"Proposed License Fees for Wyoming" Udated link

[Special T]

I think many of us would take the kind of MGT that WY provides... I did not know that sportsmen pay the whole way in WY. I actually PREFER that we pay the whole way that way our agency would be held more accountable to us.

[Bigshooter]

I think many of us would take the kind of MGT that WY provides... I did not know that sportsmen pay the whole way in WY. I actually PREFER that we pay the whole way that way our agency would be held more accountable to us.

The problem WY has is that sportmans have to pay for everything.  Even if it's for bird watching.  While the guy that is watching the birds pays nothing.

[Special T]

I would guess that the WY game dept is much more attuned to hunting and fishing than the "other" categories. Of all the western states I'm sure it is the most accountable/interested in what the hook and bullet crowd want.

[Hunter Dug]

Ill still pay there fees, and dont care what they charge just be cause its a down right great place to hunt.

[dvolmer]

Ill still pay there fees, and dont care what they charge just be cause its a down right great place to hunt.

I agree.  I am 47 this year and the last year I will be 47 in my lifetime.  If I can afford it I go.  If you wait until you are wealthy and or retired you lost your best hunting years.  I know that at 47 I can hump hills much harder than I will be able to at 65 when retirement comes.  Dont wait and always plan for  the future.  Life is something that goes by while we make plans for the future.  Go now!  Dont give away your todays for a couple of hundred dollars you are scared to spend.

[ELKBURGER]

Ill still pay there fees, and dont care what they charge just be cause its a down right great place to hunt.

I agree.  I am 47 this year and the last year I will be 47 in my lifetime.  If I can afford it I go.  If you wait until you are wealthy and or retired you lost your best hunting years.  I know that at 47 I can hump hills much harder than I will be able to at 65 when retirement comes.  Dont wait and always plan for  the future.  Life is something that goes by while we make plans for the future.  Go now!  Dont give away your todays for a couple of hundred dollars you are scared to spend.

Well Said.

[actionshooter]

Ill still pay there fees, and dont care what they charge just be cause its a down right great place to hunt.

I agree.  I am 47 this year and the last year I will be 47 in my lifetime.  If I can afford it I go.  If you wait until you are wealthy and or retired you lost your best hunting years.  I know that at 47 I can hump hills much harder than I will be able to at 65 when retirement comes.  Dont wait and always plan for  the future.  Life is something that goes by while we make plans for the future.  Go now!  Dont give away your todays for a couple of hundred dollars you are scared to spend.

I agree, I don't like it, but thats how I have been playing it.

[TheHunt]

Totally agree

[Ghost Hunter]

  I hate to see the increase, but it likely won't change what my plans are.  This is the 3rd year I will be going for a WY general elk hunt.  Added deer this year.  Just wish they would put an effort into improving the weather conditions for a good snow hunt

[huntnnw]

I look at it as what are your priorties? mine are hunting..its a hell of alot cheaper to spend 7 days in WY chasing elk in Sept than planning a trip to Hawaii and Ill tell u what I would much rather be in Wy than HI

[Bean Counter]

Good thoughts guys. Thank you to all for the encouragement to grow a pair and quit the bitchin'. I decided to buy points for elk, deer, and pronghorn. I figured that I have up to two years to decide that it was a waste of $120 and I may be glad I put in. For now it seems that states that are in play for me  are NM, CO, AZ, and WY. However, NV, UT, ID, MT, WA will be off my list due to either wolves, cost, or drive distance.

Now I have to figure out how you guys put in for all the early states at the same time and handle the possibility of being drawn in multiple states with overlapping tags. 

[huntnnw]

what I have researched for WY elk is to apply everyyear for the easy to draw hunts and be able to hunt every year to every other year or wait 5 and apply every 5 and hunt good areas

[Bigshooter]

Good thoughts guys. Thank you to all for the encouragement to grow a pair and quit the bitchin'. I decided to buy points for elk, deer, and pronghorn. I figured that I have up to two years to decide that it was a waste of $120 and I may be glad I put in. For now it seems that states that are in play for me  are NM, CO, AZ, and WY. However, NV, UT, ID, MT, WA will be off my list due to either wolves, cost, or drive distance.

Now I have to figure out how you guys put in for all the early states at the same time and handle the possibility of being drawn in multiple states with overlapping tags. 

I wouldn't worry about that.  I apply for about 20 tags every year.  And I can't remember drawing more than two tags in a year.  And only once have I had tags overlaped.

[carpsniperg2]

Yeah I just spent the 120 as well for wy. Need to start building, it seems like a lot of the good elk units take about 5 points. I have only hunted lopes over there. I am going to build lope points for a trophy unit as well as deer.

[Bean Counter]

what I have researched for WY elk is to apply everyyear for the easy to draw hunts and be able to hunt every year to every other year or wait 5 and apply every 5 and hunt good areas

I've been looking up outfitters. I see lots of pics of clients with 280" bulls on the ground, but only a few with 320-330". I think I'd rather wait.