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Summer 2016

Cover photo: Pat Eastes with his spring 2016

Saskatchewan bear.

Officers President

Steve Martin

483 Quadrant Drive

Rock Springs, WY 82901

307-350-0486

[email protected]

Vice-President

Harvey Dalton

P.O. Box 197

Farson, WY 82932

307-389-3829

[email protected]

Secretary

Joel Hoenk

74 Edison Avenue

Gillette, WY 82716

307-257-4952

[email protected]

Treasurer

Susan Barrett

P.O. Box 126

Dayton, WY 82836

307-655-9405

[email protected]

Past President

Jeff Capron

608 9th Street

Cody, WY 82414

307-272-2740

[email protected]

Bowhunter of the Year

Brad Jones

43 Kenwood

Newcastle, WY 82701

307-764-4454

[email protected]

Education Committee

Jeff Capron

608 9th Street

Cody, WY 82414

307-272-2740

[email protected]

Legislative Committee

Randy Burtis

3550 Luther Place

Cheyenne, WY 82001

307-752-1089

[email protected]

Convention Committee

Ron Niziolek

907 Gloria Court

Cody, WY 82414

[email protected]

Membership Committee

Desarae Starck

227 Westhills Loop

Gillette, WY 82718

307-331-1758

[email protected]

Bowhunters of Wyoming Officials

Public Relations

Deb Anderson

387 Upper Road

Sheridan, WY 82801

307-751-1636

[email protected]

Records Committee

Tom Zerbst

405 DeSmet Street

Newcastle, WY 82701

307-746-9394

[email protected]

Webpage

Michell Anderson

11 Burro Lane

Laramie, WY 82072

307-399-3628

[email protected]

Newsletter Editor

Michell Anderson

11 Burro Lane

Laramie, WY 82072

307-399-3628

[email protected]

Area One

Warren Hatcher

P.O. Box 362

LaBarge, WY 83123

307-386-9230

[email protected]

Area Two

Dan White

56 Appaloosa

Cody, WY 82414

307-250-0917

[email protected]

Area Three

Wayne Anderson

387 Upper Road

Sheridan, WY 82801

307-751-1637

[email protected]

Area Four

Dave Baer

P.O. Box 498

Mountain View, WY 82939

307-782-7326

[email protected]

Area Five

Jim Mallon

2115 Phillips Place

Cheyenne, WY 82009

307-630-4083

[email protected]

Area Six

Jake Konrath

P.O. Box 1273

Saratoga, WY 82331

307-710-7648

[email protected]

Area Seven

Glen Reed

31 Ridgecrest Drive

Newcastle, WY 82701

307-941-1370

[email protected]

District Representatives

[email protected] www.bowhuntersofwyoming.org

Committee Chairpersons

mismanagement.

I attended the Game and Fish Commission

meeting on April 21st and 22nd in Casper. The

big discussion topic was the approval of

proposed seasons for this fall. I also attended a

special Commission meeting on May 11th in

Casper to approve the Grizzly Bear

Management Plan. The next Commission

meeting is scheduled for July 7th and 8th in

Pinedale. The main discussion will be to

approve the FY 2016 Budget. There will also

be discussions on herd management

objectives.

Shelby and I participated in a deer capture

south of Rock Springs to collar does as part of

the Deer. Elk. Ecology. Research. (D.E.E.R.)

project in April that BOW helped to fund. I also

helped to collar some fawns for that project in

June. It was great to participate in this great

project. I also assisted in a fence removal

project hosted by the Wyoming Wildlife

Federation on South Pass in June that we also

helped to fund.

Fall is just around the corner and I know

everyone is getting excited about spending

every free minute bowhunting your favorite

animal. Remember to proudly represent our

sport and BOW with ethical behavior in the

field.

In closing, I would like to wish everyone good

luck in the upcoming fall season. Please attend

one of the many 3D shoots that our affiliate

clubs put on during the summer. Take a new

hunter or sportsperson with you if you can.

Keep’em Sharp,

Steve Martin, President

Hello everyone!

Summer has finally

arrived in South-

west Wyoming! We

got some much

needed moisture

this spring. It has

been good for the

grass and forbs the

wildlife need for the

winter. We should see some good antler

growth this fall. Shelby and I travelled up to

Devil’s Tower and hunted turkeys on Mike

Schmid’s Solitude Ranch. We managed to

each harvest a tom. Thanks to Mike for his

hospitality! Congrats to those who got out and

harvested a bear and turkey this spring.

