I moved to the Green River area several years ago and dont know anything about the Deer, Elk, and Antelope hunting areas near here. The maps are a scale of 1:100,000 and cover an area approximately 30 x 50 miles. View our Non-Discrimination Notice. I think that would depend on if you actually applied for a tag this spring with point option and were unsuccessful in the draw. It sounds like you put a lot of effort into getting access in Wyoming only to be disappointed. I also have a Utah lifetime Deer hunting license. The headaches you had just ruin an otherwise great experience. Many ranchers allow DIY hunters on their property for a fee. Commission Information, ABOUT US You can easily plan on going next year, if you want to spend the points, but actual unit will be unknown. any suggestions. Due to its location and elevation, this area should be greening up very solidly by now. 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. Thanks for the information. The basic approach is to locate a target buck while glassing from a distance. Your articles really helped clear up some confusion. This can be a difficult hunt as the animals have learned to stay on the park. Are you wondering about units where you can hunt elk, deer and antelope during the same season? These maps are available at any Wyoming BLM office for a fee of $4.00 each. I would pick one and go a couple days before the open date and start knocking on doors. Hey Luke, I would really recommend calling the WY Game and Fish in early January. In the amount of time it'll take you to draw those units, you could build up enough points to have gone on 2 great hunts in units that are not considered top-tier but have plenty of access and trophy potential to get your money's worth. Citizen But a lot of landowners will let you on. Your best bet will probably be unit 39 for a quality hunt with other areas to consider being units 25, 16 and 42. With a special license you can be assured of drawing one of the better units with lots of public access, even as a 2nd Choice area. Some of the WY units have early rifle seasons in September. Planning a Bucket List DIY Archery Antelope hunt in Wyoming, prepared to pay the Premium for Special License, what Zone would you suggest. We got a bit inundated with spam comments and are finally working through them. Antelope are also abundant in northeast and east-central Wyoming, although finding access can be difficult because the area is largely private land. 1. % of Public Land: 65% Access to Public Land: Good Access Notes - There is good access to public land throughout most of this hunt area. 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? Apply for a tag HERE and start scouting and researching best areas in the state now. If you want to hunt antelope, youve come to the right place. If youre satisfied with a good representation of the species draw a tag on the eastern half and pay the $500 trespass fee to hunt a ranch. Copyright 2023 Eastmans' Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved, DISTURBING! Click here for more Idaho antelope license info. Hi Mark, OtoPro SoundGear Phantom and Impulse Review, Vortex Razor HD 4000 GB Rangefinder Review, Toric UHD 2.5-15x44mm FFP Hunt Series Riflescope Review, Hunting Big Mule Deer after Mid-October with Cliff Gray. So your group draw odds is the same as a single hunter with 1 point. View our current jobs, PRIVACY POLICY Throw a dart and when it lands on a unit, make some calls. So that might be a pretty good choice, although youre a few under max points which can make pulling some of the popular units a little more difficult. Also, one boy is a hear transplant. If you do not have a tag yet, below are three locations where the application deadline for tags has not yet passed or there may be a chance to snatch up a leftover license. You are going to spend a lot of time getting to where you need to hunt, so be sure you are packing the right gear and decoy setups to make the trip worthwhile in order to haul out a trophy. Tim. I say "most" because the walk in areas can and do change year to year so you can't be sure of them. I hunted unit 18 in northern WY and it was very tough and I would not recommend it. Is there any good options for us? Based on these numbers, your odds of drawing this area with 0 points are actually 100%, not 90%. We just need more time. My cousin killed one our first trip out and half a dozen cheeseheads were arguing over who shot the other. Fortunately, there are lots of other options for hunting antelope in WY. The trick is to find a place to hunt. Ive seen first hand just how limited the access is to land, how vague the boundaries are, and how so much can be left to interpretation when actually on the ground with hostile leases and landowners. Thats my case for spending the extra money onthe special