For antelope I don't care how much my rifle weighs. I have a 338 lapua that I have shot several antelope with because I enjoy reaching out and touching them. The fiancé has a 308 with high end glass and a bull barrel. She doesn't like that it weighs 11 lbs but she and her little frame lug it...
Shoot me a PM. I can give you some suggestions. I always opt to hunt sooner in a less"prestigious" unit and will do my best to find a good bull and be able to hunt more often than wait many years till I beat the point creep. Lots of units in Wyoming can produce big Bulls...
have a pair of geovid 15x56 that i would be willing to part with. I bought the 10x42s that have angle compensation. The 15x do not have angle compensation. Send me a PM if your interested.
I think Montana is a pretty good deal when you look at what you get. A fishing license, bird license and two big game tags for under 1100 as a NR. Honestly if you bought all those licenses in Wyoming as a NR you could easily spend more than 1100 and your not guaranteed to get a tag every year...