1. Whats a good size gun for antelope? Not looking to upgrade, or 400 yard shots. I can get close to 100 yards or less, (for now) but say 200-300? (I may be looking for a good used Savage or something with a wooden stock)

I have used my .270 for several different animals since I moved here.

2. What is the deal with hunting on private property? Alot of the land is owned but unused.

Do your self a favor and get permission. I shot my antelope on our private land this year and it ended up on another persons land that had no building on it just open land. I retrieved it and within an hour DOW was pulling us over. Thank god he was super cool with us,just took my info and gave me a nice verbal lesson!

3. How much is license, tags etc? I will only need one antelope.

If I remember it was right around $45.00 you are living in a land that is pretty hard to draw a rifle tag in. I hunted it 2 years ago with a bow and it was OTC but not anymore.

4. Processing: I would like to make steaks, and mainly ground antelope, is there any special prep, I want to try to can some to last all year. Is canning game meat acceptable if done properly or does it get really gamey??

Gamey? I heard stories after stories of how gamey it is but I tell you what it is damn tasty! I recommend to process it as fast as you can and cool it down. My antelope this year gave me 65lbs of meat including steaks and three types of ground. Regular,Breakfast,spicy. If you would like I can give you a 2lb brick of plain ground adn you can taste for yourself. I made tacos the other night from it.

5. Do you go for doe or buck or what is the deal? Don't really like the idea of taking out the top end of the gene pool.

Meat is meat

6. Whats antelope taste like compared to beef or buffalo? Some good ways to prep it??

I shot mine up near Wy and lot's of sage around. I didn't taste the big sage taste like others claim it has. I think it tastes like wild game. Medium rare on the steaks is the way to go I tried medium and well done and didn't care for it as much but I like my beef steaks medium rare so that was probably it.


7. Basic tools for beginner (processing, etc) ?

I pretty much used my swing blade for the entire process except when I split the pelvis and then used a Wy saw.