Antelope Trifecta

406life

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Despite the generally declining numbers and the added challenges of drought and disease, this was a very good year for antelope. I am an equal opportunity hunter, but a little more opportunistic in looking for a pronghorn.

Wyoming
Mostly young bucks were seen which bodes well for the next couple of years as they grow up. This guy was hiding in the last corner possible with a large harem. They moved off a bit and I took advantage of the pause when he stopped to look back.
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Colorado
I drove straight to my unit in Colorado to give myself a few days of scouting. It was disappointing to see so few antelope. In years past, you could toss a rock into he air and it would land on one. I struggled for five days before I was able to finally stalk in to 120 yards on this buck.
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Montana
Coming back home didn't mean the hunting was easier. My parents had their first antelope tags in decades and I helped them to find theirs. Then a return trip back across the state and four days later finally filled my tag. This was one of my favorite experiences being able to watch him for nearly an hour before he presented a shot.
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The theme this year seemed to be perseverance. Pushing on until there was no more light, no more time, no more to give. What waited for me were beautiful bucks and a season full of experiences.
 

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realunlucky

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Congratulations! Pretty incredible to chase them in 3 separate states back to back

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Laramie

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Did you intentionally save points to use all in the same year? I typically try to spread them out so I can go every year or two.
 
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406life

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Appreciate you sharing, something I have been trying to line up as well (multi-state pronghorn tour). Might next year in SD, MT, and WY
SD has been hard to draw. I got lucky couple years ago and got a returned tag. I'm waiting to see what R7 in MT draws were like, and make adjustments there. WY has tags, granted fewer each year, you can get.
 
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406life

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Did you intentionally save points to use all in the same year? I typically try to spread them out so I can go every year or two.
I generally always have a tag in MT and WY. Colorado's points made sense this year so I went ahead with it. Two years ago I had buck tags in MT, WY, ID, and SD.
 

treydfoster

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Short answer is knowing the draw system. The different tag types and where they are is critical. Until they changed it this year, you could get two buck tags.
But you surely aren't drawing a type 1 tag each year?
 

thinhorn_AK

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That is very cool. I was lucky to get to hunt those a lot when I was younger. I still have great memories of loading the camper onto my dad’s f150 and going on antelope trips. I’d like to do it again one day.
 

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