Wyoming Outdoors 2022

BOARD of DIRECTORS

President

Sy Gilliland | Casper, WY

Vice President

Lee Livingston | Cody, WY

Secretary/Treasurer

Dusty Schell | Casper, WY

Board Members

Angie Denny | Cheyenne, WY

Taylor Engum | Shoshoni, WY

Tedd Jenkins | Freedom, WY

Terry Pollard | Pinedale, WY

Carl Sauerwein | Cody, WY

Tyler Sims | McFadden, WY

Jeff Smith | Sundance, WY

Dustin Stetter | Dubois, WY

Brian Taylor | Kelly, WY

Board Members / Guide Representatives

Mike Aberle | Sundance, WY

Bruce Kopperud | Casper, WY

WYOGA Lobbyist

Bill Novotny | Buffalo, WY

Administrator

Laurie Alexander | Casper, WY

From the WYOGA President Sy Gilliland

Dear fellow hunters and outdoor enthusiasts:

Wyoming’s outfitters and guides are currently wrapping up their 2022 hunting seasons. As we put the tack and gear away, pull our horses shoes and put our livestock out on winter pasture its time to reflect on 2022 and plan our 2023 season.

Wyoming is a favorite hunting destination for traveling sportsmen. We continue to see demand to draw a nonresident license outstrip license availability. It’s no wonder why. Our states wildlife populations are second to none across the mountain west states. Wyomings diverse and open habitat provides plenty of room for big game animals to promulgate and flourish. Our large number of free ranging wildlife provides plenty of opportunity for hunters and tourists who flock to the cowboy state each year. Wyomings tourism industry is huge and touches every corner of our state. Hunting provides more than $340,000,000.00 of economic contribution to our economy annually.

The members of WYOGA are active on several fronts. We continue to fight to keep our 22 state feed grounds and the national elk refuge open and feeding wintering populations of elk to prevent starvation. After two years of multiple meetings, the Wyoming Game & Fish is in the final stages of writing a plan to manage feed grounds into the future. In addition to the feed grounds, we are constantly fighting to de-list grizzly bears and influence wolf hunting seasons, mountain lion and black bear management.

The Wyoming Wildlife Task Force will conclude its work which started in the summer of 2021. The final meeting will be held December 14th at the Wyoming Game & Fish headquarters office in Cheyenne. Many of you have been following the work of the task force and have commented to the task force. This was a monumental effort spearheaded by the Wyoming Game & Fish Commission, The Governor of Wyoming and the legislative branch of our state. The recommendations put forth by the task force are currently being considered by the commission or the legislature. The members of WYOGA were in attendance at every meeting and their efforts played a huge role in shaping task force recommendations. Our goal going into the task force was to keep big game licenses available at a reasonable level for nonresidents. As the recommendations put forth by the task force work their way through the commission and legislature you can rest assured WYOGA will be there every step of the way.

The members of WYOGA are some of the finest hunting professionals in the west. When you’re considering your next hunting trip or outdoor excursion, always look towards the industry leaders and book with a member of the Wyoming Outfitters and Guides Association.

Good luck and happy hunting,

Sy Gilliland, President

Membership D irect o ry

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88 Ranch Outfitters 68

Absaroka Ranch 66

Allen’s Diamond 4 Wilderness Ranch 66

Backcountry Hunting Logistics 66

Bald Mountain Outfitters, Inc. 71

Bar-Nunn Hunting 70

Barlow Outfitting 66

Bear Basin Adventures ................. 73

Bear Track Outfitters ................... 72

Best of the West Outfitters, LLC .......... 69

Big Horn Outfitters .................... 67

Boulder Basin Outfitters, Inc. ............ 71

Box Creek Outfitters ................... 70

Butte Creek Outfitters .................. 69

C K Hunting & Fishing Camp ............. 67

Cedar Ridge Outfitters ................. 69

Cole Creek Outfitters .................. 70

Constant Quest Outfitters, LLC ........... 67

Cross C Ranch ........................ 73

Darwin Ranch ........................ 69

Dodge Creek Ranch ................... 69

Elk Fork Outfitters ..................... 66

Elk Mountain Outfitters, LLC /Wapiti Ridge Ranch 73

Fiddle Back Ranch, LLC 68

Five Star Expeditions, Inc. 66

Grand Slam Outfitters, Inc. 67

Greys River Outfitters 68

Grizzly Outfitters, LLC 66

Gros Ventre Wilderness Outfitters, Inc. 72

Heart 6 Ranch 70

Heart Spear Outfitters, LLC 68

High Pine Outfitters 69

Jenkins Hunting Camp 68

Linn Outfitting, Inc. 69

Livingston Outfitting, Inc. 69

Lost Creek Outfitters, LLC 71

Massive Buck Outfitters 72

Meeks Brothers Outfitting, LLC 69

Morning Creek Outfitting 71

Muddy Draw Outdoors, LLC 67

Mule Shoe Outfitters, LLC 73

Nelson Outfitters 70

Nols Rocky Mountain (NHO) 70

Non-Typical Outfitters 73

O’Brien Creek Outfitters, LLC 70

Offgrid Outdoors

...................... 68

P Cross Bar Trophy Hunts, LLC ........... 67

Paradise Guest Ranch .................. 69

Pathfinder Hunting & Fishing Consultants, Inc. ............ 68

Pennoyer Outfitting .................... 71

Rand Creek Outfitters ................. 66

Robert Model Outfitter, LLC ............. 70

Rough Country Outfitters & Guides ....... 71

Said Creek Outfitters & Outfitting Adventures .............. 68

Savery Creek Outfitters 72

Seven J Outfitters 72

SNS Outfitter & Guides 68

South Fork Outfitters, LLC 71

Spearhead Ranch 70

Spotted Horse Ranch, Inc. 73

Spur Outfitters, LLC 66

Stetter Outfitters 72

Summit Lake Outfitters, LLC 73

Swift Creek Outfitters & Teton Horseback Adventures 68

T Lazy T Outfitters 72

Table Mountain Outfitters 67

Thomson Outfitters 72

Timber Canyon Ranch Outfitting, LLC 73

Timberline Outfitters 70

Triangle X Ranch 73

Triple Three Outfitters, Ltd. 71

Trophy Mountain Outfitters 67

Trophy Ridge Outfitters, LLC 67

Turkey Track Outfitters 72

Two Ocean Pass Outfitters 70

Tyler Sims Outfitting, LLC 72

Ucross Outfitting, LLC 73

Wagonhound Outfitters 69

Western Gateway Outfitters 71

Wild Man Adventures 67

Wilderness Trails, Inc. 69

Wolf Lake Outfitters 72

Wood River Big Game Outfitters 66

Wood River Ranch Outfitters, LLC 68

Wycon Safari, Inc. 67

Wyoming Professional Hunters, Ltd 71

Wyoming Wildlife Outfitters 69

Yellowstone Outfitters 69

President’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Member Directory List / TOC / Advertisers . . . . . 3

2022 Guide of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce . . . . . . . . . . . 12

5-Year Mule Deer Monitoring Project Article . . . 16

2022 Hunter of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

In Memory of Clarene Law . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Big Game Rifle & Archery Awards . . . . . . 31–37

2022 Agency Personnel Award . . . . . . . . . . 42

Wyoming Hunger Initiative Article . . . . . . . . 48

Honorary Lifetime Members List, WYOGA Voting  Guides List & Agency Personnel List 54

2022 Honorary Lifetime Member Award 60

WYOGA Membership Directory 66–73

WYOGA Yellow Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76–77

Advertisers

Absaroka Ranch 61

Bald Mountain Outfitters, Inc . . . . . . . . . . 53

Best Of The West Outfitters, LLC . . . . . . 58 & 59

Big Horn Outfitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Boulder Basin Outfitters . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Box Creek Outfitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

C K Hunting & Fishing Camp . . . . . . . . . . 22

Campbell County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Constant Quest Outfitters . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Converse County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Crook County / Devils Tower Country . . . . . 78

Cross C Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Dallas Safari Club - DSC . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Elk Fork Outfitters 13

Elk Mountain Outfitters, LLC 52

Gunwerks Inside Back Cover

High Pine Outfitters 50

Jenkins Hunting Camp 29

Livingston Outfitting, Inc 23

Lost Creek Outfitters, LLC 62 & 63

Massive Buck Outfitters 57

Maven 1

Meeks Brothers Outfitting, LLC 29

Mooncrest Ranch 5

Mule Shoe Outfitters, LLC 38

Non-Typical Outfitters 46 & 47

O’Brien Creek Outfitters, LLC 8

Offgrid Outdoors 56

Outdoor Dream Foundation 64

P Cross Bar Trophy Hunts, LLC 29

Park County Travel Council Back Cover

ProDesign 79

Ramkota Hotel 13

Rand Creek Outfitters 22

Reid Creek lodge 51

Rough Country Outfitters & Guides 39

Seven J Outfitters 6 & 7

SNS Outfitter & Guides 18 & 19

South Fork Outfitters, LLC 4

Sportsman’s Warehouse 16

Spotted Horse Ranch, Inc 30

Stone Glacier 80

Summit Lake Outfitters 9

Swift Creek Outfitters & Teton Horseback Adventures 10 & 11

Table Mountain Outfitters . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Tegeler and Associates . . . . . . Inside Front Cover

The Best of the West . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

The Wyldlife Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Thomson Outfitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Timberline Outfitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Triangle X Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Trophy Mountain Outfitters 26

Turkey Track Outfitters 55

Two Ocean Pass Outfitters & Heart Six Ranch 43

Tyler Sims Outfitting, LLC 14 & 15

Wagonhound Outfitters 44 & 45

Weatherby 75

Western Gateway Outfitters 23

Wild Sheep Foundation - WSF 37

Wilderness Trails, Inc 48

Wood River Ranch 25

Wyoming Game and Fish Department 5 & 37

Wyoming State Board of Outfitters 79

Wyoming Whiskey 9

Yellowstone Outfitters 28

2022 GUIDE OF THE YEAR — Randy George —

I GREW UP IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS of Arizona, in the land of big bull elk. Instead of doing normal things that kids do, I spent as much time in the woods watching and learning about elk. One of my first and favorite memories was sneaking up on a heard of elk in the timber with my dad. I was quite young, but hooked from then on! In 1989, my folks moved back to Wyoming and I followed them.

My first outfitting job in Wyoming was in 1990. I worked a couple of years in the Dunoir Country, mostly as a campjack, but I helped guide a few hunters. My first guiding job was with John Winters on Two Ocean pass in 1996. That was a great experience! That’s big country and to say I was nervous would be an understatement. I’ll never forget that first hunter. He was a blue collar carpenter from Michigan who had saved his hard earned money for years to pay for his dream hunt. The pressure was on. As I called in a bull for him, I was every bit as excited as he was. That first guiding experience was a success and from that point on, I was hooked.  I worked for John for several years and then branched out to work for Nate Vance in the Wyoming Thorofare. That was another adventure I’ll never forget.

As the years passed and I grew older, I began to guide antelope hunts from the pickup. This experience led me to working for some of Wyoming’s legendary outfitters such as Todd Jones, Taylor Engum with East Fork Outfitters and now Sy Gilliland, outfitter for SNS Outfitters & Guides. Sy has taught me a lot and opened a lot of doors in my life. We have had some great times and I’ve enjoyed the experiences we have shared.

I am a saddle maker by trade, but guiding is my passion. I work all year building saddles, but can’t wait for September and the start of hunting season. I love spending time in the field, sharing experiences with fellow hunters and helping clients dream hunts become a reality. I strive to make sure they go home fulfilled with their time in Wyoming.

I am blessed to get to be a part of a great organization of sportsmen and women. I would like to thank Taylor Engum for the nomination, my family for understanding my need to hunt and WYOGA for naming me as their Hunting Guide of the Year. I am honored.

Recommendations from the WYOMING WILDLIFE TASKFORCE

THE WYOMING WILDLIFE TASKFORCE’S charge is to study top-priority wildlife policy issues facing the state related to the allocation of hunting opportunity, sportsperson access and other issues. The topics will be identified by the taskforce members for study over an 18-month period with the goal of presenting conclusions and recommendations to the Wyoming Legislature, Game and Fish Commission and governor to support decision-making on Wyoming’s wildlife resources.

The Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce’s (Taskforce) charge is to study top-priority wildlife policy issues facing the state related to the allocation of hunting opportunity, sportsperson access and other issues, and to make recommendations to the proper decision-making body regarding solutions to these issues.

ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY FOR BIG 5 SPECIES:

The Taskforce recommends that the Wyoming legislature pass legislation stating that the draw of a hunting license for allowing for the take of a bighorn sheep ram, any moose/bull moose, bull bison, mountain goat, and grizzly bear (once delisted) will be a once in a lifetime draw opportunity. Anyone currently in the 5-year waiting period is included and has already drawn their in a lifetime opportunity.

This recommendation came from the Taskforce discussion that opportunity for residents to hunt bighorn sheep, moose, bison, mountain goat, and grizzly bear (once delisted) needs to be increased. The Taskforce made this decision after being presented with information from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department regarding license allocation and the draw process, and receiving public comment on this topic.

90/10 LICENSE ALLOCATION FOR BIG 5 SPECIES:

The Taskforce recommends that the Wyoming legislature pass legislation providing that 90% of all bighorn sheep, moose, mountain goat, wild bison and grizzly bear tags are allocated to Wyoming residents, and the remaining 10% to nonresidents.

This recommendation came from the Taskforce discussion that opportunity for residents to hunt bighorn sheep, moose, bison, mountain goat, and grizzly bear (once delisted) needs to be increased. The Taskforce made this decision after being presented with information from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department regarding license allocation and the draw process, and receiving public comment on this topic.

FULLY FUND THE WYOMING WILDLIFE LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCE TRUST:

Based on a unanimous vote of the Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce, we ask that you include additional funding for the corpus of the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resources Trust Fund (WWNRT) in your upcoming budget in the amount of no less than $85 million. As you are aware, this amount would bring the corpus of the fund to being fully funded at the $200 million minimum objective as defined when the fund was initially passed into law, and allow the program to operate at its intended capacity without annual funding from the General Fund.

During our first three task force meetings, many of our discussions and associated public comment have revolved around our desires to increase hunting and fishing opportunity around the state. One of the best ways to increase wildlife populations is through the maintenance, enhancement and new development of new wildlife habitats. The WWNRT has had an exceptional record for over a decade of putting resources on the ground to improve and conserve Wyoming’s treasured landscapes, including hundreds of miles of streams restored, thousands of acres of wetlands built, millions of acres of rangeland and forests conserved, and nearly 1,000 individual projects in all 23 Wyoming counties.

Additionally, the work of the WWNRT and its partners has been, and will be, a major factor in Wyoming’s efforts to address species of greatest ecological concern and keep species off the Endangered Species List. While all members recognize the challenging times we face related to our states’ fiscal situation, we believe fully funding the WWNRT demonstrates leadership and renewed focus on the importance of investing in Wyoming’s future.

GRIZZLY BEAR MANAGEMENT:

The Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce’s (Taskforce) charge is to study top-priority wildlife policy issues facing the state related to the allocation of hunting opportunity, sportsperson access and other issues and to make recommendations to the proper decision-making body regarding solutions to these issues.

Due to the fact the Taskforce is making recommendations pertaining to the license allocation for hunting grizzly bears, and to address a number of public comments on the topic, the members agreed it was important to state our position on grizzly bear management. The Taskforce is united in our belief that:

• The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s population of grizzly bears has achieved, and exceeded, federal recovery criteria.

• Grizzly bears should be delisted from the federal Endangered Species Act and management should be returned to the State of Wyoming.

• The endless legal challenges to returning grizzly bears to state management are only related to promulgating rules for delisting and ignore scientific evidence of recovery.

• The state wildlife authority, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, is best-suited for the management of grizzly bears in Wyoming.

• Wyoming has a sound management plan in place for the seamless return of grizzlies to the state.

• Sportspeople have paid over $50 million for the recovery and management of grizzly bears and are an essential part of the management of the species.

• Hunting is a time-tested model for managing many wildlife species in North America, including large carnivores. Like other wildlife, large carnivores must be managed, and that includes objectives set by science and public input. Hunting is one method to move populations toward those objectives. It also offers those who provide the financial resources to manage grizzly bears an opportunity to take an active role in their management.

The Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce is hopeful that future Wyoming hunters will enjoy the chance to participation in grizzly bear management.

PREFERENCE POINTS TRANSITION TO BONUS POINTS:

Following multiple discussions over several meetings, the Taskforce voted to recommend a substantial change to the manner in which bighorn sheep and moose licenses are issued for both residents and nonresidents specific to the use of preference points. There are three primary components of the changes recommended: 1) Transition from a prescriptive draw where 75% of licenses are drawn from the top point holders to a system that is completely random. 2) Transition to a weighted bonus point system where an applicant’s advantage in the draw increases exponentially with each subsequent year they continue to apply. The Taskforce recommends this be implemented by squaring an applicant’s total number of bonus points. 3) Delay implementation by up to four years from the date the law is effective to provide long term applicants with the highest numbers of preference points a transition period. This was approved by the Task Force on December 3rd, 2021:

The task force solicited and received public feedback and comments in a variety of ways.

SPLITTING DEER SPECIES:

Following multiple discussions over several meetings, the Taskforce voted to recommend a change to state statute to differentiate “deer” as two species with one being Mule Deer and one being White-tailed Deer. This change would clarify in statute the biological fact that these are distinctly separate species. Currently, Mule Deer and Whitetail Deer are referred to as ‘deer’ in State Statute.

We are asking that your Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee consider drafting legislation to address this definition change wherever it may appear in Wyoming Statutes.

This was approved by the Taskforce at our meeting on April 28, 2022. The Taskforce solicited and received public feedback and comments in a variety of ways.

7,250 ELK CAP AND REGIONALIZATION OF NON-RESIDENT GENERAL ELK LICENSES:

The Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce recommends the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission remove the 7,250 cap on nonresident elk licenses, establishes and adopts regions for non-resident general elk licenses, and strongly requests the Commission implement a process for determining the non-resident general elk license quotas for each region that takes into consideration: (1) herd objectives, (2) access to hunting opportunity, and (3) resident hunting experience/hunter pressure.

In our discussions, the Taskforce recognized the 7,250 cap for non-resident general license allocation instituted in the 1980s was based on the average of non-resident license sales at that time. There was no biological purpose for this number. The state elk population has increased significantly since the 1980s and new methods are required to manage these herds in Wyoming. With the cap removed, game managers will have greater flexibility to control harvest.

We also studied the idea of regionalization of non-resident general elk licenses. Recent Wyoming Game and Fish Department analysis concluded that regionalizing non-resident elk licenses would provide game managers more precise abilities to manage the elk populations across the state. If implemented this measure could result in allocation of licenses in areas where additional elk harvest is needed and also provide additional options to manage hunter crowding.

ANTELOPE LICENSE REDUCTION:

The Taskforce recommends that the Commission modify existing regulations to change the number of type 1 antelope licenses a hunter may possess in each calendar year from two (2) to one (1). The Taskforce collected public comment and considered several factors in their deliberations prior to making this recommendation. Primary considerations revolved around providing more hunters with the opportunity to have at least one license.

The Taskforce recognized that the total number of licenses available has declined for biological reasons over the past several years. The Taskforce also acknowledged that nearly all Type 1 Antelope licenses are purchased and that there are not leftover licenses at the end of each season, even those areas with large amounts of private land.

Recommendations from the Taskforce to appropriate decision-making bodies, including the Wyoming state legislature, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, and the Governor as they become available on the Wyoming Wildlife Task Force website: https://sites google .com/wyo .gov/wyomingwildlifetaskforce/home/ recommendations-from-the-taskforce

CHEYENNE — Biologists at the Wyoming Game and Fish Department know a significant amount of information about mule deer and what impacts their overall success from decades of research and data collection. Through their research, they are well aware that weather, habitat and chronic wasting disease affect Wyoming’s mule deer populations. These environmental factors play a significant role in their population fluctuation. But, in the last 30 years, mule deer populations have declined to a point that is worrisome to wildlife managers and the public.

Even with the bulk of information on mule deer and tested management strategies, there are no quick fixes for the decline in mule deer populations. But, biologists at Game and Fish believe that new tools and technologies could offer more robust data to inform the management and prosperity of mule deer.

Enter the groundbreaking Mule Deer Monitoring Project.

The project seeks to collect more information on mule deer than ever before – and interpret that data faster and in a more immediately usable way. The 5-year monitoring project looks at six areas considered critical for mule deer management: abundance, composition, data management, survival, herd health and harvest management.

A main component of the monitoring project is to inform one of the most rooted and important questions for mule deer managers – how many individuals are there in a herd?

Understanding abundance, as the study terms it, is the cornerstone of management. To increase abundance data, Game and Fish plans to increase surveys significantly, scaling up from surveying one herd a year to eight.

For much of the other components of the project, wildlife managers are narrowing in on five local herds – some of which have never been intensely studied. Those focal herds are the Laramie Mountains, North Bighorn, Sweetwater, Upper Shoshone and Wyoming Range.

The monitoring project will also look closely at the composition of the focal herds. Composition means the number of male, female and juvenile deer in the herd. This will be done through aerial counts, trail cameras and ground surveys.

A large amount of data in the project will come from 1,000-collared mule deer. The data will be key to learning about the day-to-day lives of these animals. With this data, Game and Fish will be able to see where the deer go and where they stay, what habitat they use and where they avoid, giving biologists the opportunity to dig into the why. Additionally, collar data will help measure herd performance, assess causes of mortality, evaluate harvest strategies, update seasonal range maps and more.

The processing of the massive amount of data will be obtainable through a partnership with the University of Wyoming. Researchers from the university will take the immense volume of data, analyze it and return it to the department.

Game and Fish and partners will hit the ground running in the late fall. The first task will be deploying collars and then beginning intensive surveys. The data will start rolling into biologists’ email inboxes soon after. Throughout the year Game and Fish plans to update the public quarterly on what they are learning.

This story, written by Sara DiRienzo, public information officer, originally appeared in the Oct. 2022 issue of Wyoming Wildlife magazine.

2022 HUNTER OF THE YEAR

I AM HONORED AND HUMBLED to be selected to receive this award. I don’t consider myself to be a super hunter, but I will admit that no one loves to get into the mountains or appreciates their ruggedness and beauty more than I do.

I was raised in a Christian home in the rolling hills of west-central Pennsylvania, surrounded by farmland and forests. Dad and Mom loved Jesus and I accepted Him as my personal Lord and Savior in my early years. My family attended every service at our small, country church, which was only two doors away from home.

I married my childhood sweetheart, Pennee, when we were 20 years old and we were later blessed with Ryan, Kelli and Brent, and much later with seven wonderful grandchildren.

Pennsylvania has a rich hunting heritage, as demonstrated by the claim in the past that one million hunters entered Penn’s woods annually on the first day of whitetail buck season. My Dad enjoyed hunting, squeezing it in between his mill job, carpentry work and part-time farming. I was always intrigued with Dad’s firearms and his hunting excursions. I would wait anxiously when he spent the day afield to find out if he was successful, and to hear the stories associated with that success. I grew to love the outdoors. Hunting, to me, was like the icing on the cake.

I am a graduate engineer from the University of Pittsburgh, and my career included working in the coal industry, then with my brother-in-law in construction and other business opportunities, and ultimately in the consulting engineering field when I started a firm that my youngest son Brent and son-in-law Josh now own and operate.

God has richly blessed our family and I’m thankful for the opportunities to hunt in numerous western states and Canada in my earlier years, but particularly in Wyoming over the last twenty years. Words can’t describe the time spent exploring the beauty of God’s creation on each hunt, with dear family and friends, and the making of new acquaintances and lifelong friends.

Dad’s hunting trips in the western states were somewhat limited but in 1971 when I was a senior in high school, he and my future father-in-law hunted with L. D. Frome, when L. D. had the Hawk’s Rest and Pass Creek hunting camps in the ‘Thorofare’. They hunted out of the Pass Creek camp but overnighted at Hawk’s Rest on their pack trips in and out of Pass Creek.

It was their 1971 hunt that spurred my interest in hunting in Wyoming, and particularly the remote ‘Thorofare’ area in the Teton Wilderness. I soon began researching the area as best as I could with the only available means back then: occasional articles in Outdoor Life and Sports Afield magazines. The more I could find and read, the more I was determined to someday hunt the Thorofare area.

In 1980, my father-in-law organized mule deer hunts with Everett Peterson’s outfit, with eight of us booked to hunt out of Everett’s Mink Creek camp. That trip became my maiden voyage to the Rocky Mountains and Wyoming. I’ll never forget my first glimpse of the Teton Mountains as we traveled west on Route 26 near Dubois. That view captivated me as we stood along the road—it is still vivid in my mind—much more so than the photos I shot back then with the Kodak 110 camera. We brought six muley’s back to Pennsylvania and eight pronghorns that we collected on a hunt south of Shoshoni.

