Wyoming antelope hunt

midwestpredator

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I am going to be sending in for a WY non-resident antelope tag with a buddy. I'm looking for insight on which unit would be the best to send in for. North eastern corner of the state would be ideal and a good bit of public land as well. In ND, most landowners have no issues letting people on for antelope but I'm not sure if WY would be the same.
 
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Not sure about that part of the state. I've hunted the south central and east central, primarily on public land or private walk-in areas. I found that if you can locate a large walk-in area, and get 1/2 mile or more from the road, you'll be pretty much free of other hunts. Seems most have no desire to walk that far for a goat. I don't mind...
 
That's a little further north than what I've hunted, but I bet the same thing applies. If you can't get access to private, check the maps for Hunter Management Areas or Walk-in Areas. If there's enough area to get a ways from the road, you should be good.
 
Ya I tried the GnF website today and something was wonky as I couldn't get any maps to load fully. I could make out unit outlines and such but the images were blurred so I could not make out any detail. I will try again tomorrow.

We would be fine going up to a mile or 2 from the road if the terrain allows.
 
Originally Posted By: midwestpredatorWe would be fine going up to a mile or 2 from the road if the terrain allows.

Based on what I've seen of antelope hunters, both there and here, you'll have the place to yourselves.
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Download hunting maps from onx, you'll have all public land of all sorts along with land owner information on your phone. For $100 you get an SD card you can load on your gps. I kept it on my tablet for driving around and the gps for hiking.

Most landowners don't care about goats. There are a billion of them and I general a pain in the [beeep]. But they do care about their cows and anything that will cost them. Still expect to pay a tresspass fee and be a good guy and drop off the landowner tag when youre done. The state pays them a few bucks for each tag. But odds are you'll find something on public land. If you have a young kid hunting, especially his first hunt don't be surprised if you not only get access but a ride in the ranchers truck straight to where he knows goats hang out.

I had free access to a lot of land, ranchor usually charged 700 a gun. At the beginning of the season I'd call them up and let them know what I was driving that year. 10 seconds after you cross a fence the rancher starts getting phone calls from other ranchers that you never see. I still hit public unless I saw something good on his ranch and would stop by after to be for a bit.

For $4 you can get a paper map from blm, but they haven't updated in years. A lot of what the maps show aren't accessible anymore.
 
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