Planing first WY antelop hunt, No PP and advise for units?

[Flatrock]

I see some units have type 2. I see some have different season dates, can anyone clarify the differences type 1 or 2?

You're on the right track. Maybe you've already looked at it but here are the seasons and tag types for all the units. http://gf.state.wy.us/web2011/Departments/Hunting/pdfs/REGULATIONS_CH5_SIGNED0005671.pdf

 

[Topgun 30-06]

You're on the right track. Maybe you've already looked at it but here are the seasons and tag types for all the units. http://gf.state.wy.us/web2011/Departments/Hunting/pdfs/REGULATIONS_CH5_SIGNED0005671.pdf

Thanks for that link and if they look at it they'll see the question on types is exactly what I stated above in my last post. I guess I was being a little picky on the "double" comment, LOL! It's quite a bit more and the difference actually varies depending on what animal you're talking about.

 

[Eric.MN]

Very helpful guys, much appreciated

 

[passinthru]

My daughter and I were able to put together a last minute hunt with leftover tags, and advice from some helpful guys on here, the biologist, and game warden.

With the gps chip we were able to find some decent public ground as soon as we hit our area. My daughter had her buck down an hour before dark the same day we left home, we'd left home twelve hours earlier. When I sent a picture back to my wife she couldn't believe it .

If you're just looking for a fun hunt and not concerned with size, the leftovers worked well for us.

Have fun and good luck

 

[gwhunter]

If you're just looking for a fun hunt and not concerned with size, the leftovers worked well for us.

I will agree with this. A non-hunting local told me "those things are like rabbits" when I told him I was antelope hunting. Driving through the state they are everywhere and unless you are looking to shoot a B&C lope you can get by anywhere in the state.

I would also look at the guide book as they will indicate with an asterisks which units have a smaller amount of public land for hunting (notice I said smaller,not none. A good hunt could still be had on a unit with a "*"). So I would start your search with units that don't have the asterisks since they will have more public land. Pair that up with the draw odds results and the success rates published on the fish and game website (almost always near 100 percent so this may not be as big of an issue) and you will be able to pick out some pretty good units that don't require any points to draw.

 

[Flatland Crusoe]

If you have a leftover tag or a 0 PP draw I would plan on getting out there at least a day or 2 early to scout. Points in Wyoming buy you land access for all intensive purposes, not bigger antelope or some other advantage.

My hunting partner and I put together a pretty successful hunt on a leftover tag last year, but we were there a full day early and scouted or hunted every moment for 3 straight days sunrise to sunset and we walked around 25 miles during those 3 days. The cool thing was even with a lot of hunting pressure we were constantly seeing antelope in the distance or going from one stalk to another.

We had a lot of luck either on small chunks of public land or small fingers coming off of bigger chunks of public land or in areas that were essentially land locked to vehicles.

I know there are conflicting opinions, but I would say hunt the opener and be camped near where you plan to hunt. I'm not sure I saw a single truck or hunter before an hour after sunrise because a lot of people don't put much effort into antelope hunting.

I would put in for a good area to build preference points with a special permit and if you don't draw that buy a leftover tag at the normal price in July. Putting a tag that is normally a left over as a 2nd/3rd draw on a special tag application is throwing away $200.

You probably want to ignore the drawing statistics prior to 2014, there were huge quota cuts this year and a lot of people were pushed out of traditional drawn areas to leftover tag units.

 

[Brittany Chukarman]

If you have a leftover tag or a 0 PP draw I would plan on getting out there at least a day or 2 early to scout. Points in Wyoming buy you land access for all intensive purposes, not bigger antelope or some other advantage.

My hunting partner and I put together a pretty successful hunt on a leftover tag last year, but we were there a full day early and scouted or hunted every moment for 3 straight days sunrise to sunset and we walked around 25 miles during those 3 days. The cool thing was even with a lot of hunting pressure we were constantly seeing antelope in the distance or going from one stalk to another.

We had a lot of luck either on small chunks of public land or small fingers coming off of bigger chunks of public land or in areas that were essentially land locked to vehicles.

I know there are conflicting opinions, but I would say hunt the opener and be camped near where you plan to hunt. I'm not sure I saw a single truck or hunter before an hour after sunrise because a lot of people don't put much effort into antelope hunting.

I would put in for a good area to build preference points with a special permit and if you don't draw that buy a leftover tag at the normal price in July. Putting a tag that is normally a left over as a 2nd/3rd draw on a special tag application is throwing away $200.

You probably want to ignore the drawing statistics prior to 2014, there were huge quota cuts this year and a lot of people were pushed out of traditional drawn areas to leftover tag units.

100% agree with your last statement. Quota cuts have put more hunters into the traditional leftover units. 2014 may have been the first year all the leftover tags sold out. The last time I checked the leftover list in October the only Type 1 units not sold out were 20 & 102 and they were going fast.