BuzzH
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After leaving Anchorage at 12:55 AM Thursday morning and getting into Laramie at 2 PM, I had just enough time to straighten out my hunting gear and head out with my wife for an antelope hunt.
While scouting this summer, I found a really good buck that I wanted to get. I thought alot about that buck while on my moose hunt. I was pretty sure that nobody would find it, as it was in a spot not many people would look.
Pat and I decided to try to find him right away on Friday morning. We went and looked for him, but I couldnt find him. We saw some other antelope, but not the one I had filmed and seen on my last scouting trip. He was a heavy buck with a great prong and good length, a buck you just dont mistake.
We decided to try another area that Pat and I found and where Pat killed a B&C buck a few years ago. We looked over quite a few antelope but didnt see anything great. Plus, our area was a bit crowded so we decided to go back and look for the buck I'd seen while scouting.
Sure enough, we found him about 3 PM or so. Still not sure how we missed him earlier in the day, maybe he was down in a draw or chasing away another buck. But, anyway, there he was. We closed the distance to about 350 yards and I decided that Pat should take him. I knew the shot was too far for her, so we waited. Eventually they fed over a small saddle and we made our move. We got into about 150 yards and I looked at the buck through my binoculars...from that range, it was apparent he was a very, very good buck, likely Pats best buck yet.
Pat got set up on the bipod and made a nice shot. We walked up to him and we were not disappointed with what we found.
Great mass, great prong, and good length:
Another look:
The next morning, with Pats tag hanging from my first choice buck, it was off to find one for me.
About noon, I was looking over some new country and found one that looked promising. I immediately liked the looks of his prongs and how they turned inward. I also liked the way the horns hooked, so figured I'd get a closer look. I put a great stalk on him and got to about 120 yards. I studied him for about 5 minutes through my spotting scope. I just couldnt resist shooting him, inward flaring prongs, along with the hard hooks. I shot him prone from 120 yards.
Another look:
I guess our JRT, Bella, decided she was getting left out of the pictures, so took quick and appropriate action:
What a great 2 weeks of vacation I've had, and I'm still looking forward to a lot of hunting this year. I hope the remainder of the season goes as well.
While scouting this summer, I found a really good buck that I wanted to get. I thought alot about that buck while on my moose hunt. I was pretty sure that nobody would find it, as it was in a spot not many people would look.
Pat and I decided to try to find him right away on Friday morning. We went and looked for him, but I couldnt find him. We saw some other antelope, but not the one I had filmed and seen on my last scouting trip. He was a heavy buck with a great prong and good length, a buck you just dont mistake.
We decided to try another area that Pat and I found and where Pat killed a B&C buck a few years ago. We looked over quite a few antelope but didnt see anything great. Plus, our area was a bit crowded so we decided to go back and look for the buck I'd seen while scouting.
Sure enough, we found him about 3 PM or so. Still not sure how we missed him earlier in the day, maybe he was down in a draw or chasing away another buck. But, anyway, there he was. We closed the distance to about 350 yards and I decided that Pat should take him. I knew the shot was too far for her, so we waited. Eventually they fed over a small saddle and we made our move. We got into about 150 yards and I looked at the buck through my binoculars...from that range, it was apparent he was a very, very good buck, likely Pats best buck yet.
Pat got set up on the bipod and made a nice shot. We walked up to him and we were not disappointed with what we found.
Great mass, great prong, and good length:
Another look:
The next morning, with Pats tag hanging from my first choice buck, it was off to find one for me.
About noon, I was looking over some new country and found one that looked promising. I immediately liked the looks of his prongs and how they turned inward. I also liked the way the horns hooked, so figured I'd get a closer look. I put a great stalk on him and got to about 120 yards. I studied him for about 5 minutes through my spotting scope. I just couldnt resist shooting him, inward flaring prongs, along with the hard hooks. I shot him prone from 120 yards.
Another look:
I guess our JRT, Bella, decided she was getting left out of the pictures, so took quick and appropriate action:
What a great 2 weeks of vacation I've had, and I'm still looking forward to a lot of hunting this year. I hope the remainder of the season goes as well.
