grouseslayer
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I'm currently researching trying to find a antelope hunt to put my wife and 2 daughters in for in 2020. Going into the draw they will be sharing 8 points (wife and oldest daughter each have 4). Youngest daughter turns 12 next year and the oldest will be 17 so this is our only shot with the reduced youth rate. The wife has hunted some and harvested a deer, oldest has hunted a little but hasn't harvested, hunting isn't really her deal, youngest is the most ambitious started last year and harvested a doe antelope in Idaho. With that being said I am looking for a hunt they can all draw on the West side of the state with 2.66 points and have a chance at 12-13?+ bucks in around 3 days of hunting and get to see some neat landmarks or scenery and make it a vacation and not just a hunt. Thermopolis and Dubois area seem the most scenic. From my research most of the units contain large amounts of private land or are private land type hunts. With that said I'm hoping for some hands on info from people that have been in these units or that know the areas well. These are the units they can draw and what I have found in my research. My hope is to find a unit they can have a chance to hunt antelope when we see them and not have them all be off limits cause we can't access the land they are on.
56- has poor access
76-2 have to hunt close to the bighorn river or southern part of the unit
77-2 have to hunt on or within 1/2 mile of private
79 only 28% draw odds in 2018
82 they will be right on the edge having enough points
84 fair amount of public but are the bulk of the antelope in the lower private stuff?
97/117 appears to have a large reservation
56- has poor access
76-2 have to hunt close to the bighorn river or southern part of the unit
77-2 have to hunt on or within 1/2 mile of private
79 only 28% draw odds in 2018
82 they will be right on the edge having enough points
84 fair amount of public but are the bulk of the antelope in the lower private stuff?
97/117 appears to have a large reservation