WY Deer 34 and Antelope 73
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Topgun 30-06
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Not much to say other than it's a good area for both. Get a GPS with landownership chip and then get out there and take as many days covering the area with a lot of glassing time and you'll do fine, especially on antelope.
PlainsHunter
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I hunted antelope in 75 just west of the 73 border and there were quite a few antelope in 73 on the west side of the unit. Looked like a good unit for antelope for sure.
I seen a few decent antelope in the SW portion of 73 last year driving through, if you can shoot you should kill a good or better antelope in that unit if you put in a bit of work and pass on the smaller bucks you see. Keep us posted on how you do in 34.
dihardhunter
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Good luck Dihard. We put in for deer in the special draw and didn't draw the deer tag. And they are pushing for another tag reduction next year to 75-100 total deer tags because the herd is hurting in the area still. Just talking to the biologist, land owners in 34, and the GWs have changed our plans. At least for now. I am however excited about the antelope part. It was the exact opposite. And I do have some private land for deer and antelope should I ever go for the deer tag again. Some really nice people in that area for sure. Only ran into 1 guy that was kind of rude.
Good luck Tom, reports are that there's still good bucks if you hunt hard. Just way down from what it has been and getting worse. PM the dates you'll be there and maybe we can link up. We will be camping close to where you'll be I bet.
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Good luck Tom, reports are that there's still good bucks if you hunt hard. Just way down from what it has been and getting worse. PM the dates you'll be there and maybe we can link up. We will be camping close to where you'll be I bet.
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dihardhunter
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I'll have 5 points in each species, so that would probably lock me in for goat and be a pretty sure thing in the Special for deer. We'll see though. It's one of about 5 unit combinations that I'm thinking about. I've done the combo DIY thing in Region C/Unit 23 before. Had a great hunt and took nice animals. Looking for a little better goat though. I'd like to put one down north of 75-76". For deer, not going to shoot the first thing I see but not too terribly picky either, 140-160" would be the range I'd be looking to tag over the course of a 10 day hunt.
robsev
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We hunted both there last year. Hunted after the big snow in Oct. The antelope were already in big herds. Saw hundreds, but only a couple that might go over 76. Deer are very spotty. You might see a couple, then drive and spot for 15 miles before you see another. covered a lot of country and never saw one that would even hit 140. Talked to a couple of guys who said they saw one they thought would go 180. My wife was lucky and drew both again this year. I just drew doe tags. The GPS with landowner chip is a good idea. There are some good areas right next to private. It's a huge unit. We've hunted there the last 4 years and I bet we haven't covered a third of it.
chiefgobbler
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Tom13, When do you plan to hunt? We will be there from central-cal and plan to hunt Sept 29-Oct 3. A few of us will head from there to hunt Deer the last week of the season in Region W.
dihardhunter
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'robsev' - so in other words, mulie tags may be a tad oversubscribed... Good to hear on the antelope though. That hunt is still a ways out, but intel gathering is a big part of it. This thread is off to a great start. Excited to hear how the guys do this year.
Good info Rob. And we may end up sticking with trying to draw the 34 tag down the road. Just not sure yet. I now have 5 points as well. Went into the SD with 4. As far as antelope, well I hope it turns out to be a good hunt!! It would have been nice to draw the deertag because the unit is one in the same, which is pretty rare out there. I guess if/when we finally do draw 34, we will have to look eslewhere for antelope if we want to do the combo again. Because we will never catch back up to our mule deer points. Good luck on your hunt Rob, and in your research Diehard.
We will be out in the unit antelope hunting beggining on October the 10th/11th.
We will be out in the unit antelope hunting beggining on October the 10th/11th.
Topgun 30-06
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Just a quick comment regarding your antelope hunts in 73. There were 800 Type 1 tags issued in 2013 and again this year for 2014, so that should tell you there is a stable population there with no cuts made like the G&F did in so many other units. You guys will do fine on them, but the deer tag will be harder to fill, especially with a real good buck, but there are some good ones in that unit.
ore hunter
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hunted it in 2012,,,antelope will not be a problem,,,just find water,,,deer will be up in the hills somewhat,,,seen a few nice ones.
robie
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Wanted to resurrect and oldish thread.
A buddy and I are looking at doing a combo Deer/Antelope (Region H/90) hunt fall 2015. We have the points to draw both and I wanted to see how many days you guys would allow and what are the real chances of success at finding both? Looking for decent goats in the mid 70's and just a representative mule deer, not a 170+.
From all the research we've done it and the average antelope hunt in unit 90 being 2-3 days it doesn't sound like we will have much trouble finding goats but I have no clue on deer or if we are just wasting our money on buying a deer tag as well.
A buddy and I are looking at doing a combo Deer/Antelope (Region H/90) hunt fall 2015. We have the points to draw both and I wanted to see how many days you guys would allow and what are the real chances of success at finding both? Looking for decent goats in the mid 70's and just a representative mule deer, not a 170+.
From all the research we've done it and the average antelope hunt in unit 90 being 2-3 days it doesn't sound like we will have much trouble finding goats but I have no clue on deer or if we are just wasting our money on buying a deer tag as well.
Hey Robie, I would probably start another thread as opposed to asking your question in this one. You'll likely get more responses. You're asking about a totally different area of the state than what this thread is geared towards. Good luck!!
robie
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Cobb - thanks for the reply. I will when I get closer to putting in my application.
I just wanted some general info as to the idea of a combo hunt. Who has done it were the successful? Or have most people been better off just hunting goats and saving a deer hunt for another year.
I realize that if you have a month worth of time to hunt is a lot different than if you have a week. So wanted to see how much time people allow for a combo hunt.
I also want to hear how Tom's hunt is going/went.
I just wanted some general info as to the idea of a combo hunt. Who has done it were the successful? Or have most people been better off just hunting goats and saving a deer hunt for another year.
I realize that if you have a month worth of time to hunt is a lot different than if you have a week. So wanted to see how much time people allow for a combo hunt.
I also want to hear how Tom's hunt is going/went.
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Umpqua Hunter
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Robie, I would give a minimum of 3 full days for antelope and 6 full days for deer. More would be better.
Oh....I'm tracking now. That does sort of fit here better then!! I tried my dangest to do the combo hunt this year in 73/34. And we almost pulled it off. So I will say this....its the drawing of the tags that can disrupt your whole plan. And boy did it derail us. I basically had to start from scratch and look into areas with deer leftover tags. We ended up buying a Reg M tag just because it is relatively close to our antelope unit. And almost everyone I talked to said Reg M is a bust and not to expect too much. So....we are going in expecting a pretty decent antelope hunt, and an extended camping trip for a deer hunt haha. We ARE going to have a good time regardless.
I looked at unit 90 for antelope just now. Looks like it will take around 5 points in the reg draw. And I'm sure you know, but H will take a couple too. The 2 of them seem to be relatively close together geographically, so you could probably pull it off. And the antelope season on the unit 90 tag is long. That helps. From what I've read about Reg H, I'd allow at least 7 days on that hunt, and 2-3+ for the antelope. I wish ya luck man, that would be a very cool trip.
Edit: I should add that we are spending 3 days antelope hunting, 1 day deer scouting, and 5 days deer hunting. That's actual on the ground time. Our drive time is what makes this a really long trip. 22-24 hours each way. We will try to drove straight through. But have back-up plans if we can't.
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