First-Time DIY Antelope Hunt – Looking for Tips

[7RemMag]

Not sure what state you're hunting, but my first antelope hunt in Wyoming was a zoo. I waited until the second week of season to hunt to try and avoid the crowds, but that meant all the antelope were on private. The only way we found goats was to hike away from roads into areas that could not be glassed from roads. Even then, the pickings were slim.

I don't know that this is the case with all antelope areas in Wyoming. I'd be curious to know how many points you had-If you were a nonresident that is. I've definitely hunted/heard of areas that are like that, but I don't know that they all are.

In areas where antelope being run onto private IS an issue, early morning and late evening seems to be the best time to hunt in my experience. You may have to try to catch them on the edges. If that's the case, and it probably goes without saying, be sure to make a good shot. My Dad killed a doe antelope about 15 feet from the fence line last year as they were about to head across the boundary.

 

[Neilbob]

I don't know that this is the case with all antelope areas in Wyoming. I'd be curious to know how many points you had-If you were a nonresident that is. I've definitely hunted/heard of areas that are like that, but I don't know that they all are.

In areas where antelope being run onto private IS an issue, early morning and late evening seems to be the best time to hunt in my experience. You may have to try to catch them on the edges. If that's the case, and it probably goes without saying, be sure to make a good shot. My Dad killed a doe antelope about 15 feet from the fence line last year as they were about to head across the boundary.

You’re right, I’m a non resident and it was a low point unit a few years ago. I’m sure it’s not the same in all units. I went back in 2020 and they were issuing a lot of tags. Combined with the limited amount of public land in that unit meant that it was easy for antelope to get pushed off public.

 

[7RemMag]

You’re right, I’m a non resident and it was a low point unit a few years ago. I’m sure it’s not the same in all units. I went back in 2020 and they were issuing a lot of tags. Combined with the limited amount of public land in that unit meant that it was easy for antelope to get pushed off public.

I have a pretty good guess as to what unit(s) it could’ve been. I hunted an area like it myself last fall as a resident. Definitely a frustrating season. My sister got a decent buck the very last weekend of the season after hunting pretty hard for about a month.