I'm planning on going on a antelope hunt sometime withing 5 years so i figured i would start planning now. So some of you guys that live out west might be able to help me out.
I'm looking for a good guide #1
A good state that has enough antelope to reasonable bag one to bring home.
What range is the normal shot taken from
What cal rifle is best for antelope hunting?
I'm looking to try to get a average antelope for the wall, I live in new england and never been out west so i have no clue about hunting there. I do alot of deer hunting here and i'm quite sure hunting out west is a little different than shooting a deer at 50 yards in heavy brush than something out in a open field 300 yards away. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Ted
Most people coming out west to hunt antelope go to Wyoming, tags are pretty easy to get there vs. most other western states. Utah is a really tough draw, I've been trying to draw out here for quite a while but I've also been lucky with getting depredation tags from friends who are ranchers. You may want to try Idaho too, not sure about their regs for out of state. As far as rifles go, what do you hunt with at home? Anything that shoots flat above a .243 will probably be plenty, lots of guys like the .257 Weatherby, .280 Rem, .25-06, you get the idea. I've shot antelope with my .30-06, it'll definitely do the job. You will definitely have chances to make 300+ yard shots at antelope, they are hard to get close to and have amazing vision but if you hunt in any kind of rolling country you can usually spot some and figure out how to put a sneak on them, I've had plenty of opportunities to shoot them at under 100 yards. Don't know about guides, I've never hunted with one but maybe someone can give you some info. Good luck, by the way antelope is delicious if you get it cooled down really fast!
Shoot the .308 it is what i shoot all i had was a doe tag this year. 150 grain combined tech silver tips in the front shoulder and it was drt. that was at 460 yards so the .308 is more than good as long as you practice. it is all about shot placement with goats.
Any shell from a 243 to a 30 cal will work on Antelope, since they only average 90 to 120 pounds and
a well placed bullet will put them down. A heart or lung shot for 200 yard plus shots and a neck shot
at closer ranges is the standard shot placement. Try not to hit a ham or the spine area where the back strap
and prime meat areas are.
If using a 270 or larger caliber, take notice of the angle that you are shooting the animal, since quality bullets
that penetrate deep, can enter the chest and go all the way threw this small animal and take out the far side hind quarter
ham section, leaving you with only 3/4's of an animal for meat. Not a good thing.
I have killed animals with a 60 grain Nosler partion and a 55 grain Speer bear claw bonded bullet in my 22-250 but one
needs to have a good rest, shooting position and be able to hold on target for a propper bullet placement. Not close, but
dead on, for this size bullet to get all of its energy into the kill zone, since these animals can hit 60 mph in six strides !!
Wyo, Ariz and Nevada all have large numbers of Pronghorns, you might check their Fish & game for data as well as getting
information from guide services. If you never hunter these before, a guided trip is a great way to learn how to hunt and care for the meat.
Good hunting.
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