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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: Craig on October 21, 2008, 10:47:33 AM

Title: Montana Antelope Success
Post by: Craig on October 21, 2008, 10:47:33 AM: I left for montana on the 16th for a Antelope hunt. I have some friends that are ranchers in Central montana so I have a place to stay and hunt. I got there and we got a phone call that another rancher needed help moving his cows from one pasture to another one. He said bring your gun and if you see antelope while we are moving cows i could go try and get him.

We get to the pasture and I don't see any cows. I ask were the cows are. Well this pasture is 7 miles long and 6 miles wide. We need to find them and I am the only hunter in this area. So they unload their horses.
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I unload my horse. His name in Grizzly 450
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We all spread out to find the cows. After about 4 hours we get them all going in the right direction. So I go over a little ridge into a long coulie ( sp ? ) I am sitting at the bottom and out of the corner of my eye I see movement. About 200 yards away there are two bucks chasing a doe around and headed right at me. All of the sudden the doe turns 90 degrees and heads up the hill. I run about 20 yards up the hill and sit down into a sitting position to shoot. ( I lost my shooting sticks sometime while chasing cows all over the place ). When I sit down I land right on a Cactuse. It hurt like hell. So I don't have shooting sticks and I am trying to balance on one butt cheek because the other side is full of cactuse. I miss a 150 yard shot and they all run up the hill at full speed. I run up the other hill and they have stopped 200 yards out. I find a safe place to lay down and shoot again. One of the bucks drops and never moved. That Tikka 270 WSM with 140 grain Accubonds did a number on him. I was by myself so I load him up and chase some more cows tell someone can take pictures for me.
I finally catch up to the herd.
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Some old mad cows needed some help moving. These dogs are awesome. Blue healers and Aussis
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Seen some of these guys to.
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Finally get some pictures. He is about 13" on one side and 13.5 on the other. His prongs from front to back are right at 7".
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Title: Re: Montana Antelope Success
Post by: huntnphool on October 21, 2008, 10:51:54 AM: Nice buck Craig, love the cutters.
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Post by: Ridgerunner on October 21, 2008, 11:03:25 AM: Great looking buck, probably the only time you'll kill an antelope while on a cattle drive.
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 21, 2008, 11:10:10 AM: Congrats to you Craig!!! Nice antelope, how did that rattlesnake taste?
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Post by: blessed on October 21, 2008, 11:26:39 AM: Congradulations on a great hunt! :chuckle: Thanks for sharing.That was a good story! Hope to hunt Montana some day too! :PSmokey
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Post by: GoldTip on October 21, 2008, 11:46:01 AM: Nice looking buck and some good eats. Congrats.
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Post by: blacktailer on October 21, 2008, 11:59:31 AM: Congratulations on a nice buck. I really like the pictures and the story that goes with them.
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Post by: MichaelJ on October 21, 2008, 12:07:45 PM: Man what a rough life! Moving cows in montana and shooting a nice speedgoat too! SWEET!

Michael
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Post by: Gutpile on October 21, 2008, 12:11:46 PM: Awesome. I want one BAAAAAAAD.

I keep saying I'm going to start applying but never do, always scared my buddies will ditch out at the last minute. Well done.
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Post by: MuleySniper on October 21, 2008, 12:14:29 PM: Great lope!! Some of the best tasting game IMO!!
MS
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Post by: 270Shooter on October 21, 2008, 06:20:07 PM: Nice sounds like fun. 8)

What unit was this in. I put in for 404 and 401 and didn't draw.
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Post by: Craig on October 21, 2008, 06:46:27 PM: A couple of big rocks to the head and the snake was in a better mood. It was unit 481.
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Post by: Slider on October 21, 2008, 08:43:20 PM: He's Purdy!!! Congrats My buddy promised me a 15"+ incher in Wyoming next year!!! Stay tuned......lol
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Post by: bowsandhose on October 21, 2008, 08:47:13 PM: very nice buck congrats
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Post by: Jackjr on October 21, 2008, 09:27:00 PM: Nice buck. I can do without the snakes
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Post by: NRA4LIFE on October 22, 2008, 11:10:27 AM: That's kinda late for the rattlers to be out. That's a good buck.
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Post by: saylean on October 22, 2008, 11:15:44 AM: Cool pics man, nice looking buck
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Post by: Intruder on October 22, 2008, 01:11:34 PM: Nice photos and a dandy buck!
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Post by: 270Shooter on October 22, 2008, 04:57:54 PM: Nice Buck I love it over there.
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Post by: Falcon on October 25, 2008, 02:54:19 PM: Craig,

Congrats on a great buck !
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Post by: bighorns2bushytails on October 25, 2008, 05:25:01 PM: congrats!! sounds like a nice hunt.
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Post by: blindpig on October 26, 2008, 11:02:25 AM: very nice, thanks for posting all the pics, nice to see other wildlife as well. Antelope, mmmm!!!
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on October 26, 2008, 11:08:13 AM: Nice Buck, sounds like you had some fun! Congrats.