That trip instilled a love of the Rockies in me and a desire to travel west often to visit, but especially to hunt, in the pristine high-mountain back country.

I recall reading about Randy Haecker and Nate Vance being affiliated with the Pass Creek and Hawk’s Rest camps for a while, and eventually became aware that Everett Peterson (a name I recognized from my past) had purchased the Hawk’s Rest camp with a guy whose name I did not recognize back then - Lynn Madsen. Once while on an October trip to Wyoming, I stopped in at Yellowstone Outfitter’s Turpin Meadows base camp. It happened to be the day after the Hawk’s Rest camp was pulled for the year and the boys at base camp were pulling shoes off the horses on a ‘tilt’ trailer. I met Lynn that day and we’ve developed a real friendship over the years. I always appreciated him for the life he chose, and for his skill and success in it.

Not long after that, I organized and booked, with three friends, my first hunt with Lynn’s outfit. That first ride on the trail up to Hawk’s Rest was truly special for me—riding the very trail my dad (who passed in 1994) and father-in-law had ridden on, 23 years earlier. I fell in love with the “Thorofare” area.

I never had the chance to ride that trail with my dad, but I have been blessed numerous times to ride it with my sons, son-in-law, cousin, pastor, and friends, including an archery hunt where I shot a bull elk—my first ever kill with a bow.

Lynn and I talked for a couple of years about hunting sheep together. The idea thrilled me, and as time went on the focus of discussion changed to not just hunting with him but hunting with him out of Hawk’s Rest. We had both accrued about the same number of preference points, and I was really excited about the prospect of hunting alongside Lynn. In 2020 Lynn drew a tag but I didn’t draw (I along with five other nonresident applicants with the same point total were eligible for the four remaining tags—my 67% chance proved to be 0%), but I drew the following year.

My Bighorn sheep hunt with Lynn and new outfit owners Brandon and Kendra Kunz, as well as Kendra’s dad, finally came to fruition in 2021. It was my sixth trip to Hawk’s Rest and that hunt was one of the most exceptional and memorable experiences of my life. I could write a half dozen pages about what transpired during the twenty minutes leading up to the shot! I was watching the four rams and a lamb at 355 yards and waiting for one of two “legal” rams to reposition and give me a better shot. At the same time, a grizzly bear was on a path heading directly for me, managing to get within fifteen feet only ten seconds before I successfully squeezed the trigger on the ram. I knew the bruin was there—I could hear Brandon and Kendra’s highly emotional, loudly whispered conversation that was only constrained by their fear of scaring the five sheep, but I couldn’t turn my head away from the rams for fear of losing the shot. I never saw the grizzly bear—that was disappointing. I did shoot the ram—that was exhilarating! This paragraph doesn’t do the outfit justice—my bighorn sheep hunt was absolutely top-shelf. Brandon and Kendra did a great job of getting me on the sheep and keeping the grizzly off me! It was a super-excitement-packed hunt, and I was treated like Prince Albert hunting with Buffalo Bill. What a hunt!

The Lord willing, I’ll make another trip to Hawks Rest in 2023 for one more opportunity to hunt elk with Lynn on what will be my seventh ride up that trail and into the backcountry, with Yellowstone Outfitters.

My heartfelt thanks to Lynn, Brandon and Kendra for nominating me, and to the WYOGA members for this award.

HUNT WHERE THE GAME IS LOCATED! Wilderness trophy horseback hunts. Specializing in both Rifle and Archery. Very high hunter success on all big game hunts. Hunting from pack in wall tent camps. DUSTIN AND LAURA CHILD P.O. Box 1306, Afton, WY 83110

In Memory

Clarene Law, Longtime Wyoming Legislator and Businesswoman

ONE COULD ALMOST ALWAYS expect to see Clarene Law’s friendly face inside the office behind the front desk of the Antler Inn motel in Jackson. If she wasn’t in her office, she could often be found cruising around Jackson in her emerald green, 1976 Cadillac. Law, 89, passed away on September 21, 2022 at St. John’s Health in Jackson.

Clarene was much more than an owner of the Antler. A self-made millionaire, Law oversaw about 400 rooms, also owning the other Town Square Inns of Jackson and served in the Wyoming Legislature for 13 years.

Law bought the Antler in 1962, a time when women less frequently owned businesses. During a 2019 podcast interview with Wyoming Humanities, she spoke of how important it was for her to be a positive influence for other women as a business owner.

“Everybody wants to be at the top of the mountain, but you don’t get there all at once,” she said.

“You have to know that someone cast you a rope along the way. “I want to be somebody that can be that rope. I think that’s what women can do to help others – show it’s possible in a difficult environment. Provide a positive environment for young women.”

From 1991-2004, Clarene served as Wyoming State Representative for Jackson and held that seat for 14 years where

she was Chairperson of the Minerals Business and Economic Development and House Travel, Recreation and Wildlife committees and on Jackson’s first zoning commission, her local school board and a number of state tourism boards. She won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Wyoming Business Report and the Wyoming Women of Influence, the Wyoming Business Person of the Year and the Jackson Hole Citizen of the Year. She’s also an inductee in the Wyoming Business Hall of Fame. Clarene was President of the Wyoming Lodging and Restaurant Association and a member of the Wyoming Business Council. She had been honored for her service to the community by the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce and many other organizations. Clarene was a true friend and supporter of the Wyoming Outfitters & Guides Association. Clarene received the Wyoming Outfitters & Guides Association, Honorary Lifetime Member award. She will be missed by all who knew her.

According to the Jackson Hole News and Guide, her son, Steve Meadows, said his mother “meant a lot to the community over the decades because she gave so much.” “She passed peacefully with her loved ones all around her,” Meadows said. “We were honored to have had her as our mother, grandmother, friend.”

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Armed with unsurpassed opportunities for trophy elk and fourth generation guides, your experience with Triangle X Ranch is sure to be a bulls-eye. We proudly operate three hunting camps in the Teton Wilderness region directly south of Yellowstone National Park. Our camps offer some of the finest big game hunting in America and are strategically positioned to offer a near monopoly on one of the finest hunting areas in Wyoming. We invite you to join us for the hunt of a lifetime.

JENNIFER DOERING CURRENTLY SERVES as the License Section Manager for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, a position held since November of 2013. Jennifer graduated from the University of Wyoming with a Bachelor’s of Science in Wildlife Management in 1996 and a Master’s of Business Administration in 2000. In 2000, she accepted a position with the Department of Audit as a Strategic Plan Auditor, auditing state agency strategic plans, as well as special districts, cities, towns and counties and investigated multiple fraud cases. Her career with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department began in 2006 as a Grants Analyst followed by a promotion to the Federal Aid Coordinator in the Fiscal Division, subsequently the first Fiscal Program Coordinator within the Wildlife Division and, ultimately, stepping into her current role as the License Section Manager.

As the License Section Manager, she is responsible for all oversight and management of the agency’s core licensing functions and multiple automated licensing systems including: online hunting application system to apply for limited quota licenses, online license purchase system, watercraft registration system, credit card payment system, electronic agent payment processing, internet point-of-sale license system at Department and external license selling agents (approximately 215). These functions result in excess of $66 million dollars in Department revenue. Jennifer processes an average of 800 customer license reservation and refund requests annually and ensures compliance with commission regulations. She also leads the telephone information center, the Department’s main customer service line, answering over 70,000 constituent calls annually.

Melding her wildlife and business degrees affords Jennifer a unique perspective and opportunity – incorporate mandated licensing requirements into the needs of wildlife and the desires of customers. Her comprehensive knowledge of the licensing systems allows her to analyze, recommend and eventually implement application and

license purchasing changes to benefit customers. A recent recognizable accomplishment is the new business portal, streamlining the limited quota application process, allowing outfitters to manage their own parties, easily review their customers’ results and preference points. The portal also allows outfitters to purchase leftover limited quota licenses and other licenses stamps and permits for their customers. Another notable upgrade is the ability to charge successful applicants for a conservation stamp, elk special management permit and archery license if elected or required prior to printing their licenses.

Jennifer utilizes her extensive knowledge of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s license draw system and ability to query license data to provide information for special projects for audits, budget planning, or agency management purposes as they relate to agency licensing functions. She is involved in licensing issues, including short-and long-term functionality and necessary upgrades to licensing policies, procedures and systems in support of Department priorities. The most recent example is providing licensing information to the Governor’s Wildlife Task Force and the Travel, Recreation and Wildlife Legislative committee. She has spent hundreds of hours providing informational presentations to explain the complexities of limited quota draws, answer questions and provide requested information to this task force and other entities. She was recognized as the 2012 Wildlife & Natural Resource Trust partner of the year.

Born in Torrington, she has never lived outside of Wyoming and Hank, her husband of 22 years, and their teenage son Connor currently live in Cheyenne. In her free time, she enjoys the outdoors, hiking and camping. During the colder months, she is often found at a swimming pool cheering on her son.

APPROXIMATELY, 86,000 WYOMING RESIDENTS struggle with food insecurity. Nearly 28,000 of those are children. Before launching Wyoming Hunger Initiative (WHI), First Lady Gordon made it her top priority to learn as much as possible about hunger and the existing nonprofit organizations already in the fight against hunger statewide. There are grassroots efforts in every Wyoming county dedicated to reducing hunger and combating food insecurity. Instead of reinventing the wheel, Wyoming Hunger Initiative was launched in October 2019 to work to prevent food insecurity by increasing awareness and support for the work of local antihunger organizations statewide.

Since October 2019, WHI has launched four programs under the WHI; Food from the Field, Food from the Farm + Ranch, Wyoming Angel Accounts, and Wyoming Hunger Initiative Grants - all created to support or complement anti-hunger organizations throughout the state. These programs have already had a significant impact: hunters now have a formal structure to donate game meat to local food pantries, over 50,000 lbs of Wyoming-raised beef, lamb, and pork has been donated by Wyoming ranchers, the problem of school lunch debt has been met with dignity and long-term sustainability, and our nonprofit “hunger heroes” have proven that grants to meet their unique needs work.

WHI is uniquely positioned to provide the framework and foundation for successful collaboration and solutions to hunger.

Stemming from the First Lady’s love of hunting and helping those in need, Wyoming Hunger Initiative has teamed up with the Wyoming Game & Fish Department, Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Admiral Beverage, and processors from around the state to streamline game meat donation to food pantries statewide. Food from the Field enables hunters to donate their meat to local participating processors who in turn will prepare it for local organizations, where it may then be distributed to people who need it most. Funds raised to support this program are utilized for processing fees not covered by the hunter, as well as infrastructure to support this program. The generous response from hunters wishing to participate has been overwhelming and a clear indicator that the program will continue to grow in future years.

Over 13,000 lbs of game meat has been donated thus far and now in its third year, we know we will only continue to increase the total poundage. The Wyoming Outfitters and Guides Association has been an incredible asset in raising awareness for and promoting Food from the Field.  Wyoming processing facilities that participate in Food from the Field include Star Valley Meat Block in Thayne, Dan’s Meat Processing in Evansville, Paintrock Processing in Hyattville, Riverton Packing in Riverton, Wapiti Valley Meats in Wapiti, K bar J Meats in Burns, Home on the Range Meat Processing in Cheyenne, and 307 Meat Processing in Mills. Additional processors are always encouraged to participate and can notify Wyoming Hunger Initiative if interested. Visit nohungerwyo.org/field to learn more.

