Over the counter tag state?

[Ugly Dog]

What states have over the counter antelope tags and what is your advice on where to go, and when. This would be my 1st hunt for them.

 

[Lee7588]

Here is link I found a few years ago I'm sure some things have changed but it might be a starting point.

Our Favorite Over-the-Counter Tags

Soon, most hunters will know whether they drew the limited-entry big game tags they were after. Some hunters who drew tags are already planning their adventures, while others who didn’t pull a tag are shaking their heads in disappointment. If you’re one of those hunters who missed out, there are...

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[cohunt]

Rifle, muzzle, archery?

 

[Ugly Dog]

Rifle, muzzle, archery?

I'm up for rifle or muzzy.

 

[22250imp]

The only over the counter tag in CO is archery.

 

[Ugly Dog]

The only over the counter tag in CO is archery.

I do bow hunt so if that is my only option then I would do that. Just not sure where to start I've have never hunted them and usually do my own self guided hunts on public ground. I may have to look for a mentor or even do a self guided one through an outfitter?

 

[ThorThor]

Over the counter and pronghorn do not really go in the same sentence. There is a archery pronghorn tag in MT 700 I think that covers huge area and is easy to draw maybe not 100 percent with zero points but close I think. Should have been buying some cheap Wyoming points. No one bow hunts those tags before rifle starts you have it all to yourself pretty much.
New Mexico and Idaho both have draw hunts and are not on the point system, low odds for good hunts but applying for 9/10 states I draw at least one single digits odds tag every year for something. Dig in and do some homework, but options are limited. SE Colorado has some leftovers also for muzz usually.

 

[30378wbymag]

Sorry to inform ya, all our dang pronghorn migrated to Wyoming for some reason, heck most our elk and deer have moved too so best to look directly at Wyoming for tags...

 

[chav0_12]

You don't need to get an OTC tag. Some tags are pretty much guaranteed draws. Come to MT next year and we can go hunt them together.

 

[Stretch_TX]

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[LISBON]

Tell me more about MT antelope hunting, please.

 

[chav0_12]

Tell me more about MT antelope hunting, please.

There's a draw, the Region 7 tag is pretty easy to get, I've never not drawn it when applying for it. There's antelope, typically you drive around, look for them with optics, find them, make sure they're in public/BMA, then go shoot them. What do you want to know? I think NR tags are line $300-ish.

 

[Ugly Dog]

There's a draw, the Region 7 tag is pretty easy to get, I've never not drawn it when applying for it. There's antelope, typically you drive around, look for them with optics, find them, make sure they're in public/BMA, then go shoot them. What do you want to know? I think NR tags are line $300-ish.

Thank you! I will get right on applying.

 

[Smooty]

Sorry to inform ya, all our dang pronghorn migrated to Wyoming for some reason, heck most our elk and deer have moved too so best to look directly at Wyoming for tags...

Yes! That's correct! They're all in Wyoming. Ha! WY has had leftover doe tags in the past. Check around Casper.
Region 7 in MT is no longer a 100% draw. I thinks it's more like 40%. 15K applications and 6-7k tags. We're getting a lot more applications these days….