Reasonable points

bnewt3

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Looking at hunt planners for WY, it looks like for a non-resident ill need minimum 6 points, probably more like 7 or 8 to draw a unit with good harvest %(good animal #s), good amount of accessible, public land, and not a type 2 private land tag.

Does that sound right?
 
Not in all cases. I know units that fit SOME of your definitions that only take 3 or 4 , they used to take 1 or 2 a few years ago. You have to stay on top of the conditions that are causing the extra points. Wyoming has had some tough winters and dieoff of antelope. It changes from year to year and their biologists do a good job of adjusting the tag numbers. My favorite antelope has had no doe/fawn tags for 5 years and fewer buck tags also. Demand is still there for fewer tags, point required to draw a tag go up.
Pick your unit and do some historical research of the data and see what is happening.
 
The points required to get "good" antelope tags really keep creeping at an accelerated rate after the bad winter. Demand is up and for the most part tag numbers are down. Tough combo

That being said I highly recommend doing some escouting vs simply looking at public land percentages. Ill take less public but its legally accessible and is actually antelope habitat vs more public that's not accessible or is not in antelope country. The % doesn't tell the whole story.
Everyone can look at the stats and all the tag services make the stats easy to navigate so the days of finding a " hidden gem" that way are over. Try to find difficult or overlooked public access into antelope country in a lower point unit and you can have a good hunt for a lot fewer points.
 
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