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Montana Antelope or Onion Harvest? Goats!
« on: October 14, 2016, 11:19:21 PM »
This year my brother and I drew our first ever Montana antelope tags. We also farm together and onion harvest was definitely drawing out longer than normal, threatening our chances of getting over to Montana for this hunt. After being rained out of onion harvest again, we decided it was time to just go. I also farm with my sons who had not drawn tags, so I left them in charge of the farm. I was up past midnight loading up the truck and after a few hours of sleep headed out to hunt antelope.
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Re: Montana Antelope or Onion Harvest? Goats!
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2016, 11:20:03 PM »
We were hunting some Block Management as well as checking BLM and State sections. My brother was up first and found this buck bedded alone on a very flat piece of Montana, but with one livestock pond bank allowing just enough cover for the sneak.
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Re: Montana Antelope or Onion Harvest? Goats!
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2016, 11:21:08 PM »
The next day we hiked into an area that just looked like it should have some goats, after about a mile and a half hike that suspicion proved correct. We both ended up getting our antelope on BLM sections, those GPS maps sure come in handy. After getting back to the truck and heading home we got to witness one of those famous big sky sunsets. Now back home we're still working on getting wet onions harvested, but it sure feels good having notched my first ever Montana antelope tag.
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Re: Montana Antelope or Onion Harvest? Goats!
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2016, 01:54:54 AM »
Wow, nice goats, great write up and awesome pictures. Thanks for sharing!
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Re: Montana Antelope or Onion Harvest? Goats!
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2016, 04:30:23 AM »
 :tup:

Great photos

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Re: Montana Antelope or Onion Harvest? Goats!
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2016, 07:21:34 AM »
Congrats on two good goats and meat in the freezer.

Your pics are awesome as well!  :tup:

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Re: Montana Antelope or Onion Harvest? Goats!
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2016, 08:06:22 AM »
Great story and photos.
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Re: Montana Antelope or Onion Harvest? Goats!
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2016, 09:30:19 AM »
Boy, nice bucks. Thanks for the story and pics.
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Re: Montana Antelope or Onion Harvest? Goats!
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2016, 10:10:43 AM »
Now that is a nice hunt and story thanks for sharing!

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Re: Montana Antelope or Onion Harvest? Goats!
« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2016, 09:18:25 PM »
Beautiful Pics  :tup:

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Re: Montana Antelope or Onion Harvest? Goats!
« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2016, 02:28:31 PM »
Both very nice bucks, Congrats!

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Re: Montana Antelope or Onion Harvest? Goats!
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2016, 05:06:16 PM »
Great goats :tup: Congrats
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