Dl1969
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How’s the herds doing with actual boots on the ground this season?
Antelope comeback?
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Valley1320
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In my part of NM lots more babies this year. Probably more babies than I can remember seeing. But west side of the state didn't get near the rain we did so I'm curious as to how they did.
SilentKid0423
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NW Colorado population making a slow come back from winter kill a couple years ago. Like above, more fawns this year than last few. Fingers crossed we can get back to the population we were seeing a few years ago
Bigjay73
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Between Laramie and Casper, the herds appeared to be doing pretty well.
WapitiBob
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Wyoming Pronghorn aren't "coming back". I think this is the new reality going forward.
Most recent pop estimate that I saw was at 320,000 (WG&F article 5/2024).
Most recent pop estimate that I saw was at 320,000 (WG&F article 5/2024).
Nick87
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Unfortunately agreed.
Bigjay73
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Took it more of a "how are they since the winterkill of 23" question.
Dl1969
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Probably right won’t be like before,but a increase from the double whammy from a couple years ago maybe
WapitiBob
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Based on what I saw a cpl weeks ago, enough where you could fill the tag, 10-12 inch bucks.
BuzzH
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The amount of pronghorn that died in 23 is going to take a good long while to come back. Population declines like that just don't bounce back in a year or two. Plus, IMO, some of the areas are still being hunted too hard.
I wouldn't issue a doe tag in most of the State if I had my way.
I wouldn't issue a doe tag in most of the State if I had my way.
Bigjay73
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Eliminating doe tags in the proper areas for a few years would be an interesting study if nothing else.
Nick87
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There's a few areas in a couple differemt states, for a couple different species I wouldn't be all too bothered to see take a break from any sort of a tag for a year or so.
BuzzH
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Combine that with $100/each doe tags. If the GF is going to keep hammering doe pronghorn at least up the price and make it worth something.
Which reminds me, I have 2 doe tags to throw in the trash.
Wildabeest
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My anecdotal observations from this year logging a lot of miles in SW WY is that the herds seem to have recovered some since ’22-23, but they are still about 50% less than what I’d usually see prior to that bad winter. The first two years after the bad winter kill, group sizes were very small (5-10) and lots of those groups were does and yearlings. This year I saw a lot more of the typical groups of 20-25, with most of them having a somewhat mature buck and 2-3 smaller bucks in the group. Just not as many groups as pre-22. Although I’ve not drawn a tag in my unit in 4 years, I’m ok with them keeping tag numbers low until they rebound a bit more.
Nick87
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My small sample driving through last few days, I'd bet i didn't see 20% of what I did 6 to 10 years ago.
Nick87
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How much are resident doe tags?
BuzzH
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About the same as NR, maybe a couple bucks cheaper, its an insult to the value the state places on the life of a doe pronghorn.
Cheap enough my wife and I apply for 4 of them to pitch them in the garbage.
Nick87
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Yah, in the 25 years or so years I've been buying tags here have gone up about $12 for deer.
Dl1969
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Yeah it’s a special treat for us back here in Missouri,but I’ll wait till the herds hopefully recover a little more
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