The Details
Resources About Your Wyoming Big Game Hunt
Important Information
Gear, Travel, Policies
Before Your Hunt
Shooting Preparations - Archery
–Antelope hunters will be primarily shooting from a seated position in a blind. Please practice shooting from a seated position. Drawing your bow is much harder from a seated position. Please do not have your bow draw weight too high that you struggle to draw from a seated position.
–Elk hunters should practice shooting from a kneeling position. Be sure you can draw your bow from a seated or kneeling position. We have had clients using target releases that could not get clipped onto D loops in low light or adrenaline filled situations. Please bring a release that you can operate efficiently under all field environments.
-Shoot your broadheads at all of your practical shooting distances. Please be proficient to 50 yards. Broadheads that hit the same aim point as field points at 20 yards may/will hit differently from field points at extended ranges. Please verify prior to your arrival where your broadheads are hitting at all ranges.
Shooting Preparations - Rifle
–Please bring a rifle that you are familiar shooting. Too often, clients arrive with brand new equipment that they haven’t used. If you are purchasing a new rifle/scope for your upcoming hunt, please practice with it.
– Please do not bring too large a caliber or too high of magnification scope. We limit our shooting ranges to 300 yards with an average shot of 150-200 yards. You do not need a 300 UltraMag to kill a deer, antelope or elk. Normal deer cartridges that you would use at home are perfectly adequate for western hunting. Every season we experience clients who simply have too much gun to shoot accurately.
A 270, 30-06, 7mm are great all around calibers that don’t beat you up and make you flinch. Scopes in the 3×9 or 4.5-14 power are perfect for ranges that you will be shooting here. Please do not bring 18 or 25 power scopes with adjustable turrets.
We will sight your rifle in 1.5”-2” high at 100 yards at our range when you get here.
There will be no need to adjust turrets to make shots. This has led to taking too much time and forgetting to zero your turret after a miss and shooting high at closer range shots.
We will have you carry your rifle with the scope set on 4-6 power. This will allow you to find game more quickly with a larger field of view. If you need to turn the power up for a longer shot, you will have time to do that once you have the scope on the animal.
Be sure your trigger is not set too heavy. Heavy trigger pulls lead to flinching and jerking the trigger. Have a gunsmith set your trigger to 3-4 pounds. You would not believe how much better you will shoot with a lighter trigger pull. For hunting rifles, you should never go lighter than 3 pounds.
-Practice shooting your rifle in the prone position off a backpack or bipod. Almost every shot we take is from a prone position. This is not always the most comfortable to some clients.
When you are at the range, (if allowed) shoot prone off a pack or pile of clothes to get a feel for your scopes eye relief from a prone position. Practice dropping to prone position and quickly acquiring your target and dry-firing.
Dry-firing your rifle will allow you to get a feel for your trigger without wasting ammo. This is also beneficial in knowing when your rifle will fire as you squeeze your shot as soon as your target is acquired. If you plan to use a bipod, please have it on your rifle at all times while shooting.
Practice shooting targets from a prone position on your bipod. Bench rest shooting is great to sight in your gun and check accuracy but you NEED to practice shooting prone. I cannot stress this enough.
-Your guide will do his best to set you up for the best possible shot on a trophy animal. Please come prepared to do your part and be ready to make that first shot count!
Physical Preparations
We do a lot of hiking on our hunts. The more in shape you can be, the more likely you are to get the trophy you’re looking for.
Also, if you’re purchasing new hunting boots for the trip, be sure and get them broke in before you arrive. Your feet will thank you.
Gear List
We’ve got a comprehensive gear check list put together for you, available for download, below. Some things to keep in mind as you prepare for your hunt:
- Wyoming weather is unpredictable. Prepare for all types. Layering is important.
- Hunter’s Safety is a requirement for all born after 1/1/66 – please bring your card.
Download our Gear List here.
Dietary Restrictions
If you have any dietary restrictions, we need to know that 2 weeks prior to your hunt so that the cook can accommodate your needs.
