Wyoming hunters I need your help.

arch3614elk · Jan 29, 2008

Well here is the situation.. My wife wants to do an antelope hunt this year instead of a turkey hunt. Where would be the best place for her to apply for a tag close to the Utah border since her work schedule can be hectic. Any info would be grateful. I just want her to have a good chance at a buck, it doesn't need to be a world class antelope.

littlejoe · Jan 29, 2008

Unit 98 and 100 are on the border and have good goats. If you don't have any points it will be hard to draw.

WyoXtec · Jan 29, 2008

Arch,

Does your wife have any antelope points?

arch3614elk · Jan 30, 2008

She does not... I'm still hoping to get her a hunt though.

littlebighorn · Jan 30, 2008

From my experience, you may have a hard time drawing a tag close to Utah, since every Utahn owns a gun and wants to hunt Wyoming!
However, if you are willing to drive further east, your chances get much better at getting a tag. The problem in eastern Wyoming is private land. So chose your poison, and good luck with the Mrs!
I took my 12 year old son on his first big game hunt(antelope)up around Casper, some years back. It was a left over tag and we had a blast. We killed three goats in one day, so getting one is not the problem, but rather getting a tag.

WYhunter · Jan 30, 2008

Getting a buck in any unit is relatively easy. Getting one say over 14 inches starts requiring a little more effort and a trophy one alot of effort or some luck. Like has been said getting a tag close to Utah is a little hard. The units up by Gillette are easy to get a tag and a weekend or three day weekend would be enough time to get a buck of average quality. There is public land up that way but you should be prepared to pay a trespass fee and go on private if you want a quick hunt.