WYOGA HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBERS

T.T. Adams • Jackson, WY

John Andre • Dubois, WY

Ray Billings • Upton, WY

Johnny Bliznak, M.D. • Abilene, TX

Lance Robert Bowles • Kennewick, WA

Kim Bright • Pinedale, WY

Kay Brockmeyer • Jackson, WY

Jake Clark • Ralston, WY

Dick Cole • Cody, WY

Ron Dube • Cody, WY

Ramul Dvarishkis • Hamilton Dome, WY

Fred Finley • Dubois, WY

Sundance,

Erik

Pinedale, WY • Bald Mountain Outfitters

Jim Barton

Casper, WY • SNS Outfitters & Guides

Aaron Bina

Bentley, KS • Seven J Outfitters

Colton Bolli

Meeteetse, WY • Wood River Big Game Outfitters

Randy Burtis

Cheyenne, WY • Table Mountain Outfitters

Craig Carpenter

Indianapolis, IN • Rough Country Outfitters & Guides

Dennis Cease

Laramie, WY • (2010 Guide of the Year)

Rough Country Outfitters & Guides

T.J. Clark

Powell, WY • (2012 Guide of the Year)

Wyoming Wilderness Outfitters

Keith Covington

Orem, UT • (2005 Guide of the Year)

Two Ocean Pass Outfitting

Joshua Cozzen

Laramie, WY • Muddy Draw Outdoors, LLC

David Dandridge

Alpine, WY • SNS Outfitters & Guides

Ken Decker

Sheridan, WY • (2007 Guide of the Year)

SNS Outfitters & Guides

Keedin Denny

Cheyenne, WY • Table Mountain Outfitters

Donnie Fauth

Red Lion, PA • Seven J Outfitters

Gregg Fischer • Alpine, WY

L.D. Frome • Afton, WY

Don Gibbs • Tucson, WY

Dale Good • Cody, WY

Tim Haberberger • Alpine, WY

Randy Haecker • Franktown, CO

Ted Hale • Afton, WY

Arlene/Bob Hanson • Wapiti, WY

Randy Hopp • Newberg, OR

Bill Isaacs • Everglades, FL

Dean Johnson • Cody, WY

Todd Jones • Hyattville, WY

Richard Fink

Evansville, WY • SNS Outfitters & Guides

Jake Fosheim

Sundance, WY • Seven J Outfitters

David Gaskins

Clover, SC • Seven J Outfitters

Randy George Riverton, WY • (2022 Guide of the Year)

SNS Outfitters & Guides

Jordan Glause Evansville, WY • Heart Spear Outfitters, LLC

Kelly Glause

Evansville, WY • Cole Creek Outfitters

Jessie Allen Gottwald

Lander, WY • Allen’s Diamond 4 Ranch

Brandon Gray

Saratoga, WY • Rough Country Outfitters & Guides

Christopher “Joe” Gray

Hulett, WY • (2016 Guide of the Year)

East Fork Outfitters

Heith Hill

Pavillion, WY • Swift Creek Outfitters

Todd Hoover Ashburn, VA • Seven J Outfitters

Hunter Heusner Wapiti, WY • Boulder Basin Outfitters

Bruce Kopperud

Casper, WY (2020 Guide of the Year)

East Fork Outfitters (Wyoga Guide Representative)

Kendra Kunz

Afton, WY • Yellowstone Outfitters

Troy Laird

Laramie, WY • (2018 Guide of the Year)

Tyler Sims Outfitting, LLC

Daniel (Kelly) Lee Cheyenne, WY • Table Mountain Outfitters

Vernon Kiefer • Glenrock, MO

Eugene Linn • Wilson, WY

Dean Metzger • Sparks, NV

Scott Millward • Jackson, WY

Ed Moriarity • Jackson, WY

Stanley Pennoyer • Thermopolis, WY

Charlie Peterson • Jackson, WY

Everett Peterson • Afton, WY

Wayne Platt • Encampment, WY

Gap Pucci • Jackson, WY Don Randle • Cheyenne, WY

Dru Roberts • Daniel, WY

Don Schmalz • Cody, WY

Marion Scott • Gillette, WY

Steve Sheaffer • Yoder, WY

Courtney Skinner • Pinedale, WY

Monte Skinner • Pinedale, WY

Press Stephens • Cody, WY

Glenn Taylor • Jackson, WY

Harold Turner • Moose, WY

Clayton Voss • Dubois, WY John R. Winter • Thermopolis, WY

Alex Livingston

Cody, WY • Livingston Outfitting, Inc.

Wesley Livingston Cody, WY • Livingston Outfitting, Inc.

TJ Mcculloch

Cheyenne, WY • Table Mountain Outfitters

Dave Mcknight

Cora, WY • SNS Outfitters & Guides

Connor Metz Manheim, PA • Seven J Outfitters Kinlee Merrick Cheyenne, WY • Table Mountain Outfitters

Kenny Morga Sundance, WY • (2019 Guide of the Year)

Seven J Outfitters

Bill Nation, Jr. Encampment, WY Nicholas P. Oceanak

Laramie, WY • Timberline Outfitters

Mike O’Leary

Ann Arbor, MI • SNS Outfitters & Guides

Tom Ordeman Albany, OR • Rim Ranch Outfitting

Tyler Patik Pavillion, WY Zack Pautz Sundance, WY • Seven J Outfitters

Nycole Pollard

Pinedale, WY • (2006 Guide of the Year) Bald Mountain Outfitters, Inc.

Travis Pollard Pinedale, WY • (2001 Guide of the Year) Bald Mountain Outfitters, Inc.

Max Provost Sundance, WY • Seven J Outfitters

Cougar Sanchez Douglas, WY • Wagonhound Outfitters

Deb Schell

Glenrock, WY • Rough Country Outfitters & Guides

Dusty Schell

Bar Nunn, WY • (2014 Guide of the Year)

Rough Country Outfitters & Guides

Clint Schneider

Sundance, WY • Seven J Outfitters

Daniel G. Schrems

Saginaw, MI • (2011 Guide of the Year)

Allen’s Diamond 4 Wilderness Ranch

Steve Sheaffer

Yoder, WY • (2012 Honorary Lifetime Member)

Tyler Sims Outfitting, LLC

Doug Shedd

Casper, WY • Rough Country Outfitters & Guides

John G. Shwartz

Wapiti, WY • Boulder Basin Outfitters, Inc.

Elise Sims

McFadden, WY • Tyler Sims Outfitting, LLC

Tylan Stutzman

Sundance, WY • Trophy Ridge Outfitters, LLC

Benny Tillerson

Prattville, AL • (2021 Guide of the Year)

SNS Outfitters & Guides

Adam Todd Buffalo, WY • Triple Three Outfitters

Mitchell Vasquez

Dubois, Wy • Stetter Outfitters

Roger Walter Felton, PA • Seven J Outfitters

Chris Wilcox

Sundance, WY • Seven J Outfitters

Kevin Wolf

Gillette, WY • P Cross Bar Trophy Hunts, LLC

Mick Wolf

Gillette, WY • P Cross Bar Trophy Hunts, LLC

Paxton Wolfley

Smoot, WY • Jenkins Hunting Camp

2022 HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBER AWARD

— Jake Clark —

I WAS RAISED ON A RANCH in Meeteetse, Wyoming until the eighth grade when my family moved to Basin, Wyoming, but my heart was always in the Greybull River’s Cowboy Country of Meeteetse. We grew up hunting to put meat on our family table, so the outfitting business was a natural transition.

Kay and I bought our first Greybull River Camps in Eleanor and Anderson Creek from life long friends Katie and Ed Larsen there in Meeteetse in the later 70’s and we were off and running. It was a great learning experience for us to say the least. When we bought the camps from Ed and Katie they said, “If you feed them good and hunt them hard, they’ll be back”, and that still holds true today. With that in mind Kay would plan all menu’s and have the food ready to go up to camp and for a few years she would take her vacation to go to camp and cook or guide an occasional hunter to get his game. She was a very good hunter herself.

Then came along our two kids and we just made mountain trash out of them. Basically, raising them up the Greybull River on Summer Trips and in Fall Hunting Camp as time allowed. T.J. began making a name for himself in the guiding business when he turned 18 for the taking of Good Bull Elk along with his great horsemanship. Codi, our daughter, was a huntin’ fool, just like her brother and had drawn 3 Big Horn Sheep permits by the time she was 40-years-old. Some folks just have ‘The Luck’. Codi and her family went on

to buy my old friend Ron Dube’s camp and ran it for 8 years before selling it.

In 1993 we sold our Greybull River Camps and bought a camp in the Sunlight Basin area and later another camp in Dubois, Wyoming. We have bought or managed hunting camps in 8 different areas in the northern areas of Wyoming, mostly in the Big Horn Basin area, a couple of private ranches in the Sundance and New Castle area. We couldn’t have done all of this without the help of our son, T.J. Clark, who basically ran our Emerald Creek and Wiggins Fork Camps for the last 5 or 6 years we had them. We sold these two camps in 2020 to a basically hand-picked young man, Jimmy Owens, who is the grandson of a good friend of ours, Buck Allemand. He’ll be one of the great ones, we’re sure.

I could go on forever with a history lesson on outfitting but want to take this space to Thank All My Great Friends I’ve made during my membership in WYOGA for their friendship and leadership. A special Thanks to Sy Gilliland, Lee Livingston, Budd Betts and Jim Allen along with many others. My sincere thanks for ‘saving our rear ends’ many times and their great advice at various times. If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn’t change a thing and would do things exactly the same way. Like Gus said on the movie ‘Lonesome Dove’, “Woodrow, it’s been a Hell of a Party!”

WILDERNESS HUNTS

BIG GAME HUNTING

At Lost Creek Outfitters, we offer guided hunts for Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Goats, Elk, Mule Deer, and Mountain Lions. Our hunts are located near Cody on the Shoshone National Forest with accommodations about 20 miles toward the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park. We are permitted in prime areas for Governor Sheep tags and Commissioner Elk Tags.

We own a wilderness elk camp outside of Dubois, WY that offers an outstanding opportunity to harvest a quality Wyoming elk. This camp is what archery hunter’s dreams are made of, hunting in prime elk country. A mule/horseback hunt offered for those wanting a true wilderness experience, provided that, hunters are capable to ride and stalk at high altitudes.

Our mission is to maintain our commitment to being a small, high-quality hunting operation. We strive to be the best in the business. We truly value and cherish our clients and the great friendships we have made over the years. We want their experience with us to be prized for a lifetime.

The Casper location offers clients an exclusive hunting experience on an all-private, working ranches in Central Wyoming. We offer guided hunts for Antelope, Mule Deer, Bull Elk, and Cow Elk. We have lodging located on the ranch where all meals and accommodations will be taken care of.

Summer pack trips are available for a large or small groups to experience a greater Yellowstone. These trips are flexible. You can fish, take pictures, enjoy wildlife viewing and great mountain air. We use horses and mules on these trips.

At the end of the day, we want you to remember us as one of the best outfitters in the industry. As serious hunters ourselves, we appreciate the value of a oncein-a-life tag, and we will do what is in our power to ensure your success.

– PRIVATE LAND COW ELK HUNTS –in an AREA with LEFT OVER TAGS

The Outdoor Dream Foundation is a 100% volunteer-driven nonprofit organization dedicated to providing world-class hunting and fishing adventures to children and young adults ages twenty-one or younger who have been diagnosed with a terminal or life-threatening illness.

The foundation is based in Anderson, South Carolina. Since the spring of 2004, the foundation has provided for over one-thousand of these special young people from across the United States. Our success has depended on the support of many outfitters, state wildlife agencies, landowners, and volunteers, throughout North America.

Special thanks to members of the Wyoming Outfitters and Guides Association and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department for their support and help in turning dreams into reality.

Membership D irect o ry

Jessie Allen Gottwald, Chase Gottwald, Jim and Mary Allen (BG006)

ALLEN’S DIAMOND

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WILDERNESS RANCH

P.O. Box 243, Lander, WY 82520 307.332.2995 • diamond4@wyoming.com www.diamond4ranch.com

Remotely located in Wyoming’s Wind River Range, Allen’s Diamond Four Wilderness Ranch offers classic horse pack trips, fishing for golden, cutthroat, brookie and lake trout and Dude Ranch vacations on 100,000 wilderness acres. Guided wilderness trophy elk hunts since 1973. High success rates.

Seth Ballard (BG047)

ELK FORK OUTFITTERS

17 Paintbrush Drive, Cody, WY 82414 307.690.0566

Seth@elkforkoutfitters.net www.elkforkoutfitters.net

See our ad on page 13

Offering high-quality, guided horseback hunts in our clean and comfortable wall tent camp in the Washakie Wilderness for elk and bighorn sheep. Horseback mule deer migration hunts with lodge accommodations. Spot and stalk antelope hunts from the lodge. No extra charge for hunting wolves on your big game hunt. Or join us on a summer pack trip for riding and fishing in the back country. Camp cooking at its best.

Bob Barlow (BG279)

BARLOW OUTFITTING

P.O. Box 33, Story, WY 82842

Bob: 307.413.0726

barlowoutfitting@gmail.com www.barlowoutfitting.com

Huge hunting area in the Jedediah Smith wilderness, Gros Ventre wilderness, Hoback Snake River mountain ranges. Elk, mountain goat, bear, moose, mule deer, whitetail deer, antelope and sheep. Also including drop camps in the Bighorn mountains. Experienced staff. Excellent mountain horses, mules and tack. Wyoming native licensed outfitter since 1984.

