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Old 04/05/07, 06:58 PM
 
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Pronghorn Questions

I would like to take my children hunting for pronghorn antelope maybe look for a mule deer also. Would prefer it to be a camping type hunt, maybe paying a trespass fee. Can anyone out there make a recommendation on where to go? When application dates are/can you buy tags over the counter? I do not really have the money to spend for a guide and prefer the satisfaction of doing it without a "pro".

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Old 04/05/07, 08:00 PM
 
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ALMOST ANYWHERE in Wyoming.
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Old 04/05/07, 08:03 PM
 
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i would reccomend wyming for your hunt some of the biggest antelope taken are from shirley basin , plus good deer hunting to go type in www.wyoming game and fish . gov.us
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Old 04/05/07, 08:47 PM
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This years draw deadline for 'lopes in WY has passed. They will have left over doe tags available though. They are much cheaper and a great way to get started.
A call to the WY dept of game will be able to get you started.
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Thick as fleas in Wyoming.I had to go one time,stepped out of the Outhouse there was a bunch right by the door

Don't know what the season is like in Colorado.First day I was there had one up on the hill watching me split wood.

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Old 04/06/07, 08:46 AM
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Thick as fleas in Wyoming.I had to go one time,stepped out of the Outhouse there was a bunch right by the door

Don't know what the season is like in Colorado.First day I was there had one up on the hill watching me split wood.

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Colorado tags are real hard to come by unless you spend the big bucks for a landowner tag.
Wyoming is still the cheapest by far.
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Old 04/06/07, 04:55 PM
 
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Thanks for the replies. I have heard Wyoming is good but the cut off was March 31 to submit applications. Maybe next year as I know of a nice ranch where you just pay a trespass fee. I would like the opportunity to get a deer tag also. I have never shot a muley.
Who can tell me about Nebraska?

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Old 04/06/07, 08:26 PM
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Long, they still have "leftover drawings". That is for the tags that are left when the drawing is held.There should be two more before august of this year. There are several areas in wyoming that have left over tags. Alot of them are ones that have the most land privately held. You can maybe get permission to hunt on some ranches and farms. I would suggest posting a ad in the classifieds section of the Casper star tribune newspaper. Asking for a place to hunt in 2008 season. It is by far the largest circulation of any newspaper in wyoming and is statewide. You can then plan the hunt, apply for licenses next winter and be better to go. You might also get the 2006 copy of the Landowners access book. This is a book put out by the Wyoming game and fish. It is almost a bible for hunting. It has the landowners that give access to hunt certain game animals on their property for free. It also has their rules as they wish hunters to act. While on their property. Some are simple some are complicated, but is spelled out right there. It is for the safety of landowner and their property and yours. Most of the land owners allow the hunting and fishing so's they are in the book year to year.
Wyoming is almost 50 percent public land, you can enjoy it in many ways. It has places to camp and hunt on the lands. The hard part is getting the licenses to hunt. I averaged getting one license about every 3 or 4 years. I can't complain tho. I did get two moose licenses and two elk licenses in the best areas of the state,and I filled with big boys for sure. If the public hunt sounds like the way to go. PM me, I can embelish on the other things to do to make the hunt more enjoyable. I did hunt that state for over 35 years.
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Old 04/06/07, 08:31 PM
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Thanks for the replies. I have heard Wyoming is good but the cut off was March 31 to submit applications. Maybe next year as I know of a nice ranch where you just pay a trespass fee. I would like the opportunity to get a deer tag also. I have never shot a muley.
Who can tell me about Nebraska?

RW
If you are talking about antelope in Nebraska, I lived in that state for 13 years and never drew a tag....but then I have bad luck that way.
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