Wyoming Guided Hunts Success Rates

[Hawk Tuah]

Saw this today in the magazine from Wyoming Outfitters and Guides Association.

 

[TheTone]

Be nice to know percent of residents vs non resident and then how those success rates compare to DIY hunters

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Be nice to know percent of residents vs non resident and then how those success rates compare to DIY hunters

I agree. That would make the data more meaningful...and I'm curious to know too.

 

[Bob-WY]

More interesting is "define success"

 

[Irrelevant]

I wonder if shot opportunity equals success? For if unrecovered animals are also successes. But 63% on mt goats seems pretty low, so maybe they're being honest.

 

[BuzzH]

Be nice to know percent of residents vs non resident and then how those success rates compare to DIY hunters

I have them whooped on sheep, moose, pronghorn, and elk success as a DIY hunter.

 

[BlakeA]

If you can't fill your antelope tag on a guided private land hunt I just..I don't even know what to say. Hard to believe 143 humans out there couldn't complete that task. But then again maybe I'm not surprised?

 

[ShootsManyBullets]

If you can't fill your antelope tag on a guided private land hunt I just..I don't even know what to say. Hard to believe 143 humans out there couldn't complete that task. But then again maybe I'm not surprised?

Some of those office dwellers can't shoot a lick, especially in the wind

 

[Nick87]

If you can't fill your antelope tag on a guided private land hunt I just..I don't even know what to say. Hard to believe 143 humans out there couldn't complete that task. But then again maybe I'm not surprised?

I'd agree with the exception of guys sitting over water during archery? Or holding out for soemthing they were promised that wasn't there?

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

The 10% on a guided wolf hunt is interesting.

 

[BuzzH]

If you can't fill your antelope tag on a guided private land hunt I just..I don't even know what to say. Hard to believe 143 humans out there couldn't complete that task. But then again maybe I'm not surprised?

If a person has killed a lot of them or looking for a particular buck it seems possible. May be a situation of multiple tags?

I used to hunt with a good friend from AZ who only filled his doe tag, or tags about half the time. If he shot a nice buck first thing, he rarely filled a doe tag.

I'm sure some just flat can't shoot, have a hunt cut short, who knows?

 

[jryoung]

If you can't fill your antelope tag on a guided private land hunt I just..I don't even know what to say. Hard to believe 143 humans out there couldn't complete that task. But then again maybe I'm not surprised?

We did a DIY hunt and my Dad wanted to bring a friend who had never been hunting out of WI. He had also never shot prone, kneeling or more than 100yds. I can see folks like him filling that category.

 

[rogerthat]

If a person has killed a lot of them or looking for a particular buck it seems possible. May be a situation of multiple tags?

I used to hunt with a good friend from AZ who only filled his doe tag, or tags about half the time. If he shot a nice buck first thing, he rarely filled a doe tag.

I'm sure some just flat can't shoot, have a hunt cut short, who knows?

This. There’s nothing wrong with a tag in the pocket at the end of a hunt if you don’t see anything that tickles your fancy. Everyone has different aspirations and goals.

 

[Bob-WY]

I can see.guided hunts for goats miss a few tags.

Short hunts and bad weather.
East. Coast hunters, hunt whitetails, often where 75 yards is a long shot
They think they should shoot 500 yards cause youtube said so.

Holding out for big ones

 

[seeth07]

How about some of those extremely hard hit areas by the winter kill? Perhaps the guided hunts in those pronghorn and deer areas made it much harder.

 

[jpc01101]

The 10% on a guided wolf hunt is interesting.

That seemed about right to me. Guided wolf hunts seem like a tough deal. I mean you can bait but wolves keep a pretty large range and might just not be your week.