I checked the Game and Fish website and

found out that I was lucky enough to draw a

HA 57 antelope tag and Shelby drew a HA 32

type 9 elk tag! I also drew a HA 24 type 3 deer

tag, so I am looking for a good place to chase

whitetails in the Sheridan area! Here’s wishing

luck to all those who drew tags in the upcoming

seasons!

The executive council had a follow-up

conference call after this year’s convention to

discuss feedback from attendees and start

planning next year’s convention. We also had a

conference call after our video conference with

the Game and Fish on June 21st to discuss the

meeting and accomplishments. The video

conference with the Game and Fish went well

and is a great collaboration covering hunting

concerns and ideas for the future of

bowhunting. Discussions included expanding

type 9’s to other parts of the state, the August

opener for archery deer seasons in western

Wyoming, bear bait registration concerns,

lengthening mountain lion season, preference

points/waiting periods, and a possible archery

season for turkey in September.

I travelled to Cheyenne to meet with U.S.

Representative Cynthia Lummis as part of the

Wyoming Sportsman’s Alliance to discuss

public land transfer concerns. Not sure that we

were successful as she voted for the house bill

to transfer forest to the state for management/

From The President

S u m m e r 2 0 1 6

Bowhunters of Wyoming

Inside this issue:

OFFICER REPORTS 1-3

AREA REP REPORTS 4-7

AFFILIATE CLUBS 8

FEATURE ARTICLES 9-11

MEMBERSHIP

RECOGNITION 12

BOW EFFORTS 13

SUCCESS PHOTOS 14-15

SHOOT INFO 15

CONTACT INFO 16

MEMBERSHIP FORM 17

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BOW President

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From The Vice President

Do I think of elk 365??? Yep, and now

that the big game draw is complete and I

drew my desired choice - I am “pumped”!

I hope all of you reading this got at least

some success from the draw.

On with business, once again your

executive board for the past three

months has been working behind the

scenes in order to promote the

betterment of archers and build the BOW organization. I wish

there was a way to make it more visual as to all of the work and

time sacrificed by my colleagues on this executive board. One

and all who put a bow in had benefit from these efforts.

Over the past few months members of BOW and some

executive board members have been involved in various wildlife

habitat projects which include fence removal, building water

guzzlers, highway “trash” removal/pickup, deer mortality

counting, deer and elk tagging and collaring, just to name a few.

We have also been attending Game and Fish regional meetings

concerning a wide and long list of topics which include Game

and Fish budget cuts through season setting dates and quotas

and more.

The majority of the executive board attended a recent video

conference with the Game and Fish, in which all seven regional

offices across the state participated. BOW has an exceptional

working relationship with the Game and Fish in which these

ladies and gentlemen of the department are very receptive of

the concerns and issues that arise from archers and BOW

members. We brought questions from our members to the

table and we received a direct answer or a “will present” the

questions to area Game Wardens to survey and evaluate the

issue/s. A couple of the issues included: more type 9 elk tags in

the hunt areas in southwest Wyoming, adjustment to earlier

turkey fall archery hunts, bear baiting registration site issues,

overlap of rifle deer seasons and archery elk, some earlier deer

archery starting dates and the list goes on.

The Game and Fish Commissioners will be having their next

meeting in Pinedale on July 7-8 and two of the major topics on

the agenda will be adjustments to the “grizzly bear

management” plan and changes to hunting regulations. Be

sure to check for the results of this meeting in local papers and

Game and Fish website.

“Water is everything”, with the majority of the state receiving a

very wet spring all big game animals have done well and

numbers are on the rise for all species. Mule deer included!!

For those of you wondering or questioning the “airbow” for an

archery season weapon, the answer is NO!!! An airbow does

not fit into the definition of archery equipment or legal firearm for

hunting purposes. Okay for predators!!!

Anyone interested in archery hunters education classes, please

contact one of your executive board members for more info.

In preparation to the upcoming hunting season, I encourage all

to participate in local shoots sponsored by your area clubs.

In closing, I would like to personally congratulate Game and

Fish Region 4 Wildlife Supervisor Steve DeCecco for his recent

retirement announcement. Thank you for being a role model

and steward of the wildlife in the state of Wyoming for the past

36 years. Enjoy your retirement.

Good luck to all in the upcoming hunting seasons and enjoy the

fall days!

