Recent content by ksrifle

Last year was my first antelope hunt. East side of the state. No snakes. My girlfriend and I each killed 3 antelope. Hers was 243, mine 25-06. Both turned in stellar performance, but longest shot was 340. They die pretty easy and aren't very tough.

Nice! Congrats to both of you!

IMR 7977 has worked well for me with 115 ballistic tips.

I love expanded bullet pics! I've done some milk jug shooting with self defense type handgun ammo. The input on everyone's favorite bullet is interesting. I've had excellent results on thin skinned game in several calibers with Nosler ballistic tips. If I was to pursue something tougher such as...

Thanks for the input. Although I don't feel over gunned by any means, it is apparent that antelope are somewhat fragile and easy to kill.

My rifle is a 25-06 with 115 grain Nosler ballistic tips. Hers is a 243 with 95 grain ballistic tips.

My girlfriend and I recently filled all our tags on a Wyoming area 9 antelope hunt! Both of the bucks were heart shots at 290-300 yards and both bucks had a large split in the bottom of the brisket. Is this normal? I've never seen this happen on the local whitetail deer.

Just back home from Wyoming, and everything went very well. The GPS/Wyoming chip was easily the most valuable tool I had (other than my rifle) and the Delorme map got quite a bit of usage too. Thanks too all of you that gave advice! I called the game warden before I left and he explained that...

Talking to the game warden is an excellent idea! Is their phone number on the game and fish website?

Thanks for the clarification and encouragement! It looks like I need to buy the Delorme map, and I already have the Wyoming chip in my gps. I'm planning on going in the middle of October, as I would rather deal with spooked animals than crazy opening weekend crowds. Thanks

No problem, I appreciate you taking the trouble to check. It's always good to get another perspective on things.

Unless I'm missing something here, I don't think there's any HMA's in area 9. There is a good amount of walk in hunting and state land. I'm planning on mostly scouting my first day, and also find a place to tent camp.

Thanks for the feedback. I'll be in area 9. Really looking forward to the whole experience, I'm just trying to get a grasp on everything. Thanks again.

I recently bought the Wyoming chip for my Garmin, and was wondering if the two tracks on the map are public roads. First Garmin, first antelope hunt, need help. Thanks

My girlfriend and I each drew a buck and two doe tags in area 9. This is the first time either of us has hunted big game out of state, and super excited!