Have you built any points yet? This month is the deadline for purchasing 2017 points.
Start becoming familiar with the WY Game and Fish site, lots of good information on there. Learn draw odds, tag types and access.
Now, do you want a DIY public land hunt or Outfitted hunt? Neither will make you more or less of a man, though some people think it does. You also have the trespass option, which is probably a perfect balance between guided/diy. Problem will be finding a ranch that offers trespass hunts.
If you are hell bent on DIY, then it will take a few years to have a truly quality hunt that has that"Western" feel. I have done DIY 2nd choice pronghorn hunts on public land. They are doable but require some dedication on the planning end and it's hard to capture that Western feel that a unit with plentiful public access offers (of course it needs to be a unit with good animal numbers as well).
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