I wonder why it is OK for non-resident fishermen and backpackers to get lost and die in the Wyoming wilderness areas but not big game hunters? Wouldn't non-resident fishermen and backpackers be just as likely to get in trouble in the roadless wilderness areas as the big game hunters? That is my question.

On the other hand, it may be that there is a much larger number of non-resident big game hunters that come to Wyoming and there may be a larger share of wilderness challenged people among this population. As someone who has backpacked in wilderness areas before, including in the wilderness area in the Big Horn mountains ("Red Cloud" wilderness area?), I'm a little put off by the idea that I would be required to have a guide or a resident to hold my hand in a Wyoming wilderness area, though.