Wyoming Elk 2023

[Stein]

Yeah, it's pretty much like printing money, points aren't even a real thing they have to deliver.

Same reason you see tags in WA get dropped to one but rarely zero.  Lots of points chasing that one tag.

[Bigshooter]

I think point creep will be minimal this year.  Next year you will see a giant increase in point creep in the regular draw and it won't ever go away.

[Skyvalhunter]

Ever?

[Jpmiller]

It's weird they bumped the non resident application period to February this year... 

There, point creep eliminated

[Pathfinder101]

I think point creep will be minimal this year.  Next year you will see a giant increase in point creep in the regular draw and it won't ever go away.

It will be interesting to see.  71,000 people just heard Randy Newberg tell them to burn their WY points this year if they can.  If I had the ability, I'd be burning mine (I can't).   

[trophyhunt]

It's weird they bumped the non resident application period to February this year... 

There, point creep eliminated

You had me for a second!!  lol.  Gonna talk with the guys at the Wyoming fish and game booth in Reno next week, see what they think and prob just buy points for general license, highly doubt 2.5-3.5 points will do it.

[Whitpirate]

Lots of good units in the 8-12 range gents. Get to hunting! For some weird reason my daughter really wants to shoot a bull so I'm likely gonna sacrifice all my points to float us on some general tags. Still trying to figure out where I failed as a father 

She has good taste in ungulates and a taller bald man's indirect influence.... the elk whisperer would be proud.

[Beastmonger1987]

This Florida import to heading to Wyoming this fall! First real Western hunting experience, I've been bumbling around Olympic National Forest getting humbled by blacktails this past season.  Everything is pretty different from sitting in a box blind over a food plot! Hitching a ride with my stepfather's bull hunt in Unit 23. We are going guided. He's burning his 12 points and I'm going to try and take a cow elk and pronghorn while he's looking for a big bull. Hoping to bring 200+ lbs of meat home to the freezer! I'm stuck at 3 points right now, will be looking to burn on the general elk tag in the coming years. Good luck to those in the draw!

[dvolmer]

This Florida import to heading to Wyoming this fall! First real Western hunting experience, I've been bumbling around Olympic National Forest getting humbled by blacktails this past season.  Everything is pretty different from sitting in a box blind over a food plot! Hitching a ride with my stepfather's bull hunt in Unit 23. We are going guided. He's burning his 12 points and I'm going to try and take a cow elk and pronghorn while he's looking for a big bull. Hoping to bring 200+ lbs of meat home to the freezer! I'm stuck at 3 points right now, will be looking to burn on the general elk tag in the coming years. Good luck to those in the draw!

12 points wont guarantee your father a bull tag in 23 this year.  I think he is in the running with those points but no guarantee at all. Last year with his 11 points he would have been successful. This year a lot of things can and will change.  Good luck!  By the way, you will need 7 plus points to get an antelope tag with a 27% chance of getting a dow antelope tag. about 49% chance of drawing your cow elk tag in 23.

[trophyhunt]

This Florida import to heading to Wyoming this fall! First real Western hunting experience, I've been bumbling around Olympic National Forest getting humbled by blacktails this past season.  Everything is pretty different from sitting in a box blind over a food plot! Hitching a ride with my stepfather's bull hunt in Unit 23. We are going guided. He's burning his 12 points and I'm going to try and take a cow elk and pronghorn while he's looking for a big bull. Hoping to bring 200+ lbs of meat home to the freezer! I'm stuck at 3 points right now, will be looking to burn on the general elk tag in the coming years. Good luck to those in the draw!

12 points wont guarantee your father a bull tag in 23 this year.  I think he is in the running with those points but no guarantee at all. Last year with his 11 points he would have been successful. This year a lot of things can and will change.  Good luck!

do they have outfitter tags? If so, I would think his odds would be pretty good??  I would be surprised if 3 points gets him a general tag?

[dvolmer]

This Florida import to heading to Wyoming this fall! First real Western hunting experience, I've been bumbling around Olympic National Forest getting humbled by blacktails this past season.  Everything is pretty different from sitting in a box blind over a food plot! Hitching a ride with my stepfather's bull hunt in Unit 23. We are going guided. He's burning his 12 points and I'm going to try and take a cow elk and pronghorn while he's looking for a big bull. Hoping to bring 200+ lbs of meat home to the freezer! I'm stuck at 3 points right now, will be looking to burn on the general elk tag in the coming years. Good luck to those in the draw!

12 points wont guarantee your father a bull tag in 23 this year.  I think he is in the running with those points but no guarantee at all. Last year with his 11 points he would have been successful. This year a lot of things can and will change.  Good luck!

do they have outfitter tags? If so, I would think his odds would be pretty good??  I would be surprised if 3 points gets him a general tag?

No such thing as Outfitter tags in Wyoming. It's normal or special for everyone unless you own a certain amount of deeded land and landowner tags in Wyoming are non-transferable to anyone except immediate family.  Sometimes they can be transferred to a veteran or something through the dept of fish and game.

[Jpmiller]

I've never looked into this but can you accrue points for the cow tags, and if so independent of the regular elk points? We go to Wyoming every other fall to see family I don't know why I haven't been doing cow applications they give them out about twenty minutes from their place.

[trophyhunt]

I've never looked into this but can you accrue points for the cow tags, and if so independent of the regular elk points? We go to Wyoming every other fall to see family I don't know why I haven't been doing cow applications they give them out about twenty minutes from their place.

Elk points are just elk points, your best bet is to put a cow tag as your second choice, then you won't loose your points.

[Stein]

Cow tags are reduced price and done in a separate draw that is 100% random, no points.  You could also shoot a cow on some bull tags (any elk) but you would obviously need to get that tag.  You can put in for both draws.

[bobcat]

There are cow tags that are reduced price (Type 6,7) and then there are cow tags that are full price. (Type 4)

Full price elk tags use points, reduced price elk tags do not.