Wyoming Elk Hunting

When:

September and October

Where:

Hawks Rest & Thunder Mountain Camps

Hawks Rest Camp Elk Hunts:

10-Day Archery Hunt
September 9-18

10-Day Rifle Hunt 
September 19-28 or
September 29-October 8

7-Day Rifle Hunt 
October 9-15

8-Day Rifle Hunt 
October 16-23

Thunder Mountain Camp Elk & Bighorn Sheep Hunts:

10-Day Rifle Sheep Hunt 
August 30-September 8

10-Day Archery Elk Hunt 
September 8-17

10-Day Rifle Elk Hunt 
September 19-28 or
September 30-October 9

Elk Hunt From the Trailhead:

7-Day Rifle Hunt 
October 25-31

Rates:

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DO NOT FORGET TO BUY YOUR PREFERENCE POINTS!

Application period: July 1- November 1

 Use the website listed below to purchase points and apply for tags. Please let us know if you need assistance.

https://wgfapps.wyo.gov/elsapplication/ELSWelcome.aspx

Pack Trip Trophy Elk Hunts Overview:

Bring a group of up to 4 archery or 8 rifle hunters to hunt elk from our wilderness hunting camp at Hawks Rest in Yellowstone Meadows, the most remote area in the lower 48 states. If you are a solo hunter, that is okay too! Camp is 30 miles from the trailhead. Our camp is made up of 12 wall tents. This riparian area serves as a major migration corridor for Yellowstone elk as they travel to their winter feeding grounds at the end of October.

Would you like to be at a smaller camp? Bring a group of 2 archery or 4 rifle hunters to hunt elk from our Thunder Mountain Camp on the upper Yellowstone River. Solo hunters are also welcome! This camp is just as far of a ride as Hawks Rest with a little bit more challenging ride. This hunt is not for everyone, but the challenge is worth it!

In a fun ritual, guides draw cards at the beginning of each hunt to determine their pecking order for hunting grounds accessed by horseback. Then two hunters pair off with a guide to spend the day in the spectacular Teton Wilderness working to fill their tags. Hunters will leave camp every day by horse and could ride 2-6 hours per day.

At the end of each day, you'll return to camp for a hearty meal with all the trimmings and a chance to swap hunting stories in the dining tent with the wood stove burning.

10-Day Teton Wilderness Pack Hunts

(Elk Hunts During the Rut)
10-day hunts are built around the rut whether it be archery or rifle. Most of the best hunting will be in the steep high country, mountain plateaus, across rocky ridges, and in spectacular mountains best accessed by foot. Horses are used to get from camp up into the areas to hunt. The rut hunts are more physically demanding. Whether you are at Hawks Rest or Thunder Mountain be prepared to ride and walk a lot!

We are the only outfitter in the area offering 10 DAY RIFLE HUNTS DURING THE RUT!

Rifle hunts are 2x1 (guide : hunter ratio). Archery hunts are 1x1.

No matter where you kill out, we'll get your animal back to civilization for you. That's vital when you're farther from a road in any direction than you can be anywhere else in the continental U.S.

7- or 8-Day Teton Wilderness Pack Hunts

(Elk During Migration)
Based at our remote Hawks Rest Camp on the Yellowstone River, you can choose to hunt elk with a Wyoming tag during prime migration season.

Since the animals are migrating, they tend to spend more time in accessible valley floors. That means these hunts have the potential to be much less strenuous.

The Yellowstone-Thorofare migration is weather dependent.

7-Day Trailhead Hunt

This hunt is ran out of our trailhead near Turpin Meadows. Hunters will leave from and return to the trailhead every day, but still hunt in the Teton Wilderness in unit 70 (map at bottom of page). This is also a general tag. There will be food prepared at the trailhead and a wall tent to stay in. Accommodations will be the same as staying in the wilderness camps. Riding time could be 2-6 hours perday.