Before the leftover draw or after?
The leftover draw odds report can be accessed on this page and should give you a pretty good idea of what you're after:
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/licenses-applications/draw-results-odds
Super cool! We were told there was a 12 year-old trophy bison in the hunt area, but we didn't run into him.
While we're on the subject of butchers, I'll put a good word in for Integrity Meats in Belle Fourche. They had clear and transparent pricing upfront (contingent on the hanging weight)...
I wrote about my bison hunt in my season recap thread:
https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/2024-season-of-good-fortune-and-financial-ruin.326040/page-2
It was an interesting and good experience overall. The meat is great.
Yes, if the department needs more revenue, I think raising the price of doe/fawn tags is the low-hanging fruit and a reasonable approach to take.
The only thing that would make more sense than that is to raise resident fees, but I'm sure I'd get run out of town if I came to a meeting and...
My strategy has changed 10 times already and will change at least another 50 times between now and the end of application season, so take this response for what it's worth...
I was very aggressive in my applications last year and ended up with a very busy hunt schedule in 2024. My freezer is...
Now that my crazy big game season has come to a close, I'm left to reflect on what I did and what I learned.
I am honestly very, very tired. Between the trips and the travel and trying to keep things going in a demanding career and elsewhere in life, I've worked myself pretty hard this autumn...
I was disappointed on one hand but also quite pleased at how the day had gone (minus the miss, of course). We had accomplished our goal and gotten within shooting range of a nice herd of sheep. The hunt was the right mix of challenging and exciting. A great day in my book.
We regrouped and...
Following a hike up the mountain, we encountered the herd at about 450 yards. Not a shot I really want to take even in good circumstances, and on top of that, the wind was howling. We would need to get closer. We backed out and came in another way, losing a bit of elevation and getting us a...
Our next stop took us to the middle of a very large basin with lots of hills and canyons to watch. We sat and glassed it for quite awhile.
It was getting to be quite a windy day. Were the sheep hunkered down out of the wind? Could we just not see them because our scopes weren't steady in the...
I met up with my guide the afternoon before the hunt started. An evening scouting trip the night before the hunt helped us get a lay of the land. No sheep were spotted.
We arrived bright and early with the morning to a locale known by the guide to hold good numbers of sheep at times. We...
Day 1 of the 2-day season is over. Long story short, it was full of ups and downs, and I gained a huge amount of respect for barbary sheep. They are amazing creatures.
More details to follow. This picture will have to do for now. Morning comes early...