Wyo Parks Vacation 2022 ??

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Contributors to this thread:

BULELK1 20-Nov-21

midwest 20-Nov-21

brettpsu 20-Nov-21

Scrappy 20-Nov-21

BULELK1 21-Nov-21

Charlie Rehor 21-Nov-21

BULELK1 22-Nov-21

WYOelker 10-Dec-21

JTreeman 10-Dec-21

tobywon 10-Dec-21

deerhunter72 10-Dec-21

maxracx 10-Dec-21

BULELK1 12-Dec-21

drycreek 12-Dec-21

BULELK1 13-Dec-21

From: BULELK1

20-Nov-21

'morning All,

I just got home from a Type 3 Whitetail buck only hunt (2nd Choice) in the Buffalo Valley area, Units: 148/149 & 156.

The lodging around this Grand Teton area by Moran Junction and the South entrance to Yellowstone is some of this thread topic too.

Hopefully this will help some of you planning a trip out here for a Summer Vacation with the Fam-Fam.

Thanks for taking the time to view All.

#LuvinLife,

Robb

From: BULELK1

20-Nov-21

The Lodge

I stayed @ Heart Six Ranch as Hatchet and Flagg Ranch resorts are closed until snowmobile season.

Other than 1 Cow Buff hunter and his buddy from Indiana, I had the place all to myself.

Rustic and very Western in style.

From: BULELK1

20-Nov-21

I was in Elk1--- go figure! haha

From: BULELK1

20-Nov-21

Cozy with Fiber Optic WiFi ect

From: BULELK1

20-Nov-21

Right across the road on private property --------->

From: BULELK1

20-Nov-21

The lodge is pretty neat

From: BULELK1

20-Nov-21

From: BULELK1

20-Nov-21

From: BULELK1

20-Nov-21

From: BULELK1

20-Nov-21

From: BULELK1

20-Nov-21

Very easy to find, just follow the signs off the main road.

It is paved to the ranch

From: BULELK1

20-Nov-21

I started hunting along the river bottom adjacent to the private property feeding fields.

I just still hunted thru and sometimes glassed from a vantage point and then spot-n-stalk. It's a lot thicker and taller brush than 'From Above' pix make it look.

Quite a few 2 x 2's and 2 x 3 Whitey bucks on my first morning of hunting.

From: BULELK1

20-Nov-21

Not a Bad View while Still hunting along.....

That's it for this early AM

More to follow------->

Thanks again for taking the time to view All

Good luck, Robb

From: midwest

20-Nov-21

Nice, Robb!

From: brettpsu

20-Nov-21

Love that area! Looking forward to this Robb.

From: Scrappy

20-Nov-21

Thanks for bringing us along Sir.

From: BULELK1

21-Nov-21

Thanks for the kind words

I'm running late but I've got the PM's answered.

Yes, I can start adding the over lap elk units with the deer units.

This is 148 deer/elk 81, sure Grizzz and Wolf county

Hatchet Resort is closed until Snowmobile season picks up but it's real nice and close to Moran Junction for the pay booths to get into the parks via that route.

From: BULELK1

21-Nov-21

Nice diner and main office area.

From: BULELK1

21-Nov-21

The cabins are behind the main bldg's so it helps keep things more quiet from road traffic ect.

You can hunt/hike/explore right off the property to the south as its all FS ground for miles and miles southerly

From: BULELK1

21-Nov-21

From: BULELK1

21-Nov-21

Some of the most famous 30-35 mile pack string pack in trailheads are thru this area too.

From: BULELK1

21-Nov-21

From: BULELK1

21-Nov-21

Instead of staying at a resort ya could camp instead.

From: BULELK1

21-Nov-21

Even bring your horses!

From: BULELK1

21-Nov-21

I spent some time hunting out of Spread Creek after it gets out of the Teton Park boundary along with some Buff hunters as they had seen two real nice Whitetail bucks down in the cotton woods.

