Hi guys, just found the site because of Fresh Tracks showing up on Amazon Prime..wow, what great resource! Hope to be a contributor.
This flat lander from Minnesota is trying to plan a Wyoming antelope hunt for my father and I. We've each got 5 PP and he is ready to go this year, no more waiting. It'll probably be the only time I get him out there to do this, so I'm trying to plan the best hunt I can. Although a nice buck would be great, for this hunt..... a quality hunt, with plenty of public ground and good numbers of antelope trumps size, it just needs to be a good experience. I prefer a DIY hunt and we really have no interest in driving around, stepping out of the truck and shooting off the vehicle, we'd rather do a spot and stalk thing away from roads.
Based on last year's draw odds, I've narrowed units down to those we can draw with 4 or 5 points and then eliminated any units marked as "difficult public access" or those with huge numbers of tags. I've focused in on units 27, 32 and 69 and between the public land and the HMAs in unit 32, it really has my interest.
Anyone who has hunted 32 willing to offer any insight or thoughts? I've also noticed that many of you recommend waiting to go until after the first week as the pressure will really decrease. My only concern is that elk season in the units overlapping 32 begins on October 1, so we'd be going during opening week of elk. Is the habitat for each in this unit so different that there wont be elk hunter conflict?
Thanks for any help and glad to be part of the site,
Craig
This flat lander from Minnesota is trying to plan a Wyoming antelope hunt for my father and I. We've each got 5 PP and he is ready to go this year, no more waiting. It'll probably be the only time I get him out there to do this, so I'm trying to plan the best hunt I can. Although a nice buck would be great, for this hunt..... a quality hunt, with plenty of public ground and good numbers of antelope trumps size, it just needs to be a good experience. I prefer a DIY hunt and we really have no interest in driving around, stepping out of the truck and shooting off the vehicle, we'd rather do a spot and stalk thing away from roads.
Based on last year's draw odds, I've narrowed units down to those we can draw with 4 or 5 points and then eliminated any units marked as "difficult public access" or those with huge numbers of tags. I've focused in on units 27, 32 and 69 and between the public land and the HMAs in unit 32, it really has my interest.
Anyone who has hunted 32 willing to offer any insight or thoughts? I've also noticed that many of you recommend waiting to go until after the first week as the pressure will really decrease. My only concern is that elk season in the units overlapping 32 begins on October 1, so we'd be going during opening week of elk. Is the habitat for each in this unit so different that there wont be elk hunter conflict?
Thanks for any help and glad to be part of the site,
Craig