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antelope hunting state.

joesjoes Member Posts: 484 ✭✭✭
edited October 2007 in Ask the Experts
Which state is the most user friendly state for a do it yourself antelope rifle hunt? I just need a starting point so I can start on some reserch. I will rule out Pa. from first hand accounts of the lack of population of antelope (I live here I know). 49 more states to go. Thanks, Joe.

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  • blacarrowblacarrow Member Posts: 424 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There are no antelope in the US, there are how ever pronghorn. They are found on the great plains, which should narrow your search. Best bets are Wyoming and New Mexico which both have lots of public land and some private land access for permit holders (NM). Out of state license fees will make it the most expensive meat you ever ate. If you are paying for a guided hunt, Wyoming both offer good chances for a trophy buck.
  • GeriGeri Member Posts: 2,100 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Western Wyoming. I would pick area 91 or 92. Lots of public land, and the seasons usually start in Sept. Can get some bad weather later on in the year.
  • spooksterspookster Member Posts: 513 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    DONT BOTHER WITH UPSTATE NEW YORK EITHER !
  • vdms55vdms55 Member Posts: 297 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    not too many years back a person could buy an over the counter non- resident antelope tag over towards Lander Wyo. might want to check but i'm thinkin' the non-resident permits on the westren side of wyoming are on a draw basis only. as mentioned wyoming is your best bet. i read once that there are more antelope in the state than there are people.
  • 1KYDSTR1KYDSTR Member Posts: 2,361 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Not sure on availability of tags but I saw a big bunch of them south of the Grand Canyon in No. Az. No of Kingman. Ran as fast as the train...cool to see.
  • cowboykellcowboykell Member Posts: 74 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Eastern Montana. Non-resident tag is about $250.00 and lots of block management land to hunt.
  • duckhunterduckhunter Member Posts: 7,687 ✭✭✭
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  • sandwarriorsandwarrior Member Posts: 5,453 ✭✭✭
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    I think Montana and Wyoming would be the two best states overall for pronghorn antelope. I know they charge a good amount in Montana for a tag and license but most people I know out there would love to have you shoot them. I don't know what Wyoming is like for a tag but I'm sure you can go to the state website and find that pretty quickly. I do know that in my travels across Wyoming and working there that East of the Bighorns there are a ton of them. Everything North and East of Casper, Laramie, and Cheyenne have a lot of pronghorn antelope. And if you end up finding them on private land it isn't hard to get permission to hunt them.
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