Life is great at full draw,

Harvey Dalton, Vice President

Harvey Dalton

BOW Vice President

From The Past President - Nothing to report at this time, Jeff Capron

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Herb Meland

2491 W. 42nd St.

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280 Hwy 14A East [email protected]

Lovell, WY 82431 www.yellowstonebows.com

Summer 2016

Summer is really with us this year—hot and dry here. Congrats

to everyone who drew their favorite areas for hunting this fall.

This is the time of year we are all really happy or really sad

based on what we drew. It is the time to think about the

drawing odds and what can be done to make the system that

we have more fair for everyone. That is one of the items we

discussed with the Game and Fish in our annual video

conference that was held on June 21st. Other things we talked

about were an earlier archery opener, August 20th, for deer in

the western part of the state; length of lion seasons in some

areas; how the bear baiting permit system might be changed to

allow other hunters to get some of the good areas instead of the

same person having the area for as long as they want it; and

allowing an archery season for turkeys in the fall during

September. These discussions that we have every year with

the Game and Fish have been really great.

On a financial note, all the projects have been paid for and

BOW is in great shape. The executive council voted to

purchase Affiliate Club Banners for all our

affiliate clubs and you will find a photo of

the banner being presented to the Sheridan

County Sportsmen’s Association during our

after Highway Cleanup picnic.

We have an inventory of BOW

merchandise for sale and you can see

photos of all the items on the BOW

webpage (bowhuntersofywoming.org). You

can either order online or send in a check with an order.

Remember—if you send in a photo with any BOW merchandise

before July 31st, you will be entered into a drawing for $200.

To date we have not received very many photos, so please get

your photos in—the chance to win is great.

Have a great and safe hunting season—take some photos for

the photo contest at the 2017 Convention in March in Cody.

-Susan Barrett, Treasurer

Susan Barrett

BOW Treasurer

From The Treasurer

of forming a committee and having one or

two members participate. If any member

is interested in this please let anyone on

Executive Council know.

Mountain lions were also discussed, with

season changes as well as quota

changes being discussed.

There was also discussion regarding a

preference point system, and some

concern over what the legislature might do. There was also

discussion on testing the validity of the “randomness” of the

current drawing process.

There was talk about having an early archery hunt for fall turkey

also.

There was also talk and Game and Fish has published

regulations preventing the use of the new “Airbow” during

archery seasons.

I held a Bowhunter Education Class in Gillette on June 25th,

and that went well.

Good luck to all this fall.

Shoot straight, and shoot often!

Joel Hoenk, Secretary

Greetings again from Gillette. Hopefully the rest of the state is

getting moisture and not experiencing wildfires like we have

lately. Our forage has gone dormant and I have been seeing

too much wildlife in the road ditches too.

We held a conference call on June 22nd, and Steve Martin,

Susan Barrett, Jim Mallon, Michell Anderson, Wayne Anderson,

Jeff Capron, Warren Hatcher, and myself participated.

We discussed the Cody Convention and have it scheduled for

March 24-25, 2017. Tom Nelson will be our banquet guest

speaker.

There was discussion regarding new member recruitment, with

lots of ideas kicked around. This is going to be an ongoing

project that we all need to be involved in.

Susan shared that all of the projects we elected to fund have

been paid for.

Randy Burtis has been working on a beautiful belt buckle as an

award option to present to the Bowhunter of the Year.

Steve Martin, Susan Barrett, Michell Anderson, Jim Mallon,

Harvey Dalton, Wayne Anderson, Deb Anderson, Dan White,

Jeff Capron, and Ron Niziolek had a statewide discussion with

Game and Fish, and it was a good meeting.

There was discussion on changing the deer season archery

opener into late August, hopefully August 20th.

There was also discussion regarding the current bear baiting

system and how it could possibly be changed. There was talk

From the Secretary

Joel Hoenk

BOW Secretary

Hats off to the family who sponsor and host this event each

year. Great course, facility and food. This is definitely a “must”

attend event for all bowhunters in this region.

As mentioned the deer and elk seem to be enjoying a great

Summer. Antelope are benefitting from a wet weather pattern

as well and horn growth is good. We were actually blessed with

antelope tags so hunting season will begin in mid-August this

year. We are continuing to work with Game and Fish to

increase our archery deer hunting opportunity in the Western

Region. We have received some favorable feedback in regards

to an August 20th archery deer opener but we still have work to

do. We will continue to pursue this…

Hunting season is upon us. Best wishes to you all for good

times, good luck and great memories.

