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Which animal would you first pursue if you have decided to try a "do it yourself" hunt? I guess this should be an animal that would prove to be a little easier to get to with a high number of animals found in the unit. I am a Southeastern deer hunter, so I would be looking for something a little different than what I am used too back home. Thanks. | ||
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antelope in WY Mike Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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I agree (not all that common these days on this forum), an Antelope hunt in a western state would be a great way to start. Next up Mule Deer. Last choice Elk. | |||
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You got the best advice with the first two posts. Things can only go downhill from here... | |||
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if you get a permit in the right place an antelope hunt in wyoming is a drive around and look at animals affair. you get one in other places and it's like deer hunting,you'll hike mountains. you'll get a bigger buck that way though. look on a topo map for wide open areas that are 7,000 to 7,400 feet in elevation in the western part of the state. north of rock springs to pinedale and east to rawlins/wamsutter is the largest herd in the world. they head to pinedale to winter over in about october to early november. | |||
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Another vote for Speed Goat, then Muley. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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Another vote for antelope in Wyoming. It should only take a day or two to take a nice buck and then you can scout around for a place to hunt mule deer or elk in the future. DRSS | |||
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Grizzly in Alaska, crawling up the salmon rivers in and out of the willows...... Sounds more exciting then speedgoats.  Doug McMann www.skinnercreekhunts.com ph# 250-476-1288 Fax # 250-476-1288 PO Box 27 Tatlayoko Lake, BC Canada V0L 1W0 email skinnercreek@telus.net | |||
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While Grizzly does sound more exciting than Speedgoats, and correct me if I am wrong on this, but a non-Resident can't hunt those critters D-I-Y can they? Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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For me mule deer. We have lots of whitetails in east but I have never shot a mulie | |||
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Speed goat or mulie are good suggestions. Another factor might be your age. Antelope hunting is not a very physical hunt. Hunting the mountains is. (double if your from low altitude like me)If you realy want to hunt elk or mulies in the mountains the sooner the better. I have walked in the foot prints of the elephant, listened to lion roar and met the buffalo on his turf. I shall never be the same. | |||
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Like others have posted, Pronghorns are probably the eaziest to find (although I walked 8 miles to mine this year, plus another 2 to get him out). Mule deer are not that hard to hunt, unless you're holding out for a monster. My first DIY hunt was a spike Colorado Mulie, the next year I killed a DIY 5pt bull elk. Of course back then I think all Colorado deer and elk permits were over the counter. NRA Endowment Life Member | |||
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Another vote for Pronghorn. Should be a successful hunt. Also consider Mule Deer, a bit more effort maybe, but a good DIY hunt. | |||
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easiest and simplest DIY is, as everyone said, a pronghorn hunt in wyoming. But, if it's easy to get the tag, it will be crowded, and public land without competition will be lacking. You can still have a great hunt though, and it doesn't have to be a walk in the park  Andy | |||
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