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do it yourself antelope hunt???

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I would really like to plan an antelope hunt to ND or SD next fall. I would like to do it on my own to save money and preferably with a rifle to up my odds. Has anybody on here done this? Any recommended areas, contacts, maybe even an outfitter that would help with a self guided hunt? The internet has too much info to narrow down the legitimate suff!!!

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Few years back me and some buddys went out to Terry, MT for a weekend hunt. We just hunted some land north of town. There was 5 of us and we ended up getting 3. We should have all tagged out but a of the guys couldnt hit a barn haha. They were very spooking since it was later in the season. We mainly drove and walked/stocked during the day and then set up on a water hole in the evening.

It was a very very cheap trip!

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ND didn't have an antelope season this year- two tough Winters in a row really did a number on the herd of goats. I'd suggest you look towards SD. I've never hunted SD, but I've got a buddy who has several times and he found plenty of public land and good numbers of goats.

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You would be better off going to Wyoming for a DIY antelope hunt in my opinion. You need to apply for tags but the antelope are everywhere. Somebody told me that 80% of the antelope in the US are within 250 miles of Gillette, WY. Based on what I saw a couple falls ago I believe them. Four of us made the trip and we had four bucks shot by the end of the second day.

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I'd recommend Wyoming over South Dakota. I've hunted Antelope in Wyoming twice and deer hunted in South Dakota in the Bad Lands area. Theres Antelope in South Dakota, but Wyoming has twice as many. I hunted North West of Casper both times. The North Eastern section of Wyoming is mostly private land. I would stick to Central Wyoming unless your prepared to knock on doors.

I don't believe ND has a season right now even for Residents. The numbers are that low with the last couple of winters they've had.

No better hunt to bring younger hunters on. Lots of oppurtunities and if your in the right area you'll see hundreds a day. Even on Public land.

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