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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: jstone on April 23, 2023, 07:11:04 PM

Title: Montana Antelope
Post by: jstone on April 23, 2023, 07:11:04 PM: I hear the Mule Deer are taking a big hit in Montana. How about the Antelope in 700 and 600
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Post by: Mulie87 on April 23, 2023, 07:38:24 PM: Antelope in 700 is the only thing I put on for. Lets hope they’re not decimated too.
Title: Re: Montana Antelope
Post by: Stein on April 23, 2023, 07:40:16 PM: I'm trying to decide if I should put in for antelope in MT. I've been wanting to draw my tag and my son's so we can then go to WY next year, but it's not good in lots of that state too.
Title: Re: Montana Antelope
Post by: 3nails on April 23, 2023, 07:48:11 PM: Quote from: jstone on April 23, 2023, 07:11:04 PM
I hear the Mule Deer are taking a big hit in Montana. How about the Antelope in 700 and 600
All reports I have heard say that it has been an average winter for deer in eastern Montana. :dunno:
Title: Re: Montana Antelope
Post by: MADMAX on April 23, 2023, 07:49:53 PM: Id call and ask the biologist for that region
GTS
Title: Re: Montana Antelope
Post by: mburrows on April 24, 2023, 07:18:52 AM: I think up in North Central/East/North East the winter shouldnt impact em too much. That being said they got pounded last week by close to two feet of heavy wet snow but it was warm this weekend and will be warm for the foreseeable future.

The mule deer out that way are a different story not because of winter but because of the hunting pressure. At least antelope tags are unit specific so the take is easier to distribute. Overall based on my observations I think the antelope herds up there are doing fine.

Mule deer is a different story, I think you'd be hard pressed to find anybody that would say the mule deer are doing well or even ok. Unlimited resident tags, unmanaged resident and non-resident distribution and a 5 week rifle season through the rut.
Title: Re: Montana Antelope
Post by: 22shtur on May 02, 2023, 08:20:30 PM: Hunted there last year, saw very few antelope. The few we saw ran fast.
Title: Re: Montana Antelope
Post by: Pathfinder101 on May 03, 2023, 11:00:00 AM: Just FYI,
I burned 4 antelope points on a hunt in the 700 after the last big winterkill (I want to say it was around 2011 or 12-ish...?). Bad idea. Hunted 4 days and only saw 4 goats. My son and I ate both tags... :P
I thought there would still be plenty of 'lopes even after the winterkill. I was wrong.
Title: Re: Montana Antelope
Post by: andrew_in_idaho on May 05, 2023, 03:03:17 AM: Antelope along I-15 in the southwest corner are looking pretty good population wise, drive through there regularly for work and they are pretty thick, I’m sitting on 6 pts and I think they’re gonna be burnt this year

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Title: Re: Montana Antelope
Post by: jstone on May 16, 2023, 07:15:43 PM: Just put in
Good luck to me
Title: Re: Montana Antelope
Post by: mp.hunter on May 16, 2023, 07:35:46 PM: Quote from: jstone on May 16, 2023, 07:15:43 PM
Just put in
Good luck to me
Sweet good luck

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Title: Re: Montana Antelope
Post by: jstone on May 16, 2023, 07:59:02 PM: Thanks MP
Title: Re: Montana Antelope
Post by: Jimmy33 on June 30, 2023, 10:30:58 AM: Ive got mine in too…ive got 5 points this year. Never been drawn for an antelope tag before. Would love to get one soon.

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Title: Re: Montana Antelope
Post by: jstone on July 23, 2023, 04:11:50 PM: Getting Close to finding out
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Post by: andrew_in_idaho on July 23, 2023, 04:20:57 PM: When were results last year, I still find it pretty silly that they wait until August to release results

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Title: Re: Montana Antelope
Post by: Jimmy33 on July 23, 2023, 04:34:42 PM: I think August 3rd if I remember right

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Title: Re: Montana Antelope
Post by: jstone on August 04, 2023, 11:14:52 AM: Still Pending
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Post by: bustedoldman on August 04, 2023, 12:52:28 PM: Painfully slow it seems like this year, although probably just impatient.........
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Post by: CamoDup on August 04, 2023, 01:22:05 PM: Hurry up Montana! I'm ready to be disappointed again.
Title: Re: Montana Antelope
Post by: 22shtur on August 18, 2023, 09:18:03 PM: August 8th was the drawing.