Its not a problem taking care of the meat if you skin it and cool it right away. You can either bone it out and put it on ice or you can take to the processor and hang it in the cooler. You would be wise to do the same in October. Either way is fine. When antelope run alot the meat gets hot and they taste bad. The later in Oct the less likely to be rutting. In the end it doesn't matter much you should have a good hunt any time during the season. I take several hunters for antelope every year and we always have a good time. Hunting in all of these areas will be primarily from the vehicle with alot of glassing. The perfect kids hunt. I hope everything works out for you.