would that be viewed as application with 4 or 5 prefernce points that could possibily help the odds in a better than average/trophy area? The extent of that has not been quantified in anything I have seen yet. There are so many antelope in some of those units between Gillette and Cheyenne..I am sure someone will let you hunt does if you ask.. you might have to wade through a few nos to find one though.. Using this strategy and careful hunt area selection will have you hunting antelope in WY in very good areas two out of three years with a regular license and annually if you opt for the special license. The unit we hunt has a large Walk In area that draws non residents like flies to poop. All that is left to do then, is pack your antelope decoys. I lived in Alaska for 4.5 years and still have friends there, so I'm getting the moose/caribou itch again. 6. Sorry for delayed response. JavaScript is disabled. Marty, I drew a 2016 antelope tag for unit 91 for the first time and trying to do my homework on the unit. I am going for meat more than trophy. Wondering if you or anyone has any info on decent areas to help us start our planning early. My biggest issue with my western hunts has always been accommodating my hunting partner's schedules. Any license not allocated in the Special License Random Draw becomes a leftover license.. However Im still trying to understand the preference point system, drawing as a party, and special licenses etc. So there are a lot of things to consider before answering your question. Access by humans usually entails driving a truck or car on a road, parking it, and walking into an area. Headed to Wyoming for lope myself tomorrow. I just got back from hunting antelope in WY area 23 and will never go there again. Todd Helms This year, we , Dale Hajek, Public Information Officer 623-236-7215,dhajek@azgfd.gov Download new Arizona E-Tag mobile app before 2023 pronghorn, , Pingback: Guys Top Wyoming AntelopePicks 2021 | Movie Signature. Horses & Winter: Too Much For Western Wildlife? A successful applicant here will probably need 13 or more points to garner a tag for this falls hunt. From everything Ive read on here and elsewhere, it seems like most guys say that you can almost guarantee an antelope unless you choose not to shoot, is that what you guys would say too? So Im looking at options in Wyoming now. If you go into some of the small towns and go to the feed store or tack store or hardware and ask around you will find somewhere to hunt..but it might cost you a bit. They want to save their bucks but also want the herd thinned. The most desired antelope units in these . Note: Much of the public land visible on maps in these areas may not be accessible to the public. For several years you were lucky to even see an antelope in those hard hit areas. Shed Hunting: Wheres the beef and whats the best way to manage it? Remember that while April may be a spring month in many states, in the west there is still heavy snows in the mid to high elevations until June. Wyoming is full of antelope. With some spring and summer moisture this unit should be top notch when it comes to good antelope feed and habitat. Also, be sure to ask about trespass fees. That unit group has good buck to doe ratios and a stable to growing herd. I'll play devil's advocate - when I first started to delve into this it was overwhelming, and by no means would I have thought OP's question to be odd. Thanks, Mark, We have hunted unit 91 3 times in the last 8 years but it has gotten really hard to draw now. Do you drive up to the ranch house and ask? You can easily plan on going next year, if you want to spend the points, but actual unit will be unknown. Find a unit that has a separate archery season date that coincides with the antelope rut and doesnt overlap with rifle season. Also, consider the Special License as an option to improve your odds for the trophy unitand increasing the unitswith tags remainingfor your second choice selection. Looking at these numbers, you may be wondering how a unit can have a 100% random draw odds but only 90% first choice draw odds. 78 Tags (75%)of those went to the preference point draw for first choice applicants. The Access Yes program is divided into three different sections, two of which are for public access hunting on private land - Hunter Management Areas (HMA) and Walk-In Hunting Areas (WIHA). Trespass fees are a reasonable way to access private land but again will require some legwork to determine where that option is available. This leads to some very uncomfortable situations. Next decision is accessibility. I am considering unit 46, 47, and 48. Antelope are fun to hunt with a bow and will test your skills as a hunter. Im gonna Wyoming DIY mule deer hunt next yr. Any suggestions would be great!! I understand that its more of a all or none, but what if all of us purchased preference points this year. Started one week early and the three of us split up to cover more ground. WYOMING WILDLIFE MAGAZINE - SUBSCRIBE TODAY! My experience unfortunately is much like Mr. Lommels above. Many landowners prefer hosting archery hunters over those using modern firearms. Consider posting an ad in the local paper, or even on Craigslist to advertising your need for hunting access. I used the list of landowners contact info to inquire about access and trespass fees. How's WY Antelope herd doing? You could look at a region D, K, H, Y, or F with a general elk license. Take a game cart as a way to retrieve your antelope, or a pack frame, some game bags, and a small tarp. Wyoming I don't know anything about 50, but 45 is good. Carbon, Fremont, Sweetwater, and Natrona counties are all located in the Central and South Central portion of the state. For whatever reason, the number of second and third choice applicants is not reduced if the applicant draws their first choice hunt area. You need to look at the units you want to hunt and how long you are willing to wait. