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Wyoming Elk Hunting

SNS buys the East Fork Elk Hunting camp

26 June 2022
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Categories: Elk, Guided Hunt, SNS News, Wyoming Archery Elk Hunting, Wyoming Elk Hunting
We are excited to now own the East Fork Elk Hunting Camp!

We are excited to announce that SNS Outfitter & Guides has acquired a new elk hunting opportunity. In addition to our private land elk hunt and our Greys River elk hunt conducted out of the Box Y Lodge, we will now offer a wilderness elk hunting experience in the Shoshone National Forest. 

In the past, this camp was owned and operated by Todd Jones for 12 years[...]

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Dreaming of Elk Hunting; we’ve got you covered!

26 November 2021
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Categories: Cow Elk, Elk, Guided Hunt, Horseback Hunt, Wyoming Elk Hunting

The questions is: How do you fulfill the urge to go elk hunting even when you don’t have enough Wyoming preference points to pursue a bull elk? SNS Outfitter & Guides has the answer! The solution is a Wyoming Cow Elk Hunt! 

This is the perfect hunt for those of you needing your elk hunting “fix”! It is economically priced, plenty of licenses are available, it doesn’t require any preference points, and sti[...]

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Wyoming Elk Country

25 October 2021
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Categories: Cow Elk, Elk, Greys River, Guided Hunt, Horseback Hunt, Wyoming Elk Hunting

Nearly every hunter dreams of experiencing a western elk hunt. The size of a bull elk rack along with time spent in majestic mountainous country conjures up dreams of pursuing these icons of the West. 

Dreaming of hunting these icons of the West?

Wyoming is home to over 110,000 elk and in the last 40 years, we have seen our statewide population double. Elk can be found in virtually every area of this equality state fro[...]

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Preserving Wyoming’s Elk Feed Grounds; Chapter two

28 June 2021
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Categories: Cow Elk, Elk, SNS News, Wyoming Archery Elk Hunting, Wyoming Elk Hunting, Wyoming Hunting, Wyoming News

Wyoming’s elk feed ground program continues to be controversial! The outfitting industry has drawn a red line in the sand when it comes to protecting and requiring the Game & Fish to maintain their essential winter feeding program. Western Wyoming is unique in that we have almost limitless elk habitat except during the critical winter season. Our state has been feeding wintering elk for over 100 years. Wyoming operates 22 state fe[...]

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Cow Elk, a true Western Hunt

26 May 2021
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Categories: Cow Elk, Wyoming Elk Hunting, Wyoming Hunting

Western hunts have been on fire this year! Spots for 2021 hunts have become extremely limited. There is good news however, if you do not have your own hunt lined up yet, you still have a chance! We would like to welcome you to Wyoming this November for a cow elk hunt. At this time, we have just a few openings for our late season cow elk hunts.

These hunts take place on a very large working cattle ranch located smack dab in the m[...]

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Horseback Hunt 101

24 February 2021
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Categories: Guided Hunt, Horseback Hunt, Tips and Advice, Wyoming Elk Hunting, Wyoming Hunting
Please enjoy this informative look at SNS Horseback hunting gear.

Every year the SNS receives questions about the equipment used on horseback hunts with our outfit. It’s often a hunter’s first time participating on a horseback hunt and the speciality equipment used can be a little intimidating. We thought it would be helpful to share with you the unique equipment used on SNS horseback hunts.

Riding back to camp after a succes[...]
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Ralphin’ Around

27 January 2021
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Categories: Greys River, Guide Interview, Wyoming Black Bear Hunting, Wyoming Elk Hunting, Wyoming Mule Deer Hunting

SNS Outfitter & Guides is made up of some delightful and colorful characters. We hope to bring you a fun portrait of their personalities, experience, values and maybe even a few details about how they spend their time during the off season. We couldn’t think of any better character to begin these chronicles with than Ralph Hlebak.

Ralph guiding from the Box Y Lodge during Mule Deer and Elk Hunting Seasons

Ralph is an exp[...]

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Wyoming Elk Feed Grounds: need your help

29 November 2020
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Categories: Elk, Greys River, SNS News, Wyoming, Wyoming Elk Hunting, Wyoming News

Winter feeding of wildlife is a hot button issue and often pits wildlife lovers, hunters and conservationists against one other. Elk are fed each winter by the Wyoming Game & Fish Department and the National Elk Refuge. As townships and ranchers established themselves out west, elk were left with very little intact natural winter range.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission has tasked the department to hold a series of publ[...]

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A look at the Southern Big Horn Elk Herd

21 July 2020
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Categories: Cow Elk, Elk, SNS News, Wyoming Elk Hunting
Whether you prefer to read the Blog below or ride along with us, we appreciate your interest in SNS Outfitter & Guides!

Since the mid-1990’s, Wyomings elk population has experienced tremendous growth as have elk across the entire mountain west. The biologists in charge of managing these majestic game animals have many theories as to why elk numbers have exploded across the west. Wyoming’s statewide population estimate stands at 1[...]

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Conditioning for your Hunt & Life Beyond

14 April 2020
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Categories: Guided Hunt, SNS News, Tips and Advice, Wyoming, Wyoming Elk Hunting, Wyoming Hunting, Wyoming Mule Deer Hunting, Wyoming Whitetail Hunt

There is no doubt about it! The presence of Covid-19 has changed how we are currently living our lives. These days of social distancing absolutely have their downsides. I can’t help but appreciate, however, the heightened perspective that it has brought to many. I see people dialing in on what is truly important to them; faith, family and our health. Projects that have gone untouched for months, or even years, are getting checked off t[...]

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