license. I am looking to put in for a buck tag and also get a doe tag or 2 for the same unit. Our mission is to educate and entertain along the lines of bowhunting and rifle hunting to provide sportsmen with the most up-to-date tactics, hunting gear and hunting area research for both archery hunting and rifle hunting in the West. Any suggestions for best non resident Combe for elk and mule deer. It just gives you more options. Get unlimited access to over ten years of historical drawing and harvest data for over 1,700+ hunt units. If he fails to see it, try using an antelope challenge call to get his attention. Either of these hunts would make for a great hunt. Historically, Units 77 and 114 are two antelope hunting units with good public land access where leftover tags are available. The hunter stated he was willing to pay up to$500. However, if you dont have the time to pre-scout the area and do the legwork required to hunt you may be disappointed. Also in general are ATVs allowed on these BLM land in Wyoming? We hunted private ground and I got him on over 60 different bucks but we saw no monsters just solid low to mid 70 inch bucks. SouthernWyo has some good advice at your point level. In August, 2012 I called over thirty names on the list and none had any slots left. Any suggestions on good areas to mule hunt. The southern of the area is in checkerboard landownership (alternating sections of private and public land) but has good hunter access. Trophy units in the south/south central portions of the state with lots of public access and1-3 % random draw odds. I used to hunt quite a bit up near Trenton, MO. 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. Hunt Plan I would like to eventually hunt a Wyoming trophy hunt area. In this case then, all 11 of those hunters would be drawn and the final eight remaining tags would be leftover tags for sale in July. Thanks, Hi Tyrell, I emailed you back directly but for others benefit, IF you have 4 points and your Dad has 1 then your combined average is 2.5. Access by humans usually entails driving a truck or car on a road, parking it, and walking into an area. So determining hunt dates by unit is one of the first things I would do. So there are a lot of things to consider before answering your question. As such, draw odds are becoming very steep and good public land hunts with less than 5-6 points are rare. How old is this hunt information and when will it be updated next? Here's last years WYO draw odds / shows # of tags and applicants -. For these license types, there is limited opportunity to harvest an antelope on accessible public land. I do mid tier stuff to assure I get a decent hunt and that's it. Each year I get dozens of emails from guys wanting to hunt Wyoming with either zero or one or two preference points. This area sits dead in the heart of Carbon County which is the top county in the entire country for records book antelope heads. That said, here are my top picks for the 2021 Wyoming antelope season. Eastmans is a three generation media based hunting company whose goal is to promote the pursuit of elk hunting, deer hunting and all western big game. However, this was a very mild winter and for that reason alone, this area could be ripe for a big antelope buck or two this year. I have seen this post from Neil and havent seen any reply from anyone on it. ANY SUGGESTIONS WHERE TO HUNT. Have to pay them to hunt then. Strategy: Only apply in the Trophy hunt areas. I really like this hunt in general, and think it could be a decent choice for the 10-point burn. We strive to help our audiences become more skilled and ethical hunters, while expanding their knowledge, appreciation, and awareness of the outdoors and wildlife through entertainment media. Draw Odds for Regular, Special License, and Random Draw are available at : Part 2 focused on Trophy potential. I'm an English dude living in Tennessee..I managed figure it out pretty quickly. Expect a late hunt, or a pretty rugged hunt where livestock is very helpful! Tipsy Tuesday: Elk Film, Gear, News, & More. However, almost all have 100% draw odds with the special license. So I'm getting pretty serious about putting in for antelope tags in WY this year. The areas with little public landwill be undersubscribed, requiring zero points to draw. You must log in or register to reply here. I was wondering what units would be my best bet for rifle elk, mule deer, and antelope with the points I have or should I wait till I get more points for the trophy Im looking for a chance at? Most of the list was outdated and the responses I received ranged from humorous to rude. 