Warren Hatcher, Area One (and Eight) Representative

Page 4 Bowhunters of Wyoming

I write this while on a much enjoyed

July 4th family camping trip in the

Wyoming Range. The high country is

lush, green and full of feed. The deer

and elk seem to be in good shape, but

the Horse Fly herd is doing

exceptionally well! Of course we have

our bows along and have spent a bit of

time getting dialed in while enjoying

some friendly competition. The area

roads here are still suffering major erosion issues each Spring

resultant of the big fire a few years back. However, the Forest

Service has completed repairs on several major roads and to

my knowledge all in the region are passable.

There have been several good 3D shoots in the region and

overall attendance seems up. We were able to attend the 4-H

Fundraiser 3D in Boulder this year. THAT was a great time.

Warren Hatcher

Area One

Representative

Area One Report

1350 Hi Tech Drive

Sheridan, WY 82801

307-675-1982

[email protected]

www.vacutechllc.com

Butch Dillon, Owner 2085 S. Sheridan Ave.

Sheridan, WY 82801

[email protected] ~ 307-675-1030

Public Relations Report

more about BOW. Please email me information about

websites, newsletters, magazines, newspapers that you would

suggest be researched. We are also looking for ways to make

direct connections to current or potential members. If you have

ideas on how to gather or gain access to email addresses or

phone numbers for membership outreach, please contact me or

your area representative. Last, please send information on any

events like outdoor expos, hunting workshops, archery shows

both in Wyoming or regionally. We will be focusing on getting

our name out and better recognized. I appreciate your support

and assistance.

I look forward to finding some great ways to get the word out

about Bowhunters of Wyoming.

Deb Anderson, Public Relations Chair

Summer is here and fall is just around the

corner. I’ve been hearing a lot about our

members who drew tags and the ones who

missed out. Best of luck to all who get the

opportunity to enjoy the thrill of the hunt and

share the experience with family and

friends. Please remember to spread the

news of BOW and be thankful for the access

to hunt in such a beautiful state. Planning

for the 2017 BOW Convention is going well

with Tom Nelson, the “American Archer”,

confirmed as our banquet speaker the week-

end of March 24-25, 2017 in Cody, Wyoming.

Thanks to great ideas and comments from our members, I will

be starting work on a public relations plan. You can help by

providing me with suggestions on where you would like to read

Deb Anderson

Public Relations

Area Three Report

Howdy all,

Hope you all drew the tags you wanted

and good luck this fall. Not much to

report on up here. We picked up trash on

our 6 miles of highway on the mountain. I

would like to thank everyone who helped.

Wayne Anderson,

Area Three Representative

Wayne Anderson

Area Three

Representative

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Area Two Report

Hello everyone,

As we all get ready for a great bow season it’s important to sit

and think about what wonderful world class opportunities we

have in Wyoming. The annual conference call with BOW -

Game and Fish in June was interesting and hopefully

productive. I feel that the officials in Cheyenne and locally

make an honest effort to understand the hows, whys and

motivations of bowhunters.

Type 9 licenses, bear regulations, early deer starts in western

Wyoming and fall archery turkey seasons were all discussed

and considered. Steve Martin and Ron Niziolek both made

convincing and well organized

presentations. Game and Fish people have

many varied groups to consider while

keeping scientific management of wildlife

working in Wyoming. We don’t always get

everything we see as best, but the redshirts

certainly earn my respect. Enjoy lots of

summers shooting and be ready to climb

the hills when the “holy month” arrives.

Dan White, Area Two Representative

Dan White

Area Two

Representative

JC and Misty Speaks of Sheridan were part of the BOW highway

clean-up crew. Thank you for your time and effort!

have been increasing as a result of this increased recruitment.

There are several factors likely responsible for this increase,

most notably increased and properly timed precipitation.

Additionally, spring field observations suggest good fawn and

calf production for 2016, WGFD field staff are observing

numerous fawns and calves on the ground.

Laramie biologists are currently in the process of purchasing 60

GPS collars to place on adult female mule deer in the Sheep

Mountain Mule Deer Herd. The capture is scheduled for the

last two weeks of February, depending on helicopter availability.

The project is designed to obtain habitat use and migration data

for the Sheep Mountain Mule Deer Herd, a statewide MDI

priority herd. This collar project would not be possible without

funding partners like BOW, thank you.

The Snowy Range black bear season closed on June 7th as per

regulation. Four female black bears and ten males were

harvested, leaving one carryover female to add to the fall bear

season quota, making it seven females.

