Recent days and forecast
Next days
The 7-day forecast, hourly plan and an alert for this place are in pre-sale.
See the pre-saleWhere to look
Search south-facing slopes and juniper ridges above the valleys, where animals wintered, and near springs and creeks. After a hard winter sheds lie lower, closer to the valley floor.
Species
elk (wapiti), mule deer
Season: Mule deer shed from January to March, elk from March to April. Search in April and May, but avoid animals still on winter range.
Terrain: Shoshone National Forest and BLM land: dry slopes, juniper, conifer forest
Rules and closures
This area is east of the Divide, so the Chapter 61 state closure does not cover it. Many Wildlife Habitat Management Areas and some BLM land are closed to people in winter, so check with WGFD and the BLM. Yellowstone is closed to collecting entirely.
About the area
Cody lies east of the Continental Divide, next to Shoshone National Forest. The Shoshone and Clarks Fork valleys are winter range for elk and mule deer. Chapter 61 does not apply here, but other closures do.
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