Yes. During the controlled antelope hunt the wardens will fine you for being in the field shooting dogs with anything more than a rimfire. I guess they figure if you saw a goat you would take it. Any other time you can use whatever you want.
Dont ever assume that people know the Hunting Regs. Find out for yourself at Wildlifedepartment.com.
I always thought they would be hard to approach until I went for a two week motorcycle ride that took us through New Mexico. They were everywhere! Standing by the side of the road, laying in the ditch, roadkill, etc. Maybe they are not scared of motor vehicles any more.
Posted a reply on the Controlled hunt thread for you. Don't limit yourself to grassland. Around here there are a lot of antelope that live most of their lives on the CRP and crop land. One of best ways to hunt that I have found is to drive around the land you are able to get permission on then once find some, figure out how to sneak up close enough to them to get a shot. Not always important to have lots of cover, because antelope are really curious. First time I went out, saw 4 does, and just got out of the pickup and bent over as far as I could, and started walking right up to them. They saw me after I had went a couple of hundred yards and started watching me. After another 100 yards, they started coming to see what I was. Just laid down and they came within about 200 yards. Could not get the shot I wanted at the antelope I wanted, so passed them up. Shot the one I wanted about 2 hours later about 2 miles away.
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