WYOMING
As they did in Montana, the antelope herds in Wyoming went through a severe winter that could impact the fall hunting in certain areas. Overall, however, the herds are in decent shape because of the less severe winters of the prior three years and some increased precipitation, which helped fawn recruitment.

Yet even at its worst, Wyoming continues to produce big numbers. In 2005 the statewide harvest for both residents and nonresidents fell just short of 40,000, which comes close to the total harvest from all the other Rocky Mountain States. During the last 10 years, the lowest harvest of 26,834 took place in 2001.

At one time, 45 percent of all Boone & Crockett Club antelope came out of Wyoming with about 33 percent of them from Carbon County. The Red Desert area is one of the best, but it’s also a difficult tag to draw. Areas 61 and 62 near Rawlins hold some pretty good heads. Some areas north of Casper have also produced decent trophies in recent years.

Wyoming is another state with lots of private land, and many ranchers will allow hunters on their property for a trespass fee. Contact the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to help you locate these landowners.

The Web sites of each agency below shows the latest available regulations, licenses, tags info, access maps, applications, harvest reports and other valuable information for planning a hunt.

Arizona Game and Fish Department, 2221 West Greenway Road, Phoenix, AZ 85023-4399. Visit www.azgfd.gov/h_f/hunting.shtml, or call (602) 942-3000. Tags $85.50; non-residents, $485.

Colorado Division of Wildlife, 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216. Call (303) 297-1192, or visit wild-life.state.co.us/Hunting/BigGame. Tags $31; non-residents, $301.

Idaho Fish and Game Department, P.O. Box 25, Boise, ID 83707. Go on the Web to fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/hun or call (208) 334-3700. Tags $31.25; non-residents, $266.25.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, 1420 East Sixth Avenue, P.O. Box 200701, Helena, MT 59620. Phone (406) 444-2535, or log on to fwp.mt.gov/hunting/default.html. Tags $19; non-residents, $205.

Nevada Department of Wildlife, 1100 Valley Road, Reno, NV 89512; Phone (775) 688-1500, or visit www.ndow.org/hunt. Tags $60; non-residents, $300.

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, 1 Wildlife Way, Santa Fe, NM 87507. Log on to www.wildlife.state.nm.us, or phone (505) 476-8000. Tags $59; non-residents, $276.

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, 1594 W. North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84116. Log on to www.wildlife.utah.gov/hunting, or phone (801) 538-4700. Tags $50; non-residents, $228.

Wyoming Game and Fish Department, 5400 Bishop Boulevard, Cheyenne, WY 82006. Log on to gf.state.wy.us/wildlife/hunting, or call (307) 777-4600. Tags $31; non-residents, $238.

Find more about Rocky Mountain fishing and hunting at RMgameandfish.com.