WY walk in areas and BML land?

[wisconsinteacher]

I have been looking at a few maps for our antelope hunt and have a few questions. When hunting on walk in areas, is there anything that needs to be done other than park in the correct area and follow the posted rules? Do we need to apply for the area before the hunt?

Also, on the BML web page, I see that the zone we want to hunt has land that is coded as Bunkhead Jones Land, State Land, and Corps of Engineers. Is this land open for hunting or is it treated like public land?

 

[Oldtrader3]

When you apply for a non resident license, you will need to specify your choices of areas to hunt. You will be assigned an area on your tag where you are allowed to hunt. BLM, State and National Forest generally have public access. Privately owned land may or may not be available for day leasing? You may not hunt on Private land without a permission slip.

 

[pre6422hornet]

Not sure about WY, but Army Corp of Engineer land in Missouri was open to all hunting, all methods. The only stipulation was it was walk in only access. It was great hunting.

 

[wildgene]

...most of the Walk-In areas require you to fill out a permission slip (available on-line), sign it & display it in your vehicle, along w/ a copy on your person after you get your tag...

 

[Guy Miner]

Gene, how tough is it anymore to get permission, or pay to hunt on private land for a day or two now? For antelope?

I pay to hunt on a private ranch, but it's a pretty steep price, and comes with a guide who knows the 20,000 acres well. Worthwhile in my book, but I dunno... still curious about the pay to hunt. I've done a fair bit of public land hunting in Wyoming, but it was all Forest Service land as I recall.

Guy

 

[wisconsinteacher]

Gene, I trust your information but I just reread the walk-in-area info and it states that you do not need to have permission. You need the permission slips for the Hunter Management Areas.

Guy I called a few ranches and they were looking for $300-500 for every buck shot. Personally, I think that is high but that is me. I would rather put that $500 towards another trip on public land.

 

[Oldtrader3]

I don't mind paying for any deer that I shoot, especially if the property has some nice deer or elk.

 

[Guy Miner]

Gene, I trust your information but I just reread the walk-in-area info and it states that you do not need to have permission. You need the permission slips for the Hunter Management Areas.

Guy I called a few ranches and they were looking for $300-500 for every buck shot. Personally, I think that is high but that is me. I would rather put that $500 towards another trip on public land.

In a game-rich area, that would be fine with me. Well worth it. I enjoy hunting private land, just to be away from the hordes of hunters that often invade public land.

I have out-walked most hunters and gotten into some great places on public land though. Just have to be willing to walk (or ride a horse) farther than most.

Guy

 

[SJB358]

Yup, I am with Guy on this. Doesn't take much to go further than the average Joe.

I always hear folks mention elk they would never kill cause it would be too hard to pack them out. I usually ask for better directions to where those elk were.. :twisted:

 

[truck driver]

Yup, I am with Guy on this. Doesn't take much to go further than the average Joe.

I always hear folks mention elk they would never kill cause it would be too hard to pack them out. I usually ask for better directions to where those elk were.. :twisted:

Heck yeah and if they are too far back I just might have to build a lean to and spend some time smoking and curing the meat so it will keep till I can get it and myself back out. :roll: :lol:

 

[wisconsinteacher]

I am not afraid to walk farther than the average Joe. The buddy coming with me was a former all-American track athlete so I know he is up for the walk. Plus antelope are not that big so if we get one, we can carry it out over our shoulders.

I feel that all hunting and fishing is like this. Even here, most people hunt or fish within 1/4 mile from the road. If you double that distance, you are all alone most of the time.

 

[Oldtrader3]

Me too, although now I can't go too far in, I always get a little hinky after a couple days of hunting amateurs watching me through their blasted scopes in Utah, if I was anywhere near a trail?

 

[wildgene]

Gene, how tough is it anymore to get permission, or pay to hunt on private land for a day or two now? For antelope?

I pay to hunt on a private ranch, but it's a pretty steep price, and comes with a guide who knows the 20,000 acres well. Worthwhile in my book, but I dunno... still curious about the pay to hunt. I've done a fair bit of public land hunting in Wyoming, but it was all Forest Service land as I recall.

Guy

...honestly, I don't really know. I've always either had permission from when I was working on private, or have hunted public/ HMA's, one ranch used to allow hunting for cows, limited number of hunters, $40/ season, but they've closed it off...

...it's Wyoming, there tends to be a helluva lot of critters wandering around, a whole bunch of land available to hunt, & not a whole helluva lot of hordes, even w/ out of state hunters, there's just a lot more ground than people. Different world, people used to hunting a section & seeing a doz. deer will be hunting 2-3 townships & looking @ 100's of deer, or antelope, or even elk. Any of the units in the western half of the state are going to have quite a bit of public land available, maps are a necessity, being willing to walk a ways, even a mile or two, will get you away from 2/3rds of the avg. hunters. Antelope like alfalfa, need water, follow trails. They're fun to hunt because it's pretty straight forward & not exceptionally brutal...