Success in Wyoming - Thorofare Elk Hunt

I've recently returned from a week in the Wyoming backcountry hunting elk in the Thorofare region with Lynn Madsen of Yellowstone Outfitters. The trip and experience was nothing short of amazing! An abbreviated summary of our hunt is below, or you can read an in depth report on our blog at https://www.redsnake-tactical.com/blogs/news/wyoming-elk-hunt-in-the-thorofare



The Thorofare is located in the Teton Wilderness along the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park and is said to be the most remote spot in the continental U.S. -- the furthest point from any road in any direction as you can get. It is only reachable via an 8-hour, 30 mile horseback ride.

The region is named after the Thorofare Creek which merges with the Yellowstone River just a mile or two inside the park line and serves as the major migratory path for elk and mule deer moving out of Yellowstone National Park to their wintering grounds in Cody, Wyoming. Consequently, the area is renowned for consistently producing trophy caliber bulls in the 350-400” range. All eight hunters in camp had shot opportunities on bulls over 300”, and a total of six mature elk were eventually taken -- the largest 6x6 bull scoring in the 340 range.

My dream hunt right there!

Hunt of a lifetime , Congrats on a great bull .

Agree; Dream hunt

Beautiful country, great camp set up and a fantastic successful hunt.

What an awesome hunt. Did y'all hunt off horseback most days? Glass and stalk up to them? What were the distances of shots?

That's awesome!!!

I think you just found me my next bucket list hunt/outfitter. Looks amazing. Congrats.

Absolutely incredible and I'm extremely jealous! Congrats!

Great hunt in absolutely beautiful country. God did a magnificent job when he designed this landscape. Love the photos of the horses as it shows heavy draft stock breeding...big stout rascals.
Also love the photo of the bears....
Adios,
Gary

That's awesome. Loved the pictures!!!

Beautiful photos Redsnake and congrats on some great animals sir.

Hunting was conducted from horseback with two hunters per guide. The days began with a 4:45am wake up, and breakfast was served promptly at 5:00am. We would saddle up at 5:30 and ride about 1 1/2 hours in the dark to the areas where we would hunt for the day — usually setting up on knobs along the valley floor which allowed us to sit and glass ridges, benches, and mountainsides in all directions.

Mainly sitting and glassing waiting for elk to move across the YNP line. Did do some spot and stalk but the number of bears made it a little tricky. The last day my hunting partner and I put a 3/4 mile stalk on his. Shots ranged from 175 yards to over 600 yards, with 300-400 yards being the norm.

Looks awesome

Congrats on a great hunt. Thanks for sharing

Congrats on a great hunt!

WOW!

More than X2

Heck of a hunt

Nice trip, animals and great photos.

Absolutely beautiful! Elk are so impressive.

I've been reading C. J. Box's novels about Joe Pickett, a Wyoming Game Warden. Really makes me want to go up there.

very nice .

Looks like a good trip.

Congrats!

SWEET

thats an awesome hunt and great memories. thanks for sharing

This is what dreams are made of.

Dang that's awesome