Pronghorn Buck down w/ longbow

[WAPITIHUNTER]

That sounds like an amazing hunt!!! Congrat's!!! Very well done with your longbow!

[Ray]

I got to run. Here's a photo. Cohoho will probably post some more pictures of our trip some time.

Sorry for the blood. It was actually much worse and we moved him away and tried to turn him so there was less in the photo.

[EastWaViking]

Nice job Ray.  Great pic, who cares about blood, it's all part of hunting.

[huntnphool]

Nice buck Ray, and with a longbow, Outstanding!!!

[PacificNWhunter]

Way to get it done with a long bow. Was it one you made?

[jackelope]

congrats huge Ray...the camo is probably what lead to his demise.

[Ray]

the camo is probably what lead to his demise.

  Thank you.

Took him with a Pacific Yew Take Down longbow (St. Charles not my make) 58 lbs @ 28 inches.





I still have a deer tag to try and fill. I am hoping to use one of my other bows for the December hunt. One of the bows I made this spring broke about one month ago. I am in the middle of putting a new one together out of Osage, hickory and yew.

[Elkstuffer]

Congrats Ray!! That's one hell of an accomplishment. I'm going back next year for my 3rd try. Hopefully I'll be as successful this time around.

[rasbo]

good job on the speed goat,I like to hear you guys harvesting animals with traditional equipment

[ribka]

Congrats to you. Not many guys can say they took an antelope with longbow. That is quite the accomplishment

Have shot lots of wt deer ( no mulies yet) , a bear and 2 cariboo with my longbow. Have yet to take a pronghorn. 

Give me confidence to try for one next year if I can draw a tag.

[Ray]

It's definitely not impossible. Considering the large populations out where we hunted it was clearly a good time and place to bring the bow. Some of my results should be attributed to luck for certain.. But those who never try will never know as well..

If I was you I would look around the creeks or rivers, on the edges of hillsides or plateaus and for the lone pronghorn. It will be easier to sneak up one one or two than a larger group of pronghorn in most cases. I noticed that most hunters did not peer down odd hillsides and just looked for them in the open without wandering from their vehicles at all.

Good luck to you.

[Gutpile]

That’s my first pronghorn and I was happy to have done it with my longbow.

Thats just awesome!!

I was thinking about taking my 45/70 with open sights for a doe next week but thought it'd be a waste. Now i'm beginning to rethink that.

[Snapshot]

Ray, thanks to this thread about your recent pronghorn success, I can now put a face to the name; please forgive me for not putting it together sooner; remembering names isn't my strongest suit. Anyway, you mention a bow busting on you; was it the ipe & hickory??

[Ray]

I broke the Ipe and Bamboo longbow. The Ipe had a flaw in the lower limb wood where it compressed. It was not evident until tillering it down to size. By that time it was a little too late to swap the wood out and glue everything up. It eventually snapped and I had my eye on that spot already anticipating failure. So it definitely was not a surprise when it broke.

[Austrian Hunter]

Congrats, that's an absolute trophy especially with a long bow.