Joel & Krystal Baum (BG238)

RAND CREEK OUTFITTERS

P.O. Box 70, Wapiti, WY 82450 • 307.587.3200 travel@randcreekranch.com • www.randcreekoutfitters.com

Rand Creek Outfitters, LLC is a family owned and run business specializing in high quality lodge hunts for elk, deer, sheep, goat, antelope and moose. We also offer summer pack trips, horse rides and fishing trips in and around Yellowstone. Located between Cody, WY and the East Gate of Yellowstone.

Edward J. Beattie (BG043)

FIVE

STAR EXPEDITIONS, INC.

P.O. Box 946, Chappell, NE 69129 Office; 308.874.3488 Cell: 308.874.4510 ed.beattie@hotmail.com

Private land trophy hunts for elk, mule deer, antelope and mountain lion. Success rates near 100% for all hunts. Great camps, highly experienced guides, state of the art equipment and professionally trained chefs. We use four-wheel drives and do some light hiking for hunting, using horses and ATV’s for game retrieval. We also outfit & guide fly fishing float trips on the Upper North Platte River in the Saratoga area and the Grey Reef area near Casper.

Cole & Elaine Benton (BG068) (MT#7296)

GRIZZLY OUTFITTERS, LLC

1921 Passaic Rd., Clearmont, WY 82835

307.736.2277 • grizout@vcn.com www.grizzlyoutfitters.net

We specialize in trophy Elk, Deer, and Antelope hunts on private land. All hunts are fully guided. Excellent accommodations. Women hunters welcome. We are licensed to hunt in both Wyoming and Montana.

Jake Black (BG272)

BACKCOUNTRY

HUNTING LOGISTICS

P.O. Box 656, Mills, WY 82644-0656 307.262.2779 • 307.315.0363 520bhl@gmail.com • www.520bhl.com

If you are looking for a quality Elk, Deer, Antelope, or Bighorn Sheep hunt in central Wyoming, look no further. BHL focuses on quality with the customer and herd conservation in mind. We take a limited number of hunters in each unit per year to ensure EVERYONE walks away with an experience and hunt of a lifetime. Operating in zero and high point units, we can help out every type of hunter. Come hunt with us and get a true Wyoming hunting experience.

Bruce Bolli (BG263)

WOOD RIVER BIG GAME OUTFITTERS

Physical address: 194 Road 4DT, Meeteetse, WY 82433 Mailing address: P.O. Box 455, Meeteetse, WY 82433 Office: 307.868.2121 • Bruce: 307.217.3091 Amy: 307.217.3444 Colton: 307.621.0145 woodriveroutfitters@outlook.com www.woodriverbiggameoutfitters.com

We offer elite guided trophy hunts in limited quota areas, as well as late season cow Elk hunts. With over 200,000 acres of private land, as well as two Wilderness Camps in the Shoshone, we can cater hunts to almost anyone. We take a limited amount of hunters each year to ensure the highest possible trophy quality and success rates. Come see for yourself what the best of the west looks like at Wood River Big Game Outfitters!

Robert Budd Betts, Jr. & Emily (BG174)

ABSAROKA RANCH

P.O. Box 929, Dubois, WY 82513 • 307.455.2275 • Fax: Same absaroka@wyoming.com • www.absarokaranch.com

See our ad on page 61

Offering ranch-based and wilderness camp elk and deer hunting into abundant wildlife and virtually hunter-free area of Northwest Wyoming. Very high success rate. September bow hunts. October rifle hunts. November Cow Elk rifle hunts. References available. Elk areas: General for area 67. Deer areas:

Dustin & Laura Child (BG114)

TROPHY MOUNTAIN OUTFITTERS

P.O. Box 1306, Afton, WY 83110 307.270.7014 • dlchild@wyoming.com www.trophymountainoutfitters.com

See our ad on page 26

Wilderness outfitter specializing in rifle and archery hunts for trophy elk, mule deer, sheep, moose, and mountain goat. Come hunt the high country of western Wyoming from our wilderness pack-in wall tent camps. Lodge hunts also available along with antelope and mountain lion. Very high success on all hunts.

Mark & Valerie Condict (BG025)

GRAND SLAM OUTFITTERS, INC.

P.O. Box 767, Saratoga, WY 82331 • 307.326.5035 • Fax: 307.326.5322 vcondict@yahoo.com • www.grandslamoutfitters.com Specializing in trophy hunts for deer, antelope, elk and mountain lion. Family owned and operated on private lands and wilderness in Medicine Bow National Forest. Outfitter since 1978.

Wynn Condict (BG026)

WYCON SAFARI, INC.

P.O. Box 1126, Saratoga, WY 82331 Cell: 970.456.7580 wynn@wyconsafariinc.com www.wyconsafariinc.com

Guiding big game hunts in Southern and Western Wyoming since 1972. AND private ranch hunts for mule deer and elk over alfalfa fields and water tanks south of the Wyoming border. Hunt every year with over the counter- no draw tags. November-December Rutt hunts for mule deer. Archery elk, Sept. 2-30. 1st rifle elk Oct. 15-19. 2nd rifle deer and elk Oct. 29-Nov. 6. 3rd rifle deer and elk, November 12-18. 4th rifle elk, November 23-27. Muzzleloader elk and deer Sept. 10-18. $700.98 for over the counter elk tags. Wyoming #026 & CO #2229.

Ross

Copeland

(BG086)

C K HUNTING & FISHING CAMP

P.O. Box 129, Big Piney, WY 83113 • 307.260.6415 ckhunting@hotmail.com • ckhunting.com

See our ad on page 22 2nd generation outfitter, 30 years guiding experience. High success on antelope, deer, elk & moose. CK Hunting camp is on a 6,000 acre ranch, borders Bridger-Teton National Forest, log cabin accommodations, hunting out front door.

Ralph Dampman (BG353)

TROPHY RIDGE OUTFITTERS, LLC

17985 US Hwy 14, Carlile, WY 82721 • 307.756.9776 • Cell: 307.756.2194

Fax: (Same) • trophy@rtconnect.net • www.trophyridgeoutfitters.com

Fully guided hunts in N.E. Wyoming. Excellent mule deer, antelope, whitetail, elk, Merriam turkey, buffalo, mountain lion, prairie dog and varmints. Meals, cabins and lodging. Reasonable rates. Family owned and operated. Taxidermy services also. Please inquire for brochure and references.

Dustin Decroo (BG156)

BIG HORN OUTFITTERS

P.O. Box 1178, Buffalo, WY 82834 307.620.0390 dustin@bighornoutfitters.com rich@bighornoutfitters.com bighornoutfitters.com

See my ad on page 65

BHO is a full-time, family owned and operated business. We hunt hundreds of thousands of the best private acreage in Wyoming and Montana, providing the best archery and rifle hunts the state has to offer. We hunt antelope, elk, mule deer, whitetail, moose, wild turkey and prairie dogs. Your fully outfitted hunt includes private cabins, meals and great company. Family friendly, easy to find, located in historic Buffalo, WY.

Scott & Angie Denny (BG029)

TABLE MOUNTAIN OUTFITTERS

P.O. Box 2714, Cheyenne, WY 82003 Office: 307.632.6352

TMOHunts@gmail.com www.TableMountainOutfitters.com www.HuntingWyoming.com, www.THELIFEatTableMountain.com • www.THELIFEtv.net

Social Media: Television-Sportsman Channel-“THE LIFE”, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram • See our ad on page 21 *Professionally Licensed *Full-time *Family owned and operated *High Success for many years *Two states of great hunting provide many different opportunities (Wyoming & Idaho). Join us on your next hunting adventure, whether it’s for Antelope, Mule Deer, Whitetail, Elk, Bear or Mountain Lion and come live “THE LIFE” with us! Want to learn more about us? Watch “THE LIFE “ on the Sportsman channel 1st & 2nd QT or new content on our YouTube channel - Table Mountain Outfitters - THE LIFE, or you can always catch past episodes on www.MOTVcom.

P.O. Box 1332, Thayne, WY 83127 • 307.368.0780 carter@wildmanadventures.com • www.wildmanadventures.com Wild Man Adventures, Inc. provides an experience that won’t soon be forgotten. We offer fully guided big game hunts. Specializing in both rifle and archery. Hunting accommodations range from cabins to wall tents. Pack trips are also available during the summer months.

Patrick Fiedor (BG007)

P CROSS BAR TROPHY HUNTS, LLC

horseback elk hunts with excellent opportunity and harvest! Our camp offers great access to some of the finest sheep habitat in Wyoming as well. We also offer summer pack trips customized for fishing, photography, or just simply getting away from it all.

private ranch in the Laramie Mountain Range. Our specialty is archery elk. Our fully guided hunts offer the opportunity to hunt trophy bull elk and antelope in an unbelievably beautiful setting.

Marion & Mary Scott 8586 N. Hwy 14-16, Gillette, WY 82716 307.682.3994 • 307.660.3519 pcrossbar@vcn.com • fiedor1@hughes.net www.pcrossbartrophyhunts.com See our ad on page 29

Limited number quality private ranch 4-wheel drive trophy hunts for Mule Deer and Pronghorn. Over 60 years’ experience providing individual, party, family, youth, elderly and handicap hunts. Located in historic Powder River Basin of N.E. Wyoming. Modern ranch accommodations and experienced guides. Good success in

OUTFITTERS & GUIDES

Sy Gilliland (BG001)

SNS OUTFITTER & GUIDES

P.O. Box 2827, Casper, WY 82602 307.266.4229 • Fax: 307.473.1701 sns@huntwyo.com • www.huntwyo.com

See my ads on pages 18 & 19

Wyoming’s largest hunting operation in business since 1977. Offering top notch hunting on over 750,000 acres of leased private property in Wyoming. Hunt the famous Greys River area from the Box Y lodge or our wilderness pack in elk camp. Don’t take a chance, book with SNS and enjoy Wyoming’s finest outdoor hunting experience.

Kody and Jordan Glause (BG023) HEART SPEAR OUTFITTERS, LLC

P.O. Box 937, Evansville, WY 82636 307.247.3322 kodyglause@yahoo.com www.heartspear.com

Offering quality archery & rifle hunts on private land with high success. Specializing in Mtn. lion hunts. Also offering antelope, mule deer, whitetails, elk, color phase bear, Merriam turkey & prairie dogs. Inquire about combination hunts. We look forward to hunting with you!

Duaine Hagen (BG003)

FIDDLE BACK RANCH, L.L.C

372 Road 4EU, Meeteetse, WY 82433 • 307.868.2140 sheilahagen307@gmail.com • fiddlebackranch.net

Guided trophy hunts from secluded, scenic ranch in the heart of the Greybull River Drainage Range. Hunt trophy elk and deer from large contiguous private lands. Horseback or 4-wheel drive.

Rusty Hall (BG157) OFFGRID OUTDOORS

1104 S. 950 E., Salem, UT 84653 801.389.5444 rusty@offgridoutdoors.com www.offgridoutdoors.com

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram • See my ad on page 56 Full-time outfitter involved in the hunting industry since 1993. Offering trophy hunts for the following species: cougar, elk, Shira’s moose, mule deer, whitetail, pronghorn and spring turkey. Archery or rifle hunts, fully guided, private lands, forest and BLM. We hunt many limited quota areas and have areas for deer and cougar that do not require preference points to draw.

Joe Hargrave (BG244)

SAID CREEK OUTFITTERS & OUTFITTING ADVENTURES

199 Uphill Road, Dubois, WY 82513 307.231.2574 • info@saidcreekoutfitters.com www.saidcreekoutfitters.com

Based out of Arcady Ridge Ranch, Said Creek Outfitters & Outfitting Adventures hunts some of the most incredible territory in the Wind River and Absaroka Mountain Ranges. We are committed to guiding clients who share our appreciation for nature and an ethical, sustainable approach to wildlife management. Offering all-inclusive hunting packages, fishing/pack trips horseback riding, & self guided ATV/UTV rentals.

Tre Heiner (BG258)

GREYS

RIVER OUTFITTERS

P.O. Box 436, Thayne, WY 83127 307.730.4868 tre.heiner89@gmail.com www.greysriveroutfitters.com

Greys River Outfitters specializes in trophy hunting elk, spring and fall bear, mountain lion and pre-season scouted bucks. All hunts are on horse back.