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The other option here is to just purchase a preference point annually until you build enough points to guarantee a draw in the unit. The odds of success are greater when decoys are used. I began my planning early 2016, making use of all info available from WY G&F, the web, and previous experience hunting from a lodge/with an outfitter in WY. I would prefer to hunt 2015, with multiple tags (dont necessarily NEED a buck tag either) and end up with a preference point. GAME & FISH COMMISSION If you wish to purchase any of the 1:100,000 scale maps please contact one of the BLM offices listed on Wyomings BLM website: HuntCounty Area. Are you wondering about units where you can hunt elk, deer and antelope during the same season? Hunt Plan I am not interested in waiting to draw a trophy hunt area. I used to hunt quite a bit up near Trenton, MO. Wyoming's most sought after antelope hunting is primarily found in south-central, central and southwest Wyoming. You have another 5 or 6 years for the better units. Approx. The fact the Continental Divide runs right through this unit sometimes protects it from the droughts a bit but it can be susceptible to poor wintering conditions. Most of the accessible public lands are on the Thunder Basin National Grasslands. Unfortunately there don't seem to be any Walk In Areas. The trick is to find a place to hunt. My dad and I are planning on putting in for the Wyoming pronghorn hunt this year. May 26, 2021 Wyoming, Fremont County153 pronghorn in B&C records. Some friends and are planning a pronghorn hunt for 2016 all having 5 pps. If there public land and sagebrush prairie, they're everywhere. Antelope arent hard to kill once you have access. Your email address will not be published. Back to the table above. In the table of tentative antelope hunting season information for this coming year, some license types are denoted with an asterisk (*) as having difficult public access. Could someone explain the process for paying trespass fees? Take GPS coordinates of the best bucks (they tend to have a home range) and photographs though the spotter to review at night on the laptop. they arent very busy then and I have had great luck talking to them. Planning a Bucket List DIY Archery Antelope hunt in Wyoming, prepared to pay the Premium for Special License, what Zone would you suggest. (Yellow). I'm about in the same point as you. We have lots of whitetail here in Missouri and a small herd of Steve Peters: Best of luck to you out there, Herb. Using preference points, you will need from 4 to 7 to be drawn in these hunt areas in 2013. Where should I be scouting/applying? Not this year none of us got tags. We hunted Bison HARD for the entire season south of the park,. You may want to also consider the Special License option to increase your odds in the random draw and reduce the points required to draw that hunt area. Still, in some of the units one point makes a big difference. Good luck ! The Surface/Mineral Management maps also show mineral ownership shading. You must log in or register to reply here. In effect, you canavoid the trespass fee.. by paying the extra $240. In 2014 they have disappeared on the map and apparently been absorbed by unit 34. Its important to understand how this works for developing your strategy for the draw. If he fails to see it, try using an antelope challenge call to get his attention. I've got the right gun, the right gear, enough time off to make it there and back. We needed more time to hunt the whole area not just the private ground. 1. Preference points will help a lot in some units..in others you dont need any to draw and they would be wasted. A couple of those units are sleepers in my opinion. Looking recommendation for a units, prefer No grizzly bears. When he is in range, draw back your bow under the cover of the decoy to get the shot off. As far as opportunity goes, it cant be beat and nearly every hunt area has good bucks. Click here for more Idaho antelope license info. Idaho is a great state for hunters with the patience to sit by a waterhole or those wanting to try the ultimate bowhunting spot and stalk challenge. The biggest issue I have to get over, is pulling the trigger on a buck I find myself second guessing on"let him walk""take him"."let him walk". Without paying trespass fees is there anyway into these spots? Where would you hunt in Utah given my new address? You can findareas that meet yourcriteria and haveregulardraw odds of 40% or better for 0 point applicants. Those areas with good access will be oversubscribed for first choice applicants and will require 1-3 preference