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Mule Deer Hunting with Bear Basin Outfitters
Our Wyoming mule deer hunts are five day hunts in the wilderness area of the famous Hoback Canyon. We consider our camp to be a “trophy mule deer camp” and you can’t go wrong hunting this area.
You will call our Bear Creek Camp home for the week at approximately 8500 ft. elevation. Our transition camp at the trail head is located approximately 15 miles south of Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
We begin your trophy mule deer adventure at the transition camp near the trail head. At this location you will receive an orientation on riding our horses and given an idea of what to expect as we ride into the Bear Creek Camp.
All of your gear will be placed on pack horses and we will begin an approximately two hour horse ride through some of the most beautiful country Wyoming has to offer. Once we arrive in camp you will meet the guides and staff and be shown your wall tent home for the week. Each tent is heated with a woodstove to make our guest comfortable during colder weather. You will also be shown our cook tent, where you will be fed three wonderful meals a day, prepared by our western camp cook. Many of our meals are prepared Dutch oven style and are a wonderful treat.
All WY hunts are fair chase conducted on public lands in which we are permitted to operate guiding and outfitting services.
Our mule deer hunting area (Region H) contains thousands of acres of high country alpine land where there is an abundance of mountain mulies. This area is one of the best hunting areas in the state of Wyoming for big mule deer !!! It lies on the border of Teton and Sublette Counties where the majority of your B&C entries come from. Don’t believe us…check out the Boone and Crocket book and see for yourself.
We have one mule deer guide for every two hunters. Most of the hunting areas are accessed either by foot or horseback.
We use the spot and stalk method of hunting big bucks by finding them with powerful spotting scopes from high vantage points, then formulating a game plan for a stalk. Most shots will be 200 yards plus and each hunter should arrive having practiced for long distance shots. Any .27-.30 caliber rifle will suffice.
In a typical day we may look over several bucks looking for a trophy buck worthy of harvest. We prefer to harvest older bucks when possible and we feel you will be pleased with the genetics the bucks in our area offer. The area is known for genetically heavy horned mule deer. The average deer harvested ranges from 24” to 28”. A few lucky hunters will take bigger deer in the 30” plus range. 150 Class deer are common place. By in large the majority of deer taken will be in the 160-170 class range. Several deer in the 170-180 class range will be taken each week. And the occasional 190+ deer will be bagged. The area also has a fair number of non-typicals to be found. You won’t be disappointed.
We maintain that a trophy animal is not measured by mere spread of the horns, but the overall quality of the animal. We let you decide what deer is right for you to take home.
You will be served a brown bag style lunch during the day while hunting and a wonderful hot meal for breakfast and dinner each day at our comfortable and cozy western style camp. Our cooks like to get creative in the woods so you never know what they might dream up to tempt your taste buds. And of course…we always keep the coffee hot!
All of our mule deer hunting guides are fun to hunt with and are very knowledgeable of the hunt area. We spend a great deal of time scouting the area before season begins and always see some very big deer summering in the area.
Our guides will field-dress, cape, and care for your animal after harvest and deliver your animal to a local meat processor and taxidermist. However, you must make arrangements with each business for deposits they may require and shipping details. Our website has information about local taxidermists and meat processors that you can make pre-hunting arrangements with.
Our mule deer season typically begins September 14th and runs through October 10th. We only take 6-8 hunters per week so book early for the best selection in hunting times.
Hunt includes all lodging, meals, transportation to and from the Jackson Hole Wyoming International airport, as well as delivery of your meat to a processor and delivery of your cape and horns to a taxidermist.
It DOES NOT include the cost of processing/ shipping your meat or the cost of your taxidermy work.
This is with out a doubt one of the best Wyoming mule deer hunts available and we will work hard to make your trip a memory to last a lifetime !!!
