For years I have wanted to hunt pronghorn and elk in the US. Not sure if these hunts can go together but I´m planning to make it happen in 2018. Any ideas as to good outfitters are much appreciated. There would probably be four of us.

If you can spare enough time, this is an option. For states with the best potential to draw tags in the lotteries, I would look at Montana or Wyoming. If you have a little extra money, New Mexico allows landowners to sell tags on their properties. You could potentially put together an archery elk hunt with an antelope hunt.

There's some chat about this type of combo hunt here:
http://forums.accuratereloadin...3411043/m/1001054132

I would start with the outfitters here on AR such as Arron Neilson, Randy Routier, Sagebrush Hunts, Mark Young and so on. I bet these guys could either find what you want or get you pointed in the right direction.

To answer your question, yes, it can be done. However, I would plan 2 weeks at minimum to do so.

I would look at a Utah landowner permit for elk. Wyoming is your best bet for antelope.

You could make it work, in many cases by traveling from one area/state in a day.

This is just my opinion and I am not an Outfitter. However, I do know a few Outfitters here local that could help you out.

Send me a PM if you are interested. Best of luck!

You could set up a combination hunt but the timing won't be ideal for both species. Antelope are usually hunted from late August through October while elk are hunted a bit later in the year. It would probably be a better idea to focus on one or the other.

Next, figure out your budget and trophy expectations. If you have lots of money and are looking for a trophy, New Mexico is probably your best bet for both species, although all of the Western states have something to offer.

If your interest leads towards elk, make sure you are in good physical condition. Many first time elk hunters find out the hard way that they're not in as good a shape as they thought they were. That doesn't mean elk are off the menu if you're not Superman. I'm in very poor shape but managed to kill a 6X6 bull elk in fair chase on a low-fenced ranch. What I'm suggesting is that you make an realistic assessment of your fitness and discuss it with your outfitter.

I should look it up, but in 2000 we hunted the last two weeks of antelope season and the first two weeks of elk season in Wyoming. I'm planning for just antelope this year.

To do a hunt like that, if you can afford it, contact outfitters and look at doing private land hunts. It will be more expensive, but putting in for tags with possibly/probably no Preference Points can be or is a drawn out process. JMO.

You can hunt the rut in Idaho in the Selway (no draw) for elk in last September, and combine that with an antelope hunt in Wyoming.

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You can hunt the rut in Idaho in the Selway (no draw) for elk in last September, and combine that with an antelope hunt in Wyoming.

I've been reading up a bunch on the same subject as I'm hoping to finally do a DIY elk hunt after putting it off for years... isn't the Selway way down as far as elk numbers compared to the past?

Although Colorado has both, antelope is a draw deal and not a whole lot of non resident tags offered. Elk seasons are so short you'd be much better off going to another state with less numbers of elk but, lot longer seasons.

For antelope I'd suggest Wyo. Lots of 'em all over the state and should be easy to find public lands you can just drive to, set up camp and have at it at No Cost. Contact: USGS and get some property ownership maps, then the wildlife outfits for each state and study them along with their harvest results.

I have no idea about elk in Wyo. You need to figure no less than two weeks and IF you can find a month long season somewhere there's a good population that's where I'd suggest you try for elk. Antelope shouldn't take over a weekend to fill ONLY 4 tags in Wyo.

Each state has it's own laws and seasons. CO has the most numbers of elk, Wyo the most antelope.

You should be able to get on each states Wildlife org by doing a search such as: Wyo wildlife, Utah, Montana etc. For CO it's: CPW

But the seasons in CO are screwed up, half dozen of 5-6 days, last I hunted there was one End of Oct/first part of Nov that was 9 days. I haven't hunted since '11 so don't know what's going on now. You should have plenty of time to sort thru info.

Trouble is with these two species the seasons for antelope are early by a couple weeks or so before elk season. Really the best time for elk is in the later seasons. Much depends on the weather. It seldom snows much early, it takes quite a bit of snow to move elk down from the high country. One or two 2'; snows won't do it. It has to stay deep long enough they get hungry and tired of digging for eats. They eat 98% grass where deer browse brush and tree's elk don't much unless they're starving.

