Antelope in Unit 29

servehim · Jul 16, 2012

Will be muzzleloading after an Antelope over Thanksgiving. Big Unit of which I an unfamiliar with where the goats my be found. We will be scouting but any starting points would be helpful. Thanks in advance for any words of wisdom.

UngulateFoe · Jul 16, 2012

You've drawn one of the BEST if not the best hunts for speedgoats. Hold out for a big booner, you shouldnt have any trouble hittin 80 inches.

The Beast is Dead, Long Live the Beast.

-The Nuge

vinihunt · Jul 17, 2012

Ungulatefoe

he ll be hunting after thanksgiving, so no 80 inches..I assume he is on youth hunt...

vinihunt

cbat · Jul 17, 2012

Its extremely dry on the mesa and has been for a couple of years now. The ranchers have cut the cow herds pretty much in half. Most of the dirt tanks are dry. If you get a shot at a mature buck you better take it. It is not the hunt it used to be.

servehim · Jul 17, 2012

Thanks Guys and yes it is my sons youth hunt. Been looking at Google earth to get a basic feel for the terrain and looks to be quite a bit of rolling hills. Looks to be more Antelope country on the west side of the unit....is that an accurate statement?

NMPaul · Jul 17, 2012

If it is the youth hunt, get there at least a day early to scout. Shoot the first buck you see that still has horns.

We had that hunt and the horns had slipped off of 90% of the bucks by the first day. Decent numbers, but, if you want horns do not hold out.

servehim · Jul 17, 2012

Wow..thank Paul as I did not even consider the horns slipping that early..what part of the unit should we start scouting first?

NMPaul · Jul 17, 2012

This year the hunt is a couple days earlier that may make a difference. We hunted on the 25th last year and chose not to kill one as we had full freezers and only a couple we found had 1 horn still.

PM me and I will try to point you in the right direction.

UngulateFoe · Jul 17, 2012

Servehim:

Sorry for the misinformation on my post....apparently things have nosedived in that unit since I've been there, in 2008. I still can't draw that tag to save my life though.

The Beast is Dead, Long Live the Beast.

-The Nuge

servehim · Jul 17, 2012

Can only say THANK YOU to Paul and The Nuge. I appreciate the guidance and info. It certainly got me off to a good start in an area I've never been to before. Hats off to my fellow NM hunters who share my passion.