature big ones do so they shut down weeks ahead of time and completly change there habits remember a deer can pattern you a lot better than you can pattern him. My advice is don't hunt tell the second week and lower your standerds to 160 because with out extensive scouting 180 just isn't probable you never no though you might get lucky. Take it from me I live in this country and it is not the hunting it used to be the quality of the bucks are way way down lots of 180 up type deer are something of the past. And as for amount of non resident hunters they issue 4,000 non resident tags for G not to mention the resident hunters that hunt that all over the state thats a lot of hunters in a not so big area
 
It's funny - I've read the same posts for the last two years and hunted G the last two years and I can count on one hand how many hunters I've actually see in the high country. Maybe I'm lucky - maybe I'm hunting in the wrong spots, but we see bucks pretty regularly. I've yet to see or shoot a monster though. Take your time, hunt hard, hunt smart and don't get discouraged. I've learned that the mental aspect of this hunt is the hardest. It's too easy to just throw in the towel and give up.

You guys are spoiled. You should come here to the midwest and watch the blaze orange army that is out there over the opener - we have so many armed men, we could have probably went in and overthrown Saddam.

huntertj
 
Hey Muleyfinder,
I don't know where you get your info but in 2004 they only issued 1200 tags in Region G for non-residents.
I agree with you though on the quality of bucks, I have hunted G for over 20 years and know every drainage from Alpine to 45 miles up river and it is unacceptable conditions as far as I am concerned. Used to see several real good bucks ( over 180 ) every year, the last 2 years I have hunted both on my own and with an outfitter and never even chambered a round, could be just me but I know for sure I hunted hard and long and never saw any quality at all, I know a few are still around though, and that being said I still wish I had a tag this year, first time in 6 years I did not draw.
Dave
 
2005 non-res. 'G' tags is also 1200 like in 2004....... 4000 tags????? WTF...

Instead of going deep and high or staying low and along the roads try mid-mountain, most areas like this have NO trails, NO ATV's and NADA for hunters bushwacking thru this mid-mountain area.

Bow hunt on your 'G' tag hardly see a sole during the bow dates....
 
Sorry I got the # wrong I don't have the misfurtune of having to apply to hunt this area because I am Wyoming resident. So I don't know the #. 1200 is still to many hunters if you ask me.
 
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