Big Game Hunting in Wyoming

Wyoming is a big game hunter's paradise. The climate and habitat assure a plentiful and quality wildlife resource. The Bighorn Mountains are an excellent destination for sportspersons in pursuit of Rocky Mountain Elk. Elk are plentiful in this area and the trophy quality is among the best in the world. Six-by-six bulls are common, and record quality bulls are taken every fall. This area is known for a high harvest rate of quality bulls.

Northeast Wyoming has long been the preferred destination of mule deer hunters, and mule deer in Northeast Wyoming are thriving. Mule deer densities are quite high in this area, and the quality of bucks keeps getting better. Mule deer are found from the plains to the mountains above timberline.

No place in the world has more pronghorn antelope than Wyoming, and Northeast Wyoming has more than its share of Wyoming's antelope. Antelope cover the plains and breaks, and are even expanding into high mountain pastures. Pronghorn antelope are the most unique species of big game animal on this continent, and provide a rewarding hunting experience.

Whitetail deer are relatively new arrivals to some parts of Northeast Wyoming, and they are prospering. The creek bottom and brush habitat combined with local farming support great numbers of whitetail deer. There are very few places in the country that can rival Northeast Wyoming's potential for daily sightings of whitetail deer.

With plentiful game and liberal hunting seasons, Wyoming boasts a high harvest rate on big game animals. Wyoming traditionally ranks among the top states for percentage of harvest and trophy quality of harvested game.