The SNS office has been receiving calls and emails from interested hunters that have been hearing rumors about changes being made to how the Wyoming Game & Fish manages licenses sales for non resident hunters. SNS Outfitter, Sy Gilliland, has been actively involved in shaping legislation pertaining to these issues. As an appointed member of the Wildlife Task Force, he has the inside scoop. So, rather than trying to explain these is[...]
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Some of Best Hunting Conditions Wyoming has ever seen
It is remarkable what a difference weather can make in a hunting season.
Here we are in mid October, still enjoying some of the best fall weather any of us can remember. We have had day after day of sunny skies, hardly any wind and temperatures in the mid sixtes and even low seventy degrees. When we had this type of fall weather, my father used to call it an “Indian Summer”. An “Indian Summer” is defined by Wikiped[...]
Wildlife Task Force: July 2022 Update
From the desk of SNS Outfitter, Sy Gilliland
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It’s been over a year now that the Wyoming Wildlife Task Force has been meeting to discuss wildlife and licensing issues that affect all Wyoming hunters. It’s coming down to a couple very important issues that will affect your ability to hunt as a non resident in Wyoming.
A major reason for the formation of the task force was to study and come up with solutions in how Wyoming[...]
Wyoming Wildlife Task Force Update; June 2022
The Wyoming Wildlife Task Force [WWTF] has been busy working on wildlife and licensing issues for the last year. SNS outfitter Sy is the outfitter representative on the task force. Several subjects have been discussed and either rejected or approved and moved on to the legislature or commission or continue to take public comment.
One topic that has drawn a lot of attention is an outfitter draw. The task force is currently [...]
Your Invitation to the Jackson Hole Outfitters camp
Welcome to Camp!
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There is no such thing as an off-season in outfitting. However, having camp open early and keeping the horses conditioned is one of the more enjoyable aspects when it comes to pre-season hunting duties. Each summer we welcome guests for private horseback rides and camping adventures at our Jackson Hole Outfitters camp and we would like to extend a perso[...]
Antelope Young~ Born to Run
Doe antelope behavior makes a noticeable change as spring turns to summer in Wyoming. Antelope are typically on high alert. There is very little they do not see, hear or take an interest in. During the last few weeks of May and beginning of June however, some of their skittish behavior fades away. Pronghorn does seemingly adopt a far more lackadaisical mood. Could it be the heat?
That is a good guess, but this shift in at[...]
Why Hunt Wyoming Whitetail Deer?
The most plentiful big game animal in North America is without a doubt the WHITETAIL DEER. When hunting circles talk about WYOMING HUNTING, hunters automatically think of our fabulous ELK HUNTING or WYOMING MULE DEER HUNTS and without a doubt ANTELOPE HUNTING. If you haven’t thought about hunting WYOMING WHITETAIL DEER you’re missing out.
Wyoming’s populations of WHITETAIL DEER have exploded in the last 10 years and [...]
Wyoming Elk Feed Grounds: need your help
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[...]
Pronghorn Antelope 101
Today we are taking a look at SNS’ most popular species to hunt, pronghorn antelope. You may keep close tabs on them during the hunting season, but how much do you really know about them the rest of the year?
We may as well begin by addressing their name. Are they antelope? Are they pronghorn? Are they pronghorn antelope? Technically speaking, the Latin name for the species found here in North America is Antilocapra Americana, or [...]
Conditioning for your Hunt & Life Beyond
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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