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Northwest
Wyoming and The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
The
Greater Yellowstone ecosystem is considered to be 10 to 26 million
acres, depending on where you read. It is made up of Yellowstone
National Park and the surrounding public and private lands. It all
depends on who is defining the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
The
Public land in Northwest Wyoming, Eastern Idaho and Southwest Montana
is a huge unspoiled area. The pulic land below is set aside to
remain unspoiled for not only our use but also for generations to
come. The thing to realize is that the national forest lands that
surrounds Yellowstone is many times greater than Yellowstone itself.
Here
are the sizes of Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and the adjacent National
Forests:
Yellowstone
National Park -
2,219,789 acres. For more Yellowstone facts:
Shoshone
National Forest -
2.4 million acres. It was the first national forest and adjacent to
Yellowstone on Yellowstones eastern boarder in Wyoming. For more
information about the Shoshone National forest:
Bridger-Teton
National Forest -
3.4 million acres. For more information about the “BT”:
Grand
Teton National Park -
310,000 acres. It is located south of Yellowstone. For more
information about Grand Teton National Park:
Caribou-Targhee
National Forest -
over 3 million acres. It is located in Idaho adjacent to
Yellowstone. For more information about Caribou-Targhee National
Forest:
Gallatin
National Forest -
1.8 million acres. Located in Montana adjacent to Yellowstone. For
more information about Gallatin National Park:
Custer
National Forest -
1.2 million acres although not all of this is in the Greater
Yellowstone ecosystem. The Beartooth mountains northeast of
Yellowstone is part of the Custer National Forest. For more
information about Custer National Forest:
National
Elk Refuge -
24,700 acres. It is just outside of Jackson. For more
information about National Elk Refuge
To
see a map of the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem: Click Here
We
are so fortunate to have such a wonderful, beautiful place that is
protected to enjoy in its original unspoiled state. This area will
be here not only for us to enjoy but also for our children and
grandchildren.
In
the midst of this beautiful unspoiled Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
is our hunting camp is located near the intersection of Woody Creek
and the Thorofare River nine miles from the Southeastern corner of
Yellowstone. The Thorofare River flows from our camp downstream to
Yellowstone National Park and flows into the Yellowstone River . The
water is so pure that we do not have to filter or purify our drinking
water. There are no buildings, no concrete and no electricity. Our
hunting area is truly unspoiled and is in the Teton Wilderness in the
Bridger-Teton National Forest. We use horses and mules to access our
camp, the same way as it was done over a hundred years ago.
If
you are wondering if the hunting is any good, you need to see our
video and judge for yourself. Play Video
Our
newsletter will be issued in November and will have stories from our
hunters and our guides. It will not just be pictures with hunters
and their trophy. It will be more. It will be about their
adventure. I assure you that it will be great reading.
To
get a free copy this newsletter, click here.
There
is more to elk hunting than filling your freezer with meat and
hanging horns on your wall. It is all about the memories that last a
lifetime and about the stories that you will tell to your
grandchildren. If stories of adventure and the memories are not
important to you, then we are not the right outfitter for you and I
suggest that you hunt elsewhere. You can fill your freezer with meat
and have horns on the wall from a domestic elk hunt in a 40 acre pen
but you will not have the memories and your stories will not be worth
of telling or you will have to tell lies.
For
a real adventure give us a call. You can call:
678-953-2026
for Jeff
307-899-4799
for Colby
If
it is hunting season, just leave a message and we will get back to
you in Late October or in November. Please understand. Cell phones
don’t work in hunting camp. Neither does email. So if you send us
an email, we will get back to you in Late October or November.
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