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Big Game Hunting => Out Of State Hunting => Topic started by: 270Shooter on October 09, 2016, 05:47:28 PM

Title: Opening day MT goat
Post by: 270Shooter on October 09, 2016, 05:47:28 PM: So I drew this tag without knowing anything about the unit. I honestly didn't even want to draw it as I was only putting in for a difficult unit in hopes of getting a point. Well as my luck would have it I drew and I took a trip to the unit in mid September to scout. Saw quite a few goats but only on private land and I got access to a great piece of property but was told I couldn't hunt it until the first weekend of November. I decided to make a run over to deer lodge on the 8th for the opener just to see if I could get it done on public land and avoid paying a trespass fee. I started hunting at about 7 and by 7:10 I had spotted a herd with a good enough buck for me. They were about a mile away and I snuck down into the finger I thought they went into. Played cat and mouse with the herd for a little while until the buck finally separated from the does enough and I was able to put one in him at 150 yards. He ran down into the next draw and the does came out but he didn't so I knew he was likely down. I hustled up the ridge between us and he was laying there but still had life in him so I put on more in him at about 25 yards after he stood up. I believe my first bullet failed to expand. All in all it was a pretty fun yet quick hunt and everything went perfectly. Plus it is just a beautiful place to hunt antelope, I hope I can get another chance to hunt here again.
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Post by: Timberstalker on October 09, 2016, 05:56:50 PM: Solid work and great goat!
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Post by: Jason on October 09, 2016, 06:01:32 PM: Nice Lope Congrats!! :tup:
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 09, 2016, 06:02:19 PM: Congrats
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Post by: Bob33 on October 09, 2016, 06:48:39 PM: Very nice antelope.
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Post by: Typical8 on October 09, 2016, 07:26:50 PM: Nicely Done!!!
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Post by: Craig on October 10, 2016, 07:40:06 AM: Nice one. Way to get it done in a place you never planed on hunting. I always put for those units in MT hoping to only draw a point.
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Post by: bowhunterforever on October 10, 2016, 06:22:52 PM: Nice goat :tup: Congrats
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on October 11, 2016, 09:24:54 AM: :tup:
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Post by: Ridgerunner on October 11, 2016, 09:26:44 AM: good looking antelope
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Post by: dan11011 on October 11, 2016, 11:04:14 PM: Great work! Nice goat. Are you going to mount him?
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Post by: 270Shooter on October 12, 2016, 06:09:30 AM: Quote from: dan11011 on October 11, 2016, 11:04:14 PM
Great work! Nice goat. Are you going to mount him?
yes I am having him mounted, they are just too neat looking to throw the cape away.

Thanks everybody!
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Post by: Mark251 on October 12, 2016, 09:22:04 PM: Great job! Congratulations :tup:
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Post by: muzzleman on October 13, 2016, 09:23:33 PM: very nice :tup: