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Looks like they are going down again, judging by the Commission April meeting.

Not confirmed yet, but proposals show big cuts on most of the units I looked at.

Anyone know why? Was winter kill bad this year?

Drought, winterkill an poor fawn recruitment in many areas. Should have cut doe licenses last year more but winter range needed some relief from too many mouths.
The big snow last spring really took down a large number in some areas of SE Wyoming.
Other areas had EHD issues.
Not a bad winter yet, hoping for 0 wet crusty snows this spring and maybe we'll get some fawns recruitment.
We're getting some green up now and looks like a little better soil moisture going into fawning season, based on snow fall scattered over the winter in our local wintering area and snow piled up behind the snow fences.
Some parts of the state are really struggling with drought and will need help this spring and summer.

Hoping to see many more twins and some triplets with the doe this summer.

Hoping someone in another part of the state chimes in for you on their conditions.

Comprehensive report, wytex.

Thank you.

No antelope in Wyoming
Try Arizona.....

I'll meet ya there and buy you a cerveza!

At least wyoming actively manages their wildlife. Colorado manages on a 5 year plan, and even then they seldom do what's needed because they want revenue...

Sucks what has happened to Wyoming and the west in general. A pronghorn unit I was fond of was an every other year draw not long ago, now its 6-7 points 😖

Numbers have been down a few years now and interest is up so every area is harder to draw now.

We did hear a couple of areas near us are doing pretty well, to the north. I should have included that tidbit. They are the exception though.
Drought is hard to combat, if it's not limiting forage then it's EHD or something like that that will pop up and hit a herd.

Go kill coyotes and bobcats, that always helps.

SE MT saw some ugly Pronghorn declines in 2021 as well. Tags dropped by 30% vs. 2020. NR Applications were up 25% and the net result was that NR draw odds went from a fairly stable ~25% down to 12.5%, from 2020 to 2021.

Thankfully Wyoming allows you to wait until July 1 to put your antelope application in. But don’t forget that date. July second will creep up on a guy.....

Yeah looks like a 50% cut in Non Resident tags this season. I have 3 good friends who come from Nevada ever year to hunt with me, and they may not get to do it this year.

If you're waiting til July to apply then you'll not get a licenses unless it's a leftover.
May 31 is the initial draw deadline, not July.

We killed coyotes on their winter range this past year as we went up to check traps. Saw coyotes most times we were going up and stopped every time to take a shot.
Coyotes don't kill as many as a late deep snow or a bad winter but they sure don't help. Not many bobcats out on the sage flats where they hang out most of the time but there are some.

Pronghorn are one of the species they do not count every year, they estimate based on a few transects driven I believe.
They did fly and do counts last year and maybe year before and saw the declines then, should have reduced licenses a few years back on doe tags to help.

How will the reduction affect landowner tags?

Fingers crossed for your friends. Quality time!

wytex
Work with me........

Is there a link that shows the proposed allocation by unit? Apparently my Google fu sucks. I can't find any info. Thanks.

lol, I get it now. Sorry about that.

No landowner transferrable tags in Wyoming but it could affect the LO quota they can draw from.

Here you go Rick: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/WGFD/media/con...0Regulations/CH-5-Draft-03-16-2022-3.pdf

Good luck as well, for your friends Brazos.

Thank you!