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Title: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Doug Campbell on August 22, 2010, 11:11:00 AM

Been crazy busy here on the ranch so the season was five days old before I was able to get out.

I was hunting on a friends place near Big Timber and spotted this guy bedded below a lone scrub pine tree on the highest point he could find in the area. Fortunately there was a convienient patch of sage that I was able to get between him and I. A quarter mile stalk ending in a 200 yard crawl put me within 20 yards of him. First time I've not blown it and was able to end it this early...  ;)  

Course he bailed off the mountain down into the sage filled canyon below. I about jellied my brain in the 90+ degree heat before I got him out. I didn't want to go all the way back to the truck so like an idiot I went after him without a water bottle or anything.

Still got a couple doe tags to fill then deer/elk opens Sept 4. Hope this is the start of a great season.
  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/gotahunt/8-20018.jpg)
Used my BBO longbow that Keith Deters made me, third goat with this baby. Arrow Dynamics carbon arrow with a 160gr Grizzly.

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Big Ed on August 22, 2010, 11:23:00 AM

Very nice goat there bud, congratulations!!

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Carcajou on August 22, 2010, 11:42:00 AM

Doug~

Youre killing me! Wow! What a nice buck and to kill him after a stalk, is, is, is, PRICELESS!

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Ragnarok Forge on August 22, 2010, 12:03:00 PM

It is always awesome to take them on the ground.  Good work!

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Shinken on August 22, 2010, 01:04:00 PM

What an *excellent* buck Doug and thanks for sharin' the hunt!

Good work on a stealthy approach and a great shot!

Hope the remainder of your 2010 huntin' season goes as well!

Shoot straight, Shinken

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: East Coast archer on August 22, 2010, 01:06:00 PM

Doug

Awesome, and I thought they were hard to get out of a blind!!

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: DW on August 22, 2010, 01:28:00 PM

Congratulations Doug!

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: robtattoo on August 22, 2010, 05:30:00 PM

:clapper:  Way to go Doug, fantastic trophy. Hope they're still around in October!

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Benjy on August 22, 2010, 05:34:00 PM

Outstanding!! Congrats!!

Benjy

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: rastaman on August 22, 2010, 05:47:00 PM

Beautiful animal, Doug!

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Jack Denbow on August 22, 2010, 05:52:00 PM

Way to go buddy.
Jack

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: ACEK9 on August 22, 2010, 08:16:00 PM

Congratulations......Nice One!

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Mike Gerardi on August 22, 2010, 09:29:00 PM

Was that arra a black or wood grain dynamic?
By the way awsome job!!!  :notworthy:

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: buckeye_hunter on August 22, 2010, 09:29:00 PM

Awesome. When you told me you were out chasing goats, you didn't say you got one! I'll be sending those Grizzlies out Tuesday- maybe one of them will be lucky too!

Nice work!    :clapper:

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Chris Surtees on August 22, 2010, 09:48:00 PM

:thumbsup:     :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: gregg dudley on August 22, 2010, 09:58:00 PM

Great job, Doug!

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Jeff Romans on August 23, 2010, 12:53:00 AM

Nice!  Great stalk!     :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: wapiti792 on August 23, 2010, 08:04:00 AM

Way to go Doug! Beautiful buck...even if you had to get hyperthermia to get him  :)

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: tukudu on August 23, 2010, 08:25:00 AM

Big time buck.  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Gatekeeper on August 23, 2010, 09:30:00 AM

:clapper:  Fantastic – congratulations!

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: ishiwannabe on August 23, 2010, 01:38:00 PM

Great job my friend! Congrats on a great stalk.

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: medic77 on August 23, 2010, 04:21:00 PM

impressive that is for sure

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: SKYLER W on August 23, 2010, 09:54:00 PM

Congrats Doug!!!  :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: on August 23, 2010, 10:00:00 PM

Congrats on the speed goat! That is one animal still on my "hit" list.

Bisch

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: BBK41ND on August 24, 2010, 07:44:00 PM

Congrats on the goat!!! Hope you chase some over to the east side of your state for us in a week and a half?

