Wyoming 117 Hunt

[Kwiggins]

Anyone have experience in the 117 zone? I checked past threads and didn’t really see anything. This will be my first time elk hunting and I put in for a tag in this zone so I am researching areas to go and of course need to start getting gear. I plan to do a 6 day back country type hunt and stay in a canvas tent!

 

[MO Betta]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Kwiggins]

Thank you Jeff

 

[NEWHunter]

@JohnCushman and @ElkFever2 I got this. Welcome to HT

 

[madtom]

Do you have private access lined up? Guessing you don’t find much info on it because there isn’t much public.

 

[Kwiggins]

I am going to be hunting public, still in research phase because I’ve never hunted Elk nor have I been to Wyoming so it’s definitely going to be an adventure

 

[WyoDoug]

To learn about elk like I had too also look at Corey Jacobsen's elk101 online class at elk101.com. When I actually got to seriously hunting elk, I had a young guy teach me what I was doing wrong. I went from getting an elk every 5-10 years to getting one every year (at least a cow). In addition to the elk video's that Randy puts out, Corey's are very good especially dealing with archery hunting. I like Randy's expertise in rifle and general elk hunting. Corey is also a world champion elk calling expert.

 

[NoWiser]

If you have the points required to draw it you should concentrate your research on revising your application. Have you looked at an actual map of the unit?

 

[Kwiggins]

If you have the points required to draw it you should concentrate your research on revising your application. Have you looked at an actual map of the unit?

Yes I have looked at maps of this area several times, my Uncle is a Sherrif in Upton and he said he sees Elk a lot out there so that is why I picked the region. Likely not the greatest region, but a starting point at least

 

[HandgunHunter]

I live in 117

yes there are elk...more in the late season.Not a lot of public ground. And you won’t be back country hunting as most would think of it. You’ll need to find some private access to get into a lot of the public ground.
My cow elk was taken in 117 this past year on a management hunt.

 

[Kwiggins]

I live in 117

yes there are elk...more in the late season.Not a lot of public ground. And you won’t be back country hunting as most would think of it. You’ll need to find some private access to get into a lot of the public ground.
My cow elk was taken in 117 this past year on a management hunt.

That’s unfortunate, so is the hunting style different in this area than what I am planning for? Hiking, glassing, etc.?

 

[HandgunHunter]

That’s unfortunate, so is the hunting style different in this area than what I am planning for? Hiking, glassing, etc.?

you can still do some hiking.Public land areas are small. The elk areas will have a good bit of forest.

most of it is more like dark timber hunting.

 

[Bump79]

I live in 117

yes there are elk...more in the late season.Not a lot of public ground. And you won’t be back country hunting as most would think of it. You’ll need to find some private access to get into a lot of the public ground.
My cow elk was taken in 117 this past year on a management hunt.

I drew a 117-2 tag this year. I'd love to pick your brain on the unit.