Brn2hnt
Member
Now that Idaho draws are out, I have finally been able to put together some more solid plans for my WY general tag. I've got two main areas that I have been looking at based on hunter success, availability of any elk on a general tag (should mean over population objectives,) hunter success rates, and prevalence of wilderness areas. I've so far been able to get a hold of two biologists, with more phone calls to follow.
My plan is to take off work this Friday noonish and arrive sometime that night to a campground in western Wyoming around which I have several likely roads and ridges to check out, then Sunday head over to south central WY to check another unit. What i mean by checking out a road is how passable it is to vehicles as often times a road may show up on a map but not be heavily traveled due to condition. Probably old hat to everyone on here but it was a definite lesson for me this last weekend in ID.
My general question is: is there anything worth noting about either western or south central WY that I wouldn't be able to tell from a map or statistics? The unit I am looking at in south central WY seems to have a ton more pressure, but has a better success ratio as well. Also worth noting my first trip will be with a bow in early September, so hopefully pressure will be much less severe. Pm's fully appreciated if appropriate. Thanks and good luck to everyone and have a safe 4th!
Mike
My plan is to take off work this Friday noonish and arrive sometime that night to a campground in western Wyoming around which I have several likely roads and ridges to check out, then Sunday head over to south central WY to check another unit. What i mean by checking out a road is how passable it is to vehicles as often times a road may show up on a map but not be heavily traveled due to condition. Probably old hat to everyone on here but it was a definite lesson for me this last weekend in ID.
My general question is: is there anything worth noting about either western or south central WY that I wouldn't be able to tell from a map or statistics? The unit I am looking at in south central WY seems to have a ton more pressure, but has a better success ratio as well. Also worth noting my first trip will be with a bow in early September, so hopefully pressure will be much less severe. Pm's fully appreciated if appropriate. Thanks and good luck to everyone and have a safe 4th!
Mike