Garrett Henry (BG152) 88 RANCH OUTFITTERS

1937 Ross Road, Douglas, WY 82633 307.358.5941 • Fax: 307.333.0075 henryranch@wyoming.com • www.88ranchoutfitters.com 88 Ranch Outfitters is a family-owned business located on our ranch in the middle of the Powder River Basin in central Wyoming. We offer quality rifle antelope and deer hunting and specialize in archery antelope hunting. We have a modern hunting lodge that is both clean and comfortable and serve homemade meals.

Chad Herman (BG187) WOOD RIVER RANCH OUTFITTERS, LLC

1261 Road 4DT, Meeteetse, WY 82433 • 307.868.9111 ranchmanager@woodriverranch.com • www.woodriverranch.com

See our ad on page 25

We offer elite guided trophy Elk hunts in limited quota areas as well as Deer, Elk, Antelope, Sheep, Moose, Wolf and Turkey. We also offer an Estate Bison Harvest from the Ranch. The Ranch offers guided Private Waters on Wood River Wa Fly Fishing A. We operate two high elevation camps in the Washakie Wilderness under Shoshone National Forest special use permit. We only guide a limited number of hunters each year to ensure the highest success rates. We understand if you have drawn this limited draw Elk tag this may be a once in a lifetime hunt. Operating out of the Wood River Ranch adds a special bonus to the wilderness experience as your trip starts and ends from our ranch. We can tailor any hunt to meet your ability whether hunting on BLM, State, Forest Service, Private Lease or right here on our Ranch. There’s only one Wood River Ranch Outfitters, LLC.

B.J. & Vicki Hill (BG077) SWIFT CREEK OUTFITTERS & TETON HORSEBACK ADVENTURES

180 W. Powerline Rd., Pavillion, WY 82523 Home: 307.856.1226 • Cell: 307.730.8830 scohill@tcinc.net • www.horsebackadv.com

See our ads on pages 10 & 11

We are located North of Jackson Hole and our elk hunting headquarters boarder Grand Teton National Park. We hunt the west side of the Teton Wilderness, John D Rockefeller Parkway and have 4 elk camps in the Gros Ventre. We are elk specialists all hunts are done on horseback. Great elk country, excellent guides, horses, food and lots of hard work equals high success ratio on trophy bull elk.

Al & Joyce Houston (BG246)

PATHFINDER

HUNTING & FISHING CONSULTANTS,

1902 North Grape Creek Road, Fredericksburg, TX 78624 Cell: 210.380.8850 • pathfinderhunting@yahoo.com

INC.

Private ranch hunts for elk, mule deer and antelope. We hunt the Horse Creek area northwest of Cheyenne. Very limited numbers of hunters. But very successful on trophy quality.

Tedd Jenkins (BG153)

JENKINS HUNTING CAMP

Box 143, Freedom, WY 83120 307.880.1034 • jenkinshunt@gmail.com www.jenkinshunt.com

See my ad on page 29

Jenkins Hunting Camp is a secondgeneration outfitter offering horseback hunts since 1970. We have a tent camp with all the comforts of home. We specialize in trophy Mule Deer, Elk, Antelope, Moose and Bear. We are a family operated business with experienced guides and great food. We hunt Mule Deer in Regions G and H; General for Elk; Antelope in Areas 88 & 89; Moose in Areas 23, 24 & 10. We give 110% to ensure everyone has a trip of a lifetime!

Jerry Kennedy (BG108)

DODGE CREEK RANCH

11 Dodge Creek Ranch Road

Rock River, WY 82058 307.322.2345 • Fax: 307.322.5984 jkennedy@wyoming.com www.DodgeCreekRanch.com

Completely outfitted, personalized hunts. Our privately owned ranch provides miles of excellent hunting. Located in the Laramie Range of Rocky Mountains and Laramie Plains. Excellent game habitat. Archery/rifle hunts. Ranch lodging or semi-wilderness cabin, home-cooked meals. Travel in 4x4’s to hunt area/stalk game you want. Excellent success rate.

Erick Kirchner (BG119)

WILDERNESS TRAILS, INC.

P.O. Box 3700, Jackson, WY 83001 • 307.733.5171 reservations@wildernesstrailsinc.com • www.wildernesstrailsinc.com

See our ad on page 48

Three generations of experience. Family owned and operated for over 60 years. Prime wilderness camp in a unique enclave in the Teton Wilderness. Quality horseback hunts south of Yellowstone National Park in the Teton Wilderness. Elk-70, 71 & 79, Deer-148 region E, Gray Wolf-6, Moose-14&15, Black Bear-22.

Tony Kiser (BG236)

CEDAR RIDGE OUTFITTERS

P.O. Box 147, Mills, WY 82644 • 307.251.3309 • Cell: 307.267.7428 info@cedarridgehunting.com • cedarridgehunting.com

We have exclusive rights to deer hunting on 50,000 acres of private property. We offer elk, antelope & deer hunts close to Casper.

Brandon Kunz (BG085)

YELLOWSTONE OUTFITTERS

P.O. Box 164, Moran, WY 83013 • Cell: 307.887.4484 Office: 1.800.447.4711 • yellowstoneoutfitters@gmail.com yellowstoneoutfitters.com • See my ad on page 28 Hunt trophy Elk, Bighorn & Bison

Bruce R. Lindsey (BG024)

BEST OF THE WEST OUTFITTERS, LLC

366 East Green River Rd., Pinedale, WY 82941 • 307.221.4752 bruce@bestofthewestoutfitters.com • bestofthewestoutfitters.com

See my ads on pages 58 & 59 Wyoming’s Foremost Outfitter and Guides. Our camps offer premier hunting opportunities for trophy elk, mule deer, antelope, sheep, moose, bear and lion. Also, summer activities such as pack trips, fly fishing, wildlife viewing, hiking, trail riding and Kayaking. All trips are professionally guided and staffed, completed with campfire dutch oven meals, comfortable wall tent camps, well maintained equipment, and gentle livestock.

Racheal Lineberger (BG208)

BUTTE CREEK OUTFITTERS

P.O. Box 2166, Cody, WY 82414 • 307.587.6016 • 307.899.7040 buttecreekoutfitters@gmail.com • www.buttecreekoutfitters.net

We offer pack-in wilderness hunts for Elk, Deer, Sheep and Black Bear. Antelope and Deer hunts available from lodge. Limited numbers of hunters makes for very high success rates. Professional guides, gentle horses and a comfortable camp await clients. Summer pack-in trips with excellent fly fishing and photography opportunities available.

Peter Linn (BG101)

DARWIN RANCH

• P.O. Box 2407, Cody, WY 82414

Lee Livingston (BG020)

LIVINGSTON OUTFITTING, INC.

29 Pack Saddle, Cody, WY 82414 307.899.3057 • livingston@tctwest.net www.livingston-hunts.com

See my ad on page 23

Lee Livingston has been professionally guiding in Wyoming since 1985 and Livingston Outfitting has been providing quality hunting experiences since 1995. We operate from a wilderness horseback camp in Elk areas 59. Low hunter numbers in camp help produce a high success rate. Professional staff along with gentle horses and well-maintained equipment ensure a quality hunt. Trophy bull elk our specialty. Summer fishing and back-country horseback trips available.

Erick Mares (BG141)

HIGH PINE OUTFITTERS

390 Boxelder Road, Glenrock, WY 82637 • 307.358.3497 highpineoutfitters@gmail.com • Like Us and Follow Us on FB

See

my ad on page 50

We specialize in trophy Elk hunts in area-7 and area 123. Deer hunts in areas-21 and 65. Antelope hunts in areas-23, 24 and 30. Mountain Lion hunts in areas-6 and 24. We also offer bear hunts in area 7. These are all good quality hunts with high opportunity. Come and enjoy a hunt out west with your friends at High Pine Outfitters.

Rob Marosok (BG326) WYOMING WILDLIFE OUTFITTERS

2654 West Loucks, Sheridan, WY 82801 • 307.673.0172 rmarosok@wyoming.com • www.wyomingwildlifeoutfitters.com Quality private land hunts for elk, mule deer, whitetail, antelope and turkey. Rifle and archery hunts. Lodging at Best Western in Sheridan. Discounts for group hunts. We can accommodate disabled hunters.

Dax McCarty (BG063) WAGONHOUND OUTFITTERS

P.O. Box 1100, Douglas, WY 82633 307.358.9828 Fax: 307.358.8481 dmccarty@wagonhound.com • www.wagonhoundoutfitters.com

See my ads on pages 44 & 45

Wagonhound Outfitters is comprised of over 300,000 private acres in Elk area 7. Located S. of Douglas where we take a limited number of clients to provide a once in a lifetime hunting experience. We pride ourselves on making the best use of precious elk points with high success on quality elk, mule and whitetail deer, and antelope. We also offer waterfowl, turkey, and spring bear hunting. Visit our website to become familiar with our unmatched operation.

Zane Meeks (BG177)

MEEKS BROTHERS OUTFITTING, LLC

P.O. Box 75, Bondurant, WY 82922 • 307.690.0536 info@meeksbrothersoutfitting.com • meeksbrothersoutfitting.com

See my ad on page 29

Meeks Brothers Outfitting is a family-owned and operated business. Zane is a 5th generation Jackson native. We offer hunts for elk, deer, moose, big horn sheep, mountain lion, mountain goat, bison, bear & wolf. Specialize in big game hunting! Look no further, book with us today & experience a hunt of a lifetime.

Clay A. Miller (BG117)

PARADISE GUEST RANCH

LINN

OUTFITTING,

INC. • 3900 W. Linn Drive, Wilson, WY 83014 307.413.1129 • tetonoutfitters@gmail.com

Fourth generation outfitter and guide, Peter Linn provides a true horseback wilderness hunting experience in two historic locations. Hunt Elk, Mule Deer, and Moose from the luxury of the most remote guest ranch in Wyoming -- the Darwin Ranch. Located at the edge of the Gros Ventre Wilderness on the Bridger- Teton Nat. Forest, the Darwin offers rustic log cabins but also has its own hydro-electric plant so all amenities are available including a river’s edge hot tub and sauna. Or, hunt Elk, Mule Deer, Moose and Bighorn Sheep from a deluxe, remote tent camp deep in the Teton Wilderness. Available are scenic horseback riding or hiking assisted pack trips to various wilderness areas around Jackson Hole, WY.

P.O. Box 790, Buffalo, WY 82834 • 307.684.7876 • Fax: 720.862.2126 fun@paradiseranch.com • www.paradiseranch.com Archery season elk hunts with all the amenities of an upscale guest ranch. East slope of the Bighorns, including Cloud Peak Wilderness. www.travelwyoming.com

Robert Model (BG223)

ROBERT MODEL OUTFITTER, LLC

69 Rattlesnake Creek Road, Cody, WY 82414 307.587.3620 • Fax: 307.587.3995 mcrest@mooncrest.com • www.mooncrest.com

We are the only permitted hunting camp in the Trout Creek Drainage of Elk Hunt Area 53. We also serve Deer Area 111 and Sheep Area 2. Guided horseback hunts from lodge and/or hunt camp. Have been a licensed outfitter for over 40 years.

David E. Moore (BG064)

SPEARHEAD RANCH

3493 Ross Road, Douglas, WY 82633 • 307.358.3607 david@spearheadranch.com • www.spearheadranch.com

David and Keith Moore-Archery and rifle hunts for antelope, mule deer & elk on our 58,000 acre ranch. Also offer on your own hunts for antelope with lodging. Family owned & operated since 1976. Antelope 26, Deer 22, Elk 122.

Jim Moulton (BG305)

TWO OCEAN PASS OUTFITTERS

P.O. Box 70, Moran, WY 83013 • 307.543.2477 • 307.264.9025 jim.moulton@heartsix.com • www.twooceanpass.com See our ad on page 43

Two Ocean Pass is and iconic location in the Bridger Teton National forest. It is the area that President Roosevelt once hunted. The pass that the river literally divides and forms Atlantic and Pacific creek. Amazing fishing during the Cutthroat migration from Yellowstone lake to the headwaters of the Yellowstone river. We offer hunting for Elk, Deer, Moose, Black Bear, Bighorn Sheep and Wolf. Outfitter and Host, Jim Moulton is a 3rd generation Jackson Wyoming Native with over 30 years experience Guiding and Outfitting. He takes pride in providing good stock, equipment, food, and knowledgeable guides.

