Well I drew and I'm looking for a 75"+ goat, don't really care if he's 2 or 7. Staying in Thermopolis the last week in September and I'm hoping to make it a surf & turf trip.
I like your chancesWell I drew and I'm looking for a 75"+ goat, don't really care if he's 2 or 7. Staying in Thermopolis the last week in September and I'm hoping to make it a surf & turf trip.
It's not looking good from a moisture standpoint. I would still guess there will be some 80" bucks roaming if a guy puts the time in. On a year like this, I would be there 2-3 days early to scout so you can be on one of them opening morning.
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Makes sense. I have been trying to track how the area around Shoshoni has done and from what I gather it seems like they had a dry fall last year, a mild winter, a wet spring and then decent moisture so far this summer. I have no idea how that translates to this this years horn growth, what do you think?Moisture at this point means nothing for pronghorn horn growth...they were 98% done by the end of May.
Moisture from here on out is going to determine how the remaining animals after hunting season enter winter condition wise as well as fawn survival.
I think there's never a time having a decent tag for pronghorn is a bad thing come September/October...Makes sense. I have been trying to track how the area around Shoshoni has done and from what I gather it seems like they had a dry fall last year, a mild winter, a wet spring and then decent moisture so far this summer. I have no idea how that translates to this this years horn growth, what do you think?
I live in area 97, and I have seen some great bucks this summer. I haven’t been through 75 in about a month so not much help on that. We have definitely had more moisture than we did last summer so that’s a positive. Although the heat has been terrible.Any updates on the goats in central WY (unit 75 specifically), are they having some decent growth is last years conditions affecting this years horns?
Great tag! Have fun67 here I come , should be fun
Looking at the last 180 days it looks like unit 97 and 75 are around 125%-150% of normal precipitation so I'm hoping the quality you're seeing in 97 overlaps into 75 as well. Thanks for the update!I live in area 97, and I have seen some great bucks this summer. I haven’t been through 75 in about a month so not much help on that. We have definitely had more moisture than we did last summer so that’s a positive. Although the heat has been terrible.
Good to hear! I was just out in Thermopolis for a few days with the family and we took a look on the far west side of 75 and saw a few goats but not many and no bucks worth mentioning but it was the middle of the day and not in areas I will be hunting come September.The quality is still looking really good, definitely excited for this fall. We had one of the most mild winters that I can remember so I think that has definitely played a part.
After I shoot my 80+ in that unit I will let ya know what rock they are hiding on lol.Good to hear! I was just out in Thermopolis for a few days with the family and we took a look on the far west side of 75 and saw a few goats but not many and no bucks worth mentioning but it was the middle of the day and not in areas I will be hunting come September.
Anybody who takes an 80+ is definitely somebody I will take advice from. Good luck on your hunt, sounds like we're in for a fun hunt even if we don't see exactly what we're after.After I shoot my 80+ in that unit I will let ya know what rock they are hiding on lol.