Public meetings were held in May to collect information on

mountain lion seasons. Lion seasons are set in three year

cycles to collect adequate population data. The Laramie region

proposed status quo seasons with the exception of a slight

reduction in the hunt area 6 mortality limit. Lion season

proposals will be decided on at the upcoming July Commission

meeting in Pinedale.

Good luck and shoot straight,

Jim Mallon, Area Five Representative

Greetings from Area Five,

I hope all of you got the tags you wanted.

I’ve heard some success stories and some

not so successful stories. The Cheyenne

Field Archers had another successful

Access Yes shoot in May; they raised

$1,000 for the program. Another

successful event for the CFA was the first

annual scholarship shoot that enabled CFA

to award scholarships to

three high school seniors to

help further their education.

Way to go CFA! The

annual carp shoot was also

a fun event for all who

attended.

Try to make plans to attend

the CFA Bowhunters

Weekend the first weekend

in August. It’s a great tune-

up for the archery season,

which is right around the

corner, and the shoot is lots of fun to boot.

Don’t forget that lifetime archery permits are available this year.

The Laramie region is experiencing increased fawn ratios for

mule deer and pronghorn, and stable calf ratios for elk.

Population estimates for most ungulate herds within the region

Jim Mallon

Area Five

Representative


We had a very wet spring here in Southwest Wyoming and if it

didn’t drown the Sage Grouse chicks we should have abundant

grass and forbs across our woods and prairie. It did drown out

my bear baiting activity and kept yours truly with irrigation

projects. The She Baer calls them “irritation projects”. We live

with a pond on the south and irrigated hay fields on the rest of

the compass points.

My last foal hit the ground just after it dried up and I am thankful

for that. He is a horse colt and probably my last. I will be a little

north of the four score and ten timeframe the Bible says our

lifespan will be when I get him broke. Aw heck, maybe I’ll go

into the horse breakin business just to stay busy.

We have kind of waited on the weather for any number of

projects around here including our road clean-up. I filed for four

miles of Wyoming State Highway 414 on behalf of BOW. This

highway leads to the Flaming Gorge and the Uinta Mountain

Range and gets a lot of outdoor type traffic. Remember to join

a clean-up team in your area, or come help with ours.

Remember to follow thru,

Dave Baer, Area Four Representative

Well the liquid drought has passed it

seems, but the limited quota license

drought is strong and enduring, for me at

least. Can’t seem to draw an antelope

tag or a cow elk tag even. Hope you all

have had better luck than yours truly.

I suspect there are more electronic bugs

in the license system than are

recognized in Cheyenne.

Locally, we are about to lose a valuable

resource in the Green River District

Office. It is time for an old and personal

friend of mine to step down from his supervisory position here

and retire. Steve DeCecco is scheduled to retire, and I for one

will sorely miss him. As I stated earlier, we have been friends

for a very long time. Steve has always been available and open

in our many discussions over policy and the direction that Game

and Fish was going in the future. Certainly the Department will

find someone in the ranks to take Steve’s position. That will

open a spot for a new person to come on board. That guy or

gal will probably develop the same kind of relationship that

Steve and I have had over time. I hope so. It seems that

friends are hard to come by, but enemies accumulate.

Area Four Report

Dave Baer

Area Four

Representative

Area Five Report

CFA Carp Shoot winners Jim Frailing and

Dan Conrad.

The closures or changes in the range

consists of 150 plus miles of road. This will

change drastically how we all will access

these places for recreation in the future.

Hope everyone has a great summer. Get

out and shoot often, before you know it the

season will be here.

Shoot true!

Jake Konrath, Area Six Representative

Hello fellow BOW members,

Summer is here to say the least, we have had many days

reaching the 90’s already. The streams are steadily dropping

now and the grass is growing tall. Looks like it will be another

good year for wildlife forage.

Hope everyone did better in the draw this year than Cassi and I;

we will be hunting general elk and deer areas. I am thankful we

have that option in this great state. Time to get out the map and

pick an area to scout out this summer.

The U.S. Forest Service is planning on releasing the revised

draft for the Snowy Range road closures the first part of July.

Jake Konrath

Area Six

Representative

Newcastle. Check it out online at

www.cambriabowhunters.com and we hope

to see many of you there.

Good luck to everyone this Fall and be safe

out there while you enjoy one of the best

times of the year.

Glen Reed, Area Seven Representative

Congratulations to those who were successful in the draw for

tags for this coming Fall and condolences to those of us who

will be making other plans. The land is still incredibly dry out

there with wildfires popping up all over, so show extra caution

with your vehicles and your campfires.

