Wyoming Antelope 2013

[steen]

Great story, pictures and lopes!  I think the last one is a 3  point!

[Curly]

Nice goats!

I notice you guys are wearing orange hats and camo clothing.  And you say the goats were skittish if they spot you even at 1,000 yards.

So, not having hunted speed goats much, and apparently they have good eyesight, I wonder .........would it be any better to wear orange gloves instead of an orange hat?  (I think WY law says you need to wear one article of orange clothing).   Or are they color blind like deer and elk and they are just spotting movement?  1,000 yards away and they are spooked would make for some difficult stalking.

I know it is probably a silly question, but I had to ask cuz I'm probably going speed goat hunting next year and it is just one of those things I was wondering about.  (Would having an orange square on the back side of a shirt be better, for instance?)

[Bob33]

Nice goats!

I notice you guys are wearing orange hats and camo clothing.  And you say the goats were skittish if they spot you even at 1,000 yards.

So, not having hunted speed goats much, and apparently they have good eyesight, I wonder .........would it be any better to wear orange gloves instead of an orange hat?  (I think WY law says you need to wear one article of orange clothing).   Or are they color blind like deer and elk and they are just spotting movement?  1,000 yards away and they are spooked would make for some difficult stalking.

I know it is probably a silly question, but I had to ask cuz I'm probably going speed goat hunting next year and it is just one of those things I was wondering about.  (Would having an orange square on the back side of a shirt be better, for instance?)

Gloves will not satisfy the hunter orange requirement.

Pronghorns do have exceptional eyesight. I've seen some spook at 1200 yards. I've also been able to get within 100 yards of them on several occasions.

Most of the time, you can get within 400 to 600 yards of them while being seen. After that, you should plan on using terrain whenever possible to stay hidden while getting closer, or allowing them to come closer to you.

[Curly]

Another question:  How did they taste?

    or         or somewhere in between?

Are they any better if they are feeding on alfalfa or just out in the sage?

[Bob33]

Another question:  How did they taste?

    or         or somewhere in between?

Are they any better if they are feeding on alfalfa or just out in the sage?

I've heard stories of bad antelope meat. I can only tell you from personal experience that I've killed and eaten the meat from over 60 pronghorns , taken in three different states, and have never had a bad bite. It is by far my family's favorite game meat over elk, moose, and deer.

I really don't know why it's so good for us, and others report it being poor. We don't do anything special. I've killed them and left the hide on for three hours on rare occasion, and it was still good.
 

[DeerThug]

I wore full orange and did not seem to spook them.  from my experience if you used the lay of the land and came over each rise on your belly and if there were antelope over the rise i ofter got to within 100 yards  - if there was nothing there stand up and hoof it to the next rise and repeate

As for the meat i had some that were ok and some that my dog would not even eat.  all were skinned on the spot cut up and were on ice within an hour  so not sure what made ok and bad meat as they were all treated the same.

[Curly]

As for the meat i had some that were ok and some that my dog would not even eat.  all were skinned on the spot cut up and were on ice within an hour  so not sure what made ok and bad meat as they were all treated the same.

That is the same thing my father in law said about the pronghorn he got in NM (his dog wouldn't even eat it).  Could it have been in the rut?

[bobcat]

Much better than an orange hat would be this:

[Curly]

   You go ahead.

I'll go with the orange vest or hat.

[JohnVH]

awesome! we have not been drawn since 2010 

Love hunting lopers!

[finnman]

Last year we hunted south central WY, it was an 18 hours drive, we brought the utility trailer to sleep in and brought a small freezer and generator, we would run the generator during the day when afield and turn it off at night while sleeping. We placed the quarters in the freezer and they stayed really nice and cool, but not froze solid. We placed the capes in an ice chest with ice. The meat was awesome! Some of the best out there! In fact on the night of the New Orleans game with the Hawks I pan seared the 6 antelope tenderloins I had been saving, we dipped them in horseradish sauce! OH man!!! Tasty!!!!

[Bwana Bob]

Finnman,
Did I meet you and your crew at the fountain of life campground in Thermopolis in Sept?