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Wyoming Antelope Unit 21
ElkFever2 is spot on. You don’t need our “opinions” about this. You need to look at a map. Start here: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Hunting/Hunt-Planner/Antelope/Antelope-Map Plenty of access points. Anyone telling you access is tough is probably someone who believes that good access=not having to get... -
Wyoming Unit 66
That's a primo unit. Access is as easy as falling out of the truck. Just take your time to scope a few different bucks then go after the ones you want. -
Trail cam lock box
Huh. Never thought of this. This is a really good idea...- bts09
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- Forum: Cameras - Photo and Video
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NR tag strategy.
I would expand that net a little if you want to hunt a bull elk each year. If it's just any elk (as in, you'll take a cow), you could probably keep the list small like that. But as a general matter, very few people are going to regret getting lucky in any given year and drawing two bull elk tags...- bts09
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- Forum: Tag, Applications, Maps & E-Scouting
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26 yrs finally got a desert bighorn sheep tag
Congrats on the tag! I think if you told me right now I will draw one after ONLY applying 26 years I would be pretty pumped. Agree with everyone else. If tags could be sold, they would be 10x the price. Companies would exist only to buy and resell tags. And only the wealthiest among us could... -
NM Unit 34 tips
I would watch Randy‘s e-scouting series. It’s super useful for helping you understand where elk might be at certain times of year. And remember, where they are now is not where they’re going to be in two months. Welcome to HT! -
New guy from Kentucky
Welcome to HT! Good luck in September, and don't shoot the first buck you see. -
2020 Montana Goat Scouting
That’s some awesome luck. Thanks for sharing. Pictures really give you a sense for how incredibly steep that country is.- bts09
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- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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Backcountry vs. Mobility
A sheep hunt was your first DIY western hunt? Wow. -
OnX vs paper map
Don’t ever count on having service in the Unit itself. But if you download the onX maps ahead of time, your GPS will pinpoint your location with or without service. That’s one of the reasons it‘s so useful. As for maps, many of us always take a hard copy and onX just to be safe. -
Tips needed for antelope in Wyo
Welcome to HT! Most of the really hard access units have been posted about on here at some point or another, so you may be able to find someone who’s already done some of the work for you. Just pay attention to the county roads on the Wyoming hunt site map—those are your friends, as if they’re... -
Learning on the Job - Adult Onset Hunter episode 2
What are you talking about? You have like 30,000 close friends on this forum! :) -
Texas moves to a cubed loyalty point system
I am. Bighorns are just the easiest example in the Texas draw because of the extremely limited number of tags. That's why I keep using them as an example. Antelope would work, too. 10 tags for about 6000 applicants each year. So without accounting for the previous point system, your odds were... -
Texas moves to a cubed loyalty point system
That's how I think I see it, too. Let's say there are "only" 30 people right now with say, 25 bighorn points in Texas. One tag per year. So next year, there will be 29 people with 26 points (because presumably one of them draws this year). Year after that, 28 people with 27 points. And so on... -
Texas moves to a cubed loyalty point system
I don't think you need to worry about your other plans. But could you please resurrect this thread when the draw happens? I'm asking because Texas refuses to publish the points numbers--like how many points are out there, what the max number is, etc. My suspicion is you are nowhere near the top... -
Backpack pronghorn hunt
Not weird at all. Considered doing the same thing last year, especially considering the length of hike into the unit I was hunting. If you do, just keep in mind that an antelope is a heck of a lot lighter than most anything else. So what might feel like a manageable load when you’re packing out... -
Texas moves to a cubed loyalty point system
No refund needed in Texas—you don’t pay for points. They’re just included with the $3 draw. -
Texas moves to a cubed loyalty point system
There was NO notice of this. And I’m not even sure how to submit comments to stuff like this in a formal way. -
Texas moves to a cubed loyalty point system
It's $3 to apply each year. This is one of my many issue with the system. Most people are going to look at that and say, well, my chances are now about the same as the powerball, and that costs $2, so why not... -
Texas moves to a cubed loyalty point system
Are you saying that because of the supply/demand issue? As in, they only award a couple tags each year, so they're never going to work through the backlog of massive points holders?
