WYOMING 2025 HUNT WEST DASHBOARD

OVERVIEW

Welcome to your Hunt West Dashboard. Please use this page as a reference to support your hunting applications, links to resources, and a home base for information. Let me know if you would like more included in here to make the most of your Hunt West Services.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. Cheers! - JB

YOUR HUNT: MEDICINE BOW

UNIT 11 (TYPE 9) | 100% AT 11 PTS

SEPT. 1 - SEPT. 30, 2025 | 75 TAGS (JUST ARCHERY)

PROS:

More rolling terrain, plenty of road access, and good elk numbers make this a great option. There are enough elk with low hunter numbers that bulls get old, though the area isn’t necessarily known for giants. In the first two weeks of archery season, there are only 75 type 9 hunters afield.

CONS:

After Sept. 15, 200 type 1 hunters and 100 type 4 cow hunters can begin hunting, though usually it’s about 1/3 of all tagholders (~100 total hunters). That can increase the hunter congestion in the mountains, but most of them are not die-hards and getting a little ways off the road will get you out of pressure. This unit can be prone to point-jumping, and we will keep an eye on tag numbers to ensure there aren’t major changes in 2025.

YOUR HUNT PLAN PINS

Please keep in mind, these pins are areas to start digging around looking for feed, wallows, and of course bugling bulls. The low country state lands can hide elk in the cottonwood river bottoms. The main area will be in the high elevation at the southern end of the hunt area. Consider setting a good base camp and running around in the side-by-side for each hunt. Bring waders in case you need to cross any of the rivers in this unit to access the elk.

Laramie Biologist: Lee Knox - 307-721-1386

Saratoga Biologist: Teal Cufaude - 307-321-7087

Elk Mountain Warden: Ryan Snell - 307-348-7311

Noted Landowners:

  • Tyler Sims/Sims Outfitting

  • Ralph Brokaw

Your Hunt Plan Recording

DAY EXAMPLE ITINERARY

SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 | Elk Mountain, WY

MORNING GAME PLAN

Wake Up: 4:30 AM

Start Hiking: 5:30 AM

Aim for 1.5-2 miles per hour to identified feature; glassing knob, wallow, meadow, etc.

Listen & Call For Bugles and/or Glass: 6:10 AM

SUNRISE IS 6:41 AM

Run & Gun Calling: 6:10-9:45 AM

Check likely pockets for elk. Cover 3-4 Miles.

Hunt Back to Truck: 9:45–11:00 am

Take Nap: 11:00 AM–12:00 PM

EVENING GAME PLAN

Move Areas & Eat Lunch: 1:00 PM

Start Hiking: 1:30 PM

Locate Wallow to Sit & Do a Calling Sequence: 2:30 PM

Take another nap on the wallow if slow.

Run & Gun Calling: 5:00-8:00 PM

Check likely pockets for elk. Cover 3-4 Miles.

SUNSET IS 7:23 PM

Hike Back to Truck: 8:00 PM

Finishing the hike out to the truck in the dark should be a couple of miles of easy-to-navigate terrain.

Dinner: 9:00 PM

Sleep: 10:30 PM to 4:30 AM

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES