Elk unit 22 Wyoming
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Coyotefurharvester
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A few years ago Eastmans ranked #22 as 5th best in the state. 80% public lands, limited quotas. Should mean bowhunting with minimal interruption from other hunters( better calling conditions).
Steve:
You should do some serious research in that area! Parts of Wyoming had major Standing Deaths in the winter of 2022!! Standing death is whole herds were killed by snow fall so deep, the animals could not move, therefore, they died standing up!! I was informed about this by my future daughter in law and how her family did not harvest to the south and east of Rawlins along the Great Divide!!! 22 is north of Rawlins in the same county!! Yes, that is, maybe was, one of the top units!!! Try to get heard numbers in that area!!!
BILL
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always wondered what elk meat tastes like.
Albany Mountain
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Some tough mountain area in the Ferris and Green Mountains
Approx. % of Public Land: 85%
Access to Public Land: Good
Access Notes: Most of Area 22 is public land, with good legal access, but almost all roads within the area are primitive, 4-wheel drive recommended. Most private lands are found along watercourses and can usually be avoided if permission for access has not been obtained. View the hunt planner map for available Walk-In and Hunter Management Areas open to elk hunting.
Mapping Resources: Bairoil, Rattlesnake Hills
Additional Information: None
USFS Designated Wilderness Areas: None
Hunting Access in Wyoming - Public Access Summary
Approx. % of Public Land: 85%
Access to Public Land: Good
Access Notes: Most of Area 22 is public land, with good legal access, but almost all roads within the area are primitive, 4-wheel drive recommended. Most private lands are found along watercourses and can usually be avoided if permission for access has not been obtained. View the hunt planner map for available Walk-In and Hunter Management Areas open to elk hunting.
Mapping Resources: Bairoil, Rattlesnake Hills
Additional Information: None
USFS Designated Wilderness Areas: None
Hunting Access in Wyoming - Public Access Summary
Albany Mountain
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Topography and Vegetation: The area is dominated by the Ferris Mountains, extremely steep, rocky ridges rising to 10,000 feet with dense conifer forest on many northern slopes. These forested stands taper quickly into sagebrush prairies which extend north to granite rock outcrops covered with scattered conifers in the northern extreme of the area. To the south, the Ferris range drops into a narrow band of foothills before leading out into stabilized and active sand dunes. The eastern Ferris Mountains had significant acreage burned during wildfires in 2011 and 2012. Riparian meadows, irrigated hayfields and limited aspen stands are found along several major creeks.
General Statement Regarding this Hunt Area: There are almost no roads, primitive or otherwise, into the Ferris Mountains, with almost all access routes stopping at the base of the range. As a result, hunting on the mountains is on foot or horseback, and most of the terrain is too steep and rocky for horses. Fortunately, most of the flowing water is at the base of the mountain and in the associated foothills and, as a result, most elk are also found in this zone. But it is not uncommon to find these elk out in the desert sand dunes, open prairie or dispersed aspen pockets. October weather may vary from dry and windy with temperatures in the 70s and 80s to freezing cold with significant snowfall. While some roads in this area become muddy and nearly impassable when wet, many roads in sandy or rocky areas remain drivable even with some precipitation.
Additional Hunting Opportunities: Cottontail rabbit are commonly found in tall sagebrush habitats and around rock outcrops in this area. Portions of the area offer good sage-grouse hunting, with a season that typically overlaps the latter part of the elk archery season. A few blue grouse can be found. Consult the Chapter 11 Upland Game Bird and Small Game Hunting Regulation for season dates, license requirements and bag/possession limits. Mountain lion can be found in the foothills and around the base of the mountains, along with an occasional black bear (see Chapters 42 and 3). Fisheries are limited within this area, but nearby Pathfinder Reservoir and the Sweetwater River offer opportunities for both fishing (Chapter 46) and waterfowl hunting (Chapter 14).
Herd Unit Job Completion Report: Areas 22 and 111 make up the Ferris elk herd, with seasonal movements by elk across the boundary road being common. See the EL639 (Ferris) Job Completion Report for more detailed information on management of this herd.
General Statement Regarding this Hunt Area: There are almost no roads, primitive or otherwise, into the Ferris Mountains, with almost all access routes stopping at the base of the range. As a result, hunting on the mountains is on foot or horseback, and most of the terrain is too steep and rocky for horses. Fortunately, most of the flowing water is at the base of the mountain and in the associated foothills and, as a result, most elk are also found in this zone. But it is not uncommon to find these elk out in the desert sand dunes, open prairie or dispersed aspen pockets. October weather may vary from dry and windy with temperatures in the 70s and 80s to freezing cold with significant snowfall. While some roads in this area become muddy and nearly impassable when wet, many roads in sandy or rocky areas remain drivable even with some precipitation.
Additional Hunting Opportunities: Cottontail rabbit are commonly found in tall sagebrush habitats and around rock outcrops in this area. Portions of the area offer good sage-grouse hunting, with a season that typically overlaps the latter part of the elk archery season. A few blue grouse can be found. Consult the Chapter 11 Upland Game Bird and Small Game Hunting Regulation for season dates, license requirements and bag/possession limits. Mountain lion can be found in the foothills and around the base of the mountains, along with an occasional black bear (see Chapters 42 and 3). Fisheries are limited within this area, but nearby Pathfinder Reservoir and the Sweetwater River offer opportunities for both fishing (Chapter 46) and waterfowl hunting (Chapter 14).
Herd Unit Job Completion Report: Areas 22 and 111 make up the Ferris elk herd, with seasonal movements by elk across the boundary road being common. See the EL639 (Ferris) Job Completion Report for more detailed information on management of this herd.
Way better than Nebraska deer
Do you live in Albany, Wyoming??? I've been through Albany 4 times, Rob Roy 3 times, and dined 3 times in the town!!! I love the Medicine Bow Mountains!!! My son and future DIL live in Laramie!!!
BILL
Albany Mountain
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I'll be going that way again in the next 2-3 months!! I'm following you and when I head that way, I'll PM for a phone number!!! Maybe go shot some pdogs or go to Rob Roy for fishing!!!
Albany Mountain
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Sounds great
I know the winter kill of 2022 was bad in the Red Mountains and no so bad in the Medicine bow area!! Do you know how bad it was in Unit 22??? Steve might want to know that!!!
Albany Mountain
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That I do not know. He can check in with the Rawlins or Casper Game and fish office and they should know
L.Sherm
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If you plan on hunting in very much elevation I would suggest get in shape if your not used to anything above 5,000 its a different ballgame especially when you get above 7,000 the air starts getting real thin.
Altitude sickness is real if your not used to the elevation not a bad idea to go early and climatize.
Altitude sickness is real if your not used to the elevation not a bad idea to go early and climatize.
Great advice!!! I always get altitude sickness after the 1st 2 days in the Medicine Bow and Red Mountain Ranges to the south of of Unit 22. Exercise well before and climatize 3 days prior to the hunt!!! I feel real bad on day 3 but each person is different!! There is nothing worse, and possibly dangerous, than a sick in the stomach, dizzy, flushed, and lethargic feelings above 7000!!! Been there, done that, hated it, where I'm use to 2500 feet!!! I now climatize in Laramie or Rawlins and plan nothing on day three!!!
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Hunted that medicine bow country years ago. Didnt kill elk but mulies and antelope. Doug
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