I’m looking for help with events or concerns that folks in Area

Seven would like to share, so please contact me at

307-746-2806 or email me at [email protected] if you have

anything to share or discuss.

One shoot that will be happening August 12-14 is the Cambria

Bowhunters 3D shoot that will be held 18 miles north of

Area Seven Report

Glen Reed

Area Seven

Representative

Page 7 Summer 2016

Area Six Report

BOW’s area reps are

divided as shown on

this map.


Bowhunters of Wyoming Affiliate Clubs recognize the importance of their support for the work done within our organization. We

greatly appreciate their gesture of membership. Recently, the affiliates were presented with banners to display in their indoor ranges.

Some of our members were able to capture the banners in use at the clubs or the presentation of the banners to the club members.

Those photos are below. If you’d like to submit your club’s photo, please email [email protected].

Cheyenne Field Archers

Grouse Mountain Archery, Buffalo

High Plains Archery, Laramie

Soldier Creek Archers, Sheridan

Cambria Bowhunters, Newcastle

Summer 2016

Be Informed. Be Engaged.

By Randy Burtis

I spent a great week in the Idaho backcountry guiding bear hunts with a team of outdoor writers, the president and CEO of the U.S.

Sportsman’s Alliance and the marketing advisor for the U.S. Sportsman’s Alliance. The U.S. Sportsman’s Alliance put this group

together to talk about one thing. The attacks on hunting and how to thwart them. It was interesting to listen to and inquire of men who

spend every day preserving our right to hunt and get their perspective on the anti-hunting culture. They made a few great points that I

thought I would share with you all.

Point 1. The antis are smart. They don’t attack whitetail hunting and elk hunting. They attack the fringes of our community. Preying

on the smaller groups of hunters. Over the last 15 years the push has been to eliminate cougar and bear hunting. Some of their

efforts have been successful while others were not and some still remain ongoing. They use gimmicks in words to turn hunters

against hunters. The fight to eliminate hounds for bear hunting in California was largely funded by other hunters. Thus saving money

for the Humane Society of the U.S. (HUSU) to take elsewhere to fight. We are one team and we must act like it.

Point 2. Hunters are poor. Maximum in a given year is about $15 million dollars hunters can put up to protect hunting. HUSU has an

anti-hunting budget of around $150 million annually.

Point 3. The infighting is detrimental. Infighting has been the greatest proponent of success for the opposition. If they can turn

hunters against hunters they can win in a jury fight every time. This is a tactic they are very good at and have used in trapping, hound

hunting and bear baiting for many years. Again, they attack the fringes and smaller contingents. They are chipping away at hunting

rights a little at a time. They are coming for everything. Now, I am not saying that we as Bowhunters of Wyoming don’t advocate for

our pastime, we just need to do it smartly with gain and professionalism on our side.

I found this insight valuable. It is from people who literally do this every day and see the benefit, the loss and the pleasure of every

action taken by hunters and our opposition daily. I will expound some on these with some examples in the next couple newsletters

and share with you somewhat the playbook the opposition is using to bring things to the ballot box every year. This year Montana will

see trapping on the ballot and Colorado may see hound hunting for lions on the ballot. It is coming to Wyoming too.

A little closer to home though there are some big land trade considerations happening between the state and a landowner from the

Wheatland area. The land swap will consist of a loss of public access to over 3,000 acres of National Forest due to land locking with

a total public access loss of 4,100 acres. It would gain about less than 3,000 in the Black Hills.

I also thought I would include a couple links to help you all stay informed on the up and coming. You can look here for all legislative

information: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/ Keep in mind the committees meet year round to discuss the topics that are relevant to us.

Currently there is nothing earth shattering but it’s good to stay informed. Additionally there is the Wyoming Game and Fish

Department News webpage and the BOW and Wyoming Sportsman’s Alliance Facebook pages if that is your thing. BOW does an

excellent job at making our page up-to-date and extremely informative.

By Ron Niziolek

I began tracking the drawing odds for Type 1 (Rifle) and Type 9 (Archery) elk tags in 2005 as an information resource for BOW and Game and

Fish to use when discussing seasons and weapon choice. As BOW worked with Game and Fish through the years, it has remained a

struggle to enact positive change for archery opportunity. BOW definitely appreciates the limited change in certain units, but overall the

change has been slow.

Archery and bowhunting interest has spiked dramatically in recent years as reflected on these spreadsheets. I would still encourage the

Game and Fish to recognize this trend and increase their efforts to accommodate this increased demand for bowhunting

opportunity. As stated to Game and Fish many times, this could be a great revenue generator.

