Wyoming Back Country Wilderness Elk Hunting
There is no animal on earth quite like the Rocky Mountain Elk.
Elk inhabit some of the most beautiful and remote places in Wyoming, and SNS Outfitter & Guides is proud to offer both archery and rifle hunts from our wilderness camps in the Washakie and Teton Wilderness areas of western Wyoming. Our base camps are located within some of the state’s most productive elk units, giving hunters access to exceptional elk country. Horses and mules are used to reach these remote areas, taking you deep into the wilderness and right into the heart of prime elk habitat.
The terrain here is rugged and varied, with steep canyons lined with dense timber that provides elk with cover and seclusion. Scattered throughout are beautiful, grass-covered meadows where elk feed, especially during the fall rut when bulls are most active.
Each day begins early as our guides and wrangler saddle the riding stock by lantern and headlamp. Hunters wake to steaming coffee and a hearty breakfast prepared by our camp cook before setting out well before daylight. Your guide will lead you into carefully selected areas to locate elk. Once a bull is spotted, the stalk begins, often resulting in the harvest of a trophy-class 6-point bull. After the shot, our crew handles quartering, skinning, and packing the meat back to camp.
SNS operates three wilderness wall-tent camps in western Wyoming, each offering a unique way to experience Wyoming’s backcountry. Two of these camps are traditional pack-in camps, reached by horseback and surrounded by high-country terrain that holds excellent numbers of elk. The third camp is accessible by UTV in about an hour but offers the same rugged landscape and challenging elk country as the others. All hunts are conducted on horseback, providing the best access to these remote and productive areas.
Because this is a highly sought-after hunt, we recommend booking well in advance. Wyoming elk preference points are essential to draw this license, we anticipate it will take five or more points to draw in 2026. If you’re unfamiliar with Wyoming’s point system, learn more about preference points here.
For more information or to discuss booking your elk hunt, call us at (307) 266-4229 or email us at
In addition to our Elk hunts, we offer Bighorn Sheep (area 5), Moose (area 6), and Wolf hunting from the same camp.
Bighorn Sheep and Moose hunting opportunity is very limited and based upon a draw involving many years of accumulating preference points. The wolf season starts September 15th, and we encourage all our hunters to buy an over-the-counter wolf license (area 5) in case the opportunity occurs during the hunt to take a wolf. We do not charge any guide or trophy fees if you’re lucky enough to take a wolf during your Elk hunt.
If you are interested in elk hunting with SNS Outfitter & Guides out of this camp, feel free to call (307) 266-4229 and speak to us about booking a future elk hunt out of this wilderness camp.
Wounded Animal Policy: Our wound policy regarding a wounded animal is very simple. If you draw blood, whether you and your guide find the animal or not, that is your animal. We will do everything in our power to find and retrieve the animal, but another animal will not be taken.
Grizzly Bears: Camp is in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and this area is home to Grizzly Bears. All employees and guests are required to always carry bear spray. We will provide this to you. Full training will be conducted when clients arrive at camp. To learn more about hunting in Grizzly country click here or scan the code below.
| 2026 Prices and Dates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Name | Lodging | Price per Hunter | # of Days | Hunt Dates | Hunter-Guide Ratio |
| Archery Bull Elk | Camp | $9,500.00 | 5 |
September 8-12 ++ |
1:1 |
| Rifle Bull Elk | Camp | $9,500.00 | 5 |
September 20-24 |
2:1 ** |
| Bull Moose | Camp | $10,000.00 | 5 | Call to arrange dates | 1:1 |
| Bighorn Sheep | Camp | $12,500.00 | 5 | Call to arrange dates | 1:1 |
Hunt Details:
The number of hunting days is 5, but there is a day to pack in and a day to pack out on either end of the hunt dates.
++ September 8-12 Archery Hunt is a type 9 license and requires 6+ preference points to draw.
**1:1 hunting is available on Rifle Elk hunts at an additional $300.00 per day. Archery Elk hunts are 1:1 guide.
License fees are not included in the hunt price.
The Western Region general license requires 4+ preference points to draw.
A non-hunter option is NOT available on this hunt.
All hunt prices are subject to a 4% public land use fee.
Hunt dates may be subject to change depending on the actual season set by the Wyoming Game and Fish
Hunt prices are set annually on October 15 for the following year's hunts, i.e. if you have a hunt booked in 2026 the invoice you receive on October 15, 2025 will have the set 2026 price, and so on.
SNS Outfitter & Guides is a permittee of the Shoshone National Forest. SNS Outfitters & Guides is an equal-opportunity service provider.
