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    Wyo bear hunters

    If you are going to hunt bears near Sheridan on the Bighorn National Forest it will be rather difficult to not be in the neighborhood of someones bait site. The game and fish office in Sheridan has a Forest Map with the square mile (sections) marked that people have chosen for bear bait areas...
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    Wyoming Antelope

    When considering antelope hunting in Hunt Area 113, take note of what Bryan B has to say about access to the area. ClearCreek
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    Swarovski Binoculars - Where’s the best deal

    S&S ?? Sorry I don't recognize. ClearCreek
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    Advice for Beginning Wildlife Biologists

    Several of the posters on this thread have discussed "regulatory jobs" During my career I had a fish management position in a western state. I had contact with fish and wildlife biologists that had regulatory positions, mainly with Federal agencies. A biologist with a regulatory position...
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    Advice for Beginning Wildlife Biologists

    Decide where you would like to end up working and go to graduate school in that state. Become extremely proficient in GIS. Learn to write and speak well. The better you can write (technical publications) and speak (public speaking) the better off you will be. Try to get involved in all kinds...
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    Sold Swarovski 25x50 STS/ATS eyepiece

    I hope you can find a 25X50 WA eyepiece. I have one on my 80 STS and would not think of changing. Wish I could help but all I can say is good luck, you will really like the 25X50 WA! ClearCreek
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    Wyoming antelope tag question

    To distribute hunters. Gives more hunters a chance to hunt and not have the crowding that could or would happen if all the hunters were able to hunt at the same time. ClearCreek
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    Wyoming antelope tag question

    You are not understanding the situation in the hunt area. There is no "they expect or anticipate 1600 people to gain access to private land". In this particular hunt area a lot (probably most) of the landowners either charge a trespass fee to hunt, outfit their own land or lease their land to...
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    Wyoming antelope tag question

    You don't suppose the game biologists and game wardens in that area that crafted those seasons a few years ago had some knowledge of the number of hunters in that hunt area that were already just hunting private land so they set the quotas accordingly? Might not be as bizarre as you...
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    Wyoming antelope tag question

    In some hunt areas you are correct, but in the situation being discussed in this thread the OP is referring to a hunt area south of Gillette where the Type 2 antelope licenses are valid on private land only. ClearCreek
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    Wyoming antelope tag question

    Not if you understand the reasoning for having the Type 2 licenses. If all 2,150 (in 2019) of the licenses were valid anywhere (private and public lands) in the hunt area there would be a lot of hunters on the few public land parcels and the hunting quality would suffer. However, by splitting...
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    WY Antelope Late Hunt

    Just a suggestion, if you talk to a Wyoming biologist about hunting antelope does late, don't use the word "migrate". Just ask about "seasonal movements" that may cause the antelope to be in different areas later in the season vs. early in the season. ClearCreek
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    Wyoming Antelope Outfitters

    Talk to TJ at Bear Track Outfitters in Buffalo. ClearCreek
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    Family trip to the Bighorns, suggestions needed.

    The outdoor store in Buffalo is the Sports Lure. ClearCreek
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    Monster Mountain Lion Snared North of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.

    I once weighed a big male that tipped the scales at 176 lbs. It came from north central Wyoming. That was a big kitty!! ClearCreek
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    Swaro 65 0r 85 objective?

    Yup, see it now. I just did not look far enough on the website. Thanks, ClearCreek
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    Swaro 65 0r 85 objective?

    Where are you seeing an 85 mm objective? On the Swarovski website they list only 65 and 80 mm objectives. ClearCreek
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    Wyoming Draw explained

    ......if you draw the region tag you can hunt in any of the GENERAL SEASON units that make up the region. If you draw a specific unit you can obviously only hunt that unit. Just a minor clarification on the Region concept. ClearCreek
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    general unit wyoming elk outfitter recommendations

    You might want to contact Grizzly Outfitters and talk to Cole. They hunt 129 and kill some good bulls. ClearCreek
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    Age this buck

    Where did you come up with that? Both 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 year old deer have three premolars. It is the number of cusps on the third premolar that distinguishes if the deer is 1 1/2 or 2 1/2 years old. If the deer has three cusps on the third premolar it is 1 1/2 years old, if the third premolar...
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