warner antelope

rnsolsen · Jul 23, 2013

Anyone hunting antelope in warner unit next week?
Drew a bow tag, just wondering who else might be out there.

oneaway · Jul 24, 2013

I drew 1st season rifle. Good luck next week, and let me know how it goes. I'll be interested to hear what you saw.

silverlake176 · Aug 11, 2013

Any luck?

ruttinbull · Aug 12, 2013

Not to be a spoiled sport... but in nearly ten years of working in that unit during antelope season, this is the slowest year that I have seen.

The antelope are distributed very oddly and the smoke, haze, and other factors are making it difficult to do a thorough job of spotting them. In addition, the drought over the last year seems to have affected horn growth. I am seeing smaller and thinner horns. A check with the local taxidermy shops seems to confirm what I am seeing.

Perhaps the second season will be a different story.

ruttinbull · Aug 22, 2013

Back again after the second season. I still have not seen anything (dead or alive) that will break 14 1/2. The drought took its toll on horn growth. I had a guy say.... but there's water everywhere! So it rained a few days ago and there is water in the puddles... buddy the moisture needs to be around to make the grass and brush grow WHEN THE HORNS ARE GROWING! Now is a little late.
Taxidermist checks are backing up what I am seeing.

That's the report. Maybe next year.