Deer 156/elk 81

From: BULELK1

21-Nov-21

Although I didn't bump either of those 2 bucks I did get with in 37 yards of this 5 x 6 Bull Elk.

From: BULELK1

21-Nov-21

I decided to head farther North and into unit 149 deer/71 elk/15 moose.

I've had some dang good luck in this area but some hunting options have changed over the many years.

From: BULELK1

21-Nov-21

My plan was to go almost/1 mile from to the South Entrance to Yellowstone and then go west out of Flagg Ranch via the Grassy Lake FS road.

Many of us got a lot of our Boy Scout Merit badges at Camp Loll via Grassy Lake Road.

How they got those big Yella school busses down that windy/switch back road to the Camp Loll still amazes me......

From: BULELK1

21-Nov-21

Although closed until Snowmobile Season and the Park re-opens for Winter activities here is a pic or 2 of Flagg Ranch Lodge and camping plus some cabin options available

From: BULELK1

21-Nov-21

From: BULELK1

21-Nov-21

Female Black Wolf

What happened next was the most exciting sighting of this whole trip-------->

I pull up to the stop sign out of Flagg going to turn right/south back onto the main road and as I'm turning, I see something come out of the Lodgepole pines on the North bound lane.

Not another vehicle or person seen all morning so I'm like what the heck and reach for my bino's but switch to my iPhone.

Most every pic I got had my sideview mirror or my side door jam in the pic except this one!

3 out of 4 paws off the ground, in stride and she didn't hesitate at all as she cruised past me in the north side biking lane

Her yellowish/golden eyes sure were locked on me.....

From: BULELK1

21-Nov-21

That's it for this morning.

I'll wrap it up and answer any questions or PM's I get by tomorrow morning.

Thanks again for taking the time to view All

Good luck, Robb

From: Charlie Rehor

21-Nov-21

Nice Robb..

From: BULELK1

22-Nov-21

Thanks C-man.

Once I got out of the Teton park boundary, I had about 3 miles to hunt before I hit the Wilderness boundary.

From: BULELK1

22-Nov-21

I've never seen them leave up metal corrals all winter @ the trail head Outfitter staging area's

From: BULELK1

22-Nov-21

From: BULELK1

22-Nov-21

Not much 'Bay' in Coulter Bay-----dang drought anyways

From: BULELK1

22-Nov-21

For those of you that reached out to me about the River name in Buffalo Valley-----

Sorry, I do not know the fishing regs.....

From: BULELK1

22-Nov-21

Not Park Bulls so if they make thru the winter, they both will be real nice next fall.

That wraps up this Summer Vacation options thread and some Whitetail Buck hunting-----no harvest but for sure rewarding and successful none the less.

A first for me, having a bowsiter ask if his wife could ask me some questions about the area as they/she is putting together a vacation for the Fam-Fam.

Thanks again for taking the time to view All

#LuvinLife,

Robb

From: WYOelker

10-Dec-21

Hey pretty cool. It is a cool Area but the only time to go is during the off season. With the lack of snow this year it sure is slow…

From: JTreeman

10-Dec-21

Livin the dream.

—Jim

From: tobywon

10-Dec-21

Great area Robb, thanks for sharing. Brings back some memories. I visited with my kids in August 2020. Stayed at the Hatchet our first night on our way through to Yellowstone. Thanks for the recommendation!! Nice place and we had a great stay.

From: deerhunter72

10-Dec-21

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing.

From: maxracx

10-Dec-21

Great adventure, Thank you for sharing.

From: BULELK1

12-Dec-21

You are Welcome.

I wondered why I had some PM's about this thread when I just got home from my JH trip.

Good luck, Robb

From: drycreek

12-Dec-21

Great pics Robb, as usual. I love Wyoming, it’s beautiful !

From: BULELK1

13-Dec-21

Thank You

It is kinda fun to share,

Robb

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