Episode 544, A DYI Wyoming Antelope Hunt with Rory Williams, Getting His Family Involved in the Outdoors , Off Duty Outdoors

Nov 25, 2019

Interview tonight with law enforcement officer Rory Williams from the state of Washington about a DYI Wyoming antelope hunt.

1. Started planning hunt about 6 - 9 months out
2. Doe tags are $42 for out of state hunters
3. Went on the cheap
4. Public and private land is checkerboarded
5. Hard to find access to public land
6. Did a lot of research on Antelope areas and the area's success rate
7. Went out there blind
8. Couldn't access the land they wanted to hunt due to the landowner owned the road
9. Have to work a deal out with the land owner
10. Had to deal with the weather and the tent wasn't much help
11. Firearms used
12. Field processing the game
13. Hunt was in early October
14. Prickly Pear Cactus
15. Taking care of the landowner to get access the following years
16. Spotting and stalking
17. 2nd year of hunting Wyoming
18. Difference between bucks and does
19. Ivory tips on the pronghorn
20. 3rd year of hunting
21. Weather doesn't affect their movement
22. Calibers and distance of shots
23. Rifle preparations
24. Where you can get most of the DYI information
25. Looking for something different next year
26. Want's to take his kids to hunt Antelope
27. Advice for newbies

Getting his family involved in the outdoors

1. His dad had him out as a baby
2. Started his kids early
3. Camping out under the stars
4. Spending time out on the water
5. Teaching them to shoot firearms at a young age
6. Taking game

The sibling rivalry between Rory and his sister Ellary

 

Rory's group Off Duty Outdoors for first responders

1. Provides outdoor equipment to first responders from giveaways
2. A way to give back to first responders
3. Palouse Prairie Co. , Stone Glacier ,  Vortex Optics
4.  Methow Adventurer on Instagram
5. Off Duty Outdoors on Facebook