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Wyoming Grizzly Tags In 2018?

Eric Pawlak
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Wyoming Grizzly Tags In 2018? by: Eric Pawlak – WTA TAGS – Director

Will Grizzly bear hunting in Wyoming be open this fall? At this point in time it’s hard to tell.  However, if tags become available, you can bet your bottom dollar that WTA TAGS will be there to help you get applied!

On May 23rd the State Wildlife Commission will vote on the finalized draft, recently proposed by the Wyoming Game & Fish Department, to hunt Grizzlies. To view this draft and submit comment, click here:

https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Get-Involved (Deadline to submit comment – April 30th)

 

When WTA TAGS feels confident this hunt will actually occur, we will be providing application services including floating any necessary tag fee (should this be a stipulation). Again, once we feel a hunt is eminent, we will be advertising our serves to apply for this incredible limited-entry opportunity.

Also, if you would like to be placed on our – “WTA TAGS Request for WY Grizzly Application” list a-head-of-time, please call or email our office – 1-800-755-8247 or TAGS@trophyadventures.com. We will then place your name on our list and, when appropriate, contact you with application pricing and draw details.

“In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen.” -Theodore Roosevelt

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At its core, estate hunting offers hunters access to large, privately managed properties where wildlife is carefully stewarded, and hunting opportunities are predictable, efficient, and highly successful. These hunts are not intended to replace traditional public-land or limited-entry experiences. They are meant to provide an alternative option for hunters with specific goals, time constraints, or physical considerations.

Understanding estate hunting begins with recognizing how the properties operate and what the experience looks like on the ground.

What Defines an Estate Hunt?​

Estate hunts take place on privately owned ranches or preserves enclosed by a perimeter fence. These properties can range from several thousand acres to well over 100,000 acres, depending on location, species, and management model.

Within these boundaries, wildlife populations are actively managed year-round. Landowners and outfitters focus on habitat improvement, water development, herd health, genetics, and balanced harvest rates. The result is a stable wildlife population with a strong age structure and consistent hunting opportunity.

Because animals remain on the property, outfitters can offer hunts with a very high harvest probability. In many cases, hunters can pursue specific age classes, horn characteristics, or species that would otherwise require years of applying or limited-entry permits.

What the Experience Is Actually Like

One of the most common misconceptions about estate hunting is that animals are easily located and harvested quickly in a confined space. In reality, many estate properties are vast, and hunters may never see the perimeter fence during their hunt.

These ranches often feature diverse terrain of rolling hills, timber, brush country, open plains, canyons, and river bottoms, allowing animals to behave naturally. Hunters glass, stalk, track, and pass animals just as they would on large private ranches or expansive Western properties.

Once on the ground, the hunt feels far more like a traditional spot-and-stalk or guided private land experience than what many imagine when they hear the term “high fence.”

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