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Wyoming HMA information page still down?
Anyone have any intel on this? When I use the Elk Area Map to then click on an HMA that I would like to apply for, to get more information, etc, it takes me to a landing error page--says to check back May 1, 2020, but that's, well, a long time ago. Just wanted to see if anyone had any... -
Help decipring WY draw odds
So I suppose in theory if the unit has twice as many doe tags as applicants, you could be certain that at least in that year, everyone who applied got their doe tag(s). Still in my experience, the draw odds are a pretty good indicator. I think a lot of people will split their doe tags between units. -
Help decipring WY draw odds
"Goats are the Wyoming equivalent of dove hunting"--that's great, JND1959! Never heard that before but I love it. It's totally true. By mid-season, it does not take much walking to be all alone. -
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Wyoming Elk Area 7 -- Difficult access? Confused...
Do tell. Any places in particular? Would love to get some fishing in (maybe mid day while I’m trying not to bump the elk). -
Help decipring WY draw odds
There are still PLENTY of units where you can get a doe tag or two, no problem. -
Help decipring WY draw odds
There are a bunch of threads on this concept. There are not that many units you will have a 100% shot at with one point (and you can never know for sure--as others have pointed out, point creep is real, but it does not always work the same in each unit--some got easier to draw last year, etc)... -
Help decipring WY draw odds
I don’t know exactly what algorithm they use to say whether it’s difficult access or not. I think it’s based on percentage of public roads that intersect with public land. The unit I’ve hunted two years in a row is listed as difficult access, and last year we shot 4 of our 5 within a half mile... -
Help decipring WY draw odds
One tweak--quota is the number of preference point licenses made available for that area and type--so OP, you can still, in theory, draw a tag even if on here it says you would have a 0% chance. All that means is, you have a 0% chance in the "preference point" draw. But remember, Wyoming... -
Success Rates in Eastern WY
Either of those will be fine. Might be slightly more opportunities for public access in 8, but 9 looks like it has a larger piece more accessible. And yes, tons of walk ins areas. Good luck--there's still a chance you strike out, but based on last year's odds, you've got a really good chance of... -
Success Rates in Eastern WY
I'll add my 2 cents. Have gone to eastern Wyoming two years in a row, and have had 100% success rates (if you don't count the doe tags we burned last year because we had enough meat between us already and weren't going to shoot the extras just to do it). The first year it was trickier because we... -
Wyoming Elk Area 7 -- Difficult access? Confused...
Thanks, wytex, incredibly helpful info as always from you! And it's a good point on the cows and the help of the local biologists. I'm going mid-September archery (and then probably returning for rifle when I strike out in archery), so hopefully in mid-September, which should be in the rut, the... -
Wyoming Elk Area 7 -- Difficult access? Confused...
I think I see what you’re saying, Bob. When you look at the default map on the Wyoming site, it just shows all the forest service land as one big chunk. But when you do an “imagery” map it shows all the private land holes throughout the forest service land—Does that sound right? If that’s the... -
Wyoming Elk Area 7 -- Difficult access? Confused...
This is where I’m getting confused, I guess. If it’s marked as a county road, i thought it was legal to use that road, even over private. At least, where I’ve hunted antelope in Wyoming before, i verified that was the case (and in fact, the road I used was county for a while, then stopped being... -
Wyoming Elk Area 7 -- Difficult access? Confused...
All, I've got a cow tag for Wyoming Area 7. I just realized on the Wyoming hunt map that it's listed as "difficult public access," and that's confusing to me because I'm looking at the map and it's got a lot of walk ins and a huge chunk of forest service land through the middle of the unit that... -
What would you do?
This is a good strategy. At least based on 2019 odds, there are a number of decent units that should be 100% or close to it on a special license 2nd choice. You'll get to hunt a buck and you might get lucky on that dream unit. And whatever you do, apply for the two doe tags as well. They're... -
The boy wants to go after a Wyoming antelope with no points
And lots of those very limited access (and as a result, are overrun with orange). Again, the "guarantee" part is only half of the equation. My point is (and was), the OP needs to do that work you just did above (and that most of us on here, including me, have done for several years), then decide... -
The boy wants to go after a Wyoming antelope with no points
It's not just about "opening up" other units. It's about being able to "guarantee" yourself a tag. If the OP can find a unit that he likes that has 100% draw odds based on last year's draw on a normal license, then I agree he should just do that. But most of the units that even have hard access... -
Wyoming NR doe tag drawing question
Wow. Thanks for all the legwork on this. I suspect I'll still find a way to mess it up.
