im going to gillette in a few days. im curious how high the grass in that area is this year. will my bipod be high enough to see over it in most areas?
Hunting & Fishing grass height in gillette wy area
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Grass is higher then normal this year. I think prone is out, practice sitting or kneeling.
The only guarentee about hunting the prairie in Wyoming is no matter where you sit, or kneel to shoot, you'll find cactus.
Grass is higher then normal this year. I think prone is out, practice sitting or kneeling.
The only guarentee about hunting the prairie in Wyoming is no matter where you sit, or kneel to shoot, you'll find cactus.
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The grass is very high this year and is a real pita! I had a hell of a time this weekend seeing over it. I'm sure Chuck has his hayfields cut, so those won't be bad. Might throw in a set of sticks.
The grass is very high this year and is a real pita! I had a hell of a time this weekend seeing over it. I'm sure Chuck has his hayfields cut, so those won't be bad. Might throw in a set of sticks.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Cinch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The grass is very high this year and is a real pita! I had a hell of a time this weekend seeing over it. I'm sure Chuck has his hayfields cut, so those won't be bad. Might throw in a set of sticks. </div></div>
after looking around i think im going to order a head for my chrono tripod. i truly can not stand shooting sticks. thanks for the info folks
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Cinch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The grass is very high this year and is a real pita! I had a hell of a time this weekend seeing over it. I'm sure Chuck has his hayfields cut, so those won't be bad. Might throw in a set of sticks. </div></div>
after looking around i think im going to order a head for my chrono tripod. i truly can not stand shooting sticks. thanks for the info folks
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tall grass and big bucks !
things are lookin' good for record books this year !
watch out for the Rattlers!!!!
tall grass and big bucks !
things are lookin' good for record books this year !
watch out for the Rattlers!!!!
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only saw one ? Last time in that tall Gillette grass, this is what we saw.....
not really,
but there are a lot of them out still
only saw one ? Last time in that tall Gillette grass, this is what we saw.....
not really,
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I lived in NewCastle for a couple of years, went up to Gillette once a week to do maintenance on an oil pump we had up there.
Those snakes scare me LOL -
But they taste good!
I lived in NewCastle for a couple of years, went up to Gillette once a week to do maintenance on an oil pump we had up there.
Those snakes scare me LOL -
But they taste good!
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great i hate snakes. are there any laws out there that prohibit me from carrying a pistol while hunting? i have the indiana carry permit
great i hate snakes. are there any laws out there that prohibit me from carrying a pistol while hunting? i have the indiana carry permit
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WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION
CHAPTER 32
REGULATION GOVERNING FIREARM CARTRIDGES
Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S. §23-1-302 and W.S. §23-3-111.
Section 2. Regulation and Effective Date. The Commission hereby adopts the following regulation governing firearm cartridges for the taking of big or trophy game animals. This regulation shall remain in effect until modified or repealed by the Commission.
Section 3. Definition. For the purpose of this regulation, definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes.
Section 4. Firearms and cartridges that are legal for the taking of big or trophy game animals.
(a) Wyoming statutes authorize the use of a firearm which has a barrel bore diameter of at least twenty-three-hundredths (23/100) of an inch and is chambered to fire a center-fire cartridge not less than two (2) inches in overall length, including a soft or expanding point bullet seated to a normal depth, or a muzzle-loading rifle which has a barrel bore diameter of at least forty-hundredths (40/100) of an inch and a charge of at least fifty (50) grains of black powder or equivalent, or a muzzle-loading specialty single shot handgun which has a barrel length of not less than ten (10) inches, a bore diameter of at least forty-five-hundredths (45/100) of an inch and which propels a projectile of two hundred forty (240) grains at not less than five hundred (500) foot pounds at one hundred (100) yards.
(b) In addition, the Commission authorizes any other cartridge fired from a firearm that has a barrel bore diameter of at least thirty-five hundredths (35/100) of an inch and the cartridge generally delivers at least five hundred (500) ft-pounds of impact at one hundred (100) yards and cartridges used are loaded with a soft, or expanding point bullet.
Section 5. Violation of Commission Regulations. Failure to abide by the provisions of this regulation shall be punishable as provided by Wyoming statutes for violation of Commission regulations.
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WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION
CHAPTER 32
REGULATION GOVERNING FIREARM CARTRIDGES
Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S. §23-1-302 and W.S. §23-3-111.
Section 2. Regulation and Effective Date. The Commission hereby adopts the following regulation governing firearm cartridges for the taking of big or trophy game animals. This regulation shall remain in effect until modified or repealed by the Commission.
Section 3. Definition. For the purpose of this regulation, definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes.
Section 4. Firearms and cartridges that are legal for the taking of big or trophy game animals.
(a) Wyoming statutes authorize the use of a firearm which has a barrel bore diameter of at least twenty-three-hundredths (23/100) of an inch and is chambered to fire a center-fire cartridge not less than two (2) inches in overall length, including a soft or expanding point bullet seated to a normal depth, or a muzzle-loading rifle which has a barrel bore diameter of at least forty-hundredths (40/100) of an inch and a charge of at least fifty (50) grains of black powder or equivalent, or a muzzle-loading specialty single shot handgun which has a barrel length of not less than ten (10) inches, a bore diameter of at least forty-five-hundredths (45/100) of an inch and which propels a projectile of two hundred forty (240) grains at not less than five hundred (500) foot pounds at one hundred (100) yards.
