Area #95 for Antelope

[sigboy66]

Is this unit worth putting in for?

 

[hunter77]

I have hunted 95 on and off over the years. It was better 10 to 15 years ago. I hunted it last year made 5 trips there between the bow hunt and rifle hunt. I never saw an 80" goat in over 15 days of hunting however I shot a nice goat on the last trip with my 7 year old daughter there which made it a great hunt. Overall not worth the points.

 

[bigjake]

I might differ a bit from hunter77's opinion on this one. I have hunted 95 three times in the past 10 years and have really been impressed. I killed an 80" buck 6 years ago and the other two bucks were 77 and 78. And I had a buddy 3 years ago who killed an 82" buck. I really like the area but I haven't hunted it since 2011 so maybe it has gone down in recent years according to hunter77's report.

 

[elkantlers]

I hunted it once about 6 years ago. It is a really good unit but you will need to look over lots and lots of bucks to find a 80"er. They are there though.

 

[hunter77]

They had a major winter kill a couple of years ago however, they didn't reduce tag numbers at all so I think it is in a down turn however. It will probably come back in 3 or 4 years assuming no more bad winters.

 

[mickeyelk]

My son and I hunted it last year and I also have hunted there in the past. Its not like it was before. Saw bucks but not the numbers that were there before. Last year we saw about 20-30 bucks in the area I hunt in. Years before that number for the same area would have been closer to 100. We both got bucks but I was use to seeing allot more. Good luck.

 

[sigboy66]

Thanks for the info.