Probably moving to Sheridan, Wyoming. Anything I ought know?

My first trip to Wyoming was in the spring of 1979. I remember being outside of Rock Springs standing in six inches of mud and having dust blow in my face.

It's a wonderful state and has some of the nicest folks you'll ever meet.
 
Thanks for the information and well wishes. I will be living in Sheridan sometime in July. I have four boys, the oldest not yet seven and the youngest two today, plus a six month old baby girl. Thus I am not sure how many days it will take to get from here to there. It has been an unusually crazy month getting ready to move and taking care of odds and ends. Many of which are still loose.

The largest problem has been trying to find a place in or near Sheridan to rent, for the first year or so, until we buy a house. Still have not found a place. Rather a problem. If anyone knows a place drop me a line.

Unfortunately the "cheap" ammunition to feed the Rigby runs about five dollars a round. Zombie rifles had grown boring, so I felt a pressing need for a Sasquatch rifle in an attempt to start a new trend.

The Cz550 is a very well made and stout rifle. Unfortunately, no where nearby will let me shoot it, so it has yet to see real use. Though I do take solace in knowing that so long as I have it I remain safe from the unfortunate fate of ending up a forest bride to an amorous Bigfoot.

I purchased a single action .44 Magnum revolver of workmanlike construction as a more practical aquisition to take along.

Other than the .416, the only hunting rifles I have are a pair of .30-40 Krag sporters and an 1884 Trapdoor sporter that came off an Indian reservation in Oklahoma. I imagine that a man can still get all sorts of tasks done with a Krag. I have what I would imagine is a reproduction Mills cartridge belt to go with them.

Curiously, one of my distant ancestors died in Sheridan county, or so the story goes. He was one of the two Henry armed civilians that met his end with Fetterman. (The largely forgotten Fetterman Massacre took place nearly a decade before Custer met his end.)

I will feel better once we find a place to live. Until then it will be hotel time and perhaps some camping. (Anyone have a cozy shack?)

One of my few Smith and Wessons to survive my time in SC, a 67-1 that was a sailor`s mom`s housegun until everyone in that family ended up with Glocks and I ended up with their revolver ought suffice. The stainless construction and relative youth of it meant that it tolerated the terrible humidity here.(As I thumb type this in front of a fan, it is 85 and 70 percent humidity inside the house.)

Anybody know whether Trapdoor safe 45-70 and any various or sundry .30-40 loads will be common in the area?
 
I'll have my daughter put her ear to the ground for a place to live. She lives there and knows lots of folks around town.

Your .44 will be fine for that area. There are a couple of pretty good gun shops in Sheridan and you will likely be able to find 45/70. Not sure about the Krag. I found it easier to reload my own than to try to find it here, and I've never looked for it in Sheridan. The Rigby is a bit much for that country but, what the heck, I have a 458 Win. that's fun to play with. Actually, any good 30-06 would be all you'd ever need. You won't have any problem finding a place to shoot the Rigby to your heart's content.
 
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Drop the g in Wyoming. It's Wyomin when you say it. And take your kids to the theatrical shoot out in Cody, it's a hoot. Cody also has the BBC museum, not to be missed if you like firearms. I like everything about WY. except the winters. My brother lived in Rock Springs for a long time. Plenty of elk to be had there.
 
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If your are leaving Beaufort, can I have your Grady-White, the Penn Internationals, the GPS coordinates to the hot spots and I'll also take the beach umbrella and sand toys.

Thanks and enjoy your new snow plow in WY!
(just kidding, have fun in WY, beautiful state)
 
They are talking about renovating the Capitol next year and holding the legislative session in the Wyoming Liquor Commission warehouse.

They say there's no liquor in there, but knowing many of the legislators, I ain't believin' a word of that.

They're just cuttin' out the after hours trips to the local establishments where they usually work out the details of the laws under consideration.
I wouldn't be surprised to see sleepin' bags stuffed in the corners during the day.:rolleyes::D
 
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my sister used to work for the Wyoming liquor commission years ago. I got a quick tour of that warehouse and there sure is a lot to drink there. I got several special holiday drinking glass sets for Christmas from her
 
steveno said:
my sister used to work for the Wyoming liquor commission years ago. I got a quick tour of that warehouse and there sure is a lot to drink there. I got several special holiday drinking glass sets for Christmas from her
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I have to go to the warehouse a couple of times a year (work related).....yes, there is a LOT of alcohol in there.

wyo-man
 
Iggy's windsock joke ain't no joke. I retired to Kansas, it is windy here. 20-25 MPH at times. But, read on.

On my 1st Mule deer hunt in Wy those 40-50 MPH breezes felt like brick walls every time my truck crested a ridge and hit one head on.

