I'm going to Wyoming!!

Bluesman

Bluesman

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I'm headed to the Red Desert region of Wyoming to call some coyotes next week. I knew I would take a trip west this year, but I changed my destination over the last two days of thinking about it. I've decided to go to south central Wyoming and make an experience out of it. I plan to hunt 4 or 5 days. If anyone is from the area I'd be glad to talk about getting together and making some stands. Or...you if you could recommend some areas that you think may increase my "productivity" I'd be grateful.

JB in NC
 
I got over that way this season, not alot of luck, they were hit hard by state and govt. trappers in Wyoming this year, good luck and have fun anyway.
 
Make sure to bring a shovel and some chains. Its not uncommon to get a truck stuck and you are SOL with out a way to get out. Good Luck
 
Utahdogger is right the state trappers have a lot of funding so they are out in force, but you can still have success.

I would try to avoid areas that have sheep or cattle grazing, those areas are patrolled pretty heavy by the sheep herders and the trappers. It is hard to know exactly where they will be cause they move them around a bit. The trappers will work ahead of the sheep and clear an area with planes or some use night vision.

But there is a lot of area to cover you will be able to find groups if you move around.

The other concern is wind, it can be rough out there at times. Come prepared to stay the night in your truck with plenty of supplies and like Brown Yote says bring some "unstuck" supplies. You never know and the Red Desert is a big place.

I can give you some starting points but you just need to cover a lot of area til you dial in on the productive areas.

Good luck
 
good luck, by this time of the year, every hunter has become a coyote hunter, its not that far from salt lake, I have come to detest snow when I coyote hunt, out there, there is likely plenty.

I have never understood why the red desert is so famous for coyote hunting, to me the place is rather barren with very little water running through it, I am talking the actual red desert, not to be confused with areas around it.

last time I was out that way was right after thanksgiving, 2 coyotes in 2 days, which to me is a total flop for a trip
 
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good luck, by this time of the year, every hunter has become a coyote hunter, its not that far from salt lake, I have come to detest snow when I coyote hunt, out there, there is likely plenty.

I have never understood why the red desert is so famous for coyote hunting, to me the place is rather barren with very little water running through it, I am talking the actual red desert, not to be confused with areas around it.

last time I was out that way was right after thanksgiving, 2 coyotes in 2 days, which to me is a total flop for a trip



Agreed Steve. I hunted there three years ago and hunted hard for four days and killed three coyotes. I think we went in nov. I dont plan on heading that way again.
 
I'm driving out there. I will definetly take the shovel and the chains. Plenty of pork & beans, etc.

I've been watching the weather pretty close and so far there's been minimal precipitation. I spoke with the game warden in Rawlins yesterday. The conditions are very dry so mud is not an immediate concern. There's not much snow cover north out of Rawlins up through the Bairoil area and even further north...as the checkerboard regions become mostly public ground. At least at the moment there's not much snow cover there.

Here's a few questions if you guys have the time to reply:

1) Have any of you guys been up that way?

2) If it stays dry it looks like I should reamain mobile, however I have to drive back so I'm not intending to put my truck to the ultimate test. If the roads get really rough I plan to park and walk. What kind of condition are the BLM roads in...rough as [beeep], moderate? I'm assuming they are in all different conditions.

2) Did you guys have ATVs when you went out there??

3) Would the govt trappers work the public land over? I would like to think they would concentrate on the private sections but I don't know how all that works.

I agree with you on the desert terrain. It looks like it would be a dreadful place for a coyote to make a living. From what I can tell there's plenty of areas that are not the type of terrain and offer timber, creeks, structure.

Thanks for the info and please keep it coming. The more I know the better. Being safe is the main concern...killin' coyotes will have to be second on the list.

JB
 
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1) Have any of you guys been up that way?

2) If it stays dry it looks like I should reamain mobile, however I have to drive back so I'm not intending to put my truck to the ultimate test. If the roads get really rough I plan to park and walk. What kind of condition are the BLM roads in...rough as [beeep], moderate? I'm assuming they are in all different conditions.

2) Did you guys have ATVs when you went out there??

3) Would the govt trappers work the public land over? I would like to think they would concentrate on the private sections but I don't know how all that works.

I agree with you on the desert terrain. It looks like it would be a dreadful place for a coyote to make a living. From what I can tell there's plenty of areas that are not the type of terrain and offer timber, creeks, structure.

Thanks for the info and please keep it coming. The more I know the better. Being safe is the main concern...killin' coyotes will have to be second on the list.

JB <



I was working north of Rock springs in oct,nov. Thats the closest I have been for a few years.

Depending on how far off the beaten path you get the roads will get worse. If I remember right there are a few main roads going through there that should help get you away from the highways. The biggest thing to worry about is snow drifts. This time of year they get really bad the snow warms up in the day then freezes solid. So even if it looks small and easy its going to be a solid concrete wall. So get out and check all drifts trust me on that one /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif

It all depends on who has the grazing rights on the blm ground. If it is a large livestock company they will have the trappers go where ever they go. One thing that you might want to do is see if you can get ahold of some of the grazing asoc that own land that is mixed in with the BLM ground. Most of the time they will let you hunt as long as you tell them you are hunting coyotes. They can also tell you if the trappers and airplanes have hit certain areas. The guys around Rock springs were very helpful for me and I was somewhat successfull.I made about 25-30 stands, called in 15 and killed 8.