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: 4runr on August 25, 2010, 06:09:00 AM

Congrats Doug!!

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: pitbull on August 25, 2010, 07:24:00 AM

Very nice, Congrats   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Goke on August 25, 2010, 09:22:00 AM

Doug, Congrats on a nice goat and what sounds like a great stalk. We were over further north this weekend and the numbers are really down.

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: swp on August 25, 2010, 01:20:00 PM

:thumbsup:    :notworthy:    :notworthy:

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: IndianaBowman on August 26, 2010, 08:24:00 PM

Amazing. It doesn't get any harder than that.

Congrats.

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: mike hall on August 26, 2010, 08:55:00 PM

Nice! You know what they say, "Good things happen to good People".
Congrats!  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: John3 on August 26, 2010, 10:31:00 PM

Beautiful antelope...!  Congrats on getting it done "the hard way"...  Most of my stalks don't end like this with a animal in the photo.. Congrats again..!


John III

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Missouri CK on August 28, 2010, 11:39:00 PM

Great job Doug.

Is it just the angle of the antelope in the picture or are his horns really wide?  He looks great, one of the best looking pronghorns I have seen.  Nice picture as well.

Chris

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: ron w on August 29, 2010, 09:02:00 AM

Impressive....your gonna wear that bow out....but I know where there's another......   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: cacciatore on August 29, 2010, 04:28:00 PM

Great job,congrats.

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Jmgcurve on August 29, 2010, 07:36:00 PM

Very nice antelope!!!! Congratulations    :clapper:

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: flashingeyed on September 05, 2010, 07:11:00 AM

Good job!    :thumbsup:

Be proud of your cross   (http://www.weapons-universe.com/Archery/Bows/Crossbows.shtml) bow like a pro

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Doug Campbell on September 07, 2010, 12:43:00 AM

Thanks a bunch everybody, really appreciate it.

It's starting out to be a great fall here in MT. Woke to a heavy frost and a bunch of beautiful white mountains this morning. If this keeps up we should have elk showing up soon...

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Larry Surtees on September 07, 2010, 10:49:00 PM

Outstanding.

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Longbow1953 on October 08, 2010, 07:10:00 PM

Nice antelope!    :)

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: coaster500 on October 09, 2010, 11:14:00 PM

Well you sure knocked the speed out of that goat  :thumbsup:  

 :archer2:

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on October 10, 2010, 04:36:00 AM

:thumbsup:

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Longbow1953 on October 11, 2010, 08:58:00 AM

:archer:  Doug

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: 2hats on October 11, 2010, 05:13:00 PM

wow!!!!!Nice job.would love to try for one them someday,Congrats...

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Elk River Shooter on October 12, 2010, 01:10:00 PM

A super spot and stalk hunt,I'd say! Congratulations!  :clapper:

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: BUCK-EYE on October 13, 2010, 10:31:00 PM

:notworthy:

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Joe D on October 22, 2010, 12:28:00 PM

Doug,
Excellent!    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: centaur on October 23, 2010, 03:27:00 PM

Stalking a goat to bow range is about as tough as it gets. Congrats!

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: joe ashton on October 23, 2010, 08:12:00 PM

way to go   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: FerretWYO on October 25, 2010, 03:32:00 PM

SWEEEEET

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: FerretWYO on October 25, 2010, 03:33:00 PM

SWEEEET

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: floyd on October 26, 2010, 04:46:00 AM

Nicely done. It is very rewarding having a big stalk like that and pulling it off. Fantastic  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: hitman on October 28, 2010, 11:19:00 PM

Nice buck buddy. Great job on a stalk.

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: ishoot4thrills on October 31, 2010, 07:39:00 PM

Excellent, challenging accomplishment! Congrats!    :notworthy:

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Ray Borbon on December 05, 2010, 10:16:00 PM

A decent looking buck!

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: ti-guy on December 06, 2010, 09:57:00 AM

Wow! nice trophy.

Title: Re: First hunt, first stalk of the year 8/20/10
Post by: Andy White on December 30, 2010, 04:52:00 PM

Nice buck Doug!