NR General elk help...

[Wiszard]

If any of you would be willing to help me figure out where to put in as a Non-res next year ( I have points), I would really appreciate any help. I have been looking at draw reports/harvest numbers, etc and some of it is greek to me. If you are willing to help me, pm me. If not, no worries. Thanks in advance.

Steve

 

[Wiszard]

6 views and no negative comments yet? Wow...I'm impressed. Just kidding....I appreciate that.

 

[brdhuntr]

Do you horseback, or hike, how many points, and camping or motel?

 

[WapitiBob]

Not that hard to figure out, NR General Elk has one choice; General.

LQ is another story, starting with your point total.

 

[Wiszard]

Do you horseback, or hike, how many points, and camping or motel?

To be honest, I feel I'd get a better response if i had someone pm me. I am looking to eventually email and have a phone convo or two with anyone who'd be able to help. I am a hiker, no ATV and not afraid to work hard. I will be camping in a Kodiak tent so I will be ok if it snows. I may bring my 19 foot trailer and hunt from my truck if need be. I prefer a rifle hunt and I prefer to be more to the west side of the state...or southwest. I can make it to anywhere west of Rock Springs in a days drive but this is not an end all. I have 3 NR points right now so will have 4 going in to next year. I would rather see many elk and smaller bulls rather than hunt an area where I'll see less elk and hope I see a larger bull to put a tag on. I hope this info helps.

 

[Wiszard]

Not that hard to figure out, NR General Elk has one choice; General.

LQ is another story, starting with your point total.

I am having a hard time figuring it out...I think. From what I gather, the areas in the central and east take LOTS of points and the areas in the southwest take less points. It looks like most bull/any elk are type 1. I had a hard time figuring out the NR and Res harvest data. I find it hard to believe that in some areas there are as many bull elk harvested as they are claiming. That is why I think I may be comprehending the data incorrectly. Any help is appreciated.

 

[WapitiBob]

Do you want a multi area GEN license or a single hunt area LQ license?

 

[Wiszard]

Do you want a multi area GEN license or a single hunt area LQ license?

That is what I don't know....not sure what the difference is. Need to research that. I want an area that I'll get to know and hopefully have the opportunity to hunt it every 2-4 years. I am sure the multi Gen tag is the more accessible tag, correct?

 

[WapitiBob]

yes, look at last years regulations book and it will list all the general elk units as well as the LQ (type 1 or 2).

 

[Wiszard]

Thanks WapitiBob!

 

[Wiszard]

Ok..let me know if this makes sense to you. I went through the draw odds for last year and if I were to have had 5 points, I would've only been able to draw unit 33 with 5, 47 required 2 points, 51 required 2 points, 106 took 5 and 125 took 1. Does this make sense? I didn't go through the odds for the wilderness areas. Thanks!

 

[WapitiBob]

I think one of those was 80% or so but yea.

 

[Wiszard]

What I have been hearing is that WY is a really good state to hunt elk in and there are a lot of opportunities. Are the units that only take 5 or less considerably better than units in CO that take the same amount of points?....generally speaking? I haven't looked at success rates yet.

 

[WapitiBob]

No idea, I have no desire to look at colorado.

 

[highfastflyer]

I suggest you put in for the GEN General elk license. You will draw with 5 points and many of those areas which there are quite a few in Western Wyoming. The farther North you go the more Wilderness and Grizzly you will encounter. You can’t hunt any designated wilderness without a guide. Many GEN areas in Western Wyoming have high success rates. Study the Hunt Planner on Wyo G&F website it is a great tool to start.