Medicine Bow NF camping question

[tristan1127]

So I have heard about the wind in Wyoming. I am assuming that applies all the time to the open areas. However, I am curious if it applies to the Medicine Bow National Forest. Does the forest have camping areas that get you out of the wind? Do you still need a four season guide series tent for the first week in October or can I get by with a more simple standard tent with the tree covering there?

While I have your attention, does anyone have experience with the mule deer hunting there? It is on my ten possible non resident areas to hunt with my points. Is it harder to hunt in the trees and mountains or is it harder to hunt in the other areas of the state without trees like the plains or desert? I am not looking for a boone and crockett buck, as any legal buck will do. This is the one and only time I will ever hunt Wyoming and just want to have fun.

 

[tristan1127]

Nobody camped there?

 

[Tim McCoy]

Lots of info here for those motivated enough to look. Just today.... http://forum.eastmans.com/showthread.php/15694-Tent-for-Wyoming?p=207302#post207302

 

[reelnmn]

tristan, I moved to Wyoming this year and spent most of deer/elk season hunting various parts of Medicine Bow. There are definitely campgrounds in Sierra Madres Range, Snowy Range, and Vedauwoo areas. There's also plenty of pull off parking/camping for RVs and tents in both mountain ranges. I'm not 100% certain on the rules regarding backpack camping. What kind of tent will depend on the weather next fall. This one was very mild from what I heard.

 

[LCH]

The north end has a a multitude of campsites to choose from, many are down in low sheltered areas. The wind still gets down there, but a properly staked tent should be fine.

The area I hunted was tough for deer, with an early October season and a 3 pt minimum. Saw many more elk than deer.

 

[shootbrownelk]

Same here LCH. I hunted the Snowies for Moose the season before this last one. I saw lots of Elk, many more than deer. I saw ONE decent 4x5 Mulie taken. There were hoards of road hunters looking for deer, most of them unsuccessfully. When I got as far back from the main roads, parked my UTV and walked in a 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile is when I saw the most Elk & Deer. No matter where one camps...when it's windy in Wyoming it's windy everywhere. Trees block some, but I'd be real careful about where I'd pitch a tent. There are a lot of dead, beetle killed trees that fall when the wind kicks up. We had to cut our way out of one trail we took. Take a chain saw. There are plenty of campsites to choose from. Most guys that we saw camping were on BLM to avoid paying the daily camping fee I guess. The nice restrooms were worth a couple of bucks to me. Good luck.