Wyoming recovery

[go_deep]

I heard the South West had almost no snow at Christmas. Does it affect Antelope that much? Or can they always find a drink somewhere? Fires will be an issue I suspect unless spring is wet. Sitting on 17 points, waiting for the perfect year lol.

No moisture, no feed.

 

[LongWayAround]

There is essentially no snow off the mountains so far this winter. I'm sitting on ten points that I kind of want to use this year.

 

[go_deep]

I just pulled my marten trap line this last Wednesday. Last year I would say they're was about 4' at 9,500' there might be a foot there right now. Even where there is moisture, is minimal.

 

[FullCurlEarl]

I just pulled my marten trap line this last Wednesday. Last year I would say they're was about 4' at 9,500' there might be a foot there right now. Even where there is moisture, is minimal.

Can't be, I'm at 17 points! lol The North East seems to be doing ok, Sheridan and Gillette. But thats tough access on private land.

 

[teamwhitebelly]

I heard the South West had almost no snow at Christmas. Does it affect Antelope that much? Or can they always find a drink somewhere? Fires will be an issue I suspect unless spring is wet. Sitting on 17 points, waiting for the perfect year lol.

Have you hunted antelope alot or just waiting for a 1 and done deal?

 

[FullCurlEarl]

Have you hunted antelope alot or just waiting for a 1 and done deal?

Not a lot, half dozen of my own tags and helped on a few others. But I would like to find 1 of those bucks that takes away a guys breath, before I draw my last.

 

[wapitibob]

Not a lot, half dozen of my own tags and helped on a few others. But I would like to find 1 of those bucks that takes away a guys breath, before I draw my last.

Those are in NM.

 

[FullCurlEarl]

Those are in NM.

I apply every year, I just can't afford to pay to play there.

 

[Stonewall308]

They could always recover, but it would take several years of favorable weather to do so. This winter is looking good for them, now we just need 3-4 more. I really wish they would just get rid of doe tags

They should definitely get rid of the doe tags if the population is down as much as the chart above shows.

Id love to be able to hunt antelope in Wyoming every 3 years as a nonresident, but right now it is looking more like once every 8 years.

 

[Bluesarcher]

Hopefully spring rains come

 

[HOT ROD]

We need a lot of spring rains and sum snow wouldn't hurt any. Antelope numbers in central Wyoming are still down and it will take a quite a few years if ever before they come back fully...

 

[Dwnw/theAltitudesickness]

Unit I hunted last year had a lot of antelope in it in central Wyoming, can’t image what it was like 5 years ago. Drove through northwestern Colorado to/from the hunt and was shocked to see so few antelope.

 

[Maxhunter]

I live in SE WY and we haven’t had hardly any snow this winter. It’s unseasonably warm. Everything is seriously dry. On Sunday we were warmer than Miami. It’s good the critters are having a mild winter but no moisture for vegetation is not good. Hopefully we’ll have a wet spring. Also just saw on the news they have spotted Yellowstone Grizzlies wandering around.

Did have a friend kill an 79” goat last year.

 

[Laramie]

There are places like near Laramie where there are tons, they escaped the wrath of winter and disease. The. From there west, uff, wasteland.

I'm not sure I would say there are tons but the Laramie population is doing ok. They have experienced something else killing antelope over the last 10 years. Low fawn recruitment has hurt but there is a huntable population if guys can find the private permission. The HMAs are a $h!t show imo. But a guy can kill an antelope I guess...

If I was dead set on burning points for a tag this year, I would wait and watch the weather and make a decision in May. I still think we are 3-4 mild winters away from decent huntable populations through the middle of the state.