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Anyone interested in a Wyoming Antelope hunt or wanting a partner to hunt out West?

Bigcountry40

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I plan to put in for a antelope rifle tag this year (units 114 and 77) which I should draw within a year or two from my understanding and research (if I am wrong or anyone on here knows better please inform me). I am planning to do this hunt by myself because my hunting buddies are either getting too old, can afford elaborate western hunts with outfitters or are just to indecisive/unreliable when planning any type of hunt outside an hour from the house. I have hunted out west twice prior to the his trip once for elk in Colorado in national forest and once in Texas on a private ranch. Both hunts were successful harvesting a elk and a pig and I have a true understanding of the work involved once the animal is killed. I also tent camped at both locations and am comfortable in varying weather conditions in a tent from 100 degrees to 12. If anyone is in a similar predicament/situation wants to hunt out west but has no one to go with please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I am willing to put in for a different tag if someone has a desired species. If I can not find anyone, I will be hunting by myself making the 22 hour trip and camping on Wyoming public land solo.
 
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Jackalope

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Let me know what you find out about Wyoming. We're putting in for AZ elk again and if we don't draw, which we won't, we were thinking about Wy antelope archery. I hear it's a draw but pretty much a guarantee depending in the unit. Everyone wants rifle tags. Might as well gktgdt about AZ Antelope, the lowest odds unit for a NR is about 26 years. 😅
 
Bigcountry40

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Jackalope said:
Let me know what you find out about Wyoming. We're putting in for AZ elk again and if we don't draw, which we won't, we were thinking about Wy antelope archery. I hear it's a draw but pretty much a guarantee depending in the unit. Everyone wants rifle tags. Might as well gktgdt about AZ Antelope, the lowest odds unit for a NR is about 26 years. 😅
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The more research I do and looking at draw odds, left over tags, etc, the more confused I become. Maybe you can explain to me. For example unit 001 has 10 different rows of quotas, issued licenses etc. , why is there ten rows, why do some of the rows within unit 001 need for preference points and other shit than other rows in unit 001.
 
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Bigcountry40 said:
The more research I do and looking at draw odds, left over tags, etc, the more confused I become. Maybe you can explain to me. For example unit 001 has 10 different rows of quotas, issued licenses etc. , why is there ten rows, why do some of the rows within unit 001 need for preference points and other shit than other rows in unit 001.
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Well it would help to post the link or a picture
 
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I have archery hunted antelope in Wyoming twice it is a draw but pretty much 100% draw.
Tent camped both times was successful both times. It is the most fun hunts I can remember you sees tons of animals. We hunted walk ins, private ranches you can hunt for free. We also hunted BLM land. We did spot and stalk set up blinds on water and built a couple blinds out of sage brush. We even 2 person drives
Archery opens mid August if you decide to change to archery I would be interested
 
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Bigcountry40

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Johnny44 said:
All said and done, gas, food, miscellaneous, $1000/person? Other than 4 days of driving, how many hunting? I am trying to gauge this with work schedule.
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4 days driving? I drove straight through to Texas and Colorado with another person, 2 days driving. Probably 200 bucks a person in gas for 2, pack ur food/drink/beer, tent camp. $600-700 is what it would cost two people if you rough it like I plan to
 
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Bigcountry40 said:
4 days driving? I drove straight through to Texas and Colorado with another person, 2 days driving. Probably 200 bucks a person in gas for 2, pack ur food/drink/beer, tent camp. $600-700 is what it would cost two people if you rough it like I plan to
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We drove 27 hours straight to AZ with three guys in the truck. I will never do it again. The guys were fine, but after 18 hours it really starts to suck. Especially the 2am -6am span where you really should have two people awake. I would rather fly and rent a truck. Even if that costs me another grand. If someone walked up to me and said "Hey, drive this bow case and pack 28 hours straight to Cody Wyoming, then 28 hours straight back and I'll give you $1,000" I'd laugh and tell them to kick rocks. If someone can't pay me to do it, then I wont pay myself to do it by saving money.
 
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I feel like we need to hear the whole break down of the tig ole bitties story.

I was saying 4 days driving, 2 there, 2 back. I wouldn't be opposed to driving straight through but I feel like that may mean less energy for quality hunting. Just MO. Break it up over two days and be able to rebound quick to put every effort I can into the hunt. Or drive the bulk one day, get the tail end the next morning, scout/hunt the evening of arrival. Just thinking out loud. I did Salem, VA to Savannah, GA to Columbus one time. 18 hours in all and it had I been hunting I am not sure I would've been worth a shit.
 
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Johnny44 said:
I feel like we need to hear the whole break down of the tig ole bitties story.
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