Antelope Hunting Basics: What to Expect on a Pronghorn Hunt

If you’re new to hunting antelope, you’ll find some challenges totally unique to this species. In fact taxonomically, they are not related to anything else in the world. Not a true antelope and not related to other deer species like elk or moose, the American pronghorn is one of a kind. 

Antelope are perhaps best known for their excellen[...]

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Wyoming Spring Bear Hunting Update

We have been enjoying the spring bear-hunting season in Western Wyoming and it has proved to be a great beginning to the 2017 hunting season. Our hunters have seen some beautiful color phase bears that this area is known for. The weather is warming up, snow is melting quickly from the high peaks, and bears are becoming very active.

The spring black bear hunt is a favorite tradition here at SNS Outfitter and Guides, among both our guides[...]

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Don’t Wait, Hunt Region G This Year

Don’t Wait, Hunt Region G This Year.

As much of the hunting community is already aware, the high country in western Wyoming was handed a tough winter. But before you jump off the bandwagon, consider using your preference points on a mule deer hunt this year. This may be the best year to hunt the big bucks in Wyoming’s Region G.

Why Hunt Region G This Year?

According to the experts at GoHunt.com, “With the hard winte[...]

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Wyoming Wolves Back Under State Management

P.C.: SNS Guide Jim Bernardin.

In a decision that should come as a welcome relief to hunters, the United States Court of Appeals has finally removed Wyoming’s wolves from federal protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Wolf management is now in the hands of the state.

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Spring Bear Hunting Preview

The spring bear hunting season in Wyoming is almost here. Our guides are already hard at work getting ready for our first hunters to arrive next month. The lodge is being prepared, bait sites are active and we’re excited to see what starts showing up on the trail cameras soon!

After a particularly long winter in the high country, snowpack levels are higher than normal. There’s still a great deal of snow up high, which will certainly[...]

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Spring Training: Start Working Toward Your 2017 Hunt

Hunting seasons are less than five months away and that means it’s time to get in gear! If you aren’t already working at it, don’t wait any longer to begin spring training for your fall hunt.

Our Wyoming and Montana hunting trips have widely varying physical requirements. From ranches with good vehicle access, all the way to the high country hunts near timberline, the needs are different. But there should be one consistent goal ac[...]

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Excellent Antelope Conditions and Increased License Numbers

This year in Wyoming, much of the talk has been about severe winter conditions at high elevations in the western part of the state. But while certain areas in the high country have received heavy snow, it’s a far different story over on the eastern flank of the Rockies and across the plains.

Amid the buzz about a rough winter for high country mule deer, we are currently anticipating one of our best years for antelope in recent history[...]

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Meet Our Hunting Guides: Ralph Hlebak

We can’t emphasize enough how fortunate we are to have some of the very best hunting guides in the business. Over the years, many of our clients become repeat clients, who then become close friends, thanks to the care and hard work of our guides and other staff.

Ralph Hlebak is a perfect example of one of those guides who goes out of his way to giv[...]

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