Licenses & Dates
Licenses
Once your hunt is booked, we will take care of applying for your license(s) for you.
Application Dates
Deer & Antelope Applications: Jan 2 – May 31
Elk Applications: Jan 2 – 31
Purchase Preference Points: July 1 – Oct 31
Purchasing Preference Points
Preference points can be purchased between July 1st and October 31st. You are able to buy 1 point per species each year.
How to Buy:
- Go to the Wyoming Game & Fish Website – https://wgfd.wyo.gov
- Click on the box “Apply or Buy”
- Click on the box “Apply for License”
- Begin Application Process
Travel
We recommend that you drive to Wyoming for your hunt. It is much easier to transport your meat and trophies home in your vehicle than an airplane.
However, if this is not doable, see below for other travel arrangement info.
Airline Travel
If you decide to fly to Wyoming for your hunt, we recommend flying to Sheridan, Gillette, or Casper WY.
You could also fly to Rapid City, SD or Billings MT.
You will need to rent a car to travel to your designated camp. (We’ll make sure you get directions on how to get there.)
Arrival
All hunters are required to arrive in their camp between 2 and 4PM the afternoon prior to your hunt.
Please keep that in mind when booking flights.
If you arrive after dark, you will be required to shoot your rifle or bow the following morning before you can hunt.
Transporting Meat Home
If you are transporting meat home with you on a plane, please have appropriate coolers.
The meat lockers don’t open until 8AM so if you have an early return flight, you will need to plan on picking up your meat the evening prior.
Hunt Information
What's Covered
The price of your hunt covers your accommodations, home cooked meals, daily snacks and the hunt itself, all guiding and transportation during your hunt, post harvest game care…and the time of your life.
Does Not Cover: License fees, meat processing, taxidermy needs, tips for guide and cook, travel to your assigned camp.
Tip Guidelines
Tips are much appreciated by guides and cooks as they are a way to thank them for a job well done.
Guides: If you’re satisfied with the experience your guide gave you, a 10-20% tip is appropriate.
Cooks: $100 is customary tip for cooks in camp and at the headquarters.
Meat Processing
Once you’ve harvested your trophy, we will take it to a local meat processor to have it packaged and frozen.
Taxidermy
Please decide if you will take your trophy home with you to be mounted or leave it with a taxidermist here.
We can give you options, but ultimately you decide who mounts your head.
Once you leave your head with a taxidermist, please contact them directly with questions, rather than us.
Policies
Booking & Deposit Policy
Once you and Phil have discussed species, camp, and dates for your hunt, a booking agreement will be emailed to you.
Once you return a signed copy of this agreement to Phil with a check for your deposit, within 30 days, your hunt is booked.
Triple Three Outfitters requires 1/3 of the final hunt price to book your hunt.
1/3 of hunt price is due once you draw your license, and final 1/3 is due 30 days prior to your hunt unless other arrangements are made.
Hunt deposits are non refundable unless your primary species is not drawn.
If a client has a health concern or emergency, their deposit may be moved to a future year depending on availability.
Refund Policy
If a hunter fails to draw a license for the primary game animal they are booked for, we will refund 100% of the deposit monies within 60 days of the draw results being posted by the Wyoming Game and Fish website.
The exception to this would be if a client fails to get the license application to me prior to the application deadline for the species they are booked to hunt.
Deposit monies are non-refundable once their license is drawn.
We strongly advise you to purchase trip insurance.
State of Wyoming Policies
Hunter’s Safety: All hunters born after 1/1/66 must have taken and passed a Hunter’s Safety course. Please bring your card.
Orange: Rifle hunters must wear 1 or more pieces of fluorescent orange clothing at all times while hunting.
Got Questions?
Give us a shout at the information below and we’ll be glad to go over any questions you might have.
Please expect a delayed response to inquiries during hunting season. I will get back to my office in late November and will respond then.
(307) 217-0400
30 Kolb Dr Buffalo, Wy 82834
