Silver Gate Guides

"Hunter Graham is an awesome knowledgeable and experienced guide. Easy to talk to. We learned a lot and saw fox, moose elk big horn sheep coyote and of course bison. We earnestly tried to capture a view of the recently sighted Mountain lion and had a great adventure chasing the wolves. Such a nice guide. Totally recommend him and silver gate tours"

"As my husband and I move into fall, we look back on this past summer, and there was one stand out experience that we have to share here. Hunter, our guide, was so fabulous, and though he was upfront about no guarantees with seeing wildlife on our day with him, we not only met my husband’s goal of seeing wolves in the wild and Yellowstone, but we also saw a grizzly bear, her two cubs, and a moose. We saw all of them have an interaction that was a big surprise and it wowed us. I’m sharing photos, but it’s inadequate to describe the scene we witnessed… It’s like they were paid actors! In addition to the wildlife, our time spent with Hunter was wonderful. He shared so many stories about growing up as a local, to his varied experiences, as an adult, which let him back to Silver Gate. Thank you, Hunter, for a fabulous time!"

"We've just returned to England after 3 weeks in the US, visiting the Black Hills, Glacier, Yellowstone and Grand Teton. Our wildlife tour with Kate was undoubtedly the highlight. With an early morning start and Kate's expert guidance, we were lucky enough to see 2 grizzlies, many wolves, bald eagle, pronghorn and coyote. Kate's knowledge and stories about the wildlife and the park seemed to know no bounds and she left us with a much greater understanding of the animals we observed, their behaviour and their relationship with Yellowstone and the wider ecosystem. She also provided coffee, snacks and a welcome breakfast, as well as sharing the use of the binoculars and scopes that really do seem to be essentianal to viewing much of Yellowstone's inhabitants. Absolutely nothing to fault with the experience - we left so impressed with this lady's knowledge, her love for Yellowstone and it's wildlife and perhaps most importantly her easy manner and enthusiasm for sharing it with us. What a gem! If you are thinking about it, do it. We also found doing it early in our Yellowstone trip really helped us to become better wildlife spotters during the rest of our trip - I'm sure we'd have missed several subsequent encounters with bears, coyotes, eagles and mountain goats had it not been for Kates excellent tutalage. Thanks so much Kate - it was an experience the 4 of us will never forget."

"My wife & I just returned to Pa. from a spectacular trip to Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton, & Jackson. Booking an outing with Silver Gate Guides was one of the best decisions we made! Our wildlife guide was Kate Jewett & we got really lucky. Kate was extremely knowledgeable of the habits, locations, and over all activity of everything 4 legged & winged creatures of Lamar Valley & surrounding areas. She has a passion for what she does, & the things she’s seen. There is a light that clicks on when talking about the animals she shares her home with. Kate met us right on time with great choices of breakfast foods, coffee, hot chocolate, drinks, binoculars, and scopes for watching & locating wildlife. Our top challenge for her was the gray wolf. Kate took us to a den area well known to locals but Mother Nature decided to have a heavy fog linger over the den viewing area. We were still able to see bison, prong horn antelope, coyotes, a snow goose, & a bald eagle & an eaglet in its nest nearby. We know as well as others that it is nature and you can’t be guaranteed “the camera shot” you hope for. While we patiently waited, Kate shared a lot of great information with us on some history of the local packs, park statistics, how / why introductions and protections are decided, and the importance and balance of the elk & bison herds for the wolf packs. The area outfitters have a great relationship with each other and via radio, they let others know where wildlife is spotted so all their guests can enjoy more beauty of the area. We highly recommend booking a tour with Silver Gate Guides if you plan a trip to Yellowstone. They are open to suggestions on their techniques but we had none to make as Kate covered everything and in a large and comfortable vehicle at that! We didn’t just leave the area with more information than we thought, but have made a new friend and plan to get in touch with Kate in the future. 5 Stars! Professional! Very personable! Love of her job!"

"I'm from Wyoming and am familiar with & love Lamar valley, but when family visited off & on this summer we decided to try a guided wildlife tour with Silver Gate Guides. We have now taken 3 different tours w/ each of the guides: Hunter, Kate & Reed and every tour was unique and outstanding. It's tough as guides can't control the creatures that show up (what fun would that be, anyway?)... or the weather, but watching the mist roll through the valley, a mama grizzly & her two cubs meandering up a hill, a black wolf trotting casually into the sagebrush, a coyote and badger hunting together... just simply listening to the bison grunt and their calves hop & skip around, is priceless. Spending time with these guides made our 2023 Yellowstone experiences extra special."