
Welcome to Wyoming Outfitter and Guides Association
Dear Fellow Outdoorsmen,
I am honored to personally welcome you to the Wyoming Outfitters and Guides Association. Together my wife Laura and I (both second generation outfitters) with our son Griffin, own and operate an outfitting business in the heart of the Wind River Range. With such deep roots in the outfitting industry, we appreciate the value and contributions of WYOGA to an industry which is vital to the custom, culture, and economy of the state of Wyoming. While outfitting generates over 300 million dollars a year for Wyoming’s economy, it does so much more than that. We as outfitters are able to share incredible resources, wild lands, and wild things that we pursue in an intimate way with people who would otherwise not have that opportunity. Whether you are hunting anything from a wild turkey to a bighorn sheep one of our members can ensure that your experience is unforgettable.
WYOGA diligently strives to promote and protect the resources and accessibility that makes our state so vibrantly unique. Through lobbying efforts, coordination and cooperation with state and federal agencies, our approach to conservation is as diverse as the bounty of our state. Our primary focus is on management through sound biology, and resource management. Holding steadfast to these principles ensures the ability for all outdoorsmen to experience and enjoy our state’s abundant resources.
If you are seeking a Wyoming adventure, I strongly encourage you to work with one of our professionals. WYOGA members have proven time and again their dedication to these priorities, to the industry, and to your lasting memories.
I, along with our board of directors invite you to share your thoughts, questions or concerns with us. Please direct these to our office and our outstanding Administrator, Laurie Alexander, will send you in the right direction.
Cheers to hoping this fall finds you adventuring somewhere in Wyoming, making new friends and memories that last a lifetime!
Best,
Dustin Stetter, President
Wyoming Outfitters and Guides Association is proud to announce the release of Hunting Safely in Grizzly Country.
You may make a donation to the efforts to save the Wyoming feedgrounds here.

- Turret Creek OutfittersTurret Creek Outfitters offers a wide range of hunting activities, whether you’re an avid hunter or a novice seeking an unforgettable outdoor experience. We provide guided hunting adventures for big game species: elk, deer, bear, mountain goat, moose, sheep and antelope.
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Wyoming License Application Deadlines
Elk: Non-residents: Feb. 1
Elk: Residents: May 31
Deer: May 31
Antelope: May 31
Moose: April 30
Bighorn Sheep: April 30
Mountain Goat: April 30
Spring Wild Turkey: Feb. 1
Wild Bison: April 30
Wyoming Game & Fish Department helpful links
- WGFD Hunt Planner
- Wyoming Application Process 101
(How to apply for a Wyoming hunting license)
Outfitter-Client Yearly Statistics
Wyoming State Board of Outfitters & Professional Guides
Year End Statistics: 2023 Outfitters: 304
Species | # of Clients | Successful | % |
---|---|---|---|
Deer | 1903 | 1423 | 75% |
Antelope | 2088 | 1943 | 93% |
Elk | 3580 | 2579 | 72% |
Black Bear | 153 | 86 | 56% |
Moose | 32 | 30 | 94% |
Sheep | 84 | 71 | 85% |
Mountain Goat | 16 | 10 | 63% |
Mountain Lion | 98 | 61 | 62% |
Wolf | 20 | 2 | 10% |
Total: | 7974 | 6205 | 78% |
*The actual number of individuals utilizing the services of licensed outfitters may be slightly less than the totals reflected above due to some clients hunting more than one species. |
Preference Points explained
Unraveling the Preference Points Mystery
by Jim Schell, Rough Country Outfitters & Guides
"WHAT THE HECK DO YOU MEAN, I didn't draw my dang Wyoming elk license again!!!" I'm sure most of us have either said, or at least heard this very statement, quickly followed by a few other choice words of disappointment! So, if you are like many non-resident sportsmen, you have at least a few questions surrounding Wyoming's big game preference points system.
In an effort to help folks better understand how the preference points system works, a few facts, figures, opinions and application strategies will be presented. Understanding the dynamics of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department's big game license drawing may be of real benefit to you in successfully drawing that coveted antelope, deer, elk, bighorn sheep or Shiras moose license, when, where and how you wish to hunt them in future years!

The economic impact of big game hunting in Wyoming
- Wyoming hosted more than 120,000 big game hunters in 2020, of which 60 percent were residents and 40 percent were nonresidents.
- Those hunters, that same year, spent $250 million on gear, travel, guides and other goods and services in Wyoming, which in turn generated economic benefits that extended to all state residents.
- These same dollars went on to support 3,500 jobs…
Elk is the most targeted species by resident and guided nonresident hunters.
Antelope and mule deer are the most targeted species by unguided nonresident hunters.