Moving from AK to Sheridan WY: hunt access/what to expect
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Get your plates changed to bucking horses as soon as possible. It will help out a lot trust me. Made the mistake of running greenie plates for a few months when I lived up there and got pulled over for anything possible, switched plates and it seemed like I could drive 20 over every where I wanted haha
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>There's some good hunting up there.
>I love hunting the high
>country in the western part
>of the state. The news
>said they lead the country
>in DUI's though, so watch
>out.
My youngest son Scott (in his early 50s) moved from Tex. to Afton, Wyo. about 1 1/2 years ago. He now manages new car sales for the local Dodge dealership. He's not a trophy sort but killed both a good mule deer and a 6x6 bull last fall.
As for the other comment on DUI:
A month before that, his son-in-law killed himself in a wreck on the way home along the road from Jackson. He was drunk, lost control and flipped his truck. It rolled over him and killed him instantly, according to the coroner.
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>I love hunting the high
>country in the western part
>of the state. The news
>said they lead the country
>in DUI's though, so watch
>out.
My youngest son Scott (in his early 50s) moved from Tex. to Afton, Wyo. about 1 1/2 years ago. He now manages new car sales for the local Dodge dealership. He's not a trophy sort but killed both a good mule deer and a 6x6 bull last fall.
As for the other comment on DUI:
A month before that, his son-in-law killed himself in a wreck on the way home along the road from Jackson. He was drunk, lost control and flipped his truck. It rolled over him and killed him instantly, according to the coroner.
TONY MANDILE
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Be aware if you aren't already that Wyoming requires that you live within the state as a full time resident for a year BEFORE you can apply for any licenses or PPs to the G&F as a resident. If I moved from MI, it would be to the Sheridan area or somewhere south along the mountains between there and Buffalo. The scenery alone is worth it and I'm out there for two months with my Sheridan buddy every year enjoying it!
It's a beautiful area, with mulies, elk, whitetails, turkey, antelope and some great fishing. The Bighorns are right there, so lots of national forest. BLM to the East and South.
All private from the base of the mountains, out past the river bottoms. Be friendly, make friends, help a few people out. There are worse places to go.
As for DUIs... Most of Wyoming has significant problem.
All private from the base of the mountains, out past the river bottoms. Be friendly, make friends, help a few people out. There are worse places to go.
As for DUIs... Most of Wyoming has significant problem.
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Thanks guys. Drastic life changes, both work and life, so I'm looking forward to the next chapter. Thanks for the heads up on the license plates, will definitely help as I haven't had a ticket since 2000. I think I have 2 PP for Miley?s so maybe go NR route. Could I possibly draw with zero PP for elk, antelope or others. Thanks again guys
>This brings up a good question.
>Can a NR keep their
>PP's if they become a
>resident. And use them for
>resident draws?
Yes, you keep your PPs and could use them in the moose and sheep draws where residents have a point system as long as you keep buying PPs and don't miss two consecutive years like the requirements are. My buddy in Sheridan lived in several different states besides Wyoming and kept buying points for both. He moved back to Wyoming for good in about 2009 and drew his moose tag as a resident in 2016 when I think he had 13 or 14 points.
>Can a NR keep their
>PP's if they become a
>resident. And use them for
>resident draws?
Yes, you keep your PPs and could use them in the moose and sheep draws where residents have a point system as long as you keep buying PPs and don't miss two consecutive years like the requirements are. My buddy in Sheridan lived in several different states besides Wyoming and kept buying points for both. He moved back to Wyoming for good in about 2009 and drew his moose tag as a resident in 2016 when I think he had 13 or 14 points.