Jim Moulton (BG305)

HEART 6 RANCH

P.O. Box 70, Moran, WY 83013 • 307.264.9025 jim.moulton@heartsix.com • Heartsix.com

See our ad on page 43

Heart 6 Ranch, located just outside of Jackson, is one of the oldest guest ranches in the state of Wyoming. With two remote wilderness camps that take you off the beaten path and away from the crowds, hunting with us in the Teton Wilderness on the head waters of the Yellowstone river will provide an experience that is exciting, challenging, and rewarding. We offer opportunities to hunt Elk, Deer, Bighorn Sheep, Bear, Moose, and Wolves. For customers looking for a more relaxed and comfortable hunt, we offer Lodge Hunts that operate directly from our ranch. Outfitter and host, Jim Moulton, is a 3rd generation Jackson-native, with over 30 years of experience both guiding and outfitting. Jim takes pride in offering quality stock and equipment, as well as knowledgeable personnel to provide a great hunting experience. Alongside our outfitter services, Heart 6 Ranch offers pack trips, horseback riding, family ranch stays, float trips, and more!

David Nelson (BG095)

NELSON OUTFITTERS

900 Big Goose Road, Sheridan, WY 82801 307.751.2262

nelsonoutfitters@gmail.com www.huntwyoming.com

Celebrating over 30 years of successful outfitting. We offer fully guided, archery and rifle hunts for Elk, Mule Deer, Whitetail Deer, Antelope. We have over 100,000 acres of private leased ground along the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains and in Montana. Licensed in WY & MT.

Jon C. Nicolaysen (BG184)

COLE CREEK OUTFITTERS

P.O. Box 797 Evansville, WY 82636 • 307.234.8940 • kglause@vcn.com Cole Creek Outfitters offers quality archery hunts for antelope, mule deer, and elk. Rifle hunts for antelope, mule deer, and elk. Located near Casper and Glenrock, Wyoming.

NOLS ROCKY MOUNTAIN (NHO)

502 Lincoln Street, Lander, WY 82520 800.710.6657 • rminforequest@nols.edu www.nols.edu

Lander, Wyoming, is home to the National Outdoor Leadership School’s (NOLS) international headquarters and largest operating location - NOLS Rocky Mountain. NOLS runs outdoor courses around the world and strives to be the leading source and teacher of outdoor skills and leadership that serves people and the environment. Their course offerings include teaching technical skills in wilderness medicine, backpacking, mountaineering, rock climbing, kayaking, horse packing, and more! NOLS offers more than $1.9 million annually in scholarships, and students are able receive either college or high school credit upon successful course completion. Located at 502 Lincoln Street in Lander, the Rocky Mountain location is well equipped to prepare you for your next adventure, or consider visiting www.nols.edu to learn more.

J.T. Nunn (BG293)

BAR-NUNN HUNTING

253 Sodergreen Road, Laramie, WY 82070 • 307.721.7666 jtnunn@wyoming.com • www.bar-nunn.com Specializing in private land hunts for trophy antelope, deer, elk and mountain lion. We tailor each hunt to meet your individual needs and expectations. Visit our website to learn more about our operation and see the quality of game our hunters have taken over the past several years.

Tyler D. O’Brien (BG112)

O’BRIEN CREEK OUTFITTERS, LLC

P.O. Box 879107, Wasilla, AK 99687-9107 • 307.921.1505 obriencreekoutfitters@gmail.com • www.obriencreekoutfitters.com

See our ad on page 8

O’Brien Creek Outfitters specializes in quality mountain lion hunts in Northern Wyoming. We also offer, elk, deer and antelope hunts. Let our highly experienced guides take you on an adventure of a lifetime. Authorized and permitted to operate on BLM, Wyoming State Lands, Bighorn National Forest and Private Lands.

Craig Oceanak (BG002)

TIMBERLINE OUTFITTERS

9602 West Milliron Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009 307.635.7288 • Timber4In@aol.com www.timberlinehunting.com

See my ad on page 52

Big game hunting during archery and rifle seasons for elk, deer, antelope, mountain lion, bear, and turkey. Combination hunts for mule deer and antelope is one of our specialties. Quality hunting at an affordable price! Call for details and a brochure or contact us anytime through our website.

Jamie P. Olson (DA029)

BOX CREEK OUTFITTERS

715 N. 5th Street, Douglas, WY 82633 307.359.1848

joetoyoc@gmail.com • boxcreekoutfitters.com See my ad on page 42

At Box Creek Outfitters, we provide high-quality hunts, striving to create the best hunting experience possible in Antelope area 11, 26-1, 29-2 & Mule Deer Area 22. We offer full-guided archery or rifle antelope and rifle mule deer hunts on 45,000+ deeded acres in SE Wyoming. We include transportation to and from town to the hunting area. Additionally free shuttle services to and from the Casper airport are offered. See boxcreekoutfitter.com for more details.

James (Jimmy) Owens (BG281)

LOST CREEK OUTFITTERS, LLC

27 Jim Mountain Drive, Cody, WY 82414 307.259.7072 • 307.272.2045 lostcreekoutfitters307@gmail.com www.lostcreekoutfitters.com

See our ads on pages 62 & 63

First rate hunting operation based within the greater Yellowstone area offering trophy sheep hunts in areas 1,2,3,4,5, 9 & 10.Sheep hunting is our passion! We have a wilderness elk base camp offering archery and rifle hunts, where a general elk tag can be drawn with limited points. We’re authorized to hunt rocky mountain goat, big mountain mule deer, trophy bulls, and lion hunts in multiple regions. Private land hunts located in Central Wyoming for antelope, bull elk, and cow elk with exclusive hunting rights. Seasoned, experienced guides are provided along with equipment, horses, and effort second to none. Inquire about day trail riding from our lodge or overnight group pack trips in the summer. We offer great opportunities for youth and woman hunters. Please email us for more information, pictures, or a brochure.

Arnold Pennoyer (BG325)

PENNOYER OUTFITTING

3390 Owl Creek Road, Thermopolis, WY 82443 307.867.2412 • Fax: 307.867.2412 • pennoyeroutfitting@tctwest.net

Ranch based outfitter offering first class guided all-inclusive hunts at reasonable prices. Cabin accommodations and home-cooked meals. Hunt by horseback or 4x4 trucks. Located 40 miles west of Thermopolis in the heart of the Owl Creek Mountains. Hunt areas: Antelope 83, Deer 119/120, Elk 63/64, Moose 9, Sheep 5.

Terry Pollard (BG071) BALD MOUNTAIN OUTFITTERS, INC.

P.O. Box 754, Pinedale, WY 82941 307.367.6539 • Fax: 307.367.6542 tpollard@wyoming.com www.baldmountainoutfitters.com

See my ad on page 53

We offer quality Hunting and Fishing excursions into the Bridger Wilderness, Bridger Forest and surrounding areas depending on species & activities (see our web site). Our Hunting species include Elk (97), Deer (H), Moose (3, 25), Pronghorn (87, 90), & Black Bear (19). We can offer three base camps plus a summer pack station near Elkhart Park. Our camp on Burnt Lake offers cabins on the Lake, which we utilize for summer activities as well as a trailhead to our two other hunting base camps at Blacks Lake and Horseshoe Lake. All weapons utilized. Horseback Wilderness hunting and private land hunting available. Our summer Pack Trips offer All Accommodation Pack Trips, Gear Spot Packs and Spot Packs into the Bridger Wilderness area. We are a family operation with over 45 years of experience in the area.

Joe Poteat (BG081)

SOUTH FORK OUTFITTERS, LLC

2433 Southfork Road, Cody, WY 82414 poteatjoe@gmail.com • 406.220.1922

See our ad on page 4

We specialize in premier elk hunting on the South Fork of the Shoshone River, as well as unit 1,4, and 5 bighorn sheep hunts. Three hour horseback ride to our clean professionally run camp with top notch cooks, guides, and facilities. For hunters with a general elk tag the rifle season runs from October 1st - 21st in unit 59. We offer archery elk hunts in September followed by early season rifle elk hunts from the first through mid. October. The middle to later part of October typically comes with snow followed by the main elk migration from Yellowstone Park. Our base camp location is also ideal for late season (Nov. 1st15th) trophy bull hunters with commissioner or governor’s tags who select for unit 59-1. In addition to our unit 59 elk hunts we offer limited quota trophy bull hunts from our wilderness camp in elk unit 51. Our base camp in unit 51 is the prime elk hunting location for early season as well as the Yellowstone elk migration later in October. In addition to our wilderness hunting opportunities, we also offer fishing trips starting late August and running through September based from our wilderness base camp on the South Fork of the Shoshone River. Horses and pack mules will be used to access and transport gear to and from our wilderness fishing camp. We look forward to riding, hunting, and fishing with you next season, and feel free to call or email anytime!

John A. Porter (BG254)

MORNING CREEK OUTFITTING

10 Creek Lane, Cody, WY 82414 • 307.587.5343 • Cell: 307.899.5343 jport06@hotmail.com • www.wyominghunts.com Cody Wyoming based outfitter. Specializing in Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Goat, Elk and Mule Deer. All High country, Horseback Hunts for the Best Wilderness experience!

Bo Raines (BG183)

WYOMING PROFESSIONAL HUNTERS, LTD

P.O. Box 1901, Mills, WY 82644 307.247.6226 bo@wyomingprofessionalhunters.com www.wyomingprofessionalhunters.com

We specialize in quality hunting experiences on privately controlled lands and employ only the most knowledgeable and courteous guides. In addition to our internationally recognized rifle hunting opportunities, we also offer some of the most well organized and successful archery antelope hunts in the state. We offer prairie dog shoots during June and July.

Russ Roberts (BG347)

WESTERN GATEWAY OUTFITTERS

P.O. Box 220, Hulett, WY 82720 605.639.1589 • wgowyoming@gmail.com www.westerngatewayoutfitters.com

See our ad on page 23

Full time outfitter since 2001. Private ranch hunts in northeast Wyoming and western South Dakota. Antelope, Mule Deer, Whitetails, Merriams Turkeys, Elk and Buffalo. All hunts fully guided by local professional guides on strictly managed leases. Excellent success on mature trophy animals. Home cooked meals and comfortable lodges. Maximum of eight hunters per hunt for a quality experience. Call for brochures and references.

Phil Rutt (BG030)

TRIPLE THREE OUTFITTERS, LTD.

30 Kolb Road, Buffalo, WY 82834 307.684.2436 • phil@triplethreeoutfitters.com triplethreeoutfitters.com

Family run outfitting business outfitting for trophy elk, deer and antelope on private land and Bighorn National Forest. Summer family activities, ATV tours and prairie dog shoots. Outfitting is our only business! Give us a try.

Carl

Sauerwein (BG164)

BOULDER BASIN OUTFITTERS, INC.

3348 Northfork Hwy., Cody, WY 82414 • 307.587.3404 • 307.250.0076 spadebit@tctwest.net • www.boulderbasinoutfitters.com www.wyomingsummerpacktrips.com • See our ad on page 60

A 3rd generation outfitter - camp is located in the Shoshone National Forest. Offering fully guided hunts for all Wyoming’s big game, specializing in elk and sheep. For an unforgettable family experience, we offer fabulous pack trips with great mountain fishing and breathtaking scenery in the Washakie and Bridger Teton Wilderness. Explore our epic guided pack trips through Yellowstone National Park or an ORVIS-endorsed fly fishing expedition.

Jim, Deb & Dusty Schell (BG207)

ROUGH COUNTRY OUTFITTERS & GUIDES

P.O. Box 973, Glenrock, WY 82637 307.436.2304 • jimsrco@aol.com www.roughcountryoutfitters.com See our ad on page 39

Providing quality trophy hunts on over 200,000 acres, exclusive private ranch leases! Personalized hunts for Pronghorn, Mule Deer, Whitetail Deer & Elk. Specializing in awesome archery elk hunting. Hunting numerous general permit and limited quota areas for trophy Elk, Deer and Antelope throughout Central and Southern Wyoming. Spring hunts for Black Bear and Merriam Turkeys. Consistent WYOGA Big Game Award winning outfit. True professionals serving the serious hunter since 1979. First class camps, meals, accommodations and guides. For your immediate information, check out our comprehensive online brochure/website, extensive references upon request!

Tyler Sims (BG349)

TYLER SIMS OUTFITTING, LLC

958 State Highway 13, McFadden, WY 82083 307.760.5596 • tyler@tylersims.com www.tylersims.com

See my ads on pages 14 & 15

Tyler Sims Outfitting offers quality rifle and archery hunts on private ranches in Southeastern Wyoming. We outfit for Elk, Mule Deer, Antelope and prairie dogs. We are based out of a 4000 sq. ft. Lodge with cabins, which is ideal for married couples. All hunts are done with use of four-wheeled vehicles on some of Wyoming’s best private ranches. We offer high success, experienced guides, great accommodations, and great food. We also have a long range shooting range for those people who enjoy increasing their marksmanship. Hunters can fish three private fishing ponds stocked with Rainbow, Brooke and Browns. Free brochures, booklets and references upon request.

