Anybody else put in for speed goats in WY?
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Anybody else put in for speed goats in WY?
Yes, I got in with a few buddies to go up.
First time for me
Yup. We put in every year. Last year we didn't draw tags - first time since 2005.Quote:
Originally Posted by trlcavscout
We always do Area 44, Monolith Ranch outside of Laramie.
I hunt a private ranch just north of Cheyenne. The GMU is nearly all private so getting tags isn't too hard, although they don't have leftovers much anymore.
Area 46 and 47 on my uncles place.
Me and my wife are doing unit 34 for goats deer and turkey. I havent hunted WY in a few years i normally do nebraska but my oldest nephew ships tomorrow to the air force so we are gonna hunt with my step dad up there. Im taking the handgun this year so it should be fun.
Put in for unit 106, just north of Jeffrey City. Makes for a good weekend of hunting with my father in law. I have yet to draw a tag.
Area 45. My father in laws place. How much are non resident tags now?
Under $50 for a doe/fawn (type 6.)Quote:
Originally Posted by jmg8550
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What the hell, Wyoming? 2nd year in a row I didn't draw a tag. [Rant1]
Used to be a sure thing. I hunted in Area 44 every year from 2004 - 2014. It's not like they're running out of Antelope in Wyoming.
I think it must be anti-Colorado discrimination. They figure we're all high or something. [fudd]
This was published Feb 2015. Antelope numbers are down, and slowly making a comeback.
Wyoming’s antelope populations have been declining rapidly over the past decade. Just several years ago in 2010, there were more than 500,000 antelope in the state. Today, that number has dropped to slightly more than 400,000. According to Senior Wildlife Biologist Grant Frost much of this can be attributed to poor habitat conditions that did not allow antelope to sustain numbers or rebound from population declines as quickly as they used to. The drought over the past several years has also posed additional challenges, but the state has seen above average precipitation since then and in 2014, there was much better fawn survival.
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“We should see our first increase in several years in estimated population when biologists finish their year-end work and reports. Another few years like 2014 would do wonders for habitat condition, nutritional status, and antelope survival and numbers,” explains Frost
I did draw my tag for area 45, it's mostly private land so their may be fewer applicants.
Me and my wife drew our tags.