36A Antelope

[givemtheshaft]

Anyone have any experience whether deer or elk hunting seeing many antelope on the east and south east areas of this unit?? Any experience good or bad would be helpful, F&G talks as though there's tons of goats but with only 20 tags I would guess not. Thanks much!!

 

[boise]

Always see 10-15 up on railroad ridge. 10,000 feet of elevation up there with mtn goats, sheep, deer and elk! All summer thru month of September.

 

[Goldberg]

Same here, way at the top of RR ridge, saw some pretty close to some sheep! Also saw a few just above a little reservoir just a short hike west of main road, can't remember name offhand.
A guy in the sporting goods store in challis told me its because of wild horses taking over the antelope range. Makes some sense, cuz there is a pile of em down lower.
Would be a fun spot to hunt antelope!!

 

[givemtheshaft]

Thanks guys been many years since I had been on the east end of the unit and wasn't sure if would be worth checking out or not, I did visit with a fella that went in by clayton and said antelope he saw was up in goat country but he said he didn't see any bucks of any size at all. I didn't know that there was wild horses over there so see learned something new!! Thanks for the help!!

 

[elkboy32]

I usually see some in spar canyon road as well as road creek road area. They are also in random spots. RR ridge makes sense, i have seen them way up little boulder creek but i wouldnt go up there looking for them.

 

[OLDHORNHUNTER]

I drew unit unit 51 many many moons ago & ran into a outfitter over there opening day they were watching & waiting 2 herds of goats to come down off the mountain they were up around 8000 feet !! I thought they guy was full of crap until we drove on past them a mile or so & saw a herd ourselves coming down the same mountain !! so diffently look high & if there is any AG land around try to get in between the goats & the AG