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Idaho 28-1 sheep
I knew it was when and not if you would make it happen! With all the extra challenges of the fires and the weather I was starting to wonder just a little. Huge congratulations!- Cowkiller
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- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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Arizona Elk & Extinct Merriam's Elk
One of the Merriam's bulls used as a DNA sample for the study had a huge rack and was killed in the late 1800's. It was one of the last known Merriam's elk killed. If I remember the story right that bull was tracked in snow for days in a remote area near the AZ/NM border and when finally killed... -
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Hunting wilderness areas in Wyoming
By the way our resident guide was a young friend from California that had recently moved to WY while the rest of us had many years of experience hunting wilderness all over the west. -
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Hunting wilderness areas in Wyoming
I once camped with two other nonresidents and a resident guide in a wilderness area to hunt elk. One of us nonresidents did not have a resident guide because the resident is limited to taking only two nonresidents a year. The nonresident without a resident guide had to travel outside the... -
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Mountain Goat field judging
Never ate a bad tasting goat. They were all tough though. I was eating some goat meat last week from my 2018 kill. Roasted, barbequed or fried it is like chewing gum. In the crockpot it is perfectly tender.- Cowkiller
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- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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Mountain Goat field judging
The only thing harder to field judge than a pronghorn is a mountain goat. I'm not making any guesses other than the length looks good. Here is a closeup of the bases on my 2018 CO goat. They measured 5 5/8 and 5 4/8.- Cowkiller
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- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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80" Buck? Destroy My Field Judging
Eli thank you so much for weighing in. I was hoping you would but I'm sure you have plenty of your own buck pictures to evaluate! I learned everything I know about judging pronghorn from you guys. Obviously I have a lot more to learn. -
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80" Buck? Destroy My Field Judging
Thanks. It was especially sweet because I shot him with a muzzleloader and open sights. I couldn't get him the first day because he wouldn't let me get within 400 yards. That evening I dug myself a grave 65 yards from the water source. I was lying in the grave before daylight the second day... -
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80" Buck? Destroy My Field Judging
Food for thought. Here is a buck that scored over 90" with low prongs. Oh what prongs they are though! I hope it is okay to post this pic. If it is not please let me know. -
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80" Buck? Destroy My Field Judging
Go to Pronghorn Guide Service Website. Look at the picture gallery. I assume virtually all of them are 80" or bigger. Many are obviously huge. Many are not obvious. Not to me anyway. I do think my estimate of 15" long is too much by an inch. My mass may be off by as much as three inches... -
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80" Buck? Destroy My Field Judging
I burned a pile of points in Colorado on a great area last year. I may never get to hunt there again. In hindsight there were several bucks I maybe should have tried for instead of the one I shot. Oh well it was great fun to scout all summer and I'm happy with my buck. I was lucky enough to... -
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80" Buck? Destroy My Field Judging
No pics of last year's buck with other pronghorn. He was a loner. I did see another similar buck last year. I thought he was very tall but also knew he was very thin and that's why I didn't hunt him. Here are a couple pics of that one with other bucks for comparison. -
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80" Buck? Destroy My Field Judging
Here's a live picture of last year's buck. Still looks longer to me than what he really was. -
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80" Buck? Destroy My Field Judging
Thank you all for the great feedback! I love this stuff. Partly because it is so difficult. npaden that is a beautiful buck! Buzz your wife's buck is awesome. Here is the buck that fooled me last year. I thought he was over 80" when I saw him multiple times in the summer. Embarrassed to... -
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80" Buck? Destroy My Field Judging
Bluffgruff thanks for the input. Here is a buck I saw that I gave the exact numbers that you list. I thought the low prongs buck was heavier and longer.
