Antelope unit 57 and 64 water hole access

bogart · Feb 9, 2021

I have 12 points and plan to use them this year. I am looking for a unit with decent water hole access. I am taking my 8 year old son along for his first western hunt. I am looking for a unit that water hole hunting would be good in. I like units 64 and 57 but don't know how well this tactic would work. Any information would be much appreciated. Thanks

Bwht4x4 · Feb 9, 2021

Are you wanting to archery hunt?

I've hunted both units and finding a waterhole to hunt with easy access is no problem at all.

pymulies · Feb 9, 2021

I've hunted both and it wouldn't be hard on either.
57 has less water as a unit but there is water spread throughout it.
64 has more water in the north part of the unit as a whole. There are some big lakes in the south part of the unit but overall it is dryer in the south of 64.

bogart · Feb 9, 2021

Bwht4x4 said:
Are you wanting to archery hunt?

I've hunted both units and finding a waterhole to hunt with easy access is no problem at all.

Which one in your opinion is easier to hunt water in. I'm taking my 8 year old son along so I'm going to be limited in how far I can walk to find water and hunt. Thanks for the help!

Bwht4x4 · Feb 9, 2021

If you archery hunted either unit you'd likely not see another hunter and could easily pick a spot without competition. If you pick the right water hole (and there are many of them) and you weren't picky about the buck, you'd likely be done in less than 2 hrs. I had a tag in 2012 in a nearby unit and I shot the attached buck with my rifle at a waterhole. The other trail cam pict is from last year.