“My health is better when I am hunting”

Introducing the Tailgate Tales Series; a collection of stories from SNS hunters throughout the years

Havilah Babcock authored a book in 1947 titled, “My Health is Better in November”. Terry Truhler, long time client and friend of SNS, related this title to his own experiences with SNS Outfitter & Guides. “I always feel better when I am hunting in Wyoming.” Terry has been retired for several years, living life in central Washington [...]

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Back to Business; a year end recap

SNS Outfitter and Guides has seen 44 years of hunting seasons come and go. Each one unique with its own personality, challenges and as always, stories of success. This 2021 hunting season had an overlying feeling of getting back to “Back to Business!”

Just as with prior seasons, clients were happy, relaxed and excited to be here. Their priorities were back to soaking up time in the outdoors in pursuit of adventure, trophie[...]

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Our 44th year of Pronghorn Antelope Guiding, and counting!

September is here and that means pronghorn hunting. Wyoming is famous for its large population of pronghorn antelope. Casper is located in the heart of the finest antelope hunting in the world. 

SNS Outfitters has been offering and specializing in antelope hunts since 1977. The 2021 season will be our 44th year guiding clients form all over the United States and the world. Our lifetime success rate hunting antelope is an [...]

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How Camp Envy got its name

The question is asked every year by new clients arriving at Camp Envy; “How did this camp get its name?” Let’s take a look back.

A tale of how Camp Envy got its name

SNS Outfitter has been hunting the property that Camp Envy is located on for well over 25 years. The original camp consisted of wall tents set up on the ground. The landowner came to us and asked if we would like to move the camp to an oil well site t[...]

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Wyoming Hunting Camp Cook; deliciously delightful

“The Camp Cook or ‘Cookie’ was one of the more colorful characters of the American West. Serving as not only a food provider, but also doctor and dentist. A Camp Cookie was the toughest ranch hand to replace. He was an essential part of ranch life that spawned the cattle drives.” 

We would like to pay tribute to all our past, present and even future camp cooks. 

Patty & Janet whistling while they work[...]
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It’s Open Season on Camp Chores

When SNS Outfitter, Sy Gilliland, informs new acquaintances that he is a hunting Outfitter their typical response is, “Man, that sounds like a great way to make a living! So, what do you do the rest of the year?”

There are a lot of misconceptions about the life of an outfitter. The main misnomer being that they only work during hunting season. This couldn’t be further from the truth! When hunting season ends, the travel season[...]

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