The Wyoming pronghorn sounds good to me.

My ideal bowhunt would be something you do every season….elk. I’m absolutely dying to bowhunt elk….I’ve lived, worked, and fished in the backcountry of Wy, Mt, etc, but somehow never been able to elk hunt. I WILL be doing a diy/low budget backpack hunt out there in the next year or two.

wileybuster wrote: The article in this months TBH about hunting Hawaii is intriguing as a DIY hunt

That’s a good one….and easy to sell Mama on. She can lay on the beach while you hunt turkeys and pigs. Perfect!!

One I have always wanted to do is a mule deer hunt in the open expanse of eastern Colorado. With proper planning, a guy could just make a huge 5 day circle with a pack on his back. Might not see another hunter the whole week. I understand it holds some huge bucks.:D

If you are willing to come east, perhaps a deep woods Whitetail hunt in northern Wisconsin? Some of the National Forests such as the Chequamegon National forest covers over 850,000 acres over 6 counties. Lots of public area to hunt, with places far, far from the roads. Also, non-resident bow deer license fees are cheap at $160. The bow season is liberal, starting in mid Sept to mid Nov, then opens again last days of Nov to the first week of Jan. Hunting big islands on the lakes can be done also. Talk to foresters on areas logged a few years ago, as scrub brush returning will hold more deer. Areas adjacent to big marshes or rivers help as funnels as well. We do have some decent deer in this state. Areas by Clam Lake hold our elk populations, although we are not yet allowed to hunt them. But you can rub elbows with them.:)

Good luck with your search

Wyoming is a great place to hunt, word of advice if the rules have not changed and I understand them correctly, ANY hunting done in wyoming and in a wilderness area by someone from out-of-state requuire the used of a guide service. Also living in colorado a lot of areas are closed to hunting on certain weekends or require reservations to get into(I cant’t get reservations and I live in the ft collins area). The western area of Nebraska is a common location that I visit, although it has lots of private land(bow hunter safety required).

Living in NW Montana, my hunts are always DIY-LB hunts. 🙄

South Dakota is a sleeper state for mule deer hunting. Lots of public land available and cheap deer tags that are over-the-counter for non-residents. I’ve hunted there a few times and will certainly be going back.

-Brian