Jeff & Deb Smith (BG158)

SEVEN J OUTFITTERS

P.O. Box 569, Sundance, WY 82729 307.283.3443 sevenj@collinscom.net • www.sevenjoutfitters.com

See our ads on page 6 & 7

Full time outfitter offering fully guided hunts for trophy elk, moose, mule deer, whitetail, spring turkey, antelope and big horn sheep with both bow or rifle. Excellent success on trophy class animals leasing over 250,000 acres of private land along with large national forest permits. First rate professional guides hunting in well managed areas.

Pat Souza and Jared Souza (BG116)

TURKEY TRACK OUTFITTERS

94 Goodrich Road

Wheatland, WY 82201

Jared: 307.331.2647 • Pat: 307.331.2675 bowhunterwyo@gmail.com www.turkeytrackoutfitters.com

See our ad on page 55

At Turkey Track, our hunts are geared towards providing our clients with a once in a lifetime experience, and we have a burning desire to make your outfitting dreams a reality. Our guides have a deep love for the sport of hunting, as well as the many journeys they’ve taken to achieve their own personal big game stories. We are firm believers that harvesting your animal is only part of the experience—so we guide in a way that allows our guests to truly experience the “pursuit” and not just the shot at the end of the day.

Dustin Stetter (BG191)

STETTER OUTFITTERS

P.O. Box 695, Dubois, WY 82513 • 307.455.2725 dstetter@wyoming.com • www.outfitterswyoming.com

Second generation outfitter specializing in tailoring guiding hunting adventures for elk, sheep, moose, deer, and antelope. We are a family owned and operated business, with a remote base camp high in the Wind River Range, and offer all-inclusive hunts and fishing trips from both our camp, and the town of Dubois.

Todd & Bev Stevie (BG144)

THOMSON OUTFITTERS

P.O. Box 908, Pinedale, WY 82941 307.367.6507 todd@wyohunt.com www.wyohunt.com

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Family owned and operated since 1936. We specialize in limited entry trophy bull elk hunts. Located at head of the Green River, we hunt elk, deer, antelope, moose, sheep, black bear and mountain lion. We also offer full service summer vacation packages. Over 80 years family owned and operated in the same camp. Call us and let us make your Wyoming outdoor experience the best it can be.

Todd & Bev Stevie (BG144)

WOLF

LAKE OUTFITTERS

P.O. Box 908, Pinedale, WY 82941 307.367.6507 • 307.360.8040 todd@wyohunt.com www.wyohunt.com

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Specializing in rifle bull elk hunts during the rut with a September 20th opening, also hunt mule deer, moose, sheep, antelope, black bear, mountain lion. Experienced guides with excellent success rates, comfortable camp and great cooks. We have both pack in and drive in camps to better suit the needs of our guests. Call us for your next hunting trip to Wyoming.

Bo Stocks (BG324)

SAVERY CREEK OUTFITTERS

P.O. Box 159, Dixon, WY 82323 • 307.383.7117 • Fax: (Same) sco@wyoming.com • www.saverycreekoutfitters.com

Quality private land hunts for trophy Deer, Elk, Antelope, Lion & Bear. Fully guided with nice cabins, home cooked meals. Fishing, snowmobiling and recreational trips also available.

Matt Swartz (BG311)

MASSIVE BUCK OUTFITTERS

7056 Ridgecrest Drive, Casper WY 82601 307.333.3319 • Matt@massivebuckoutfitters.com Massivebuckoutfitters.com See our ad on page 57 Specializing in Trophy Antelope Deer and Elk hunts! We accommodate youth and handicapped clients also!

TJ Tavegie (BG212)

BEAR TRACK OUTFITTERS

8885 Highway 16 West, Buffalo, WY 82834 307.620.0346 • tj@beartrak.com beartrak.com

Bear Track Outfitters offers fully guided hunts in north central Wyoming. Species include antelope, elk, mule deer, whitetail

Robert Turner (BG052)

Lucas Turner, Co-Outfitter (BG135)

TRIANGLE X RANCH

2 Triangle X Ranch Road, Moose, WY 83012 307.733.2183 theranch@trianglex.com www.trianglex.com • See our ad on page 41

The Turner family has been in business for over 97 years. We offer hunting and packing in the Teton Wilderness. Specializing in hunting elk, mule deer and summer pack trips into northwest Wyoming. A dude ranch, float trips and winter accommodations all in Grand Teton National Park. We take pride in good stock, good equipment and knowledgeable personnel.

Myron & Karma Wakkuri (BG070)

Mike & Carrie Wakkuri (BG162) ELK MOUNTAIN OUTFITTERS, LLC/WAPITI RIDGE RANCH 3056 W. Walnut, Wheatland, WY 82201 or 396 Bluffview Rd, Wheatland, WY 82201 307.322.3223 8 307.322.3220 wakkuri@q.com • www.elkmountainoutfittersllc.com

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The Wakkuri’s are Wyoming natives, full-time outfitters, providing quality outdoor experiences since 1970. We provide 4x4 and horseback hunting for Elk, Mule Deer, Whitetail Deer, Antelope, Big Horn Sheep, Moose & Turkey. Comfortable lodge and cabins for rifle and archery hunting. Also offering trout fishing.

Kevin Watkins (BG012)

SPOTTED HORSE RANCH, INC. 12355 South Hwy 191, Jackson, WY 83001 800.528.2084 • Fax: 307.733.3712 info@spottedhorseranch.com www.spottedhorseranch.com

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For over 55 years, the Spotted Horse Ranch has operated as a guest ranch and full service outfitter. We offer quality hunts out of two backcountry camps in the Hoback & Grayback Ridge area. High success for elk, deer and moose. Join us for a big game hunt or ranch vacation.

RobertR.Wiley(BG351)

NON-TYPICAL OUTFITTERS

P.O. Box 3644, Alpine, WY 83128 307.654.0000 • Fax: Same mail@nontypicaloutfitters.com www.nontypicaloutfitters.com

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At Non-Typical Outfitters we offer an unmatched hunting opportunity. The amount of time spent before the season scouting for your trophy animal and preparing for your hunt is one of the things that separate us from the rest. We have a diversified hunting area with cabin accommodations as well as our forest camps. Here at Non-Typical Outfitters we have a focus on hunting one animal and taking that animal with one shot. We now offer a summer shooting class to help hunters obtain the skills for that one shot kill. This class is a practice of practical field positions for effectively killing big game with one shot and will give you the skills to make that one shot count, whatever the terrain, the animal, or the mountain throws at you.

Eric Wilhelm (BG168)

UCROSS OUTFITTING, LLC

145 Chuckwagon Trail, Buffalo, WY 82834

Tyler Willis (BG110)

TIMBER CANYON RANCH OUTFITTING, LLC

1380 Sybille Rd., Wheatland, WY 82201 307.331.1785

tylerwillis@timbercanyonranchoutfitting.com www.timbercanyonranchoutfitting.com

Guided hunts for antelope in area 38, mule deer in area 59 (general), and elk in area 6 (general) on 15,000 private acres located in the South Laramie Range. Lodging provided in our bunk house with home cooked meals. No packing in on horses or long drives from camp.

Heath & Sarah Woltman (BG113)

BEAR BASIN ADVENTURES

P.O. Box 962, Lander, WY 82520-0962 Cell: 307.840.3579 info@bearbasinadventures.com www.bearbasinadventures.com www.facebook.com/pages/Bear-BasinAdventures/361417014920

We offer first class, fair chase guided elk and sheep hunting in the Washakie Wilderness in Dubois. Our comfortable base camp is a full service true western horseback hunt with small groups of hunters. Elk area: General for area 67. Sheep area 5. We also offer summer trips with great fishing and spectacular vistas.

Willard M. Woods (BG046)

CROSS C RANCH

98 14th Street, Wheatland, WY 82201

Shane: 405.308.5640 • 307.322.4656 crossc.22@gmail.com • www.crosscranch.com

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The Cross C Ranch is a 20,000 acre privately owned and operated Outfitting and Cattle Ranch located in Southeastern Wyoming’s Laramie Range. Enjoy our NEW deluxe accommodations in a beautiful hunting lodge and hunt the best of what Wyoming has to offer for Elk, Mule Deer, Whitetail, Antelope, Mountain Lion & Big Horn Sheep. Our hunting area is extremely diverse and non-pressured from large predators. Fly Fish year around on both of our coveted mountain rivers or multiple stocked ponds.

Cody Wright (BG214)

SUMMIT LAKE OUTFITTERS, LLC

110 Looney Lane, Pinedale, WY 82941 307.360.5417 summitlakeoutfitters@gmail.com summitlakeoutfitters.com

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2nd generation outfitter specializing in bighorn sheep, mtn lion and pack in wilderness elk hunts. We also offer hunts for moose, antelope, bear, bobcat and mule deer. Archery and rifle hunts.

Sandra Wright & Justin Wright (BG283)

MULE SHOE OUTFITTERS, LLC

P.O. Box 1555, Pinedale, WY 82941 1.888.803.7316 • Sandy Cell: 307.360.6339 • Justin Cell: 307.360.8757 muleshoe@wbaccess.net • www.muleshoeoutfitters.com

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“Mule Shoe Outfitters offers quality hunting trips and summer Pack trips into the Wind River Mountain Range on the Bridger-Teton Wilderness. We have two hunting camps available specializing in Big Horn Sheep, Mountain lion and Elk Hunts. Also offering Moose, Mule Deer, Black Bear, Antelope and Bobcat hunts; summer gear drops and spot packs.”

• 307.272.8317

ucrossoutfitters1@yahoo.com • www.blairhotels.com

Home of the Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt. 4x4, 4-wheeler, and horseback hunts. Mule deer, antelope, black bear, spring & fall turkey. Prairie dog and predator hunts. Deluxe accommodations.

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HUNTING WITH AN OUTFITTER IN THE STATE OF WYOMING DON’T BE A VICTIM OF UNLICENSED OUTFITTERS OR GUIDES

Wyoming holds hunters responsible for knowingly booking with an unlicensed outfitter. Wyoming law states:

BIG GAME HUNTING IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!

W.S. 23-2-418. Compensation of person not licensed under this act prohibited; penalty.

(a) No person shall directly or indirectly compensate a person holding himself out as engaging in the business of or acting in the capacity of an outfitter or a professional guide unless that person provides proof that he is a licensed outfitter or professional guide as required by this act.

(b) Any person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor as prescribed under W.S. 23-2-417 (a).

Laws 1997, ch. 79, § 3, provides: “The Game & Fish Department shall, through its publications, and other reasonable means, including providing information when mailing licenses to successful applicants, notify all applicants for game and fish licenses of the provisions of W.S. 23-2-418.”

W.S. 23-2-417. Violation in general; penalties.

(a) Any person violating any provision of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00).

(b) In addition to subsection (a) of this section, the court may in its discretion, revoke any license issued under this act or W.S. 23-1-101 through 23-6-208, to any person violating this act, for the remainder of the year in which the conviction occurs, and may suspend the person’s privilege to receive any license under this act or under W.S. 23-1-101 through 23-6-208, for a period not to exceed five (5) years.

If you are compensating anyone for hunting outfitted services, request to see a copy of their outfitter’s or guide’s license to be sure they are legal. Professional Guide licenses must be signed on the back by the employing outfitter. Outfitters are licensed for specific areas and species that are listed on their license. It is against the law for them to operate outside of their authorized areas. Licensing is for the protection of the public to ensure they have a safe and enjoyable trip.

Landowners are exempt under W.S. 23-2-406 (a) (iv) (B) which states: “Landowner” means any person, firm or corporation holding title to, or occupying under a contract of purchase, agricultural land or any person whose family owns at least a majority of the stock in a Wyoming Corporation and who provides services specified in this paragraph on lands owned by the corporation and used primarily for agricultural purposes.

Anyone wishing to receive further information on outfitters and guides, or a list of licensed outfitters in the State of Wyoming, may write to the Wyoming State Board of Outfitters and Professional Guides, 1950 Bluegrass Circle, Suite 280, Cheyenne, WY 82002.

A current list of licensed outfitters is also on our website: http://outfitters.state.wy.us or you may call 1-800-264-0981.