Resident drawing odds statistics for archery/rifle in limited quota areas with Type 9 archery tags:


Hunt area 35 Trend from 2005-2015

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Drawing odds Type 1 18% 21% 23% 19% 19% 24% 28% 28% 24% 26% 15% * 3% decrease for rifle *

Type 9 28% 30% 33% 21% 32% 26% 40% 29% 37% 28% 27% 1% decrease for archery


2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Drawing odds Type 1 37% 38% 38% 39% 42% 43% 41% 40% 37% 40% 32% 5% decrease for rifle



2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Drawing odds Type 1 38% 48% 46% 40% 37% 37% 37% 46% 40% 41% 38% 0% increase for rifle



2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015




2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015




2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015




2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015



*Decrease in number of tags.

This shows the dramatic increase in demand for archery opportunity. The drawing odds for Type 1 (rifle) tags have actually gotten better from

2005-2015. The drawing odds for Type 9 (archery) tags have gotten dramatically worse. A 31% average decrease in these areas. The

average difference in draw odds: Rifle vs Archery is only 5%. Archers are limited to the month of September. Type 1 license holders are also

allowed to hunt all or part of the archery season in most areas.

It is now more difficult to draw an archery tag in areas 38, 39 and 41. That’s 3 out of 7 areas.

Summer 2016

Non-Resident drawing statistics for archery/rifle in limited quota areas with Type 9 archery tags:

Average # of Points

Hunt area 35 Required to Draw

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Minimum Points Type 1 Reg 4 4 5 6 7 6 7 5.57

Required Type 9 Reg 4 5 6 4 6 8 7 5.71

Type 1 Sp 2 3 5 3 5 3 5 3.71

Type 9 Sp 3 3 5 4 3 4 4 3.71

Hunt area 38

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016



Type 1 Sp 2 2 3 3 4 5 4 3.29

Type 9 Sp 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 5.85

Hunt area 39

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016



Type 1 Sp 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 1.29

Type 9 Sp 1 3 3 4 6 6 5 4.00

Hunt area 40

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016



Type 1 Sp 1 1 1 2 3 2 4 2.00

Type 9 Sp 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 3.29

Hunt area 41

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016



Type 1 Sp 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 2.00

Type 9 Sp 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 2.43

Hunt area 45

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016



Type 1 Sp 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 6.29

Type 9 Sp 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 5.71

Hunt area 54

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016



Type 1 Sp 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.00

Type 9 Sp 4 5 5 5 5 6 8 5.43

Average # of Type 1 Reg 3.57 4.00 4.57 4.29 6.00 6.29 7.00

Points Required Type 9 Reg 3.57 4.29 5.14 5.29 6.14 7.14 7.57

To Draw Type 1 Sp 2.29 2.57 3.57 3.29 4.14 4.57 5.14

Type 9 Sp 2.43 3.43 3.86 4.29 4.86 5.43 6.14

Shaded numbers indicate the same or more difficult drawing odds for archery hunters.

Overall, for non-residents, archery tags (Type 9) have been more difficult to draw than rifle tags (Type 1) since 2010.


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We’d like to recognize the following BOW members for

their years of dedication to this great organization!

Summer 2016

BOW’s Efforts Are On Target!

BOW, WYSA, WWF, TRCP, and BHA members met with

Congresswoman Lummis to share their views on public lands.

(BOW President Steve Martin pictured second from left.)

BOW members Michell and Eric Anderson assisted with the

4th Annual Platte Valley Volunteer Day to remove old fence from a

migration corridor.

Steve and Shelby Martin participated in a deer capture south of Rock Springs to

collar does as part of the Deer. Elk. Ecology. Research. (D.E.E.R.) project.

Steve Martin helped collar some fawns as part of the

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(Project supervised by professionals - do not handle fawns!)

Harvey Dalton, Terry Dalton, and Steve

Martin provided BOW information at

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Members, send your success photos to [email protected].

