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The hard part will be drawing a tag unless you're a resident (at least in Wyoming). The hunt is easy. I use a 6.5 CM but have used 243, 270, and 30-06... they all work. Alpha glass isn't needed, Vortex Diamondbacks will work just fine. Bipods are pretty helpful -- shots range from 100-400 yards...

Too many variables to answer cleanly. Need species, time of year, how many going with. Sometimes temperature drives it--I didn't bowhunt elk at all this year because I didn't think I could get the meat out in time when temps were above 80F in September. Some years ago I had planned a solo late...

I'll just speak for Wyoming, but declining access (not habitat) is a big one and it links to costs. I didn't see it on your list, but I doubled up with cost + over-hunting, which is what happens everywhere else when the access gets all tied up. That said, there's no decline in hunting interest here.

Ideal, no. Adequate, absolutely. My boys all hunt with 6.5 CMs using 142 gr ABLR. First two cows were taken at 350 yards. Simulateous shots from each boy-- both cows were killed with a single shot. Next bull killed with a single shot from 200 yards, went about 40 yards then piled up. Last bull...

I just got the Ruger M77 Hawkeye African in a 35 Whelen last month. I love the feel of it and it shoots well. Should make the perfect gun for my Wyoming moose hunt this fall!

I tried the 200gr this year out of my 300 Win Mag. Killed a buck mule deer from 200 yards and a bull elk at 90 yards. Both were heart shots, so the bullet probably didn't matter, but they grouped okay out of my Sako S20. I'll be using them again this year.

What did you use to get this finish?

Every time I kill an elk I think, "What was I thinking doing this without a horse?!" Someday... My dad is getting too old to help pack, but my boys are hitting their teen years so they're up a and coming packers. Between them, me, and my wife we packed out a cow about 2 miles in a single trip...

No. A few miles south of Palmer Canyon.

I second the attack pants!

Keep your eyes peeled for bighorn sheep too. This is a pic from our property in Area 7 from a spring hike this April. You can see some of the terrain I'm talking about in the background, although its not as steep as a lot of places.

Most guys in Area 7 are not horseback hunting, so I would suggest a good supportive hiking boot. I prefer Crispi Hunters or Crispi Altitudes, depending on whether I have to cross streams. Not much water in Area 7, so comfort and ankle protection is probably the highest concern. I hunted Alaska...

Of course I always pack gloves and a stocking hat. And you will have to wear blaze orange. Are you going with an outfitter or DIY?

The weather is highly variable that time of year. It's not too high elevation-wise (maybe only 6000-8000 ft), so it will be usually be warmer than other locales throughout the state. I typically hunt that area every year and I live in Laramie. My typical hunting clothes are a merino wool...

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The drawing system did not change. The legislature quashed it.

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The preference to bonus point bill failed in the House. But the bill to raise NR license fees passed both chambers: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2023/HB0200

Welcome! I'm in Laramie.

No doubt! I'm looking forward to my first Africa trip in 2024. The only other place I've hunted (outside my home state of Wyoming and my grad school home in upstate NY) was an unguided Caribou trip to AK. I own acreage in area 7 for elk, but haven't drawn a tag for nearly 10 years... but I see...

Yes. 90/10 was already passed. Conversion of moose and sheep to once-in-a-lifetime has already passed. The preference/bonus point change is on the docket for the current legislative session. I'm not sure where the 7250 change is in the process. I'm also not clear on what changes have to be...

The consensus is that it's unclear how opportunity might change for NR. There's already more NR elk tags than given out than the 7250. If you're willing to pay high fees for a tag and an outfitter, then you may benefit, as that was the driver for the change. If you're a DIY hunter, the change...

I agree with you about Sy, but in truth most residents will never be able to draw a sheep or moose tag. That's why the changes occurred. In the current system, there's no point in my sons buying points because they'll never draw. With the system they're transitioning to (bonus point system), at...

The moose/sheep points changes have already gone into effect. There's a lot more on the table that may change soon too. Price increases, at least for the NR special license, and potentially changing the NR general tag to a regional tag like the current NR deer. In my view, point creep is going...

I think you will need more points first. 3 elk points won't even get you a general bull tag. Are you asking l willing to burn points on a cow hunt? In many areas, the elk season won't overlap with deer, and usually terrain of antelope won't overlap much with elk. I would recommend just focusing...

A bit brisk over in Laramie, WY today. Wind chill hit -50F and it's -24F without windchill.

I've had good experiences sending my binos into Zeiss for refurbishing/repair.

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In general, not good. They've cut back tags significantly as a result.

In honor of Cal Pappas - NKWE SAFARIS

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For moose, sheep, and goat the legislature already passed the 90/10 split. It will go into effect next year along with a once-in-a-lifetime limitation on bull, ram, and billy tags. The Task Force is currently considering 90/10 for high demand areas for elk, deer, and antelope, but the...

Thanks for the invite, but I'm hoping to be out in the woods that week!

Another vote for the Tikka 1X!

The boys really want zebra, I haven't thought much about bushbuck

I have three sons, so he'll likely have at least one of them hunting with him the entire time. Two of them were actually with him for his last elk and they did the lion's share of the skinning work for him!!

Thanks! We're all really looking forward to it!!

I booked with KMG Hunting Safaris. We'll be hunting plains game -- I'm hoping for kudu, nyala, impala, and hopefully some opportunity animals. Were hunting 2 father/son hunts with my dad and I doing the "father" parts of the hunts and my three boys hunting the two "son" parts of the hunt...

My wife is worried about this! :)

They are beautiful...but the blow down beetlekill over the last few years has really altered their feel and the ability to navigate the timber.

Hopefully the wind stops blowing or you'll only be able to shoot 15 yards without losing your arrow...weeks on end of 40+ mph winds are getting really old! This has been the worst year for wind in the last 20, and as you know Laramie is a windy place already!!