I have a couple of stories about elk packing.
Way back in 1996 a friend and I backpacked into a Montana wilderness area. I had a Big Game combo license, and several days into the trip I managed to shoot a small muley buck with my bow, and the next day we packed him out to the truck and then...
We have hunted in units 9 and 11 several times over the past 10 years or so, always with doe tags. Those are getting harder to draw, however. But the answer to your question is yes, it certainly is doable to kill a buck in those places, but the key, in my opinion, especially with limited time...
s10 gives some good advice. We've hunted eastern Wyoming several times, mostly with doe tags, and mostly on private ground that we gained permission to hunt by simply knocking on doors, and as recently as 2 years ago. We spent one particular day asking permission, and ended up with more ground...
The following information is 5 years old, but at that time there was a guy located just south of Datil. I can't find his card but I think the name of his operation was Pinon Pines. I just did a quick Google search and came up with this:
Pinon Pines Recreational Cabins
(575) 772-5214
Sounds...
go for it
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You really have been given some good advice here. There is LOTS of opportunity if you work at it a little bit. Get the Hunting Atlas, pick an area, and start working it. I'm from Iowa, where the bird hunting used to be quite good, but in the past 4 years or so has...