Hunting WY

[joesikora]

You have to hunt with an outfitter in WY to go into the wilderness don’t you?
Your state has some awesome animals it’s just a tough hunt for sissies like my old self LOL!

 

[SS!]

no

 

[joesikora]

No guide needed? I differently would need to have a guide! Does it take years to draw tags?

 

[joesikora]

Wait a minute is WY the state where if you kill your elk late in the day you have to leave it till morning and hope the bears don’t eat it or chew the horns up?

 

[Homer]

you can even take your Purdey binoculars to Wyoming.....just don't drop them....

 

[HikeHunt61]

To answer your questions:

Wyoming statute says nonresidents must have a licensed guide or resident companion to hunt big or trophy game in federally designated wilderness areas. The resident companion will need to get a free non-commercial guide license from a Game and Fish office. However, if one is physically challenged, there are many areas to hunt that are not designated wilderness that are more easily accessible.

Go to Wyo G&F site for points needed. Wyoming is reasonable to draw for general tags.

Per the Bureau of Unsubstantiated Statistics, 51.3% of elk left overnight are fully consumed by grizzly bears, 29.1% by wolves, 18.6% by other nocturnal creatures (wolverines, ornery chipmunks, etc), leaving 1 in 100 for the enjoyment of hard-working hunters.

 

[CoachChris]

Wait a minute is WY the state where if you kill your elk late in the day you have to leave it till morning and hope the bears don’t eat it or chew the horns up?

No you can work on your elk in dark.
It's a most exhilarating experience. Like being a little kid and watching a horror movie, alone, in the dark LOL

 

[nontypical]

No you can work on your elk in dark.
It's a most exhilarating experience. Like being a little kid and watching a horror movie, alone, in the dark LOL

Headlights.

 

[HikeHunt61]

Or in the wilderness, a nice 1000+ lumen flashlight.

Hey- that got me thinking- another thing to add to the list of how to identify grizzly scat: smells like pepper spray, contains bits of REI clothing and crushed flashlight parts!

 

[Togwotee]

You're in no man's land with 6 points in WY unless you go into the Thorofare if that's something you're interested in. I'd consider NM , or OR and keep building points in WY until you have something.

You might give John Cole in Monument OR a call. he has a bunch of private land leased and he can give you a landowner tag. you'll get a decent bull and maybe better.

 

[link]

Headlights.

Working up a deer or elk alone in a brushy draw in NW Wyoming right as the sun sets makes a man feel alive.

 

[LIK2HNT]

No you can work on your elk in dark.
It's a most exhilarating experience. Like being a little kid and watching a horror movie, alone, in the dark LOL

Yep, also like watching JAWS the night before you go out fishing in the ocean in a small boat or kayak. ???