Looking for Antelope Hunt in 2008

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01 November 2007, 04:55

trigger

Looking for Antelope Hunt in 2008

Looking for a basic Father/Son antelope hunt within a 5 hour drive of Colorado Springs, Co.

Dates I am looking for are 10/11/08 Saturday - 10/13/08 Monday. Son is a cadet at the Air Force Academy and he has the Columbus day Monday off.

Do not need luxury accommodations (hotel would be fine), don't need trophy antelope. Do need a guide that knows what they are doing and will provide transportation during the hunt. Hoping for less than $2000 each for the hunt.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

01 November 2007, 06:00

kudu56

Try Wyoming and go it on your own. Carbon county if you can draw. Save the 2k and stay at a nice motel in Saratoga. Eat at the wolf hotel.

01 November 2007, 06:27

CVC

Yes, the Wolf is good - ate there just about everynight I was there. Didn't draw for antelope this year, but was hunting mule deer in the area.

Did get a nice one last year on BLM.

01 November 2007, 16:31

tonto

I just finished a father son antelope hunt in wyoming. We did it on our own. We both should have had a buck on the second day.(the one I missed dwarfed the 13.5 inch buck I got) Our longer range shooting wasnt up to snuff. We both got our goats. Me a buck my 14yr old a doe. We saw and stalked goats every day.
you could rent a car and stay in a hotel and still be below your budget.
Dean

01 November 2007, 17:56

Cal Taylor

Trigger, You can e-mail me at caltaylor3@vcn.com. I can arrange those dates, but it is probably closer to a 6 hour drive.

02 November 2007, 13:57

DaveP

Me and my brother both took decent goats last month.
Got all the way from here to there and back, counting EVERYTHING for less than 1/2 of what you're looking to spend!
The most doable DIY hunt!

03 November 2007, 06:55

TomP

quote:
Originally posted by trigger:
Looking for a basic Father/Son antelope hunt within a 5 hour drive of Colorado Springs, Co.

Dates I am looking for are 10/11/08 Saturday - 10/13/08 Monday. Son is a cadet at the Air Force Academy and he has the Columbus day Monday off.

Do not need luxury accommodations (hotel would be fine), don't need trophy antelope. Do need a guide that knows what they are doing and will provide transportation during the hunt. Hoping for less than $2000 each for the hunt.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Sounds like the issue isn't so much money as time. You can fly into some pretty good antelope country from Denver on a Friday night, rent a vehicle, get back Monday night with three days to hunt.