Southwest Wyoming Antelope

[shootem]

What are the antelope herds like in southwest Wyoming? Was there significant winter kill on the antelope in units 99, 95, 94, 98, and 100? I'm trying to decide where to put in for a tag but don't want to waste points if the herds took a big hit. Anyone out there that can report back on the status of the herds the info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[jm77]

Check the tag numbers from 2016 to 2017 in each area. Very easy to do...

 

[TOPGUN]

LAST EDITED ON May-14-17 AT 06:46AM (MST)[p]>Check the tag numbers from 2016
>to 2017 in each area.
>Very easy to do...

Not as easy to do compared to having someone else do it for you though Jim! I guess some don't realize that you can look at the Regulations and see what the tag numbers were for each unit in 2016 and now what is finalized for 2017 to see what took a hit and what didn't.

 

[shootem]

I have actually looked at the tag numbers which doesn't tell me anything. For the most part, tag numbers didn't change for buck antelope in these units. So I can either assume, by the tag numbers, that the antelope are doing just fine, or I can assume that tag numbers didn't get cut because the F&G need the $ and can't afford to cut tag numbers. Like I stated, tag numbers don't mean much. I simply wanted some real advice from anyone that may work or live in southwest Wyoming that has eyes on the area and know how the antelope fared the winter.

 

[junior]

Pm sent

 

[DW]

>I have actually looked at the
>tag numbers which doesn't tell
>me anything. For the most
>part, tag numbers didn't change
>for buck antelope in these
>units. So I can either
>assume, by the tag numbers,
>that the antelope are doing
>just fine, or I can
>assume that tag numbers didn't
>get cut because the F&G
>need the $ and can't
>afford to cut tag numbers.
>Like I stated, tag numbers
>don't mean much. I simply
>wanted some real advice from
>anyone that may work or
>live in southwest Wyoming that
>has eyes on the area
>and know how the antelope
>fared the winter.


Doe tags issued are a better reflection of how the populations doing. Did they take a big cut?

 

[jm77]

>I have actually looked at the
>tag numbers which doesn't tell
>me anything. For the most
>part, tag numbers didn't change
>for buck antelope in these
>units. So I can either
>assume, by the tag numbers,
>that the antelope are doing
>just fine, or I can
>assume that tag numbers didn't
>get cut because the F&G
>need the $ and can't
>afford to cut tag numbers.
>Like I stated, tag numbers
>don't mean much. I simply
>wanted some real advice from
>anyone that may work or
>live in southwest Wyoming that
>has eyes on the area
>and know how the antelope
>fared the winter.

You honestly believe the G&F would leave tag numbers the same because they need the money?

If there is a quota of 200 any antelope, there are well over 200 mature bucks available area wide, bad winter or not. Post season those numbers will be still over 200. Call an area biologist if you want real on the ground information.

The license quotas represent the number of antelope that can be taken without an adverse effect to the herd. And yes, lower doe/fawn tags mean G&F would like to see an increase in over all herd numbers.