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<blockquote data-quote="wyrshunter1" data-source="post: 2515451" data-attributes="member: 122173"><p>You want a the best chance at a 350+ bull you are going to have to draw the desert areas. 30, 31, 32, 100. You don't need a guide and they are about 100% success, no grizzlies, and no packing, road or ATV hunt. They are also the hardest to draw.</p><p></p><p>The rest of the State is a crapshoot on Trophies. If you can get on private land and want to use a guide. check it out but outfitted hunts are going to be time limited and you probably take the first mature bull you see.</p><p></p><p>The easiest to get into are the high density grizzly hunts around the Parks but almost all Wilderness so you need a guide or a Wyoming friend, horses, plenty of bear planning, and a desire for a lot of added excitement.</p><p></p><p>There are a lot of non wilderness areas along the Wyoming Range running from Kemmerer to the Hoback that you can get a good bull if you pack in 4-5 miles away from the ATV crowd, have private access, or know a local with a honeyhole.</p><p></p><p>There are a lot of private opportunities that are easy to draw in Eastern Wyoming and the Snowy Range and Sierra Madres have the most elk. The limited areas of the Snowies or plenty of time in the Wilderness areas of the Sierras will likely get you a mature bull but 350 is luck.</p><p></p><p> The Wind Rivers offer a lower density grizzly experience with breathtaking country but require a guide or friend to go in there for those not blessed with the automatic competency that comes with living in Wyoming a year. There are nice bulls there but it is a hard hunt that depends greatly on the weather. It can be awesome and you are into elk with a rifle in peak rut or it is the type of country that is very difficult to hunt if they ain't at least talking during the day because of heat. Those are areas 96, 97, and 98. You will need horses or llamas.</p><p></p><p>If its DIY I would advise a lot of research and taking the entire fall off so you can get a crossbow and hunt and scout until rifle opens and then have time to get back there and hunt if the snow flies in late October. At the very least that way you can shoot a a young cow on the extended anterless if you don't find your bull and have the finest meat the world has to offer with weather conditions to ensure it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wyrshunter1, post: 2515451, member: 122173"] You want a the best chance at a 350+ bull you are going to have to draw the desert areas. 30, 31, 32, 100. You don't need a guide and they are about 100% success, no grizzlies, and no packing, road or ATV hunt. They are also the hardest to draw. The rest of the State is a crapshoot on Trophies. If you can get on private land and want to use a guide. check it out but outfitted hunts are going to be time limited and you probably take the first mature bull you see. The easiest to get into are the high density grizzly hunts around the Parks but almost all Wilderness so you need a guide or a Wyoming friend, horses, plenty of bear planning, and a desire for a lot of added excitement. There are a lot of non wilderness areas along the Wyoming Range running from Kemmerer to the Hoback that you can get a good bull if you pack in 4-5 miles away from the ATV crowd, have private access, or know a local with a honeyhole. There are a lot of private opportunities that are easy to draw in Eastern Wyoming and the Snowy Range and Sierra Madres have the most elk. The limited areas of the Snowies or plenty of time in the Wilderness areas of the Sierras will likely get you a mature bull but 350 is luck. The Wind Rivers offer a lower density grizzly experience with breathtaking country but require a guide or friend to go in there for those not blessed with the automatic competency that comes with living in Wyoming a year. There are nice bulls there but it is a hard hunt that depends greatly on the weather. It can be awesome and you are into elk with a rifle in peak rut or it is the type of country that is very difficult to hunt if they ain't at least talking during the day because of heat. Those are areas 96, 97, and 98. You will need horses or llamas. If its DIY I would advise a lot of research and taking the entire fall off so you can get a crossbow and hunt and scout until rifle opens and then have time to get back there and hunt if the snow flies in late October. At the very least that way you can shoot a a young cow on the extended anterless if you don't find your bull and have the finest meat the world has to offer with weather conditions to ensure it. [/QUOTE]
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