So I realized my first review was somewhat harsh. I'd like to amend the first review by saying that the Buckhorn is a fantastic day bar but a HORRENDOUS nightlife destination. The clientele drawn in by the nightlife activities is of a lower caliber. The day crowd is warm and friendly and the bartenders always have a smile on their faces. So my advice is to go for an afternoon beer but get out before 9.
Review Source:5 stars for the taxidermy;
4 stars for the drink prices and the speed of refills;
3 stars for being open at 1 AM on a weeknight (some other bars were closed)
2 stars for the cleanliness of the restrooms;
1 star for the crowd (Tuesday must've been douche night...most of the crowd seemed barely old enough to drink and unable to hold their liquor.)
If you're only going to hit one bar in Laramie, this is probably your best stop. Â It's an icon. Â And there's a bullet hole in the mirrored bar, and a tall tale or two to go with it.
It's also on the Register of National Historic Places if such things interest you.
VERDICT: A must-try watering hole in Laramie.
This place is one of my favorite bars anywhere, you really need to check it out if you are in Laramie. One of the most diverse crowds you will find in Wyoming, an interesting mixture of University of Wyoming students, colorful Laramie townies, and cowboy types.. Downstairs is like a museum of Old West stuff and good for hanging out and drinking and talking, go upstairs to dance to pop , hip-hop, or whatever they put on.. Fights are definitely a possibility here, but the place is generally fine. Â This place will give you a good feeling for what Laramie (a combination college town, railroad town, and local cowboy center) is about; and is just in general a fun bar!
Review Source:To miss the Buckhorn Bar would be to totally miss the point of the entire Laramie experience --if there is such a thing.
I attended the University of Wyoming for a while in 2009-2010, and this was pretty much THE hangout in town from Thursday to Saturday nights.
With a large college crowd and a good mix of the locals as well, the Buckhorn Bar gets totally packed with partygoers looking for everything from a good time, to a one-night-stand, to a full on legitimate bar fight. Â The fighting part even has a history: the downstairs bar still has a bullet hole in it from when somebody got pissed and went all '50 Cent' on this place back in the day.
Pussies need not apply though, as when you walk in the door, you're promptly greeted by a wide variety of animal heads on display. Â In addition, this place is notorious for being a whiskey bar, so you need not fear that you won't have an eventful night at The Buck.
As far as remembering any of it though, that's entirely up to you!
The Buckhorn is a relic form a dying era of Americana pure and simple. It is like the place was frozen in time. The interior of The Buckhorn is almost out of a western with its old wood  furniture as well as its worn look.  Expect to see various animals and antler trophies on the walls of the establishment. Also in the mirror that is placed by the bar there is a bullet hole or two. I remember the service to be decent and somewhat friendly though at the time I went there it was a slow day I believe there was just three people in the bar.  I remember the drinks being reasonably priced. The Wheat beer I had there was very good. Basically The Buckhorn is a good place to go if you a looking for an authentic western experience.
Review Source:Know how it is when you're little some things seem really big? Then you grow up and go back and think "I remember this place being much bigger!" Well there you have it for the Buck. Seemed much bigger in college, but maybe because there were always so many people jammed in there on Fri and Sat nights.
For the real story on the bullet hole in the mirror and other interesting details including the Buckhorn Roll - click the website link above (it wasn't a shotgun blast).
The gnarly Buck is what we used to call the Buckhorn. When I went to UW this was a regular hangout. Live music played upstairs at The Parlor. Great memories (and yea I have them even with legal age being 19 back then).
Back in th day  the bar itself was carved full of initials. That bar was replaced with a new polyurethane coated carved bar, but if you're one of the 1,000's (like my hubby) whoes name or initials were there, never fear - yours weren't thrown away. They recycled the old bar into the tabletops and coated them in polyurethane too. Preserved in history!
The smoking room is not really seperated from the front of the bar, and the stank does move up - but unless you're deathly allergic, go have a drink at the Buck. Go during the day, in the summer, and you will no doubt see some pretty unique characters. Laramie is alive with character - don't be afraid to embrace life!!
This is a solid, very old dive bar in downtown Laramie. Â There is a bullet hole in the mirror behind the bar. Â There is a wonderful golden eagle mounted above the bar, as well as the largest Elk I've ever seen. Â
The bar attracts a mixture of townies and graduate students. Â Beer is cheap. Â I likes.
Ok, fuck reviewer Dina H. and the horse she obviously didn't ride in on; you don't avoid the locals, you go to the Buck because of the locals; you go there to wallow around in sublime boorishness that is the buck. You don't go to see the hole in the mirror, you go to fraternize with the clientele who shoot holes in mirrors. You go to the buck because old men who look like pirates on coke buy you shots of rotgut whiskey and toothless alcoholics wink at you and ask you to dance, because 75 cent cans of Old Gold beer flow like water, and you go because it's a fun fucking bar.
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