Pronghorn score wth a bonus

[BuzzH]

Took a road trip to Casper this morning to have my 2015 pronghorn scored, was more than happy with the results.

I left Casper at 1:00 PM and decided to check out an HMA that I have permission to hunt elk on with my type 6 tag and see if there were any elk around.

First place I stopped and glassed from the county road, I found a herd of 20 or so bedded at the head of a draw with not a tree visible in any direction. I knew from pronghorn hunting the area in the past that getting an opportunity at them would be pretty likely.

So, I drove around the back side of the draw, parked and hiked over the top. I edged around and found them at about 120 yards. I thought about shooting from there, but noticed a large rock that I could crawl to and get much closer. I crawled up to the rock and peeked around the side, still all there bedded. I picked one of the smaller ones in the group and shot it in its bed. The rest didn't know what was going on so I stayed put until they all got up and walked around the side hill and out of sight. I stood and got my rangefinder out...58 yard shot.

Got it to the truck and hit the road. Pulled into my driveway at 4:43 PM.

 

[putm2sleep]

Sweet trip. What was the score Buzz?

 

[Gunner46]

Do I need to speculate as to what load you were using ???

 

[AZ402]

Very cool.

 

[T Bone]

that elk is going to be tasty.

 

[Muskeez]

Nice sneak Buzz!

 

[Brittany Chukarman]

Now that's a good day. Well done,Buzz.

 

[JM77]

I'll say it again; it never gets old, does it?

 

[deer_shooter]

Nicely done

 

[Muleyfanatic]

Very nice bonus!

 

[Kevin W]

Nice deal, what did the pronghorn end up scoring?

 

[1_pointer]

The elk version of veal!! Very nice!

 

[iaengineer]

Very nice. I can't wait to get back out there.

 

[LCH]

I'm surprised you have any freezer space left!

I'm almost out of elk meat. Yours was long range compared to my 2014 cow though, 15 yards with a rifle.

 

[Deleted member 20812]

I'm assuming you didn't need your dope chart for that shot?

Can't complain about that for sure.

 

[belly-deep]

Way to go Buzz. But if you really wanted to show your hunting prowess, you would have opened up on them from 1,200 yards instead of creeping into 58 with no cover

 

[Duck-Slayer]

would that be a 7mm-08 too the side of the head? great job BuzzH....
Matt

 

[Festus]

Makes me hungry....
Well done!

 

[DRAFTSTUD]

How long did it take to break her down? John

 

[idnative1948]

Nothing wrong with that one.