Wy antelope
02-09-2012, 05:51 AM
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Pa.
Posts: 55
Wy antelope
Need help finding a ranch in Wy. that has a reasonable trespass fees, that you have hunted or heard good things about, in a area that takes 0 pts. This is our 1st antelope hunt so size is not too important.
Thanks
Ron
Thanks
Ron
02-13-2012, 12:03 PM
#2
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 388
I see you're from PA. I imagine private property hunting back east is a real rarity and premium if you can get it for less than several mortgage payments.
But this is Wyoming. Land mass is just under 98,000 square miles of antelope habitat (take away 714 sq miles of water). Out of that state total, more than 48% is owned by the Federal Gov't. BLM, Nat'l Forest, etc. A large portion is owned by the state called "Trust Land".
Most of THAT is legal to hunt on. So we don't try and find land owners for permission to hunt speed goats. If anything, they would pay you to take a few off of their land.
In fact, the Antelope tag has a coupon that you give the landowner for every lope you take and the G&F pays them $16.00!
So don't limit your area search to private lands . . . you'd be hurting your chances. There are more antelope in Wyoming than people and there are many places with a reputation for "nice" lopes.
Keep in mind that non-residents antelope tags are drawing only in Wyoming (resident tags too for that matter). And the drawing dates are from Jan 1 to Mar 15th each year. You can apply on line.
But this is Wyoming. Land mass is just under 98,000 square miles of antelope habitat (take away 714 sq miles of water). Out of that state total, more than 48% is owned by the Federal Gov't. BLM, Nat'l Forest, etc. A large portion is owned by the state called "Trust Land".
Most of THAT is legal to hunt on. So we don't try and find land owners for permission to hunt speed goats. If anything, they would pay you to take a few off of their land.
In fact, the Antelope tag has a coupon that you give the landowner for every lope you take and the G&F pays them $16.00!
So don't limit your area search to private lands . . . you'd be hurting your chances. There are more antelope in Wyoming than people and there are many places with a reputation for "nice" lopes.
Keep in mind that non-residents antelope tags are drawing only in Wyoming (resident tags too for that matter). And the drawing dates are from Jan 1 to Mar 15th each year. You can apply on line.
02-13-2012, 12:10 PM
#3
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: IL
Posts: 6,575
Btw with a rifle, the difference between any antelope, a dink, a respectable, and a monster is not very much at all, so learn as best you can how to judge them, and simply shooting a slightly bigger antelope than the other ones you see could mean a booner vs. a dink, 5" is about 1/2" more at each measurement!
02-14-2012, 11:54 AM
#5
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Allegan, MI
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The main thing to look for is heavy black down below the tips of the ears, which means he has decent mass, and cutters (prongs) a decent ways above the ear tips. Also, if the horns go out and around in somewhat of a heart shape it will really add to the length measurement compared to one that goes more upright. Most don't realize that the four mass (circumference) measurements on each horn are really what makes the score on an antelope.
02-18-2012, 05:03 PM
#10
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Allegan, MI
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There's been no winterkill anywhere out in Wyoming as it's been about as easy a winter as they will ever have out there, whereas last winter was one of the worst in the northeast and southwest parts of the state. That goes for almost all the states out west back through the plains to the midwest where our winter has been as easy as I can ever remember here in Michigan.
Last edited by Topgun 3006; 02-18-2012 at 05:06 PM.