Drawing Odds-Antelope

[Colorado Cowboy]

I was just checking the published drawing odds listed for antelope (doe/fawn) on the Wyoming G & F website. I was really shocked at the number of tags listed as sold for the unit I want to hunt.

here are the numbers: year-2010-200 tags;2011-287 tags; 2012-219 tags; 2013-5t tags; 2105-5 tags; 2016-5 tags & 2017 - 5 tags.

Are the numbers for 2013 thru 2017 accurate? I last hunted in 2012 and as the numbers for the unit show, tags were pretty easy to draw. I have a hard time believing the 2013 thru 2017 numbers as Wyoming has always issued tons of type 6 & 7 tags.

 

[wy-tex]

Bad winter in 2010-2011 and drought in 2012-2013 affected some area dramatically. Low fawn production also affected numbers following the drought. Tags were cut in those areas.

 

[ithunter]

We saw something similar in a unit we really like...175 tags, 50 tags, 7 tags. As frustrating as it is at times, I like knowing the state is paying attention.

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

Looks like I might have to rethink 2018 as there probably is no way to predict what they will do with tag numbers prior to deadline next
spring.

 

[wy-tex]

Winter counts will start when conditions are best for them. They try to get a handle on numbers before apps are due. With the NR deadline pushed to May the G&F will have a good understanding of how the herds are doing by then. They adjust tags every year when animal populations fluctuate.
Bit of a late summer drought this year so tags may be less in some areas , or they may increase to help the wintering grounds sustain the populations next year.
Keep in touch with the biologist in the areas you like to hunt.

 

[WapitiBob]

You will know tag numbers long before the app/change deadline. Get applied and edit it when the numbers are known.