Elk unit 22 Wyoming

[6fatrat]

Thank you all, great advice.
Steve

 

[leakeyjohn]

Way better than Nebraska deer

Elk tend to eat what cattle like grass etc they will etc eat leaves etc but they like cow food best

 

[6fatrat]

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[6fatrat]

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[KS6.5SHTR]

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I know this is from last year, but how did your hunt go? A friend and I drew type 6 cow tags for 111 and 22 for this year and we will be there in November.

 

[Wild Bill IV]

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.

Albany Mountain:

I have a quick questions about Unit 22!!!!

You stated that there is 4 wheel access in that hunting unit!!!! Is it private and/or public access with vehicles?? I know some Wyoming land owners are using corner crossing tactics to get the wildlife windfalls but it stops any 4 wheel access??? Corner crossing tactics allows the Hunter walking in access only as long as you use bridge ladders to cross the corner posts of the sections!!! You can't step on the wires or spead the wires for access to the adjacent land oppose the corner!! Is there corner crossing on the private land in that unit???? And, there was some pending law suits against the corner crossing on private owners and their wildlife subsidies??? Anything new with this issue????

 

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Albany Mountain:

I have a quick questions about Unit 22!!!!

You stated that there is 4 wheel access in that hunting unit!!!! Is it private and/or public access with vehicles?? I know some Wyoming land owners are using corner crossing tactics to get the wildlife windfalls but it stops any 4 wheel access??? Corner crossing tactics allows the Hunter walking in access only as long as you use bridge ladders to cross the corner posts of the sections!!! You can't step on the wires or spead the wires for access to the adjacent land oppose the corner!! Is there corner crossing on the private land in that unit???? And, there was some pending law suits against the corner crossing on private owners and their wildlife subsidies??? Anything new with this issue????

This may help you regarding corner crossing Post in thread 'Corner crossing legal 10th circuit rules' https://forum.accurateshooter.com/t...egal-10th-circuit-rules.4147730/post-39248656

 

[Albany Mountain]

Albany Mountain:

I have a quick questions about Unit 22!!!!

You stated that there is 4 wheel access in that hunting unit!!!! Is it private and/or public access with vehicles?? I know some Wyoming land owners are using corner crossing tactics to get the wildlife windfalls but it stops any 4 wheel access??? Corner crossing tactics allows the Hunter walking in access only as long as you use bridge ladders to cross the corner posts of the sections!!! You can't step on the wires or spead the wires for access to the adjacent land oppose the corner!! Is there corner crossing on the private land in that unit???? And, there was some pending law suits against the corner crossing on private owners and their wildlife subsidies??? Anything new with this issue????

You have the answer to the corner crossing case. Invest $50 and get the ONX app for your phone and find out everything that you asked. I don’t live in that area and would have to research what you are asking. Get the app and start learning about the area and start a ridgid exercise routine. You will need it.

 

[L.Sherm]

I wouldnt trust Onyx maps it will get you close but not exact, they shoot for 16' 10 if its surveyed. Some say they have found it 30 yards off.
A corner pin is only way you will be safe.

 

[Liven The Dream]

always wondered what elk meat tastes like.

Very Good to me the Best of the Best.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Very Good to me the Best of the Best.

And it may not cost as much as beef right now either. lol!

 

[Wild Bill IV]

You have the answer to the corner crossing case. Invest $50 and get the ONX app for your phone and find out everything that you asked. I don’t live in that area and would have to research what you are asking. Get the app and start learning about the area and start a ridgid exercise routine. You will need it.

Thank You Albany Mountain!!!
I knew the checker boarding around Elk Mountain enclosed some of the public access to elk hunters!!! I'm too old to be carrying quartered elk out over a mile!!! Let alone a deer!!! And 50 Years of a pack a day smoker doesn't help the situation!!!
Thanks again Albany Mountain!!!
PS: Had a wedding at Kirk Goudy Amphitheater on June 20th and a funeral in Rawlins on July 12th!!! I wished I had time to meet you, but family and friends took up all my time!!! Travel time from Hays to Laramie is 7.5 hrs!!! SOMEDAY, WE WILL MEET FACE TO FACE!!!

 

[Albany Mountain]

Wow that was fast. My marriage is 22+ years towards my funeral. I remember setting up a facility on the west side of Hays about 25 years ago.