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I have a friend whose family own a ranch in WY. We went a couple of years ago. His ranch is located in unit 7 and the lope population was good.
Heres the thing, WY has a draw for out of staters separate from the in staters. I believe the out of state draw closes the middle of march and your tag is $286. You also have to by a conservation stamp and hunting license. If you do not get drawn, it has been my experience that WY has a ton of left over tags posted some time in July.
Also, if you hunt private property keep in mind the land owner must sign your tag!!! If you get stopped with a tagged animal, with everything else legal but the land owner didnt sign your tag, its the same as not having a tag altogether.
I also have a friend who hunts near Cheyenne and the lope population there is good too.
I hunted during rifle season (now Im dreaming of taking one with a bow!) and I used a .243 with a 100gr bullet. It dropped in his tracks. I had a friend with me who shouldered a 7mm rem mag for the extra distance and it punched a whole so big in the lope the meat was bad on one side. I would say a .243, .270 anything in between there would be good.
Hope this helps.....
I have a friend whose family own a ranch in WY. We went a couple of years ago. His ranch is located in unit 7 and the lope population was good.
Heres the thing, WY has a draw for out of staters separate from the in staters. I believe the out of state draw closes the middle of march and your tag is $286. You also have to by a conservation stamp and hunting license. If you do not get drawn, it has been my experience that WY has a ton of left over tags posted some time in July.
Also, if you hunt private property keep in mind the land owner must sign your tag!!! If you get stopped with a tagged animal, with everything else legal but the land owner didnt sign your tag, its the same as not having a tag altogether.
I also have a friend who hunts near Cheyenne and the lope population there is good too.
I hunted during rifle season (now Im dreaming of taking one with a bow!) and I used a .243 with a 100gr bullet. It dropped in his tracks. I had a friend with me who shouldered a 7mm rem mag for the extra distance and it punched a whole so big in the lope the meat was bad on one side. I would say a .243, .270 anything in between there would be good.
Hope this helps.....