Canoe Country
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Well, I would like to start by thanking my brother (Outdoor Junkie) and 4 of my friends for one of the best guys trips I have ever been on. My brother and I spent over a hundred hours combined making phone calls, reviewing Bing Maps, and putting a ton of info together. This was my second year to Wyoming and I will definitely be back. We pulled into camp early afternoon on September 30th, worked hard and glassed a lot of land over the next 5 days.
On the evening of Thursday, October 4th, my entire group had filled their antelope tag except me when my friend spotted a huge antelope with about 15 does about 1000 yards out on the far side of an open river valley. My brother and I put on the stalk knowing there was very little cover but we had to try. We got busted a few hundred yards into the stalk and he started to push his herd about half way up the large hill beyond the riverbed. I set up at 500 yards but couldn't get a good view at his head but I knew he was big. My brother convinced me to try to put on a fast stalk to get to the far side of the river bed and try to set up at 350 yards before he crested the ridge with his does. Shortly into this he pushed his does with his horns and guided them over the ridge. Once he started pushing his does we started into a very fast trot to get to our set up point. I layed down in the prone and impatiently waited for my brother to give me the range. He stood broad side just below the ridge crest as my brother called out "350 yards", I squeezed the trigger on the trusty 300 WSM and as soon as I shot he quickly disappeared over the hill.
My brother and I debated whether or not I hit him until we crested the ridge and saw him laying 50 yards later with a solid double lung shot.
Nothing better than sharing and enjoying a moment like this with one of my bestfriends and twin brother. This just goes to show the good lord rewards those who work hard. I also attached a pic of my brother's muley and a pic of all of the bucks our group got (short of 2 antelopes that were at the taxedermist.
I love Wyoming!
On the evening of Thursday, October 4th, my entire group had filled their antelope tag except me when my friend spotted a huge antelope with about 15 does about 1000 yards out on the far side of an open river valley. My brother and I put on the stalk knowing there was very little cover but we had to try. We got busted a few hundred yards into the stalk and he started to push his herd about half way up the large hill beyond the riverbed. I set up at 500 yards but couldn't get a good view at his head but I knew he was big. My brother convinced me to try to put on a fast stalk to get to the far side of the river bed and try to set up at 350 yards before he crested the ridge with his does. Shortly into this he pushed his does with his horns and guided them over the ridge. Once he started pushing his does we started into a very fast trot to get to our set up point. I layed down in the prone and impatiently waited for my brother to give me the range. He stood broad side just below the ridge crest as my brother called out "350 yards", I squeezed the trigger on the trusty 300 WSM and as soon as I shot he quickly disappeared over the hill.
My brother and I debated whether or not I hit him until we crested the ridge and saw him laying 50 yards later with a solid double lung shot.
Nothing better than sharing and enjoying a moment like this with one of my bestfriends and twin brother. This just goes to show the good lord rewards those who work hard. I also attached a pic of my brother's muley and a pic of all of the bucks our group got (short of 2 antelopes that were at the taxedermist.
I love Wyoming!
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