Late tag 59 or 56 wyoming
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Soccerdude
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Weather coming this week. Hire a guide. Go kill a giant.
Assuming that you are from Bryn Mawr PA and therefore a nonresident; you should be aware of the large amounts of wilderness in both 56 and 59 that you won’t be able to hunt without a guide. Both areas can be thick with grizzly bears this time of year. Seems you have waited an awfully long time if you haven’t reached out to any outfitters by now. In any case for unit 59 you should contact Carl at Boulder Basin Outfitters; for unit 56 Josh at Trails West outfitters. You might want to consider Meade Dominick at 7D Ranch as he is the exclusive outfitter on a huge chunk of private in unit 58. The hunt with Meade would most likely be easier as you will not be tent camping in the wilderness. 350+ bulls are doable with any of these guys; I certainly wouldn’t wait any longer to start making some phone calls. Just my 2 cents.
buckspotter7
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Commissioners Licenses are good for deer, elk, or antelope. I’m assuming you mean you intend to choose an elk hunt. Very odd to wait until end of October, but take the advice above
CHWino_1
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I hunted 55 as a NR MANY years ago. Drew it first try before the point system was put in place. 56 was considered the better unit at that time. We were hunting the first week of December and I've never been so cold. We'd saddle up on the hwy at 5:30 and head up. I'd ride til I was frozen, then lead my horse to warm up. Finally killed on day 5 10 miles in. All creeks were frozen and our horses would break thru at each crossing. Luckily I was 20 years younger at the time.
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Reminder of the changes to 56 and 59 this year.
59 closing date has moved back to Nov 30 (this will help).
56 closing date has moved up to Nov 30 (Dec 7 last year), but added unit 55 to the license.
If you want a guided backcountry style hunt go with 59. If you want a guided day hunt then 56. If you want DIY then 56.
If it was my tag and the cost of a guide wasn't an issue, then I would definitely go guided in 59. There is better chance of bulls moving through 59 if there isn't bad enough weather than in 56. 56 can be done DIY.
59 closing date has moved back to Nov 30 (this will help).
56 closing date has moved up to Nov 30 (Dec 7 last year), but added unit 55 to the license.
If you want a guided backcountry style hunt go with 59. If you want a guided day hunt then 56. If you want DIY then 56.
If it was my tag and the cost of a guide wasn't an issue, then I would definitely go guided in 59. There is better chance of bulls moving through 59 if there isn't bad enough weather than in 56. 56 can be done DIY.