points to draw. Draw Odds, Special License NR Random Draw Odds, Special License NR Pref Points Draw Odds, Hire an outfitter Not DIY, but a way to get access to private land. I was wondering what would be better to hunt in, area 17 or 23. Stay up to date on all Wyoming Game and Fish news either by email or text message. We took one buck and had shot at another in four days and we were covering miles on foot. Meanwhile, most of the info you need to determine access to lands open to the public is available from the WF&G website. A good way to kill some time and figure stuff out. The adrenaline rush youll experience is unrivaled. Unit 77 has an average success rate in the 80 percentile with hunters spending nearly four days in the field). As you can see, these areas have hundreds oflicenses remaining after the first choice draw. Throw a dart and when it lands on a unit, make some calls. Hunting pressure is low and annual hunter success is high (Unit 114 has a success rate hovering around 90 percent with hunters spending three and a half days in the field. Great articles. Area 7 could be another choice where guys score on some really good bulls, but youll fight with some private access in that unit. Most hunt areas also provide reduced-price limited quota "doe/fawn" licenses (Type 6, 7 or 8), which can be obtained separately or in addition to a full-price license. It just gives you more options. Generally you can drive around the area and talk with ranchers and land owners to findout who allows fee hunting. Other features on the maps are roads, topographic, contour and elevation symbols, rivers, streams and lakes. With a string of very wicked droughts over the past four or five years now, the antelope in Wyoming have really struggled to maintain high herd levels. Again, consider the Special License as an option to improve your odds for your first choice unit and provide good units with 100% draw oddsas your second choice selection. Even though we have hunted antelope many times, the two biggest antelope taken by my family have come from very marginal antelope units, both in Western Montana. The southern of the area is in checkerboard landownership (alternating sections of private and public land) but has good hunter access. My dad and I are planning to apply for tags next year. And on the flip side we have Campbell, Sheridan, Johnson and Converse counties where there are more antelope than people,no public land, and thousands of leftover tags.Whats left arethe units that fall somewhere in between. The hunt selector map on WY website has the percentage of private vs public and notes about access and such. Out in the wilderness, off the grid, theres still a place for the guy who likes to earn his trophy, rather than pay for it. On some of their hunt info, Wyoming does mark these units with an asterisk and notes that you shouldnt apply for a tag unless you have a place to hunt. If the buck sees the decoy he should react quickly and start moving toward your position. Most hunt areas in these parts of Wyoming have ample public access on lands managed by the BLM. In the corridor that starts in thenorth atSheridan and Gillette, runs south through Casper, and ends north ofCheyenne there are many hunt areas with more antelope licenses than hunters. Based on these numbers, your odds of drawing this area with 0 points are actually 100%, not 90%. Success rates seem pretty uniform statewide, so I'm trying to decide based on total amount of public land and how many tags are issued for that unit. I assume you have zero points for Antelope in WY? I just cannot overlook this area for big bucks even coming off of a few drought years. Thats my case for spending the extra money onthe special license. Does the following statement from one of your posts above still hold true? Required fields are marked *, Dedicated to the Love of Extreme Backcountry Hunting. http://forum.eastmans.com/showthread.php/17001-2018-Antelope-Hunts. They have different allocated tag nunbers and draw results. Get a mile off the road in the prairie with a rifle, you should find them pretty easily. It's really not all that difficult. Theyve learned where theyre safe and where they arent. Shed Hunting: Wheres the beef and whats the best way to manage it? Report a violation, ONLINE STORE The website WYGF has is super nice. Looking for a hunt this fall 2015 for four people. You also significantly increase the odds of drawing one of trophy units. Id look at the units south of I-80 or in the middle of the state, a little bit north for a buck over 80 Wyoming is a pretty underrated state for big antelope so know what youre looking for and if youre decent at field judging, I think you can pull a great goat with those points. Most hunt areas in these parts of Wyoming have ample public access on lands managed by the BLM. From what I found on the web it does appear that most units have an early archery season starting around August 15th. Park county produces the biggest elk in the state consistently. I just got back from 13 days in CO where I burned my 10 pts. For Mule Deer, Id look at Region G, H, and K and for antelope units adjacent to I-80 and west of Rawlins would be where I would look to find a higher probability of seeing bucks over 80. 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