Wyoming archery season vs rifle season

[Robinhood21]

This year will be my third time hunting pronghorn with a rifle in Wyoming.

I’m mostly a bowhunter but have no insecurities pulling out a rifle to hunt (especially pronghorn) but I would like try my luck with bow in hand.

Is archery season as busy as rifle season on public land? I wouldn’t imagine so but I’ve never been up there during archery season.

What has your esperiences been like during archery season?

Thanks!!

 

[Khunter]

archery is worth the effort. in a good area you can get in many stalks and have close encounters per day till it all comes together. have not had crowding issues when I bowhunted them in WY. These were 3 to 5 pref point units...

and when i rifle hunted in Wyoming it was the third week of that season and NOBODY was out there but me so bowhunted then as well, peak rut. Absolutley awsome. wait till Oct 1 to hunt and bring your bow AND rifle.

 

[MT.PERCHMAN]

This will be my Son and I first Antelope hunt this fall. We are going to use guns and maybe a bow if we draw next year !

 

[Mallardsx2]

I wish I could have taken the week off prior to gun season and archery hunted and then rolled right into rifle season. That would have been sweet.

Not enough vacation time to do that though.

 

[jtm307]

Is archery season as busy as rifle season on public land?

Not even close. You'll likely be all alone and have your choice of bucks. They aren't as skittish as well.

 

[Robinhood21]

I wish I could have taken the week off prior to gun season and archery hunted and then rolled right into rifle season. That would have been sweet.

Not enough vacation time to do that though.

That's a good idea, at least a couple days before rifle try with a bow and if you're not successful within those couple days pull out the rifle