out of state 4 wheeler?
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Colorado Cowboy
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You will need to get a tag. You can get it in advance. Information on the Wy G & F website. Pretty simple, you can do it all online, cost as I remember was $15 the last time I did it in 2012.
http://wyotrails.state.wy.us
http://wyotrails.state.wy.us
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libidilatimmy
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2014 Annual ORV Permit-Non-Resident
For Residents of States other than Wyoming - The annual non-resident permit allows access to off-road vehicle trails for the entire calendar year. Permits are issued to a specific vehicle identified by License VIN number at the time of purchase and the sticker must be affixed to that vehicle.
From 12/01/2013
Thru 12/31/2014
$15.00
For Residents of States other than Wyoming - The annual non-resident permit allows access to off-road vehicle trails for the entire calendar year. Permits are issued to a specific vehicle identified by License VIN number at the time of purchase and the sticker must be affixed to that vehicle.
From 12/01/2013
Thru 12/31/2014
$15.00
HiMtnHnter
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I would get one online as noted before you come out. Sometimes the local places run out during hunting season.
chiefgobbler
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I just received mine the other day. $18. $15 + $3 shipping and handling. Just a little confused on where to display it. The tag says it must be displayed on the front left to be valid. The peel off portion of the tag says it must be displayed and clearly visible on the front or the left exterior to be valid. Does anyone know which it is?
Hilltop
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Colorado Cowboy
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Musket Man
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I found this out 2 years ago. I had mounted my winch over the vin sticker and even took the winch off but couldnt read it. I went to an atv shop to ask where the vin would be stamped since I couldnt find it and they just used the model # and gave me a sticker without the vin. I figured out later I had also cut off the bracket the vin is on when I mounted the winch.... I have since restamped it on the frame under the seat.
You can get the sticker at any ATV shop, walmart, and even some gas stations. They are not hard to find but I would be sure to have the vin with you.
Make sure you understand the maps for your area if you are hunting roadless areas.
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Thanks to everybody for the help,this should make our antelope hunt to unit 75 much easier.thanks ,Larry
Colorado Cowboy
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One piece of information from my experience.... Walk In Areas. You can ride atvs in them on existing roads and "2 tracks". In 2012 we hunted a WIA and shot several does to fill our doe tags. A warden was watching us with a spotting scope and as we left the WIA he stopped us and gave us a stern lecture about leaving the 2 track to pick up a doe we had shot. No ticket, just a warning. In WIAs , you MUST stay on the road or tracks with the atv. Just a little info to think about.
I was kind of wondering about this. But more related to just general BLM and State land. Every map I pull up in onyx shows trails everywhere. And when you flip over to Google earth it shows them as well. I really don't want to compete (my legs vs. a machine). So I'm torn on what to do. We will be bringing ATVs, but would rather not actually hunt with them. We will just be using them to travel on the rougher roads faster than a truck would.
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WIHA stands for walkin area and there are very few that have existing roads that they allow vehicles or ATVs on, especially "2 tracks" that ARE NOT CONSIDERED ROADS. You're lucky that the GW must have been in a good mood because normally what you did would result in a ticket and loss of priviledges on the property. Check the rules in the G&F WIHA section for each one and you'll see that most provide designated parking spots and you are to leave your vehicles there and WALK! If people don't respect the land, we'll lose it and never get it back because of lazy people that can't get out of a vehicle and walk a mile or three. If at 67 I can still walk many miles a day and backpack animals out that I shoot in the backcountry, there is no dang reason this younger lazy generation can't do the same! End of rant!!!
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Colorado Cowboy
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The WIA we hunted was open (not a WIA) for years to anyone who wanted to hunt it. The are roads every where, some improved, but most what I call "2 track" which could also be called 4 wheel drive roads. Most are/were used to work fences as lots of cows are grazed there. Gates everywhere and also lots of oil/gas rigs there too. Have hunted this area for 25 years and these roads have always been there and used, most are really not suitable for 2wd. All the warden was looking for was anyone leaving the existing roads and 2 tracks.
Easy for someone who has not been there and seen the area to make judgements!!! I am sure if we were on non approved roads, he would have told us!!!
Easy for someone who has not been there and seen the area to make judgements!!! I am sure if we were on non approved roads, he would have told us!!!
Hilltop
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The walk in areas I have hunted in the last few years have all had signs on the roads that they didn't want people on. The idea is to not make any new roads but traveling on existing roads is fine. The problems are when people violate the rule, a "new" road is created. It only takes a couple of vehicles driving across the Wyoming prairie to make it look like a ranch road. My rule of thumb has always been to keep your tires on dirt. If your driving on grass, your likely violating the WIA rules. To pick antelope up, we use a 2 wheel game cart. You can cart an antelope a mile in about as much time as it takes to walk the mile...very easy. I would leave the 4 wheeler in the truck or at camp unless you get rain. The gumbo roads after a heavy rain would be the only reason I would ever use one... If you have your truck you also will have jugs of water, ice for when its hot, and room for a game cart.
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CC: "A warden was watching us with a spotting scope and as we left the WIA he stopped us and gave us a stern lecture about leaving the 2 track to pick up a doe we had shot. No ticket, just a warning.Easy for someone who has not been there and seen the area to make judgements!!! I am sure if we were on non approved roads, he would have told us!!!"
I'm not talking about you not being on approved roads. You specifically say (in bold) that he warned you for going "OFF" the two track to pick up an animal, but didn't write a ticket! That's why I stated what I did and will stay with it because it's exactly stuff like you mentioned that cause places to get closed and why Hilltop probably stated what he felt is the best way to use these 4 wheelers to stay out of trouble and not get places shut down for the rest of us!
I'm not talking about you not being on approved roads. You specifically say (in bold) that he warned you for going "OFF" the two track to pick up an animal, but didn't write a ticket! That's why I stated what I did and will stay with it because it's exactly stuff like you mentioned that cause places to get closed and why Hilltop probably stated what he felt is the best way to use these 4 wheelers to stay out of trouble and not get places shut down for the rest of us!
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HiMtnHnter
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You guys might find this link helpful. Every WIA has different rules, some don't even allow atvs. Very few, allow atv off designated or established roads.
http://wgfd.wyo.gov/plpwhmprogram/frmWalkInHuntingRules.aspx
That's all fine and dandy....but it seems no one has an idea about ATVs on BLM or State land. That's what I am worried about. If the "trails" that show on the onyx map and Google earth are actually allowed to have ATV traffic on them, then there's no way we can walk far enough away from the main road to get away from road hunters.