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I may get a chance to spend a few months around Kemmerer, Wyoming and was curious about hunting opportunities in the area, particularly public land.

Any members familiar with the area?

Good hunting (moose,elk,deer,antelope)and fishing; but you still need to draw a tag.

Excellent elk hunting but as Reba noted, you have to draw. Unit 100 is less than 5% draw if I recall, but it's easy country with good access and a lot of elk. A good friends parent's drew there in 2011 and both harvested 330 class bulls.

MichiganScott: Be sure to take your Varmint Rifle with you as Coyotes and Prairie Dogs are to be had thereabouts - in case you are to late for the drawings and such.
Enjoy Wyoming while you are there and I hope you get to do some hiking in the stunning Wind River Range of the Rocky Mountains!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

some very good BG hunting(on the draw). Plenty of birds and varmints as well.

Make sure ya take a fly rod with ya! The hams fork and green below fontenelle is pretty good!

I knew I'd be too late for the draw this year, but I figured if it happens, I'd do some scouting and get to know the area. I might get to return in the future.

I forgot about coyotes and prairie dogs. Last time I was in Wyoming antelope hunting, we popped a few prairie dogs after the hunt. It was definitely a target rich environment and a lot of fun.

Thanks for the info.

Come July buy a leftover reduced price cow/calf elk tag. No draw needed. Non-resident price with conservation stamp should be around $250. The season (at least in years past) varies but is usually around Oct 1 to Dec 14, with a break the last two weeks of Nov (I have no idea why). Some areas are open till Jan 31.

I killed this cow off Commissary Ridge (unit 102) last Nov, though she was several miles in. Come the two weeks the season is open in Dec, the elk should be much closer to roads, or earlier if snow comes earlier. Ya gotta be careful though, as even the main roads don't get plowed. Lots of elk in that area, and it sucks killing a cow when she is in a herd of about 200 with several good bulls mixed in. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do though. There's a lot of good bulls around there, but like said, you missed the draw.


The fishing around there is good too. Just don't let all the rutting mulies distract you in Nov.