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. If there public land and sagebrush prairie, they're everywhere. That unit group has good buck to doe ratios and a stable to growing herd. I expect lower population numbers, fewer license, and an increase in apps and point spending. I would estimate that at least half of the so-called public lands were not accessible because of no trespassing signs on the sole road leading to them. 5FD8E9B9-1AF6-4E36-B886-73864CB0AE1A.jpeg. 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. 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. Turning an Elk into the Best Elk Burger in the World ! Some owners will require them. Hunting pronghorns with a bow can be tough, even when using a decoy. If you go West/Northwest Wyoming youll be in Grizzly country great place to hunt, but if thats one of your top considerations for areas to avoid, then Id look someplace else. Your email address will not be published. The most desired antelope units in these . He said it has a good amount of public land. Communication through email would work great. http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/offices.html, http://gf.state.wy.us/web2011/hunting-1000179.aspx, http://gf.state.wy.us/web2011/hunting-1000157.aspx, http://gf.state.wy.us/plpwhmprogram/frmWalkinHuntingHome.aspx, Butch Manasse Outdoor Adventure Consultants, Pref Points Regular NR Lic. You can compare them to the 2022 quotas to get an idea of how 2023 draw odds will compare with the 2022 odds. Looking below at the land ownership map of the state you can see that the Central and South Central counties discussed in Part 2 of this series are primarily BLM land. While you probably wont be passing up 180 rams hoping for a larger one. They may be staying away for good reason. Email me at N4thehunt.com if you have any specific questions. THE GOHUNT HIT LIST AREAS FOR WYOMING ANTELOPE. I hunted unit 9 a few years back which lists public access at 15%. Hi all. Type 2 areas are either a second season in the unit or a separate area within the unit with different boundaries. Elk youll likely need a few more points, but you could study the areas in Park County and possibly find a NR hunt with 8 points. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Public land hunt areas are typically hard to draw. Good Luck ! While many states have excellent Antelope hunting, a hunt in Wyoming can be done nearly every year on leftover licenses and ever 2-4 years in a great units through the public draw system. He shot a decent buck for the area we hunted and may have passed a few that were a bit better but not much better. Check the species specific regulation for additional limitations that may pertain to specific license types. How's WY Antelope herd doing? 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. Note: If you are not able to get a tag, reduced priced leftover tags go on sale June 22, 2017. Wyoming's most sought after antelope hunting is primarily found in south-central, central and southwest Wyoming. And is it a good assumption that we would be able to get left over doe licences in those area(s) in July? Jan 9, 2018 #3 wytex Well-known member Joined May 17, 2016 Messages 2,932 Location Wyoming All that is left to do then, is pack your antelope decoys. You can put together your top 10 list and then wait until spring to see how the everything checks out. 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. By the end of the season we saw two cows and a calf, they must not leave the Park until deep snow drives them out. Just wanted to ask your opinion on hunting units. The few landowners we did talk to were NO you can not enter and even a couple hundred bucks wasnt incentive enough. Remember that these sell quickly! Wyoming.gov 2023 Montana Decoy All Rights Reserved. It also seems like most guys have better luck hiking off the road quite a ways, which is most likely what I would plan on doing, as Im still very young and have no problem getting a mile or more off the road. There were only 2 applicantstotal ! He had a great time and didn't want to leave the private, so after I showed him how to judge a good buck from a small one I told him to pick the buck he liked and I'd comment on it if he wanted me to. 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. A successful applicant here will probably need 13 or more points to garner a tag for this falls hunt. POOR MANS HUNTING GUIDE: DIY HUNTING TIPS FOR ANTELOPE. I wouldnt recommend that unit but we saw a lot of antelope on private and I bet if we had asked someone would have let us hunt does. hold some exceptional bucks and your best asset is a lot of time (10+ days) when the bucks aren't pressured (after the second weekend) and be prepared to look over a pile of bucks (like in the hundreds if needed). I also play the points game in other states too. I agree that $526 is a lot for an antelope tag, but you ensure a quality hunting experience and a annual draw in better units. 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