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Finally drew a tag!
« on: June 22, 2017, 02:27:09 PM »
It was expected with 8 points, but I finally was successful in a big game draw this year with a Wyoming pronghorn tag for unit 95.  I'll be sure to keep you all updated on the hunt.  I'm not too worried about finding areas to hunt but am also open to advice if anyone has any.

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Re: Finally drew a tag!
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2017, 02:36:15 PM »
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Re: Finally drew a tag!
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2017, 02:40:02 PM »
That should be a great hunt. Good luck; I hope we can read a story of the adventure.
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Re: Finally drew a tag!
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2017, 03:00:22 PM »
Awesome! it will be fun to follow along
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Re: Finally drew a tag!
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2017, 04:06:48 PM »
Congrats :tup:
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Re: Finally drew a tag!
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2017, 04:09:53 PM »
Congrats on your draw! Never hunted 95 but got a nice speed goat in 58 several yrs ago. Scored in the low 70s. Antelope hunting is great fun but they sure can be tough to me for judge.  :tup:

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Re: Finally drew a tag!
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2017, 11:32:18 AM »
You going to video this one?

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Re: Finally drew a tag!
« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2017, 11:33:47 AM »
 :yeah: Would love to see a video with your story.  :tup:
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Re: Finally drew a tag!
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2017, 01:20:01 PM »
I'll definitely film it.  I'll be sure to share once I'm back!

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Re: Finally drew a tag!
« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2017, 02:02:25 PM »
I don't have any area specific advice.  However, I recommend using the truck to look at everything you can, and then figure out the areas you can't see into from the truck and check them out.  Pronghorn bucks with harems try to keep them in low spots so they are seen by fewer other bucks; it works on hunters in trucks too.  Post-rut, mature bucks have learned - at least to some degree - to avoid open roads.  One of my favorite tactics is to drive to the foothills of the biggest public land topography, then hike a contour into the wind, sneaking over each little top and glassing until I've seen the whole visible valley, then hustle across the bottom and up to the crest of the next little ridge.  This works really well for a few reasons - it meets the topographic security need that pronghorn prefer, and because they tend to run to flatter topography when spooked, more times than not when you have to cross the upper end of that valley to get to the next ridge, they spook downhill rather than across the ridge.  It is also efficient for you the hunter, in that the distances are smallest in the foothills between ridge tops.  Finally, when you do spot the buck you want, you have a ridge to hide behind as you work closer.  I have often been able to look over 50-100 bucks a day with this approach, and rarely see another hunter except for the trucks far away out on the flats.

The other advice I will offer: never let them see you.  If you do see a buck that looks like it might be your shooter when you are in the truck, keep driving out of sight, then get out, circle back with your spotting scope, and look him over.  Antelope go on high alert when a truck stops, and either spook, or prepare to spook, when anyone gets out.  Never assume you are far enough away - if you can judge him through a spotter, he can see you.   

 
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Re: Finally drew a tag!
« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2017, 04:22:31 PM »
Thanks for the advice Doublelung.  I'll definitely be taking it into account.

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Re: Finally drew a tag!
« Reply #11 on: June 23, 2017, 04:30:02 PM »
Busy fall. Arent you going to AK too?
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Re: Finally drew a tag!
« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2017, 09:49:29 PM »
Busy fall. Arent you going to AK too?

No. Delayed that hunt due to my brother getting married on 9/16. Crazy kid.

 


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