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The roads are definitely impassable when wet - it's not an exaggeration, just don't try it. There won't be gravel roads where you are likely to hunt. Many are pretty unpleasant when dry, so you don't want to head down a road in the middle of the breaks with your trailer if you haven't driven...

My wife and I are a year away from being empty nesters and plan to fulfill a lifelong dream of moving out west (currently live in VA). We have been out west many times, but never to MT. It is such a large and diverse state, it is difficult to even try and narrow down to general areas to look...

One lesson I learned the hard way is that you need to pay attention to when deer season is in your unit. That will bring some number of guys doing combos and just a whole lot of yahoo's driving on 2 tracks looking for deer.

I am going to buy a wall tent with a sewn in floor. I know most people hate that set up but I live in the South and need it to be snake proof and bug proof to use it at home. My question is on the frame. I have read that it is possible to use an internal frame with a sewn in floor if you get...

I would burn them on a general tag. The problem with WY is that there really are no in between units. Tags are either relatively easy to draw or take max points and everyone else will never catch up. My research has resulted in all of the in between units having no real feasible public access.

Looks like I drew 66 and am planning on hunting third week. Would love to hear from someone who hunted it in the last couple years to get a feel for how much pressure to expect and which areas/trail heads saw the most pressure. I assume muzzle loader pressure is not an issue given that there...

I would have a lot easier time swallowing a 10% tag allocation if Non-residents contributed 10% to the G&F budget (or even 20% for that matter). Aside from losing license revenue and tourism dollars from fewer non-resident hunters, I think they will see a big drop in PP fees. PP's work great...

WY has very little between easy to draw units and max point units. Most the ones in between are going to have access issues. The reality is that you will never catch up to draw one of the quality units with good access. If you don't intend to drop big bucks on access, there's no reason to...

Can't believe the 2012 harvest reports aren't out yet. When do they usually post them?

I understand that the way the draw works (with 5 choices), there's no way to figure out draw odds. I am looking at applying for archery hunts where the odds are listed between 3 to 1 and 7 to 1, and using all 5 choices. Wondering how often people who have done similar have actually been able...

My 13 year old daughter drew a 16 Cow tag. We are going to be hunting mid-October. I am a very inexperienced elk hunter, so would appreciate any and all advice about where and how to hunt them. Where are the elk are likely to be in terms of elevation and terrain that time of year? Thanks

Whiterock, Yes we have 3 points. Should be able to draw but you never know if they cut a bunch of tags (which it sounds like they probably should do). I know numbers are way down, but my son is a senior so this is probably the last year we will be able to go as a family because once he is in...

Taking the wife and 2 kids on an antelope hunt to 47 this year. If the season dates are the same as the past, the type 1 season will come in on a Weds (9/25) and the type 2 season will come in on a Sat on 10/5. My wife and daughter aren't going to have great stalking skills and really need a...

What happens in the Elk draw if there is only 1 non-resident tag available. Does it go to the person with the most points or go to the draw?

The situation is that I fly out for a week of antelope hunting. I need to get it vacuum sealed and frozen to fly home. Don't like spending money on the processing and don't like the time driving back and forth to the processor. Last time I used dry ice but it cost me about $70 for the week.