Wyoming Antelope Gear

[14jhudson]

Couple questions about antelope gear recommendations for Wyoming:

What’s the realistic range to shoot? I’m from KY, so farthest shot I would ever take on deer would be 200 and that would be across the entire fields I hunt.

What caliber would you recommend to shoot? I have a 30-06, 243, and a 300 win mag. I assume the 30-06 and 300 would be overkill, but this will be the first year I’m preparing to hunt western.

Also any scope recommendations for the 300 win mag would be great. Just won the gun in a raffle and need to get a scope for it.

 

[Bcleck90]

I’m far from an Antelope expert but this is my experience over the years.

Any of those calibers will work. Pick the one you shoot the best.

I would get comfortable to 300-400 yards if possible. I’ve never shot one that far, but 150-300 yards is going to be realistic.

 

[MuleyFever]

The farther you are comfortable shooting the more opportunities you may have. However, if you are patient its not too hard to get within 300 yards most of the time. Take the rifle you shoot the best. The last 5 my wife and I killed were 100, 200, 100, 250, 300 yards.

 

[Hoosker Doo]

The .243 is perfect. With the .300 win mag, expect meet damage. Even if you hit behind the shoulder, there will be bloodshot in the meat. That's why I quit hunting them with my 7 mag.

It's not hard to find an opportunity on antelope within 200 yards. But if you find THE antelope and he's posted up with his does and 20 sets of eyeballs at 400 yards, there is usually no getting closer unless you can back out and use the terrain to stay out of sight. But a lot of the time, he'll have chased them around to a new spot by the time you move in closer.

Or occasionally if you miss the first shot, or have a marginal hit at 200 yards, they will be 300-400 yards away before you get an opportunity for a follow-up.

 

[Rich M]

Ive only been twice. Shot opps between 25 and 350 yards.