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Top 25 Public-Land Elk Hunts
This state-by-state guide to the best public-land elk hunts in America includes information on specific units, tags requirements, and deadlines.
Scott Bestul
Wyoming has strong elk populations and some wonderful bulls. To get your feet wet here, apply for a statewide general elk license, which allows you to hunt in areas such as:
5. Areas within the Bridger-Teton National Forest, south of Jackson, where there is good public access and solid elk populations.
6. Areas within The Medicine Bow National Forest (sections of which are located west and north of Laramie) where you can find lightly hunted areas, especially in archery season.
While you're hunting in these units, start accumulating preference points for the Cowboy State's Limited Quota Areas, such as:
7. Area 7, also known as the "Laramie Peaks," a mixture of public and private ground known for great bulls.
8. Areas 30, 31 south of Rock Springs. Amassing the points to pull this tag may take a while, but there are few better places in America to kill a monster bull on public land.
Licenses and Tags: Application deadlines are typically late January. Contact Wyoming Game & Fish Dept. 307-777-4600; gf.state.wy.us.
5. Areas within the Bridger-Teton National Forest, south of Jackson, where there is good public access and solid elk populations.
6. Areas within The Medicine Bow National Forest (sections of which are located west and north of Laramie) where you can find lightly hunted areas, especially in archery season.
While you're hunting in these units, start accumulating preference points for the Cowboy State's Limited Quota Areas, such as:
7. Area 7, also known as the "Laramie Peaks," a mixture of public and private ground known for great bulls.
8. Areas 30, 31 south of Rock Springs. Amassing the points to pull this tag may take a while, but there are few better places in America to kill a monster bull on public land.
Licenses and Tags: Application deadlines are typically late January. Contact Wyoming Game & Fish Dept. 307-777-4600; gf.state.wy.us.
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