Antelope 57

dsbudman · Sep 21, 2021

dsbudman · Sep 21, 2021

tailchasers · Sep 21, 2021

Gorgeous buck!! Crazy curles.

SS! · Sep 21, 2021

Pretty buck!

Sparks Shooter · Sep 21, 2021

One of the prettiest I've seen. Great buck!----SS

DoubleDropMuley · Sep 22, 2021

Sweet buck!!

PleaseDear · Sep 22, 2021

Oh Hell Yeah!

Congrats

Robb

muleyczy · Sep 22, 2021

Great buck. Overall we’re you satisfied with numbers?

dsbudman · Sep 22, 2021

Numbers are crazy antelope are everywhere looked at at least 40 to 50 bucks a day only there 4 days 2 before season and 2 during season only saw 2 that where the size i got. He measured 15 1/2 one side and 14 7/8 other side.tons of 12 to 13 inch out there

Ranger1 · Sep 22, 2021

Beautiful buck! Congrats!

Elkfinder · Sep 22, 2021

Very nice!!

Buckbrush · Sep 22, 2021

WOW! Love that curl, congratulations!

Zeke · Sep 22, 2021

We can all play the "what if" game after we shoot something but one thing is for sure about that buck. He's beautiful and somewhat unique, replete with respectable mass, good length, great hooks and awesome prongs. What's not to love?
Well done Mr dsbudman.

Zele

jm77 · Sep 22, 2021

Cool looking buck!

desperatehills · Sep 22, 2021

My taxidermist heads to unit 57 tomorrow. Sounds like he is in for a great trip. Congrats on a good looking buck

junior · Sep 22, 2021

Awesome buck! Now go get that unit 40 bull.

dsbudman · Sep 22, 2021

yep that 40 bull tag will be a bit tougher. thanks

dsbudman · Sep 22, 2021

muleyczy said:
Great buck. Overall we’re you satisfied with numbers?

yes extremly

elks96 · Sep 23, 2021

The unit is down over all. No doubt about it. Having been in that unit for years both the lopes and the deer have taken a huge hit between drought and winters etc.

It is a pretty scary situation right now. My cameras show nearly all deer left look underweight heading into this fall, the range especially for the local animals is in terrible shape, again the worse it has been in the 20 years I have trounced around.

that being said, they dismally rounded up a bunch of feral invasive horses. So things might get better for a bit. However the elk numbers appear to be going up and elk are expanding into new areas.

That being said the lope hunt is fun. Wide open tons of public lands and even when 30% plus below normal there are still a lot of lopes. On my hunt this year 8 was finding/glassing 40-50 buck as a day as well. But a few years back that number was easily 110-120. Last year on the hunt I was averaging around 60-80.

hopefully we get the right weather and the area recovers.

junior · Sep 23, 2021

dsbudman said:
yep that 40 bull tag will be a bit tougher. thanks

It's a good tag if your timing is right. Weather pushes those elk around. Archery is the way to go imo.

tracker12 · Sep 23, 2021

Heading to 63 on Saturday. Hope to find his twin

matchbook454 · Sep 23, 2021

Beautiful buck!

twdjr · Sep 26, 2021

Congrats on the fine buck!

BradA · Sep 27, 2021

Congratulations sounds like it is a fun hunt

dsbudman · Sep 27, 2021

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bigpiney · Sep 28, 2021

Sweet Goat!

Wild787 · Sep 28, 2021

elks96 said:
The unit is down over all. No doubt about it. Having been in that unit for years both the lopes and the deer have taken a huge hit between drought and winters etc.

It is a pretty scary situation right now. My cameras show nearly all deer left look underweight heading into this fall, the range especially for the local animals is in terrible shape, again the worse it has been in the 20 years I have trounced around.

that being said, they dismally rounded up a bunch of feral invasive horses. So things might get better for a bit. However the elk numbers appear to be going up and elk are expanding into new areas.

That being said the lope hunt is fun. Wide open tons of public lands and even when 30% plus below normal there are still a lot of lopes. On my hunt this year 8 was finding/glassing 40-50 buck as a day as well. But a few years back that number was easily 110-120. Last year on the hunt I was averaging around 60-80.

hopefully we get the right weather and the area recovers.

Elks you are exactly correct, but i think numbers are even lower than 30% off. I know for fact the deer numbers are way less.. i have lived and hunted this unit for 40 years and it disgusts me how poorly they manage this unit.. we did have a couple bad winters but they never implement any changes until its years too late...
this unit is overun with horses and elk are becoming a major problem as well. overall its poor management... lander manages unit 55 and the units north of 80... in 55 they took measures when they should have and havent issued a doe tag for the last two years and the numbers are rebounding...
57 is managed by green river and the local warden in baggs who has single handedly wiped out the deer herd in the baggs area with her CWD bullshit beliefs... anyhow yes 57 is way down from what it should be...