NEED HELP! DIY WYOMING ANTELOPE.

[Crandall1313]

1- no preference points 2- DIY  public! 3- we would like room to roam  4- our goal is to enjoy the hunt. Not to crowded and we aren't looking for record bucks but we would like to have a chance at a decent buck but wouldn't be disappointed with any animal. 5- not really a price range. Can't imagine it would get to high. Anything helps man!

[Stein]

1- no preference points 2- DIY  public! 3- we would like room to roam  4- our goal is to enjoy the hunt. Not to crowded and we aren't looking for record bucks but we would like to have a chance at a decent buck but wouldn't be disappointed with any animal. 5- not really a price range. Can't imagine it would get to high. Anything helps man!

Do some research to find units where your chance to draw with 1 point is high or 100%.  Cross out the units with poor access (not all that many).  Then, wait until the tag info comes out next year and find ones with tags open when you want to hunt (August - late season).  That should leave a couple units, pick the one with the shortest drive.

I hunted three years for goats, the first year there were two other trucks in the entire unit and the second year there was one truck in a different unit.  I never ran across or saw other orange when I was actually in the field.

[Crandall1313]

That's a gorgeous animal my friend!

[Bill W]

Here's one from the 700 area of Montana.  Don't know how many tags are available but at the time I got mine there were 12000.

[Bob33]

The following units had effectively 100% draw odds for type 1 licenses this year:

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[HUNTNORTHWEST]

this is the most helpful thread thus far.

[Crandall1313]

Sorry not responding! I've been busy working and now hunting! Aim small miss small. I'll put all your guys info together and develop a plan. Thanks for that unit list. Makes this alot easier!

[Stickerbush]

Having just returned from a successful early season trip I have a couple tips. Honestly if you get into a decent area with public land you should be able to find antelope. The spot we were hunting was about 50-50 public and private and we had some private access. Get into a service like gohunt to get unit breakdowns and figure out where you can hunt. Logistics wise it is nice to pick up a couple extra tags and I would recommend staying where you can get access to Ice because it can get hot in antelope season or have some dry ice to keep meat cool

[HuntnFishnRyan]

thanks for the info everyone. point purchased on a whim. 

[cem3434]

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[Eric M]

What a great thread.

[GUscottie]

1- no preference points 2- DIY  public! 3- we would like room to roam  4- our goal is to enjoy the hunt. Not to crowded and we aren't looking for record bucks but we would like to have a chance at a decent buck but wouldn't be disappointed with any animal. 5- not really a price range. Can't imagine it would get to high. Anything helps man!

Based on this @crandall, you'll want to have 3-7 preference points to be able to hunt public lands for bucks. you can often get doe tags in these same areas every year or two. Doe tags are on a simple lottery, they just draw names out of the hat. For bucks, they base it on preference points, so, high numbers get picked before low numbers. Then, if the unit allows, they will do a random draw on people who had that unit as first choice.

If you're doing public lands and DIY, you will want to hunt western and SW wyoming. The better units take points to get buck tags...I drew one with 4 points. Most good areas are in the 5-7 point range for lots of public lands and few people/tags allotted.

Good luck!!

[GUscottie]

If anyone has specific questions regarding specific areas or anything, please pm me. I'll gladly answer any questions you may have. I may not be an expert, but I sure know my way around Wyoming's hunting/regulations.

Good luck and buy those preference points!!