I was 45 and walked 4 plus miles per day all summer and fall before my 1st hunt, I could buzz the Mtns and hills. I had a bonus doe tag and got a nice one about a mile from my truck. Humidity. All deer I have taken in MO or KS would drip blood 8 hours after field dressing. I field dressed the WY doe, spread her rib cage with a stick and propped her up on a sage brush for a few hours while I ate lunch and watched for a buck. I took the stick out and threw her over my shoulder, hmm no blood drainage. On the way out I found a Mule deer shed from the previous year. I picked it up. I then found a Tru Temper hammer laying on the sandy soil and picked it up. When I got back to the truck still no blood leakage. I dropped her and looked inside, it was like leather, dry as a bone, the humidity was so low everything wet that was exposed dried out. Maybe a local can expound on this.
 
28 posts before the subject of WIND is broached :eek:?

Ya'll should be ashamed of yourselves ;):D

I understand Wyoming is the Indian word for Wind...or was it Winter :p?

It is "The land of high altitudes...and low multitudes." though and I would kill to live there...Wapiti Valley :cool:. Been trying to convince the Wife for 14 years now :o:mad:. Wind is her biggest bitch...and she's originally from Chicago :eek:. All I can manage so far is 2-4 weeks every year...Montana/Idaho included :cool:.....
 
I'm a figgerin' on maybe retiring to the Cowboy State....I like Sheridan purty good too

I've probably got mail in Ol Cheyenne right now ;):D


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model70hunter said:
Iggy's windsock joke ain't no joke. I retired to Kansas, it is windy here. 20-25 MPH at times. But, read on.

On my 1st Mule deer hunt in Wy those 40-50 MPH breezes felt like brick walls every time my truck crested a ridge and hit one head on.

I was 45 and walked 4 plus miles per day all summer and fall before my 1st hunt, I could buzz the Mtns and hills. I had a bonus doe tag and got a nice one about a mile from my truck. Humidity. All deer I have taken in MO or KS would drip blood 8 hours after field dressing. I field dressed the WY doe, spread her rib cage with a stick and propped her up on a sage brush for a few hours while I ate lunch and watched for a buck. I took the stick out and threw her over my shoulder, hmm no blood drainage. On the way out I found a Mule deer shed from the previous year. I picked it up. I then found a Tru Temper hammer laying on the sandy soil and picked it up. When I got back to the truck still no blood leakage. I dropped her and looked inside, it was like leather, dry as a bone, the humidity was so low everything wet that was exposed dried out. Maybe a local can expound on this.
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Wyoming (maybe because of the elevation) has very low humidity. Ink pens without caps dry out pretty fast - and some of the women mention how dry their skin is so they have to put lotion on all the time. The benefit is the temps are "more" tolerable (yes it does get cold/hot) but some say that makes it easier to be outside when one has to.................

wyo-man
 
Snowed here today. Made it hard to find my brass. But we're looking for 80 degrees again in a few more days.
 
The snow fell in Sheridan as well today. More than I had seen since a particularly bad set of storms that hit Virginia my last winter there. I do not remember a single flake in Beaufort. A gun trading buddy there told me it was a hundred degrees there today.

I was surprised to find beer and wine unavailable in grocery stores. I suppose the large number of drive up liquor stores makes up for it. It is apparently possible to pull up, order a margarita, have it made, and drive off with it in a to go cup.

22 long rifle seems harder to find here than back in SC. No one had 6.5 Carcano, 30-40 Krag, 9x18, 416 Rigby or 7.62x25mm either. I would have thought the Krag would have lived on here. I see a fair number of Trapdoors on consignment and the Remington load commonly considered safe for them seems easy to find.

Anyone have a hoarded box of 7.35 Carcano JSPs btw?

Though the Big R store did have a special, selling Blazer Brass 9mm fmj for 9.99 a box. That seems in stock most places (9mm).

I kept my Carcanos, since they are an interesting mix of virtually worthless to sell or trade, yet can serve the needs of a rifle to have around. Well, they would with ammunition anyway... Easy to find in Beaufort, even 6.5 Carcano is seemingly unknown here and dried up online.

My Krags, Trapdoor, elephant rifle etc have found themselves either sold or listed on consignment sadly. My wife needed a 4 wheel drive vehicle and there is a backlog of some months on VA disability benefits. Such is life. Hopefully I can avoid the wolves, bears, mountain lions, errant sasquatch and what not. My wife refuses to take trash out at night for fear or raccoons, which to be fair, ate her pet cat she had just before she and I knew each other.

I got to visit Fort Phil Kearney and the monument to the Wagon Box Fight. I have not been out to the Fetterman Massacre location yet. Odd to end up in a place I read about as a boy, Fort Phil Kearney being only a few miles from me. One can walk a reconstructed part of the stockade.
 
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A friend of mine lives in Wyoming and tells me there's a woman behind every tree.
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I sure hope that's not because it's where the men insist they stand. :eek:

Could be because that's the only way to keep 'em from blowing away, though..... :D
 
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