I'm planning a DIY 2023 trip to Wyoming for mule deer and antelope. I'll be going with a buddy who doesn't have as many points but our combined points /2 will be 6 pts for deer and 6.5 pts for antelope.
We're planning for a 2 week trip so my first question/concern is whether we should even be trying to do both. I've done it successfully before in units with 0 points but I'd like to focus on quality mature animals since I'm burning my points and will be in better units. We both agreed that mule deer is our primary target for this trip. I was hoping we could line it up so we could spend 2-3 days for antelope and then move on to mule deer. As I started the research to look at units, I was hoping to hunt in the same general area for both antelope and deer to minimize travel time. That really limited options so I've moved on from that idea. The next focus was find season dates that overlap. That also limited options but not terribly bad.
Anyhow, I ended up narrowing the deer options down to H and a few specific units with either 1 October or 15 October start dates.
I'm seeing several antelope units with seasons that start as early as 10 September and run through either mid October or the end of October.
So my questions are these.....
Feel free to PM if you have specific thoughts on units and would rather not post. I've been looking at options based on data from Toprut and HuntnFool.
Thanks in advance.
We're planning for a 2 week trip so my first question/concern is whether we should even be trying to do both. I've done it successfully before in units with 0 points but I'd like to focus on quality mature animals since I'm burning my points and will be in better units. We both agreed that mule deer is our primary target for this trip. I was hoping we could line it up so we could spend 2-3 days for antelope and then move on to mule deer. As I started the research to look at units, I was hoping to hunt in the same general area for both antelope and deer to minimize travel time. That really limited options so I've moved on from that idea. The next focus was find season dates that overlap. That also limited options but not terribly bad.
Anyhow, I ended up narrowing the deer options down to H and a few specific units with either 1 October or 15 October start dates.
I'm seeing several antelope units with seasons that start as early as 10 September and run through either mid October or the end of October.
So my questions are these.....
- Only focus on mule deer with 2 weeks or try to do both?
- Pick a general unit (H) for deer or a specific unit?
Feel free to PM if you have specific thoughts on units and would rather not post. I've been looking at options based on data from Toprut and HuntnFool.
Thanks in advance.