I will be taking my father who is 64 years young on his first trip outwest fall of 04 he wants to mule deer hunt in wyoming so i am looking for some direction to where to go. we dont want to do a guided hunt but will pay a trespass fee for a good spot or we will hunt public land. can anyone point us in a direction. thank you.

Clay, hardest part is drawing a tag. If you can access a ranch in the eastern part of the state you have a good chance of getting a limited tag as access is tuff.

If you hunt the western part try for a limited quota tag, general areas suck, over crowded, few deer, and no quality experience at all. Your best bet for success and nice sized deer is a limited quota tag. Apply for 125 or 119 and if you draw I will give you more info. Any more questions PM me!

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Write or Email the WY DNR and the Chamber of Commerce for the towns of Sheridan and Bullalo, maybe Douglas. They keep (used to anyway) a list of ranchers that will let you trespass (usually for a small fee). I've had good luck east of the Powder River. I've never hunted there but around Gillette is 'posed to be good.

I have had good luck for mulies in the Wright area (to the north and east of town). Some public land, not too many hunters, and some good ranches to access.
Paid a case of beer for doe access on one ranch, and $50 for whitetail doe access on another ranch.

Ed

was there any lodging in the wright area or places that a person could set up a camp? how much land would you say is there, and what type of terrain. thanks for the response.

Your best bet is private land. Gillette would be my last bet on mule deer,the antelope hunting is even mediocre. The big mule deer in the area,can be found on coal mine properties and they don't allow anyone to hunt. The problem with gillette and the surrounding area,is all the methane work thats been going on. They're tearing all the land up and this coming year,the fuckers will be tearing up public lands,since they just this month bid on federal lands. Wright is nothing but a shithole,but I'm sure you could find a place to camp.

I guess the real question,is what do you consider a good mule deer? If your willing to kill any buck,chances are just about any national forest or federal land will produce a mule deer buck. It comes down to what you're willing to shoot.

Personally,I'd lean towards private property in the northwestern and southern portions of the state. If I was coming from another state to hunt,I'd bypass wyoming all together and look for a private ranch to hunt in Montana and hunt during the rut for mule deer.

again as earlier stated we just cant find it.

I beg to differ on your opinion of Wright. Now it is a small town, only a couple of eateries in town. There is one motel there, fils up with hunters in October. We tend to take our animals to Gilette for butchering, and eat there.
On the 30th of Septebmer, they have a Chili Feed at the high school. Costs a buck. All sorts of goodies are given away in a drawing, including a rifle as a grand prize. Plus, there are a good number of ranchers from the area there; network and get some names.
The public land I am familiar with is north and east of that little hamlet, almost north to Gillette. Many broken tracts of public land. Just about any one would be fine for camping, if you don't mind the prarie. Rolling hills mostly.....Thunder Basin Grasslands is most of the public land.
Mulies are there, gotta look for em. Be careful with a whitetail only tag.....most of them are still in the Dakota's until November.

Ed