Jackson, WY Elk 2023 winterkill?

[TN VOL]

Hey guys..my son and I are thinking of doing a wilderness guided elk hunt south of Jackson, WY..I know the deer got hit hard for this past winter, are the elk doing ok? Mostly looking at hunting the WY range units: 92, 94, 85, 86. Thanks for any feedback!

 

[Deleted member 18333]

Here you go.

Wyoming Game and Fish Department - Hunters: 2023 Wyoming hunt forecast available

wgfd.wyo.gov

 

[Lima1seven]

I’m not sure on the migration routes of the elk where there are coming from to access the feeding grounds, but they’ve had a supplemental feeding program and Jackson for years. It’s a tourist attraction.

 

[TN VOL]

Here you go.

Wyoming Game and Fish Department - Hunters: 2023 Wyoming hunt forecast available

wgfd.wyo.gov

Thanks! Good info!

 

[Fremont15]

The elk are doing great around there

 

[ccc23454]

Hey guys..my son and I are thinking of doing a wilderness guided elk hunt south of Jackson, WY..I know the deer got hit hard for this past winter, are the elk doing ok? Mostly looking at hunting the WY range units: 92, 94, 85, 86. Thanks for any feedback!

None of those units (or any units south of jackson)have wilderness, elk doing good and why would you need/want a outfitter that has openings still to hunt public lands?

 

[nrpate05]

Elk are doing well. Winter didn't get them, but hunters sure did well filling late season cow tags last fall with the early winter. It was amazing to see how many elk were staging adjacent to winter range and on the National Elk Refuge in early November with still a few weeks of season left. Some incredible bulls!

 

[Deleted member 16014]

Plenty of elk, in places you’d expect them.

 

[TN VOL]

None of those units (or any units south of jackson)have wilderness, elk doing good and why would you need/want an outfitter that has openings still to hunt public lands?

True..I’ve done diy hunts..however I don’t have livestock and from what. I’ve been told it’s hard to hunt without horses..

 

[ccc23454]

True..I’ve done diy hunts..however I don’t have livestock and from what. I’ve been told it’s hard to hunt without horses..

I sent you a pm, best of luck bud

 

[Deleted member 16014]

If you're ambitious and have a moderate level of fitness horses are not necessary. Carrying heavy stuff is hard without horses, but that's true everywhere.

 

[Carl]

If you're ambitious and have a moderate level of fitness horses are not necessary. Carrying heavy stuff is hard without horses, but that's true everywhere.

I’ll second this, but the word “ambitious” is not to be overlooked.

 

[wytex]

Some of that country is not hard to hunt, we've hauled moose out of it.
You can hunt it without horses.

 

[WYMike84]

Elk are Healthy at this time.