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Newcastle, Wyoming 82701

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P.O. Box 20790

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003

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P.O. Box 864

Rock Springs, WY 82902

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P.O. Box 270493

Fort Collins, Colorado 80527

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Soldier Creek Archers

335 Pheasant Place

Sheridan, Wyoming 82801

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91 Marquette Drive

Cody, Wyoming 82414

Affiliate Clubs

Bowhunter/Sportsman Of The Year

1999 Steve Martin, Rock Springs

2000 Gary Shinn, Cody

2001 Jeff Capron, Cody

2002 Tom Pindell, Wheatland

2003 Mark LeFaivre, Rock Springs

2004 Herb Meland, Casper

2005 Jason Stafford, Cody

2006 Joel Meena, Cheyenne

2007 No nominations

2008 Neal Perkins, Cheyenne

2009 Warren Hatcher, LaBarge

2010 No nominations

2011 Brad Jones, Newcastle

2012 Randy Burtis, Cheyenne

2013 Steve Martin, Rock Springs

2014 Harvey Dalton, Farson

2015 Rich Wormington , Lovell

What will BOW do for me? Many times the question has been asked, “Why should I belong to Bowhunters of Wyoming?” Or, “What will BOW do for me?” These are valid

questions and ones that deserve good answers to anyone who might be considering spending some time and money to participate in the sport of

bowhunting here in Wyoming. First and foremost BOW’s purpose is to promote the enjoyment and betterment of the sport of bowhunting. We believe

this can only be accomplished by the sincere effort of those who participate. To answer what BOW will do, let’s have a look at what BOW has done.

BOW speaks for you with the State Legislature and the Game and Fish Department. We have sponsored legislation to do away with the four separate

archery licenses (we now only buy one), allow bird hunting (including trophy) with a bow, provide pre-season archery hunting (at one point we had lost

it), elevate the black bear to trophy game status and take the bear tag off the elk license. Additionally, BOW helped convince the governor to veto a bill

that would have allowed the use of muzzle loaders during archery pre-seasons. Working with the Game and Fish Department, we have promoted

longer seasons (15-30 days in most areas, where it was originally 10 days), some archery only licenses (which allows you to hunt longer), and adjust

season dates so that all species do not have to be hunted in the same timeframe.

During the past several years BOW has donated money to the Game and Fish Department for different projects including windmill repair, spring

developments, whitetail poaching decoys, goose nesting structures, pitting of elk pastures, habitat burning projects, and more. BOW provided the

initial funding and support to bring the International Bowhunter Education Program (IBEP) to Wyoming. We are currently working with the Game and

Fish Department to make the IBEP program mandatory for anyone bowhunting in Wyoming. We are the only organization in the state that keeps big

game records and have published the first record book (two editions) for Wyoming bowhunters. BOW members have grouped together and taken on

six Adopt-A-Highway program areas across the state.

Communication between bowhunters is provided through our newsletter, which is published quarterly. Anytime other important issues come up,

postcards or letters are sent to all members to inform them of the issues and where to make their comments. With our Affiliate Club Membership, there

is another way to keep more bowhunters informed of the issues through their local clubs and also provides another avenue for local club liability

insurance.

Winter banquets, summer jamborees, and meetings give members an opportunity to socialize and discuss concerns pertaining to bowhunting. Each

year we have big game awards, a photo contest, a guest speaker, manufacturer booths, and much more at our winter meeting. The summer jamboree

is family oriented and provides fun for all ages with outdoor animal rounds, fun shoots, contests, and refreshments.

Next time you hear these questions, why not ask, “Do you really enjoy bowhunting, especially in Wyoming? Are you anxious to go hunting in those

early archery seasons? Do you know who represents the bowhunter’s voice in Wyoming?” Bowhunters of Wyoming is a respected organization

dedicated to the promotion and education of bowhunting and bowhunters, and to wildlife conservation. Support an organization that supports you!

There is still a lot to do!

When you become a member of BOW, you gain an active interest in supporting bowhunting and bowhunting laws by receiving BOW voting rights, a

quarterly newsletter delivered to your residence, a window decal, and a coupon for one year of Bowhunter Magazine for a reduced rate.

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1981 Ray Rynio, Rock Springs

1982 Mark Chapman, Rock Springs

1983 Vern Butler, Evanston

1984 Mike Barrett, Dayton

1985 Vaughn Cross, Rock Springs

1986 Jim Downey, Cheyenne

1987 Terry Constable, Sheridan

1988 Gary Cole, Newcastle

1989 Terry Fieseler, Rock Springs

1990 Rick Parish, Cheyenne

1991 John Backs, Lander

1992 Susan Barrett, Dayton

1993 Mike Lindahl, Casper

1994 Rod Schmidt, Rawlins

1995 Claude Rauch, Cody

1996 Ron Niziolek, Cody

1997 Steve Deroche, Cody

1998 David Moss, Basin

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