My advice is get off the highways as far as you can, stay away from livestock, do some scouting so you can make more stands in a day and limit your stand time unless you get responses or feel really good about the stand. Good luck be safe and take lots of pictures /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
Make sure you have plenty of fuel, wyoming is a place that has gates across freeway access because of the snow/wind, which can make very big snow drifts in a very short time, that won't get plowed very soon.
A weather radio is a good thing to have this time of year for a lot of the west. blue
 
Thanks blue.
I'm planning on extra gas cans and......I've had a great friend offer me his 4-wheeler. I must be livin' right.

Thanks to all of you guys for the help. I feel much better about this trip now.

JB
 
a 4 wheeler isn't going to be worth anything out there IMO, you will have to travel alot of country, its generally not a situation where you can just find a large area and call it with a 4 wheeler you need to be able to cover more country than you can on a 4 wheeler.

if I was going to travel 2000 miles for a coyote hunt, IMO where your wanna go would be very very low on the list, like I said we called 2 dogs in 2 days in that area, and we didn't have the conditions you will be faced with, educated late season dogs, snow, extreme winds basically everything people who have been out there who know what can happen.

since you are coming from the east, personally and I have never hunted this area, would be western nebraska and extreme eastern wyoming, bascially as far from any major city as you can get, I would love to hit montana bascially the furthest BFE you can get, thats what I would do, and with how popular coyote hunting has become any place within 300 miles of SLC ut aint BFE to coyote hunters anymore
 
Yep do not bother wit he 4 wheeler. Not going to do you a bit of good. If you are hunting the dessert areas, then plan on covering lots of ground. Typical day for me is 20 miles on the highway from town and upwards of 90 miles round trip on the dirt. As mentioned this year has been hard for yotes. Simply put the trappers have been out, but more importantly the rabbits are nearly non existent. Most pups died off this year due to lack of food and hte only dogs left seem to be big mature dogs. Infact one day we shot 3 males over 35#s.

Shoot me a pm. I am in Colorado, but hunt in WY often. I would be willing to give you a few ideas. Like othgers have said I would stay out od the actual Red Dessert area and hunt some fringe areas. There are yotes everywhere, just makes a huge difference going where there are less people.
 
Me and my buddies just spent 2 1/2 days hunting out there between 80 and baggs. The hunting sucked. It was super windy and snowed off and on the whole time we got a few responses but nothing called in and shot at. We managed to get a few coyotes just driving around. I definitely would not go there for a big trip, the conditions were really bad and the storms come up quick because the area is so flat and desolate. I would head somewhere south where the weather is nicer and there are more dogs.
 
Lets hope the rabbits do better this spring, the I-80 to bags to meeker is one of my favorite places. While i live in a place where the wind is part of eveyday, ... i have to admit that the country between I-80 and meeker can make my area look pretty calm. Bluesman, it might be better to hook up with some of our members from the southwest this time of year. blue
 
I love hunting from my wheeler,

I like to get out to where I want to hunt with my truck and then unload the wheeler and not make it back to the truck until after dark.

I can cover all the country between stands I need to on a fourwheeler. I can travel rough roads twice as fast on a wheeler than my truck (rough roads mean less people).

I leave my fanny pack and butt pad on and keep my gun on my shoulder so it doesn't take any time to get set up when I get to a good spot.

I can do more sets per day on a wheeler but I will likely only go one to two miles between stands.

My truck has lots more glass and trim that reflects light in every direction announcing my presence as well as a bigger profile.

There are a few disadvantages though you have to dress for the added wind of driving 20 to 30 mph. You will need goggles to keep the dirt out of your eyes. If you get very many dogs you better case em out on the spot (I like to do it when they are warm anyway).

I think a fourwheeler is a great tool for coyote hunting I wouldn't hesitate to take one Bluesman.

Everyone has their own style of hunting that works for them, Good luck
 
Thanks Helipilotm
That's alot of helpful info. I appreciate you taking the time to make the post. I will feel like my trip is a success if I call in 15 and kill 8 coyotes. That would be very successful in my book.

I came very close to getting stuck in a snow drift way out in some Illinois farm county back in 94. The snow was falling really fast and it was extremely cold. In most places it just blew off of the road. There was one spot where the road went through two sections of bean fields. The road happen to be in a slight draw and snow just piled in there. I barely got out that night. I'll not be in that situation again with the snow. I'll check the weather before I go out and hunt accordingly

Thanks again,
J.B.
 
Bluesman, this goes without saying, but getting stuck in IL is nothing like getting stuck in WY. I've been to both and the difference is, in IL you might have to walk a half mile to the nearest house. In WY, the nearest house might be 10+ miles away and the cell reception is spotty at best. Even if you had cell reception, could you explain to the tow driver where the heck you were at on the million miles of 2 track? And I'd hate to see the bill if he did manage to find you. Go over prepared for problems. Not sure I'd want to do that by myself. IMO, since your coming from a southern state it would make more sense to go to a southwestern state and avoid a few miles and some possible troubles. I'd love to hunt the SW area, but its a loooong way from here.
 
Yeah...I reaiize Illinois is not like WY. The point I was trying to make was about how quickly the snow drifts can pile up when the temps are down and the wind blows.

My number one concern on this trip is safety.
 
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