(b) In addition, the Commission authorizes any other cartridge fired from a firearm that has a barrel bore diameter of at least thirty-five hundredths (35/100) of an inch and the cartridge generally delivers at least five hundred (500) ft-pounds of impact at one hundred (100) yards and cartridges used are loaded with a soft, or expanding point bullet.
Section 5. Violation of Commission Regulations. Failure to abide by the provisions of this regulation shall be punishable as provided by Wyoming statutes for violation of Commission regulations.
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thanks im looking at carrying a taurus judge with 410 shot shells for snakes. defintally not for big game
thanks im looking at carrying a taurus judge with 410 shot shells for snakes. defintally not for big game
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We just got back from vacation in Wyoming. Told the wife I was looking for a rattler. She said if I found one the rest of her vacation would be from the truck. I'm ok with them just as long as there ain't a nest of them & I don't about step on one.
We just got back from vacation in Wyoming. Told the wife I was looking for a rattler. She said if I found one the rest of her vacation would be from the truck. I'm ok with them just as long as there ain't a nest of them & I don't about step on one.
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my wife and i are headed out on Thursday. Pronghorn and Mulie combo hunt. Very excited about the hunt. Any tips would be appreciated.....its our first hunt in WY.
my wife and i are headed out on Thursday. Pronghorn and Mulie combo hunt. Very excited about the hunt. Any tips would be appreciated.....its our first hunt in WY.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Cinch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Be prepared for any kind of weather. Especially this time of year. It can go from 80 to snowing in a few hours. And the wind blows almost all the time. </div></div>
no doubt. left downtown at 83 today and was in my Carhartt Bibs at the bear bait this evening... BRRRRRRR
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Cinch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Be prepared for any kind of weather. Especially this time of year. It can go from 80 to snowing in a few hours. And the wind blows almost all the time. </div></div>
no doubt. left downtown at 83 today and was in my Carhartt Bibs at the bear bait this evening... BRRRRRRR
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">my wife and i are headed out on Thursday. Pronghorn and Mulie combo hunt. Very excited about the hunt. Any tips would be appreciated.....its our first hunt in WY.</div></div>
The problem with those goats is they are small. People have a tendency to over estimate the ranges. Not to mention that the grass is higher this year then normally so you don't get to see the whole animal.
I just spent the last 4 days out (east of Newcastle) with an old army buddy from Alaska. (I took him goat hunting so he'll take me bear hunting next spring)
I set on a ridge watching people shooting at these little critters. Most seem to be over shooting them. Then they tell me they shot them at "X range, man what a shot". So I walk off the range with a GPS, guess what, they seem to have miscaculated the range a bit, what they said was 450 yards turned out to be closer to 250 yards or something along those lines.
Learn to shoot setting or kneeling, prone kind of sucks when you can't see over the grass. And like I said, you are gonna set in cactus, thats a given.
Ref the Snakes, I was trying to range some goats for my buddy and was crawling through the grass to sneak up on them. A short time later I go back to the truck and kick up a 3 ft rattler. I dispated it with my 642 pocket revolver, thinking it could just as well been out there where I was crawling.
If I was alone I would have taken my horses. It gets you away from the road hunters. Told him if he ever expects me to take him antilope hunting again, he's gonna have to go horse back.
One of the local ranchers had a poop pot full of horses, we could see a heck of a lot of antilope grazing with the horese, we could have rode right up to them. Nothing beats a horse thats use to shooting to get up close and personal to goats.
Main thing, like I said, they are small, easy to over shoot, that's why you hear so much about Long Range Antilope shots, if you check, they weren't really that far away. It's just hard to estimate ranges on those little suckers.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">my wife and i are headed out on Thursday. Pronghorn and Mulie combo hunt. Very excited about the hunt. Any tips would be appreciated.....its our first hunt in WY.</div></div>
The problem with those goats is they are small. People have a tendency to over estimate the ranges. Not to mention that the grass is higher this year then normally so you don't get to see the whole animal.
I just spent the last 4 days out (east of Newcastle) with an old army buddy from Alaska. (I took him goat hunting so he'll take me bear hunting next spring)
I set on a ridge watching people shooting at these little critters. Most seem to be over shooting them. Then they tell me they shot them at "X range, man what a shot". So I walk off the range with a GPS, guess what, they seem to have miscaculated the range a bit, what they said was 450 yards turned out to be closer to 250 yards or something along those lines.
Learn to shoot setting or kneeling, prone kind of sucks when you can't see over the grass. And like I said, you are gonna set in cactus, thats a given.
Ref the Snakes, I was trying to range some goats for my buddy and was crawling through the grass to sneak up on them. A short time later I go back to the truck and kick up a 3 ft rattler. I dispated it with my 642 pocket revolver, thinking it could just as well been out there where I was crawling.
If I was alone I would have taken my horses. It gets you away from the road hunters. Told him if he ever expects me to take him antilope hunting again, he's gonna have to go horse back.
One of the local ranchers had a poop pot full of horses, we could see a heck of a lot of antilope grazing with the horese, we could have rode right up to them. Nothing beats a horse thats use to shooting to get up close and personal to goats.
Main thing, like I said, they are small, easy to over shoot, that's why you hear so much about Long Range Antilope shots, if you check, they weren't really that far away. It's just hard to estimate ranges on those little suckers.
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Another thing to go along with what Kraig said, NEVR shoot at a running antelope! Those damn things can run like 60mph in short order! If you are lucky enough to hit one, it won't be good.
Another thing to go along with what Kraig said, NEVR shoot at a running antelope! Those damn things can run like 60mph in short order! If you are lucky enough to hit one, it won't be good.
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