KY Sportsman
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It's been a while since anyone posted. What is going on out there? Had a successful hunt and will continue to go to WY as long as health holds out. Antelope, trout, sharptails. Hard to beat!
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TRS_Montana
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Ha, man, what are you smokin over there in KY?
I've heard a lot of people talk highly of WY as a non-resident hunting destination. How much does it cost for you to hunt there each year? Just antelope? Any pics of the hunt this year?
I've heard a lot of people talk highly of WY as a non-resident hunting destination. How much does it cost for you to hunt there each year? Just antelope? Any pics of the hunt this year?
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KY Sportsman
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Since I am not horn hunting, $50 per doe tag, $14 for NR fishing & $28 for NR small game. Did the whole 9 day trip for under $600. Price of gas helped
Since I am not horn hunting, $50 per doe tag, $14 for NR fishing & $28 for NR small game. Did the whole 9 day trip for under $600. Price of gas helped
charliebravo77
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WY antelope is the gateway drug to western hunting. The buck tags are pretty cheap (~$270) and doe tags are dirt cheap ($38-50). There are decent bucks in every unit, preference points and harder to draw units generally provide better public land access, but even a 'poor' unit like I hunted the past two years has decent opportunity if you are willing to walk further than the next guy.
I had this guy and a doe quartered and into my pack by 11am opening morning after a 3 mile hike from the nearest public road.
Assuming you don't need any gear and are equipped to camp, you can do a WY antelope trip for a few hundred bucks. Driving from Chicago and splitting gas 2-3 ways it's cost me about $600 all together including tags (1 buck 1 doe), gas, food, etc.
KY Sportsman
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Nice buck! Have a couple of those from years past. Now just like the meat. Between my hunting buddy & I we bring back 4 does, which gives us and my kids each an animal. With our KY deer the freezer looks pretty good! Would like a mulie in the future. What are the chances in Montana for a NR?
Nice buck! Have a couple of those from years past. Now just like the meat. Between my hunting buddy & I we bring back 4 does, which gives us and my kids each an animal. With our KY deer the freezer looks pretty good! Would like a mulie in the future. What are the chances in Montana for a NR?
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TRS_Montana
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Wow, that's pretty cheap! I worked in WY for a summer and couldn't believe how many antelope there were! Seemed like every hill had a herd.
Montana is pretty much a guarantee for getting a deer tag. Good public land opportunities, also. Not sure how much a deer tag costs, but an elk/deer combo is somewhere in the $900-$1000 dollar range.
Montana is pretty much a guarantee for getting a deer tag. Good public land opportunities, also. Not sure how much a deer tag costs, but an elk/deer combo is somewhere in the $900-$1000 dollar range.
5Speedjim
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I'm already planning for next year. I saved 17 vacation days this year plus what I get next year. I'm planning on some piece and quiet.
