Wanted any advice, tips, comments or other info on bowhunting antelope. Thinking about trying in western Ks this yr. thanks for all......Mitch

I was just talking to someone else about this subject.
Antelope are a tough animal to bow hunt, it is hard to get them in close enough and spook very easily you would be better off rifle huntingfor an antelope.

I have given up hunting antelope with a bow.
I dont even think they even make 3D antelopes LOL

i think your best chance is hunting a blind on a water hole. i would check out colorado. i had the pleasure of hunting the high plains of upper central montana and the guide had us stalk to within yards by using a wood cut out of a black cow. it was a six legged cow because the cut out was big enough for the guide and my hunting partner to stand behind. there are so many cattle in that area that they had no clue. they have great vision but there 3-d vision isint good so stalking them behind a flat cut out didnt bother them. if i had the chance i would do it again but i cant trust the guide that i went with because he promised me rifle permits when they were scarce. so after 2 years of trying to get my deposit back we found out in montana archery permits were easy to get i drove from new jersey out there. i will never put more than a third down on a hunt if they are reputable they can wait till i get there! many get ripped off out west thats why i think we as hunters should come up with a unwrittenlaw of just how much a outfit should get as down payment before you get there. too many of them have the money spent so by the time you get to camp they could care less about you!!!!!!! becareful

They' re my favorite animal to bowhunt. I do the spot & stalk a lot and decoy when they will decoy. The water hole blind is more successful but I' m too impatient to do it. The great thing about it is that it' s an all day affair & if you spook one all you have to do is find another and go again. I' ve decoyed as many as 15 bucks in a season to within 40 yards and that' s a lot of fun.

Let me add this. Two hunting buddies and myself was wanting to make it just a weekend trip due to wife pleasing duties, lol. Is this something possible that 3 guys could do and be somewhat successful in a weekend only? I was thinking 2 with a decoy and one on a water hole. what is our best option?

That is going to be tough unless you are going on a guided/outfitted hunt or know where the goats hang out. A weekend is not much time for them to get used to a blind and they may not come close to it for a week or so. If you know the landowner I would ship the blind out UPS and have him set it up where they are watering or crossing fences a couple weeks before you get there. I would plan on one with a decoy and two at the water hole. They are really funny about the decoys, they are going to charge right in or run the other direction. Depends on the weekend you are there. I have had some success with a decoy but have had better luck with spot and stalk and water holes. The decoy, IMO, is the least reliable way to hunt them. I think if three of you plan on getting one goat between you would be more realistic with only a weekend to hunt.