Home Forums Hunting & Shooting General Big Game Need guidance for an easterner wanting to hunt antelope.

Naturally for me it is Wyoming, and I will extend the offer of advice and what help I can give if you draw a Fremont county tag. Good luck!

Good advice from DocRocket but better still don't gut them at all. No need to, just bone or quarter them. Meat cools quicker that way also.

I have hunted antelopes in SD several times but always looking to expand my opportunities. How does one find landowners that charge an access fee? Many Google searches and WGAF searching have accomplished nothing. I would prefer to hunt areas with easy to get tags where I have to pay an access fee rather than wait a few years. Thanks

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Whats a good gps that works with readily avialable chips. Garmin??

New Mexico drawing odds for NR's are extremely low unless you book with an outfitter and apply for a tag in the outfitter pool.

Check out the OnXMaps web site. They have em for different brands of GPS but also downloadable content to use on your smartphone. Pretty nifty product from that standpoint but indispensable in the field.

The odds aren't good, no matter who's putting in for them. You're better off buying a landowner permit.

Sakoluvr: I have Hunted Antelope every year since the late 60's and often in two states each year.
I have Hunted in both Wyoming and Montana.
Eastern Montana is bouncing back from some rare low ebbs in population of Antelope - Wyoming is fairing better of recent also.
So either state for applying for tags is commendable.
Don't forget to put in for the "Bonus Point" program in Montana if you apply there.
I am hopeful you will get your tags.
Some "long since learned" advice:
#1: You MUST (as a newcomer) be there to Hunt on the Antelope seasons opening day!
#2: Show up 2+ days before the season opener to scout and observe movement of the Antelope in your area/Hunting spot.
#3: Get up early opening morning and approach your chosen scouted animals with the rising sun at YOUR back.
#4: Dittos at sun set use the sun to your advantage and approach your quarry with the sun at YOUR back and in their eyes.
#5: Buy and practice with a Harris bi-pod.
#6: Don't shoot AT running Antelope - they are faster than you are familiar with.
#7: Get, practice with and use a rangefinder.
#8: Memorize your bullets trajectory out to 450 yards or so.
#9: Don't be intimidated by what appears to be Antelope "miles" away - in the relatively flat terrain of much of Montana and Wyoming you can cover distance easily and relatively quickly and eventually stalk closely if your approach is careful.
#10: Have some ice blocks in plastic wrap ready to place in the Antelopes chest cavity once one is brought to bag - cooling Antelope quickly enhances the flavor. Game processing locations are often "distant".
#11: Bring your spotting scope for horn assessment (are they Bucks?).
#12: Cameras are mandatory for game, scenery and sunrise/sunset pics.
Good luck, have fun and drive carefully.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Longtime lurker, first time poster. I am looking at doing this same type hunt to break me in out west. I have been doing a lot of long distance scouting with google earth and some websites. One website I am really digging right now is the DIYhuntingmaps site. Lots of good info in there.

I will add I am looking at areas where I could do a combo mulie/pronghorn hunt.

Good luck and happy hunting!

Lots of public land in Wyoming to hunt on. West of Casper is area 75. Should be able to draw. Stay of the ridge tops. The longest I've shot an antelope is 75 yards cause all I hunt them with is a 45 sixgun. If you work at our, they are not to difficult to get close to. That's part of the hunt...