re: Headed to Kaycee, WY tomorrow to hunt speed goats *Update - Oct 14*

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Nice animal. Public Land?

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Yes, all 3 killed on public land DIY. We have been building preference points for a few years and applied through the "special" draw which basically doubles the cost of the tag but lowers the preference points required to draw a unit by 3-6 points. Looking at the draw results, we barely snuck into the unit that we were drawn for. It was a solid unit, not necessarily a "trophy" unit, but was a couple hundred thousand acres and ~95% public land so plenty of room to hunt and a target rich environment.

Someone earlier in the thread said this was probably his one and only antelope hunt since the style of hunting wasn't his preference. I'm the complete opposite - I've done the OTC Colorado archery elk hunt where we hiked in 5 miles and camped at 10,500 ft and hunted 5-10 miles from camp every day up to 12,000 ft. I'm built more for riding around in a truck on BLM roads while sipping coffee and listening to the radio while I glass a couple hundred antelope each day.