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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: boneaddict on August 27, 2009, 03:01:32 PM

Title: Shooter or not
Post by: boneaddict on August 27, 2009, 03:01:32 PM: Antelope guys, is this a shooter or not. (Shooter as in decent sized buck or taxidermy trophy.....)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv47%2Fboneaddict%2FshooterQ.jpg&hash=587f7f05e2e75b7f87cea9373fdaf2063f0855dd)
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: Woodchuck on August 27, 2009, 03:02:09 PM: ME = BOOM
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: boneaddict on August 27, 2009, 03:07:45 PM: The original(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv47%2Fboneaddict%2Fshooterq1.jpg&hash=73f370632547235e8608708bf962b596932bee10)
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: dobby on August 27, 2009, 03:14:24 PM: good mass

looks to be around 13-14 long

the ears almost to the top of the diggers would turn me away
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: rasbo on August 27, 2009, 03:17:02 PM: little wider I would be gutting
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: jackelope on August 27, 2009, 03:38:32 PM: I think he's a good looking goat but not a shooter if you want a big one.
needs a little more height but seems to have pretty good mass.
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: 270Shooter on August 27, 2009, 03:42:40 PM: Depends what area I guess. I would be tempted though because it would be my first speed goat.
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: GoldTip on August 27, 2009, 03:56:57 PM: Does look like he has good mass, but I would be hard pressed to give him much more than 13" for length. Cutters look good, but hard to say from the angle of the photo. He'd ghet a pass from me. Does have a nice looking cape however. he would be a good buck to take for a cape to have. First buck I killed over 15" had a 6" diameter bald spot down tthe back of his neck from fences. Antelope can have messed up capes, and he has a good black face.
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: shanevg on August 27, 2009, 04:36:50 PM: Depends on what tag I had. I agree with dobby, comparing the horns to the ears you can see he's not huge, but he does have good mass.
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: Ray on August 27, 2009, 04:47:07 PM: A trophy hunter would pass. A meat hunter would probably be satisfied. It could go on the wall either way.
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: BC CHASER on August 27, 2009, 04:52:19 PM: Looks like he has a great cape. I will be going after my fourth this year and the area we hunt gets hit real hard because there is very little public land. I would shoot him there no questions asked. This year I might be a little more picky. :dunno:
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: tonymoe on August 27, 2009, 04:54:51 PM: I've gone one on the wall that big, so, yes to shooting it if it's your first, but 2nd trip, no way. Not knowing what I know now, which ain't too much :P
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: boneaddict on August 27, 2009, 08:08:27 PM: Here is another one. I think hes smaller?
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv47%2Fboneaddict%2Fanotherpb.jpg&hash=7c7d78feba09c6421f1ffd9e30c66b9e1d274e3f)
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: boneaddict on August 27, 2009, 08:09:35 PM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv47%2Fboneaddict%2Fanotherpa.jpg&hash=bb071d68d90b587e4b0350e24c27b7e1f316ba85).
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on August 27, 2009, 08:35:42 PM: nice looking goat, if you are going for a true trophy then I would have to say no, if you are going for a trophy for you and it is your first one, then it does have a nice black face to it, so would say yes.

Second one looks a little wider but looks smaller as far as mass and length.

Joe
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: Crowns on August 27, 2009, 08:39:17 PM: Yeah the second one is small, hes really short so it makes his cutters look crabby. Id shoot the first though. My guess on the first is 70 inches or so.
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: bobcat on August 27, 2009, 08:41:24 PM: For me the first one is big enough. But score to me is nothing. I just don't care. I like the way he looks and I would take him without a doubt.
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: gasman on August 27, 2009, 08:43:08 PM: Quote from: bobcat on August 27, 2009, 08:41:24 PM
For me the first one is big enough. But score to me is nothing. I just don't care. I like the way he looks and I would take him without a doubt.

:yeah:

Its not always about the trophy.......
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: boneaddict on August 27, 2009, 08:49:15 PM: here is another view of that first one.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv47%2Fboneaddict%2Fviewofp.jpg&hash=bf8d5513dc1ac589e980bd8a8b071755de05797f)
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: runamuk on August 27, 2009, 08:58:05 PM: Well I sure like him...and I bet he tastes like antelope :chuckle:

I like the symmetry of his horns...and I'd consider him a trophy...
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: elkspert on August 28, 2009, 08:36:09 PM: Nice looking goat, I would say it depends on the tag I had. Non trophy area, he's down.
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: boneaddict on August 29, 2009, 09:23:34 AM: I think I would dump this one.....

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv47%2Fboneaddict%2Fante.jpg&hash=eaa04e8ab31f98749dbebb2f6f40857fc5c248d4)
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: boneaddict on August 29, 2009, 09:38:56 AM: Course I would probably do this one too.....
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv47%2Fboneaddict%2Fan.jpg&hash=059ab97a888af7b58144a66da6c2d3b5e05259ab)
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: boneaddict on August 29, 2009, 09:39:32 AM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv47%2Fboneaddict%2Fan1.jpg&hash=c900bde281b34f464616c9c80477590a090918bb).
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: Big10gauge on August 29, 2009, 09:43:44 AM: Quote from: boneaddict on August 29, 2009, 09:38:56 AM
Course I would probably do this one too.....

You sound like you're over at the State Line Strip Club. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: boneaddict on August 29, 2009, 09:45:27 AM: Nah, my shots aren't up to date for that.
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: boneaddict on August 29, 2009, 09:51:31 AM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv47%2Fboneaddict%2Fan2-1.jpg&hash=ca12e15009ec19b5b51424dc32d4f094e92a7dda).
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: B.G.hunter on August 29, 2009, 10:05:10 AM: ive never shot a antelope so it would be very hard to pass on that first one. :twocents:
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: boneaddict on August 29, 2009, 08:14:20 PM: So is that like a non typical claw on his antler or a busted or split horn?
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: 270Shooter on August 29, 2009, 08:41:57 PM: Quote from: Big10gauge on August 29, 2009, 09:43:44 AM
Quote from: boneaddict on August 29, 2009, 09:38:56 AM
Course I would probably do this one too.....

You sound like you're over at the State Line Strip Club. :chuckle:
:chuckle:
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: magnanimous_j on August 29, 2009, 08:43:29 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on August 27, 2009, 08:49:15 PM
here is another view of that first one.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv47%2Fboneaddict%2Fviewofp.jpg&hash=bf8d5513dc1ac589e980bd8a8b071755de05797f)

I really enjoy your photography. Between you and pope, I've probably saved a hundred images off this site.
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: boneaddict on August 29, 2009, 08:45:21 PM: I'm sure I can speak for Pope too when I say we enjoy sharing with you guys.
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: Crowns on August 30, 2009, 10:43:30 AM: Those extra cutters are fairly common :twocents:. I guess you could say its Non typical though. My only antelope I shot had a bump up where that ones extra cutter is, probably would have turned into one eventually. His Cutters were 6 inches long and were starting to split into two.
Title: Re: Shooter or not
Post by: joebear on September 04, 2009, 08:13:56 AM: I would have to pass. Im thinking around 13 to 14 and as low as the cutters are you would loose a measurement so not a shooter in my book. But with all that said its really up to the person with the tag if it was a first he would be laying on his side.