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Drew a top tier unit couple years ago, amazing hunt. Majority of the unit was public ground, tons of antelope, stupid high buck to do ratio, PARD and I rode around,in my sxs, glassed for a week and didn’t see another hunter in the field. Hell I’d give $2000 for a tag in that unit every year. Quality experience for sure
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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53-1 down to 75 buck tags 57-1 down to 75 buck tags 58-1 down to 50 buck tags 60-1 and 61-1 down to 50 buck tags I took a monster Antelope in 57 back in 1992.
Dog I rescued in January
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Just drove threw and saw plenty of antelope on the drive.
chris
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I've been saving points for a while. Decided to put in for a unit with out a bunch or winter kill. Hopefully I draw.
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They just cut allocations in several units even more and have done what they should have done a long time ago-cut doe tags.
You did not "seen" anything, you "saw" it. A "creek" has water in it, a "crick" is what you get in your neck. Liberals with guns are nothing but hypocrites.
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I have 12 points. I was wanting to put in this year, but am questioning that decision now.
However, one thing about Wyoming, compared to Alberta is how many pronghorn Wyoming has even in a down year.
The best I recall is all of Alberta having is 30,000 to 35,000 pronghorn. IIRC, the last time we had that number was the mid 90s.
Compare that to Wyoming where a single zone in a down year might 5 figure population totals.
To complicate the matter, I am due to be drawn in Alberta after many years of waiting. My brother only wants to do one hunt.
What to do?
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I think you’ll be alright unless your plans were for the hard hit units. Go hunt pal! Wyoming is a badass place to hunt. 12 point’s special should get you a hellava hunt👊🏻
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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Just reread your post pal, just buy another point, hunt Alberta this year, Wyoming next year. You’re gonna have 2 good hunts. I absolutely love antelope, hunting antelope, and eating antelope. Cool critters. Wish I could hunt em 2-3 times/states a year.👊🏻
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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Just reread your post pal, just buy another point, hunt Alberta this year, Wyoming next year. You’re gonna have 2 good hunts. I absolutely love antelope, hunting antelope, and eating antelope. Cool critters. Wish I could hunt em 2-3 times/states a year.👊🏻 It takes sooo long to be drawn in Alberta these days, I've come to the conclusion that we better draw in Alberta this year. At 59, my next tag will be in my mid 70s. We can do Wyoming in the future. I agree with you that pronghorn hunting is someof the best in NA. Absolutely love it.
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Last day to put in. Think this guy is just gonna buy another point. Good luck to all.
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Last day to put in. Think this guy is just gonna buy another point. Good luck to all. Heck with it. I put in. See what happens.
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Some areas are fine but better areas out further west may have way less to look over.
Good luck Coyote10 in the draw.
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Thanks. Luck is always welcome!
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Made it up to wyoming last week. Have seen quite a few antelope. Ended up shooting a great buck today. 300 yards. Ran about 30 yards and did the hop hop back flip. I really like hunting them. I was actually impressed with how well they can see. I knew it was unreal, but I swear they can see you from a mile. Anything out of the ordinary catches their attention. Once they are moving or grazing away from you, they are tough to catch up to. The areas I was in was extremely flat with little, actually no cover but the relief of the land. It's something I hope I can continue to draw tags for!
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My wife and I love hunting them. We hunted near Rawlins and enjoyed our hunt. We each shot a nice buck but nothing great. I shot a 14+ inch buck and my wife a 13” we had a great camp area too. I guarantee they can see you a mile away and at the 60mph they are 2 miles away in a minute. Congratulations on your hunt
Last edited by 338reddog; 10/21/23.
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I’ve never claimed to be a math guy, but...
At 60 mph, aren’t they 1 mile away in a minute?
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Pretty much.
I'd be crawling along thinking I'm good, then lift up my binos to take a look and have two or three just staring a hole through me lol.
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I’ve never claimed to be a math guy, but...
At 60 mph, aren’t they 1 mile away in a minute? I think your math might be off. If they are a mile away when they see you and run 60 miles a hour in a minute they would then be 2 miles away. That’s assuming they run away from you. I have had them run towards me on occasion. Lol
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