slickrockpack

PA hunter flintlock for whitetail deer.

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Well, it's hot here, in summer. its high desert sage steppe I think the bird people from Cornell classify it as, something like that anyway. Most of the land is public, we can ride on horseback from our house over 17 Million Acres of public land, you can cross country ski into Yellowstone, so private land for sale ? there is a lot for sale but not a lot that is good land, and low supply/ high demand you can guess the prices. it's 97 degrees with 11% humidity and breezy right now. We get around 275 days of sun a year. its intense sun too. we live in the snow shadow of the Absaroka range of the Rockies so we don't get much snow average is 32" for the winter, which is a lot here compared to the rest of the county. we get 9 inches of rain a year. it never gets more than minus 20 here and that for only a day or two. Taxes are very low, cost of living is much less than east, about 30% less, there is no stress, tons of room ( the county we live in Park is about the 3/4 size of the state of Vermont with a population of 20,000 people, half of which live in the county seat of Cody). Big game animals abound, in fact every big game mammal found in the lower 48 lives in our county, furbearers, small game, we have central and pacific flyway, swans, cranes, peilicans, birds, oh, you would go cross eyed if I listed all the animals here. the real estate prices reflect the quality of life and scenery....think waterfront in the hamptons, bar harbor, etc. several neighbors have houses for sale from $899,000 to 10 million, these places even on a lake in NY would be in the $250,000 range tops! there is a seasonal camp near us for sale, 2 bedroom1 bath, no winter access no water ( haul it in), not a great location, 1000sq ft I think it might be if you stretch it, 14 acres of sagebrush and Cliffside, top of ridge living, $300k which means he is looking for a fast sale. any savings in cost of living is made up in high mortgages. It isn't worth it to many people, driving 25 miles one way to the nearest store is a pain they say, especially when its closed. but its good for us, we like looking out the window and watching 5 elk and 3 calves walk past our mailbox an hour ago, bear wolf and mountain lion tracks are in the corrals constantly, bighorn sheep are so common except in the heat of summer that we call them Jerk Sheep because they are a real pain in the butt under foot all the time. deer kick the windows until we go out and give them a treat, rabbits hop up to your feet for a drink, herds of chukars run back and forth calling until you have to go inside to hear yourself think. a golden eagle is perched on a rock across the driveway right now and is ignoring my wife who is shooting right past him/her sighting in her new scope on our front yard 400 yard range you know what? that $300k is a steal....plus if you don't want to hike hunt shoot fish horseback ride, etc etc you cn always go into Yellowstone park and poke around, it's closer than the store. I need to button up this plumbing project then we are heading into the forest and maybe YNP to see the buffler, they are in full rut now and its a good show. call John Kendrick ( original pioneer family in Wyoming so if he don't know the answer no one does) he is a Mossy Oak Properties Real estate Broker, PM me for his email and cell, tell him RJ in Wapiti sent you. how can I send a photo from my cell phone to here?? is there a way? dang...he flew off got a couple blurry shots I'll share when I figure out how.

game animals and trophy animals are under the Game and Fish jurisdiction. they have seasons and often are a limited draw to keep hunting quality higher, both animals size and quality of experience, for instance unit 55 Elk which I am in has 250,000 acres or so, it is limited to 25 archery permits a year in lottery draw. then there are non game and predatory animals, predators like jackrabbits (yes, jackrabbits) are governed by the department of agriculture..bottom line if it can eat or destroy something a farmer raises you can kill it no season no license no limit non-residents too. ranchers and farmers, anyone trying to make a living come first, period. To understand Wyoming you have to be over 50 years old and remember what it was like as a kid; if you drank out of a garden hose, rode your bike all over without a helmet, sat out the back window of a station wagon or rode in the back of a pickup everywhere in summer, if you sat on your dad's lap and drove down main street, if all your stores in town closed at 5pm and no one was open on a sunday then you will be right at home in most of Wyoming, its still like that, the good and the bad of the old days. part of that is its your yard your property you do what you want on it, that includes shooting something that is there you don't want there.

no hunting license is needed in Wyoming to hunt predatory animals. "predatory animal” is defined as any coyote, jackrabbit, porcupine, raccoon, red fox, skunk, crow, starling, sparrow, Eurasian collared or inca doves, or stray cat; and gray wolves except where they are designated as trophy game animals. Is that how it is by you?

ha. I'm sitting here waiting for a delivery today. otherwise, generally, no, I'm outside. I drew an archery elk for here at the house.

thank you, fasteddie!

there ya go buddy! perfect, you already know the lay of the land, just get a tag now!

see our camper in the background? Bow hunt 19 or 20, and until you draw go there the last week of Sept as a family vacation and scout. when a bull bugles outside the window at 4 am, MAN! you are awake! It's a blast and everyone should experience it at least once but we always recommend going to a place like Estes Park, CO, granted after 30 years hunting there we have made many lifelong friends and have plenty of land to hunt privately but we didn't always , first started by knocking on doors of houses whose yards were all torn up, Hi, I'm RJ, would you mind if we hunted some elk in your pastures? Hell, no, kill them all is usually the response. And the reason we suggest a place like Estes is even if you do nothing all day but spook elk away from you, you can have a nice dinner or walk at night and watch elk run around main street and listen to bugling all over town. The frustration factor is less with hundreds of elk running in front of you all day everyday. Go up past the YMCA, into Rocky Mtn National Park, get yourself set with the rangers for hunting along the park border, and go walk around the woods while your family tours the park, shops, eats, what have you, meanwhile you're calling in elk and learning what never EVER to do again...:)

I'm looking into getting a Xbow right now for a number of reasons, and was wondering are you guys carrying these cocked? the thought makes me nervous.....then again, if I can think back that far, I was nervous about having sex the first time too, and that turned out pretty good. we are finally able to use a cocking device in Wyoming so I guess I can carry it uncocked and not worry about it, but cocking them in the store was a pain in the butt,, I cant imagine the fun in the field hanging onto a rock face doing it.

thank you ! well, we border yeloowstone on our west side so if he needs a hand while here, or anything at all just tell him there's folks in wapiti if he needs them. we'll be fishing this week after this project we are working on, buffalo are in full rut so he should have fun watching them!

SlickRockPack here, I am born and raised in Saranac inn, NY, we live in Wyoming for sometime now, before that in southern Utah, that's the SlickRock part of the name, the Pack refers to our hounds. Our family began hunting with hounds in England and kept the tradition in America since 1637 in Virginia, the last of our pack are 14 and 15 years old now and this will be the end of hounding for me when they are gone. I thought I would stop in and say hello, check in on what NY is like these days, and thanks ahead of time for the help!

the first 15 years or so we camped mainly due to cost, but the last 12 or so we rent cabins, the hot tub after a long day really makes a difference, make the time to go, even if you don't fill a tag you're going to have a ball.

unit 19 or 20, years we don't draw we sometimes still go to visit friends there, mainly hunt all private lands, years that we don't get tags and figure to stay home we hunt montana or Idaho and here in WY when we get tags. this year I have tags in CO, drew here in WY and have friends coming to hunt MT , another to trap wolves so will be running around sept like a nut