Originally Posted by Big Uncle (Post 4307152)

I believe the best thing you can do is to have a few preference points in your favor when the time comes to consider applying for a license. The antelope point will cost you $30 and the time to buy is July 31 - October 31. It is easy to register and buy a point, and the fellows with the most points get licenses for the better units. Simply looking over the draw odds for each unit will tell you which units are considered the most desirable. Antelope hunting can be good in easily drawn units but it is generally better in units that take three or four points to draw.

The WG&F site ( https://wgfd.wyo.gov/hunting ) has a good bit of valuable information.

Once you have found legally accessed land inhabited by antelope, the actual hunt is fairly straightforward. Spot and stalk is how it is normally done, and BLM land is where it is normally done. Most BLM land rented by ranchers is cut up with two track roads that can be driven by a four wheel drive vehicle which is how most spotting is accomplished. There are also state lands that are open to hunting, and Walk In areas which are sections of private land that allow access.

As it is physically not challenging at all, does not require any special skills or knowledge, and has a high success rate it can be an enjoyable experience for everyone. You will find no end of internet experts willing to tell you all about it!

Originally Posted by chrissheerman (Post 4307183)

Thank you very much for the info. If a farmer is renting the land do you need to get permission to hunt the BLM land from them??

Originally Posted by chrissheerman (Post 4307184)

Thank you very much for the info. If a farmer has rented the BLM land do you have to get permission from them to hunt it?? Also probably dumb question whats the snake situation i keep reading about crawling to get close enough for a shot here in NH no problem except the trees rocks and pucker brush of coarse but I knew a cool old guy who's no longer with us that lived in Montana for a few years off grid and he mentioned rattle snakes came around when he would BBQ chicken. Anyways I just have a fear in my mind of crawling into a pissed off snake. I plan to see my girlfriend again but not so soon or by a snake.

Also as far as a outfitter 1 I plan to make it a full on adventure for me and my friend who wants to go with me but neither of us can afford 3 or 4 K for a hunt. That and i keep hearing about allot of the guides being off season ranchers who drive you out point at a antelope and tell you to shoot it.
Thank you everyone for all the info for me and anyone else on this thread asking for info

Originally Posted by chrissheerman (Post 4307184)

Thank you very much for the info. If a farmer has rented the BLM land do you have to get permission from them to hunt it?? Also probably dumb question whats the snake situation i keep reading about crawling to get close enough for a shot here in NH no problem except the trees rocks and pucker brush of coarse but I knew a cool old guy who's no longer with us that lived in Montana for a few years off grid and he mentioned rattle snakes came around when he would BBQ chicken. Anyways I just have a fear in my mind of crawling into a pissed off snake. I plan to see my girlfriend again but not so soon or by a snake.

Also as far as a outfitter 1 I plan to make it a full on adventure for me and my friend who wants to go with me but neither of us can afford 3 or 4 K for a hunt. That and i keep hearing about allot of the guides being off season ranchers who drive you out point at a antelope and tell you to shoot it.
Thank you everyone for all the info for me and anyone else on this thread asking for info

Originally Posted by Big Uncle (Post 4307222)

In trying to edit my post it looks like I accidently double posted above.

The edit I was attempting was to include a caveat. Wyoming allows party applications to average their points (Ex. Joe has five and Sam has one, so they are both treated as having three for the draw). This is commonly called "point sharing" and has spawned the practice of some guys cruising the internet boards to join inexperienced hunters that have more points than they do.

They often come across as your new best buddy and offer their vast knowledge and "help" if someone will allow them to leach onto their points. In my opinion this is a great way to cut points in half and get drawn for a lesser unit.

I have been contacted several times by guys offering their "help" in return for sharing my points. I surely do need their "help" and will not do it. Some guys think this is a good deal, others do not. To each their own.