Shed hunting in Jackson Hole

I was told you couldn't enter the refuge at all? Are there certain areas or seasons or what exactly are the rules on it? We were paragliding there and it was made very clear that no matter what we could not land anywhere within the white elk refuge boundary markers and if I remember correctly it was mid or late summer when we were there?

I don't really know the specifics of going on the refuge. I just don't pay that much attention to it. Starting August 1 you can access the refuge to fish in Flat Creek, but I don't know if you can ONLY go out to the creek and back and nowhere else. Traditionally they have allowed people to go out and pick up elk antlers starting May 1 but this year that's been pushed back.
I suppose if you really want to know the specifics you'd have to call the US Fish and Wildlife Office in Jackson.


National Elk Refuge
Bridger-Teton National Forest
emergency special order
Critical winter range areas on the
Bridger-Teton National Forest
are annually posted as closed from
December 1 through April 30.
However, snowpack and current
conditons on summer ranges have
led to an emergency special order
to extend the winter range closure
from April 30 through May 15.
Additional information about the
closure can be found at www.fs.fed.
us/r4/btnf
general information
Starting Monday, May 16, 2011
at 8:00 AM, the Refuge Road will
be open to public travel beyond
the county-maintained line,
allowing access to the Curtis
Canyon and Flat Creek Roads
and the adjoining National
Forest. This area is closed each
winter to protect wintering wildlife.
procedures
The following restrictions apply
prior to the May 16 opening of the
road:
Parking on the Refuge Road will
only be allowed from 8:00 am on
Sunday, May 15 through 8:00 am
on Monday, May 16.
Vehicles may not be left
unattended.
Parking will be allowed on the
inbound side of the road only and
must not obstruct traffic flow.
Overnight parking is allowed on
the Refuge May 15 only. However,
parking is limited to the roadway
only. No tents are allowed on the
grass or off-road.
No littering or depositing of
garbage or human waste is
allowed on the Refuge Road or
on Refuge property.
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trail to the Forest boundary.
Access to the National Forest
across the northeast corner of
the Refuge near the Gros Ventre
River is not allowed. Access must
by-pass the Refuge via National
Forest lands.
antler pick-up
National Elk Refuge:
It is illegal to take, possess,
transport, sell, receive or
purchase antlers illegally
collected on the Refuge.
Both antler theft and trespass
on the refuge are violations of
Federal regulations.
Bridger-Teton National Forest:
Additional information about the
extended winter closures and
special order maps can be found
at www.fs.fed.us/r4/btnf
Persons interested in accessing
Bridger-Teton National Forest
lands other than through the
National Elk Refuge should
contact 307.739.5500 for opening
times and restrictions or visit the
web site listed above.
The Wyoming Game & Fish
Department must be immediately
contacted after a head or skull
plate is removed from the
location where it is found. Call
307.730.2803 (or 307.733.2321
on weekdays) to contact a game
warden. Officers may request an
escort to the carcass location.
Overnight camping is limited to
two days in the Curtis Canyon
area and five days in the Flat
Creek area.
Campfires and warming fires are
allowed on the National Forest
but must be fully extinguished
before leaving the area.
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All food and garbage must be
properly stored in compliance
with bear storage regulations.
Coolers must be stored inside
vehicles or in horse trailers.
Dogs must be leashed and remain
on the Refuge Road. Pet waste
must be bagged and properly
disposed. A Mutt Mitt station is
located at the Refuge entrance.
Horses must be tethered to a
vehicle or trailer and are not
allowed to stray off the Refuge
Road.
Hay must be certified weed-free.
Proof of certification must be
available upon request.
Public intoxication is not allowed
on the Refuge.
Gas or charcoal grills are allowed;
however, open wood-burning
fires such as warming fires are
prohibited on the Refuge.
Refuge access is restricted to
public roads only. All off-road
travel is prohibited.
Refuge officers will open the gate
at 8:00 am on May 16.
national forest access from the
national elk refuge
Persons accessing the National
Forest are responsible for
knowing and respecting the
boundaries to avoid violating
Federal regulations.
Orange poles mark the Refuge
boundary.
Parking is allowed in the east
hunter parking lot on Flat Creek.
There is no National Forest
access to the south across Flat
Creek.
Non-motorized access up Dry
Hollow is allowed from the east
hunter parking lot. Persons using
this access route must stay on the

I did a little research...the area I was talking about is the preserve and you can't be out of your vehicle. The only place you can go on the preserve is on the road, and can't exit your vehicle until you are off the reserve and into the national forest area. Just thought I'd share in case anybody else was curious or interested in going!

Got back from there a cpl weeks ago and asked a Ranger about it with and received a no-go response.