Best Places for OTC Antelope Hunts?

[AllTheTrophies]

I'd be curious were everyone thinks is the place way to do an OTC antelope hunt in 2025. What options are out there?

 

[Scottyboy]

lol, welcome to Rokslide. The search feature here, or google, will let you know where (if) there are otc tags with your desired weapon. The “best” will be up for you to decide

 

[AllTheTrophies]

Thank you. I’ve used Google for sure. Never as good as a rec from someone who has hunted a unit. Appreciate your thoughts. I’ll search the site.
Yep-brand new to Rokslide finding my way around.

 

[7RemMag]

Not lots of “Over the Counter” antelope tags anymore. I’ve seen Mexico(Or maybe New Mexico) mentioned here before. Wyoming sells leftover licenses after the leftover draw in July. Tread carefully, though… There’s usually a reason they’re “leftovers”. Sometimes public access is limited, or impossible, etc.

 

[houghton_hunter]

Yeah OTC, where any Tom, Dick, Harry, or Jane can just go buy a tag at any point, may only exist for archery only in CO. Now there are some easy states to draw, but that ain't OTC, and if its easy to draw, there is usually a reason.

 

[HOCM60]

CO elk private land

NE MD private land

 

[DaveBarrows]

I'm personally a huge fan of Wyoming. But then again I'm a resident and every year I've had residency I've managed to draw and fill three antelope tags, one any antelope tags and two doe fawn tags. They are my favorite animal to eat.

 

[RyanT26]

The best place to go for an otc antelope hunt…. you need to jump in your time machine and go back about 10 years.

 

[Mojave]

Here are the states that offer OTC tags for pronghorns. With he caveat that these are all private land outfitter tags. As no one sells OTC tags for pronghorns other than archery and I don't know nor do I care how that works.

New Mexico
Texas
Indian reservations in Montana, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, California
California
Colorado
Utah
Alberta

You will be lucky if you can find a landowner voucher OTC tag for less than $1500. Plus the cost of the tag.

In Utah or California it will most likely be $6000 guided or more.

Alberta and Colorado will be the cheapest option, Texas will be 2nd, New Mexico 3rd, Utah and California will be the most expensive.

There are guided hunts for pronghorns in California and Utah that exceed $8000-10000.00.