Hunting at Bear Basin Camp
Respect: If there is one key word in our philosophy it is respect. Respect for our clients, for the game and the environment in which we operate.
Elk Hunting Philosophy: All big game species found in Wyoming are located in our area. However, Bear Creek is an historical elk camp and everything we do is directed toward the taking of this majestic animal.
Elk are beautiful, proud, and noble creatures. My staff and I do not help harvest elk casually. The hunting and killing of this great animal deserves the utmost care and it is with care and integrity that we approach our service.
There is no cheating. Elk are killed, by the hunter. Our job is to position the hunter in such a manner that is not only effective but safe as well.
Location: Bear Basin is located adjacent to the Washakie Wilderness Area in the Shoshone National Forest. The camp at 8,600 feet elevation lies nestled amongst a stand of tall pine and spruce in Bear Basin. Our source for drinking and cooking water is a crystal clear spring which originates just a few yards up slope from camp. Bear Creek, which harbors quantities of native cutthroat, runs within several hundred yards of camp. Fishing the beautiful canyon down stream from camp often acts as a pleasant diversion for hunters already successful in the hunt.
Technique: Unlike most Wyoming elk hunts, each day is divided into two hunts - morning and evening. The reasons for this are simple. An elk is an intelligent, wild, and timid creature. He feeds out only when he feels secure, and this is early morning and late evening. From about 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. is the least productive hunting time. Therefore, we are up and out early after breakfast in the dark and generally back by 9:00-11:00 a.m. (80% of our elk are killed within an hours ride from camp). Our largest meal of the day is at 12:00 noon. After two or four hours of relaxation or nap (after a day or so you'll need it) depending on where we go for the evening hunt, we are back on afresh horse and out by mid to late afternoon. A carefully prepared and nutritious meal waits us in camp when we arrive after dark.
Accommodations: We provide one 12 x 14 x 4 wall tent for each two hunters. Each tent is equipped with two cots and mattresses, a wood stove (wood and starting "pep" kept stocked by staff), a clothes drying rack, floor coverings between beds, wash basins, water, and overhead hanging Coleman lantern. We start your stove and lantern each morning at about 4:00 a.m. (a gentle way to let you know breakfast is ready, which is cooked to order).
You need only bring your personal gear, rifle, ammunition, license, sleeping bag, booze, and tobacco as preferred.
Horses: We all, hunters and guides, have two different mounts for each day, to eliminate leg weariness and reduce stress.
Food: We are proud of the quality and care in the preparation of meals in Bear Basin.
Bow
Hunters: For the experienced bow shooter elk hunting is the ultimate
challenge. My guides and I take special pride in our ability to "talk"
elk into position for a hunter in September which is during the peak of
the elk rut. The weather is generally mild and the elk are bold.
I encourage any serious bow hunters to contact us about a September elk
hunt.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to call or write.
Bob Naylon
Licensed Outfitter # 113
800-453-9488 or
307-455-2839
1072 East Fork Road, Dubois, WY 82513
email: ranch@lazylb.com
