Wyoming Elk 2025/2026

[tjfslaughter]

Anybody else putting in for Wyoming tags?  Deadline is at the end of month.  

Last fall I was lucky enough to spend 28 days in Wyoming goofing off and hunting.  That said I have 6 points and my friend has 3.   There is a special unit that has tags  that allows you to hunt the migration up until 31 Jan with a rifle (2026).  I was able to get permission on 4 ranches to hunt Elk at no charge.  This is all because a business owner and I chatted about my prior military service and he made some calls.  Wyoming is a special place and the people are very nice and pro-military.  When the Elk migrate they will walk right through a fence, and the ranchers are not fans of going out and repairing fences at -25F.  This will be a cold weather hunt in full white camo.  

[Tarhunt]

Good luck! I'm putting in for the Pronghorn lottery in Montana and I have scheduled a Mule deer hunt there with my youngest son who's in the Air Force later this year. 

[tjfslaughter]

This Elk was taken in the late season where I have permission next season.  The only issue is on these private ranches the Elk has to be taken out whole (no gut pile).   Take a look at that third beam.

[archer36]

WOW!

[roy381]

Holy S**t !

[Orangeandtealarrows]

Need some Drones to fly it out

 

[tjfslaughter]

42 minutes ago, Orangeandtealarrows said:

Need some Drones to fly it out

 

That’s the hardest part.  Getting the elk out whole.  I will rent a snowmobile if I have to. 

[archer36]

Just wondering, why do they have the no gutting rule? 

[tjfslaughter]

52 minutes ago, archer36 said:

Just wondering, why do they have the no gutting rule? 

The Yellowstone heard of Elk carries Bangs disease or Brucellosis.  Does not have an affect on humans but can wipe out a cattle herd.  Many of the ranchers in Jackson have been there for 6 generations.  They dont want any chance of the cattle eating the gut pile and infecting the herd.

[rocky]

I am too old to start applying in another point state. I wish I did Wyoming and Nevada when I was younger. I was lucky enough to hunt Arizona twice , Utah once, Montana once, and I hunted New Mexico several times and also guided there when I was young. I play the lottery game in too many states for too many species to mention. I actually have been applying for over 30 years for Arizona desert bighorn and I most likely will never see that tag before I die. Last year I finally drew a Colorado archery bull tag after 14 or 16 years of applying and I had to turn it back in because my knees gave out.

Todays young hunters won’t have the same opportunity's that I had unless they are very wealthy which sucks. 

[fish_hunter]

that's a giant elk !