On the hunt

[Duck-Slayer]

Well… something happened on the last day.
Matt

 

[Duck-Slayer]

For now, too steep!
Matt

 

[Wyoming270]

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Almost is the name of the game….
73 yards on a nice buck, zipped it right over the back. Held a touch to high with my 70….. been awhile since I missed with my bow, I was already planning the pack out…. Choked - Even made my stalk through basically the creek to stay low enough, soaked my boots, which made the rest of the day kind of a bust.
Matt

Petes propane boot dryers are a $100 hunt saver, even made in america.

 

[Duck-Slayer]

When you forget a cooler…..
The AC on the floor of the truck does the trick.
Matt

 

[Duck-Slayer]

Sorry you don’t get to see my beautiful mug, too much background.
Matt

 

[8andcounting]

congratulations on a great job done

 

[Wyoming270]

How did you keep your food cold if you forgot a cooler?

Heres a pro tip, look for BIG coolers CHEAP around colleges in april and may. Ive scored some 150+ for $20 more than once. I didnt realize college kids had so much time for elk hunting, funny thing is they never have blood and tend to smell like mouldy grain.

Along with that, you dont need the ultra high performance to ice some quarters. I kind of think propping the lid a couple inches can help let the heat out for the first couple hours.

 

[Duck-Slayer]

How did you keep your food cold if you forgot a cooler?

Camper
Matt

 

[duckhunt]

When you forget a cooler…..View attachment 415605
The AC on the floor of the truck does the trick.
Matt

Im loving it.

 

[Brittany Chukarman]

Damn good archery buck on a hot, tough hunt. One to be proud of, Matt. I like that black cape.

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

When you forget a cooler…..View attachment 415605
The AC on the floor of the truck does the trick.
Matt

I've done this once with a Costco run.

Congrats on the buck!

 

[Duck-Slayer]

Damn good archery buck on a hot, tough hunt. One to be proud of, Matt. I like that black cape.

I’m getting a skull mount and the hide tanned to hang.
Matt

 

[MaddH]

Nice buck

 

[Lmartin5]

Very nice...congratulations!

 

[Buffs35]

Great job!

 

[caddiscrazy]

Followed Your hunt all the way through! Thanks for letting all of us tag along through your posts. Absolutely love antelope hunting. It will be two years before I am back chasing them again. Im burning elk points next year

 

[brymoore]

Congratulations Matt!

 

[Matthew57]

Nice work!

 

[WIdave]

Nice buck!!! I need more of the story here! How far was the stalk and shot? Did you try any decoys or just spot and stalk?

I'll be in Wyoming in less then 2 weeks doing the same thing.

 

[Duck-Slayer]

I suppose I can tell the story….
It was the last day of my hunt, and I actually almost did not go out for the hunt on this day because it was Friday and a lot of other people had shown up. So I figured most of the antelope would not be remotely in a decent spot for a stalk. So I pretty much just decided to drive to town and fill the pick up truck up with diesel so I could make it home on Saturday early morning. Anyway, on the way to town I just happened to spot a buck on a steep mountain. So I pulled over and watched him and he fed down to the Willows in the bottom, there wasn’t even water there, it’s kind of a boggy spot. Once you got down next to the Willows, I made my stalk. It was rather perfect, the Willows were tall enough that he could not see my approach and the wind was directly in my face. I snuck in to 46.5 yards, dialed my site to 45 yards and let them have it well his head was down feeding. I hit him a smidge low, but it eventually did the trick. Dragged him down to the road, caught him and went back to the camper. Got all washed up and had to drive back to town to fill the truck up. Got up early Saturday morning and made the drive home. And there was a ton of other people out. I am very thankful I decided to drive to town lol
Matt