3 Tips to Get in Shape for Your Fall Hunting Adventures

If you ask most of our hunting guides for their advice on being prepared for your next Wyoming hunt, it usually boils down to two things. First, practice with your weapon. And second, do your best to get in shape.

For more about shooting, check out our previous article here. But here, we want to take a look at why it’s so important to tackle some physical conditioning before your next Wyoming hunt – or any western hunt for that matter.

5 Tips for Better Marksmanship

Too many hunters sight in their rifles just before the season and head straight into the field. Shooting on a regular schedule and practicing in real hunting scenarios is essential for building a reliable skill set. Training at the range and in the field will make you a better marksman and a more successful hunter.

Tips to Prepare and Cook Mouthwatering Antelope Meals

Antelope meat gets mixed reviews from hunters. It’s a difficult thing for me to understand personally, because I can’t get enough of antelope. When properly cared for, pronghorn is easily among my favorite big game meats. Improper care can leave any wild animal with a gamey taste. But with a little attention, antelope is right up there with the best wild meats.

4 Things You Should Know about Idaho Spring Bear Hunts

Idaho black bear hunts provide the ultimate in spring bear hunting excitement. With the opportunity to hunt bears with hounds in the mornings and then watch silently near bait in the evenings, it’s the best of both worlds. These two experiences are ceratinly different. And that’s part of what makes this hunt so much fun.

Why Wyoming is THE Place for a Western Elk Hunt

When it comes to finding a classic western elk hunt, several states offer good opportunities. You will find great elk hunts in Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and a few in California. Each state offers a different angle or ecosystem where elk roam, creating a diverse set of opportunities.

3 Things to Consider When Planning a Wyoming Mule Deer Hunt

From the Red Desert to the Black Hills, and from the high Rockies to the sagebrush prairies, Wyoming’s rugged landscapes provide the backdrop for some incredible mule deer hunting.

The state has populations that migrate across long, historic routes. Wyoming is also home to resident populations occupying a home territory for their entire lives. From the high alpine to the wide open praries, Wyoming is a great place to hunt mature bucks living in these wild and rugged western landscapes.

Hunting Mule Deer in Wyoming with Table Mountain Outfitters

When you think of mule deer, several western states come to mind. Each has its own unique qualities for a mule deer hunt. In Wyoming, big resident deer and migratory groups are present in excellent numbers. While Wyoming has plenty of productive public land, some of the best range lies on big tracts of private land habitat. Wyoming lacks suburban sprawl, resulting in big, traditional ranchlands that hold trophy bucks.

7 Things You Can Expect On Your First Antelope Hunt

The American pronghorn is a completely unique species, found only in North America. They’re not related to African antelope, or any American cervids like deer or elk. In fact, “antelope” as we refer to them colloquially, are the only horned animal that sheds its horns annually.

3 Spot and Stalk Decoy Tactics for Antelope

Wyoming is antelope country and hunters can approach their hunt in a number of different ways. Hunting from a blind over water is certainly the most effective method for archery hunters. Rifle hunters can often use folds in the landscape to get close enough for a shot. Even so, antelope have excellent eyesight. The ability to shoot comfortably out too 300 yards and beyond is a major advantage.

Rifle Antelope Hunts – A Table Mountain Customer Favorite

Wyoming is the antelope hunting capital, where hunters are welcomed with an abundance of tags and opportunity. Here at Table Mountain Outfitters, we enjoy exclusive leases on expansive Wyoming ranches. Spot and stalk rifle antelope hunts are extremely popular and for good reason. Available licenses, high success rates and fast-action hunting make this a great experience.