Wyoming antelope draw

[Upwolf]

I did some math on this recently. With how many points are required to draw decent hunts these days, it is often cheaper to go guided or pay a trespass fee in addition to saving years off your life waiting in lines that only get longer every season. I haven't done it yet but looking into it next year for sure

yeah, agreed. especially with the increase in point costs. Looking into this a little more seriously starting next year.

 

[eaglemountainman]

I did some math on this recently. With how many points are required to draw decent hunts these days, it is often cheaper to go guided or pay a trespass fee in addition to saving years off your life waiting in lines that only get longer every season. I haven't done it yet but looking into it next year for sure

That'll work for a year or two, till the outfitters realize that they can squeeze higher rates out of us all.

 

[OXN939]

That'll work for a year or two, till the outfitters realize that they can squeeze higher rates out of us all.

Yeah very possible. I was mostly researching trespass fees to hunt private. That idea looks better and better every year honestly

 

[TreeDux]

I’m sure there are still some trespass fee hunts to be had but my impression is that most of the properties that offered that 20 years ago have leased to outfitters. I have shot a couple of pronghorn on different ranches for less than $250 each. If I could find that again at this point would probably do it every year but that’s probably fantasy in modern Wyoming.

 

[Bobbyboe]

It seems like point creep was pretty bad this year. I drew 67 with 13 points. Looking at the odds, I had a 25% chance with that. They even added tags this year for that area.

 

[Maddog58]

When you figure a guided hunt you get lodging for 4 nts ($150 x4) , food for 3 days ($75x3), guide uses his rig ( $100 x3 ) =$1200 right there. Then great access without fighting people is worth the $2500-3000 fee. Then a ton of units take 0-1 point to draw which makes it a lot more enticing than paying $75/yr for preference point fees for 6-10 yrs for a chance to draw. And the best part is getting to go hunt