NeverSummer
FNG
I'm an experienced CO mountain elk and mule deer hunter. Typically backcountry, on foot or with horses, spot and stalk or still hunting dark timber. I live up high and have never hunted a prairie setting.
I drew a Unit 38 WY doe antelope tag and will be heading up from CO the first weekend in Nov. I've talked to antelope hunters here, and scoured the internet in an attempt to learn about these critters. We have access to a private section north of the Wall Creek Ranch and east of Plumbago Canyon Rd. I did scout this area last year in mid October, and there were plenty of 'lopes but folks are saying the antelope might have gone to lower elevations by Nov, so I'm also e-scouting public land access as well. I'm guessing that focusing on lower elevation public spots would be a good bet?
It seems like road hunting on a smattering of state and BLM blocks, glassing and then developing a plan for an approach using the the flat topography as best as one can is the best approach. Do antelope play the wind as well as elk and deer? I've heard they are much more visual.
I'm taking two new fellow female hunters up to tag along, so it would be exiting to bag a nice doe and bring them through the whole process. They're wanting to learn everything about butchering, ageing, curing and smoking sausages, etc. so fingers crossed. I'm always excited to help folks learn.
Any additional advice? Looking forward to hunting a totally different landscape than I'm used to, so should be fun. I'm planning to shoot my Wby 300 win mag running 190 lrx (it's a laser and I like the big 300 in the wind. I've not had much meat damage with this combo on small mule deer does, using the monos on a double lung shot, avoiding the shoulder), and will bring my Wby 6.5 Creed as a backup gun, running 127 lrx. Thanks for any thoughts.
I drew a Unit 38 WY doe antelope tag and will be heading up from CO the first weekend in Nov. I've talked to antelope hunters here, and scoured the internet in an attempt to learn about these critters. We have access to a private section north of the Wall Creek Ranch and east of Plumbago Canyon Rd. I did scout this area last year in mid October, and there were plenty of 'lopes but folks are saying the antelope might have gone to lower elevations by Nov, so I'm also e-scouting public land access as well. I'm guessing that focusing on lower elevation public spots would be a good bet?
It seems like road hunting on a smattering of state and BLM blocks, glassing and then developing a plan for an approach using the the flat topography as best as one can is the best approach. Do antelope play the wind as well as elk and deer? I've heard they are much more visual.
I'm taking two new fellow female hunters up to tag along, so it would be exiting to bag a nice doe and bring them through the whole process. They're wanting to learn everything about butchering, ageing, curing and smoking sausages, etc. so fingers crossed. I'm always excited to help folks learn.
Any additional advice? Looking forward to hunting a totally different landscape than I'm used to, so should be fun. I'm planning to shoot my Wby 300 win mag running 190 lrx (it's a laser and I like the big 300 in the wind. I've not had much meat damage with this combo on small mule deer does, using the monos on a double lung shot, avoiding the shoulder), and will bring my Wby 6.5 Creed as a backup gun, running 127 lrx. Thanks for any thoughts.