Antelope hunt
Oklahoma hunters often find success out-of-state and one of the most popular destinations is New Mexico for antelope hunting.
Jan Greer of Tuttle sent this photo and note about her recent hunt on private land near Clayton, N.M.
“About 10:30 am I took my first shot, approximately 225 yards. He was hit, but still able to run away and I was not able to get another shot.” Greer said. “As I followed him, it became evident I had hit him in his right front leg. He was not moving to well, but well enough to evade me until about 5:30 pm when I was able to get within about 85 yards and was able to take him down.”
Oklahoma also has antelope hunting. The state Department of Wildlife Conservation allows limited hunting for antelope in Cimarron and Texas counties for individuals fortunate enough to have been drawn for a permit through the agency’s controlled hunts program.
It is the second most popular hunt through the program. Only the state’s elk hunts receive more applicants.
The antelope population in the Panhandle has been expanding and state wildlife officials are considering increasing the number of hunts available.
Last year, the state gave 265 permits (100 bucks) and there were 9,900 applicants. The odds of being drawn were 1 in 38. Once a hunter has been selected, he or she can’t be drawn again for an antelope so it is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Buck hunts are in September and doe hunts are in December. This year’s hunts have already been selected. You can apply for next year’s controlled hunts beginning in May.
Oklahoma landowners get additional permits and some will sell antelope hunts.
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I have two Antelope permits for sale in New Mexico for $1200 each. If your interested shoot me an email at ctruetx@yahoo.com
Antelope hunting’s also been great in South Dakota this year. Check out our articles at http://www.sdhunting.org/antelope.html as well as one about interference problems by a commercial outfitter at http://www.sdhunting.org/harding.html. Both good reading – Thanks – Bob