Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Out Of State Hunting => Topic started by: jason stevens on March 14, 2014, 08:26:19 PM
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Finally got it put together.I will be headed to montana for deer and elk and then wyoming for antelope. 2015 will be my year .got the ranch of course with a tresspass fee and also wyoming for antelope.I will be buying surplus tags for antelope. If anyone has any advice or dos and donts please feel free.I have three weeks last year my buddy killed two deer one elk then got his two antelope all in three days I'm stoked can't wait.
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What unit for Wyoming antelope? What city/area? I'm curious about how you go about finding/paying a farmer for the trespass fee. I've never done it. Good luck and get out there a few times to get a feel for field judging the goats. I have saw a ton of goats, I can tell you what's a big one, but I still can't tell a "giant" from a good goat.
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Best advice, especially for surplus tags in Wyoming, is to make sure that the tag allows you some good access to huntable land that holds game. In many areas, you could fill 10 bucks tags a day hunting from roads (I was with a group this year that filled 4 buck tags hunting from 9 am to 3 pm. All average bucks). Some tags are very restrictive as to where you are legal (typically irrigated land only type hunts). Antelope hunting in Wyoming is a great time.
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drop the 100$ and buy the state specific GPS map chip. Ive hunted wy with and without it..wont ever try it again without the chip...your asking for a bad encounter with FG..or a land owner.
Believe it or not...I found those big Gazette books for the state useful for determining if the area has enough blocks of public land.
Driving around I had 4 things going...regular car GPs to get me to the spot...the Gazette to tell me where i was going...the WY fold-out GMU map to make sure I didnt cross out of the proper GMU...and my trusty Garmin hand held with state specific chip to give me the NO BS.
The game wardens use the same chip to make determinations...if you shoot a buck and a gamie rolls up to check (happened to me ALL THE TIME)...they will turn on the their hand held to decide if your legit or not. Most areas with leftover tags will have little chucks of a few hundred acres surrounded by private...not many giant blocks of thousands of acres of contiguous public... so you will always be close to out of bounds.... BE SURE WHERE YOU AND YOUR GOAT ARE BEFORE YOU SHOOT
ive had tons of interactions with the WY Gamies. All positive! but bet your butt...you WILL be checked thoroughly...and if you are shooting and you can see your vehicle or a vehicle...assume a GW is watching you through binos!!
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I don't have a ton of antelope experience but one thing I do know is they are difficult to judge. Spend some man hours researching ways to field judge and then depending on the area you are hunting maybe leave the gun in the truck the first morning and just observe some bucks. They aren't hard to spot and they never leave their little 2 mile area so getting back on a buck isn't difficult. If your not really interested in trophy hunting and just wanna have fun and shoot a good buck then drop the hammer on the first MONSTER ( 12"er :chuckle:) you see! They all look big when you have a rifle in your hand........trust me I know! :chuckle:
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My buddy lives in Cheyenne and told me if you're disabled, you can hunt 5 days before anybody gets to hunt. Of course, you have to be certified by your doctor and Wyoming paper work in hand, I do. I sure wish WDFW would smarten up and help the disabled instead of screwing us..........
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Nice Jason! Sounds like we have the same schedule I will be headed to mt after my wyoming antelope trip have been doing these 2 for a few years now. What wy unit did u put in for? The results are not out yet?
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Finally got it put together.I will be headed to montana for deer and elk and then wyoming for antelope. 2015 will be my year .got the ranch of course with a tresspass fee and also wyoming for antelope.I will be buying surplus tags for antelope. If anyone has any advice or dos and donts please feel free.I have three weeks last year my buddy killed two deer one elk then got his two antelope all in three days I'm stoked can't wait.
Nice Jason! Looks like we have the same schedule. I have been doing both those for a few years now. What wy unit did u put in for? The results are not yet posted?
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Haven't put in yet for anything I'm going in 2015.as for montana ill be doing big game deer and elk in unit 705 invited to property by a family friend.500 for tresspass fee.then will be buying doe surplus tags for wyoming. From what I understand its a meat hunt elk must be anterless and might get a decent buck. Family owns bboth properties in montana and wyoming.first time out of state forme so hoping for a new experience.we shall see.
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It will be a good time! Both states have good quality animals!
