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Thanks LaHunter
On my antelope hunt, for example, I looked at draw odds and hunter success and public land available. I also spoke to others that had hunted there including a hunting partner of mine who had hunted there 2 times so certainly this made my choice much easier. I did talk to a biologist also and he was helpful even telling me about some cool fishing opportunities close by. I ended up applying for and hunting Antelope unit 59 and was successful and had a blast. I asked for advice here on Rokslide about going on opening day or waiting and got good info on Rokslide. I also provided some advice to another fellow after my hunt there via a private message about the hunt.
On a Wyo mule deer hunt me and one other guy did research much the same way and ended up hunting a couple of areas and while he got a deer I did not-I passed and have no regrets except the area had some slob hunters we had to contend with. But that stuff happens. To be honest I did rely heavily on a hunting partner on this one.
I went on a cow elk hunt in unit 81 and shot a cow and had blast there also. My research was directed again at hunter success and draw odds and access. Some of the research came from a hunting partner also and 3 of us went on that hunt. Limited quota was not an option since we had few pref points. I did a 2nd hunt there but I got sick and had to cut it short.
The overall difference now is I never had the high number of pref points as I do now. The elk hunt at that time did not take much in the way of points although I did have 5 antelope points to draw 59.
I wanted to go to areas I had some on the ground experience with but the only limited quota elk unit I have been to is Unit 30 Aspen Mtn. Same as antelope unit 59. Elk unit 30 is a different type of hunt-not the typical western experience many expect but I have been here a few times and I thought it would lend itself well for a solo hunt.
I have reviewed the most current data on G&F site and I printed all I could on odds and unit boundary descriptions. I have a large elk hunt unit poster map from Wyo G&F store. I thinks it is 42 inches wide.
So-where I should have done things differently is to start this process a few months back and I should have paid closer attention to the amount of points needed for the areas I had interest in. I also should have ventured to more of the areas of interest when I was in Wy.
I am looking at a few choices now-a guided ranch house hunt late season, a guided wilderness hunt, or a general tag if I apply for a low draw odds limited quota area and use general as my 2nd choice.
I have already line up time off for 16 consecutive days to do this elk hunt.
On my antelope hunt, for example, I looked at draw odds and hunter success and public land available. I also spoke to others that had hunted there including a hunting partner of mine who had hunted there 2 times so certainly this made my choice much easier. I did talk to a biologist also and he was helpful even telling me about some cool fishing opportunities close by. I ended up applying for and hunting Antelope unit 59 and was successful and had a blast. I asked for advice here on Rokslide about going on opening day or waiting and got good info on Rokslide. I also provided some advice to another fellow after my hunt there via a private message about the hunt.
On a Wyo mule deer hunt me and one other guy did research much the same way and ended up hunting a couple of areas and while he got a deer I did not-I passed and have no regrets except the area had some slob hunters we had to contend with. But that stuff happens. To be honest I did rely heavily on a hunting partner on this one.
I went on a cow elk hunt in unit 81 and shot a cow and had blast there also. My research was directed again at hunter success and draw odds and access. Some of the research came from a hunting partner also and 3 of us went on that hunt. Limited quota was not an option since we had few pref points. I did a 2nd hunt there but I got sick and had to cut it short.
The overall difference now is I never had the high number of pref points as I do now. The elk hunt at that time did not take much in the way of points although I did have 5 antelope points to draw 59.
I wanted to go to areas I had some on the ground experience with but the only limited quota elk unit I have been to is Unit 30 Aspen Mtn. Same as antelope unit 59. Elk unit 30 is a different type of hunt-not the typical western experience many expect but I have been here a few times and I thought it would lend itself well for a solo hunt.
I have reviewed the most current data on G&F site and I printed all I could on odds and unit boundary descriptions. I have a large elk hunt unit poster map from Wyo G&F store. I thinks it is 42 inches wide.
So-where I should have done things differently is to start this process a few months back and I should have paid closer attention to the amount of points needed for the areas I had interest in. I also should have ventured to more of the areas of interest when I was in Wy.
I am looking at a few choices now-a guided ranch house hunt late season, a guided wilderness hunt, or a general tag if I apply for a low draw odds limited quota area and use general as my 2nd choice.
I have already line up time off for 16 consecutive days to do this elk hunt.