Best of luck and wishes,
George

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Originally posted by AnotherAZWriter:
You can hunt the rut in Idaho in the Selway (no draw) for elk in last September, and combine that with an antelope hunt in Wyoming.

I've been reading up a bunch on the same subject as I'm hoping to finally do a DIY elk hunt after putting it off for years... isn't the Selway way down as far as elk numbers compared to the past?

I keep hearing that, but I have done okay. A DIY in that area would be very difficult unless you had horses. I know my outfitter last year went zip on elk, but I have always shot one (I was moose hunting in AK last year during the ID elk season).

If you are going guided then a Colorado trip could be the easiest. You can buy an elk tag over the counter or thru a Landowner Voucher. And you can buy a landowner voucher for antelope. Might make it a touch more expensive.

Probably be able to have the same type of situation in Utah.

Are you just wanting to shoot a bull elk? What about a buck pronghorn and a cow elk? That would be very doable. If so, let me know and I can give you some ideas.

And do you know much about fly fishing in Iceland? That is on my bucket list!
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Thank you all for your most informative replies. I think I´ll stick to the antelope this time since in order to do both I would need more time than I will have. Wyoming, somehow has always been on my list, I´ll look into that first.
MC - As to the fly fishing I´m not an expert. I have done it and do sometimes but mostly I use a net catching sole and arctic char as well as cod, haddock etc..
If anyone would be interested in hunting over here and in turn helping me out make my pronghorn happen please pm me. Maybe something could be worked out.

Can be done in 7 - 8 days. You can email me at globalhunts@aol.com if you want info.

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Originally posted by Adventura:
Thank you all for your most informative replies. I think I´ll stick to the antelope this time since in order to do both I would need more time than I will have. Wyoming, somehow has always been on my list, I´ll look into that first.
MC - As to the fly fishing I´m not an expert. I have done it and do sometimes but mostly I use a net catching sole and arctic char as well as cod, haddock etc..
If anyone would be interested in hunting over here and in turn helping me out make my pronghorn happen please pm me. Maybe something could be worked out.

If you are looking at Antelope only. I would HIGHLY and without reservation recomend:

Jeremy Gugelmeyer
www.sagebrushhunts.com
806-333-4358
sagebrushhunts@gmail.com

He is an AR member, is priced very, very competitively and shoots Great Big antelopes in the Panhandle of Texas, landowner tags, no draw.

http://forums.accuratereloadin...2100588/m/5501074722

You want a BIG Pronghorn? This is the guy.

I can get you a cow elk hunt for about $2500 to $2800, and probably get your $400. tag and license tossed it for that (maybe) depends on the number of tags he has...I have been there and hunted for the last 4 years and killed a cow every year by the second day, usually day one..Bulls are $5400. most are 5x6 or 6x6 but nothing to shout about..The ranch is 88,000 ac. of private land.

I know he has some Antelope permits every year, and while hunting elk Ive seen some Antelope like Ive never seen in my lifetime, a couple at 18 to 20 inches and one even bigger. and I saw more than a few in the 16 to 17 inch category, and others that I wouldn't pass up. I was raised on a ranch with big antelope and the largest ever shot on that ranch was just barely 18 and was the only one I ever saw that big growing up there. Southern Colo and New Mexico have some monster antelope.

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I can get you a cow elk hunt for about $2500 to $2800

Am I reading this correctly? I have been on this site for several years and have never commented on an overpriced hunt. To each there own.

However, this crazy! For a cow elk?

There are many places where you can do this in Wyoming. If your budgets allow, the Mescalero Apache reservation also offers an elk/antelope combo hunt with very high trophy quality... and prices to match.

Wyoming would require drawing permits but wouldn't be very difficult to organize.

That's up to you, but it does include the $400 non resident license, room and board in a lodge, and a 1x1 guide, and a stay until you kill out..I don't see that as over priced for a cow, I know a bunch of outfitters that charge more, and he fills out every year..

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That's up to you, but it does include the $400 non resident license, room and board in a lodge, and a 1x1 guide, and a stay until you kill out..I don't see that as over priced for a cow, I know a bunch of outfitters that charge more, and he fills out every year..

Well, more power to him and it sounds less me a great time- I was just surprised