Looking into the fall

By: Chase Galley

​I don’t know how long it has been since the Wyoming draw results came out but all I know is I have not been this excited for a hunting season in a long time.
 
I put in for antelope with Tanner, his girlfriend Nicole, and good ol’ Logan. We put in for an area outside Laramie where we attend the University of Wyoming. Luckily, we drew an antelope tag, the bad part is there is not a lot of public lands to hunt. In fact, hardly any at all. On the brighter side, there are two big hunter management units we can apply for and hopefully at some point, get a permit to hunt one of them. 
 
I am really looking forward to this tag. A big reason is that this is Nicole’s first-time hunting and antelope always seem like a good starter hunt for a new person. This will hopefully be the first time that I see Logan fill a tag. Logan has helped me pack out a deer and elk and I have yet to help him. The second to last reason I am so excited is Tanner has only had one antelope tag and has not harvested anything since 2014 I believe. The last reason I am excited is I will finally get to hunt antelope again!
 
For deer and elk tags, I have a general deer and general elk tag. I am looking forward to these hunts because I am still learning a new place. Also, elk is elk, and nothing beats chasing bulls in September. This year I am deer hunting in a totally new location and that is really exciting to me.
 
The hunt I am looking forward to the most as an individual is the white tail deer hunt. I drew an additional white tail deer tag here in Wyoming. So, I actually have two deer tags. I am really excited about this hunt because I have never had an opportunity to seriously hunt and harvest white tails. It will be a totally different hunt and I will need to learn quick. Luckily it is a really long season, but I am excited to give it a try.
 
Now that it is summer and draw results are out it is now time to start scouting and our first trip is planned for this weekend. We are going to go check out where we are going to hunt deer this fall and see what is around. This might be our only scouting trip this summer for deer until we move back to Laramie this fall. I am excited to get a feel for the area, see what wildlife is there this time of year and hopefully what will probably be there in the fall.