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Title: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: Conner Parry on August 19, 2012, 01:34:00 AM

Today was a great experience for me out on the desert. My neighbor and I found a good pond with some Antelope frequently using it, and we set up the Double Bull Blind. I had high hopes as the sun began to rise and animals started stirring out in the valley. This pond sits up on the bench and so we used a spotting scope to see the Antelope out on the flats, and it made it nice to see them coming to prepare for the shot. We got to watch this nice buck for an hour and decided if he would cooperate and come into range than I was going to shoot.

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It took him a full 25 minutes to make his way within bow range. He was extremely cautious of the blind and began circling downwind to water behind us. I had to turn around and get on my knees to shoot out of the port holes in the back of the blind. One accurate arrow and ten second later he expired. He actually spun at the shot so the red on his shoulder is the exit wound. Magnus two blades do the trick. What a great way to start a hunting season. I used a Schafer Silvertip 56lbs and a 525 grain gold tip arrow.

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Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: xia_emperor on August 19, 2012, 04:45:00 AM

Great job!

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: Big Ed on August 19, 2012, 08:18:00 AM

Congrats!!

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: on August 19, 2012, 08:40:00 AM

Dandy!!  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: Tony Sanders on August 19, 2012, 08:54:00 AM

Man what a way to start the season. Congrats on taking such a fine animal.

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: on August 19, 2012, 09:21:00 AM

Excellent! And you are already up top too!

Congrats on the speed goat.

Bisch

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: Hummer3T on August 19, 2012, 09:58:00 AM

"A nice antelope" that is a great antelope, great job and nice shot.

Tim

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on August 19, 2012, 10:31:00 AM

Nice one , congrats sir...........
,,Sam,,

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: Pops on August 19, 2012, 11:05:00 AM

Congrats..   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: Longbow1953 on August 19, 2012, 11:15:00 AM

:thumbsup:    :archer2:

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: Chumster on August 19, 2012, 01:30:00 PM

That's fantastic and what a great european head mount that will make.

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: J. Holden on August 20, 2012, 09:50:00 AM

Thanks for sharing and congratulations!

-Jeremy  :coffee:

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: coaster500 on August 20, 2012, 10:06:00 AM

Great Speed Goat!!!!!

Congrats!!!!


  :campfire:

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: hardtimes on August 20, 2012, 10:40:00 AM

Way to go! Congrats!

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: rastaman on August 20, 2012, 12:27:00 PM

Congratulations again sir!

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: TDHunter on August 20, 2012, 04:18:00 PM

That's going on the Bucket list!!   nice shot!

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on August 20, 2012, 09:38:00 PM

Congrats!

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: Richie on August 21, 2012, 01:45:00 AM

Congrats   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: Gvan on August 22, 2012, 12:47:00 PM

Cool pict of him in the spotting scope! Congrats on a fine goat.

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: Anointed Archer on August 22, 2012, 03:34:00 PM

Excellent   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: kibok&ko on August 22, 2012, 04:08:00 PM

GREAT !

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: wyo kill stick on August 22, 2012, 11:10:00 PM

NICE! Got a tag in my pocket but that dang work gets in the way of hunting- got a new longbow that's just begging to go hunting, maybe this weekend

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: Conner Parry on August 23, 2012, 11:13:00 AM

Best of luck to you Dave with the new longbow and the Goat tag. Wyoming has some monster Pronghorns, it should be a great hunt.

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: bruinman on August 27, 2012, 09:25:00 AM

Congrats, great looking buck!

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: KSdan on September 25, 2012, 09:37:00 PM

Great job.

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Post by: joe ashton on September 25, 2012, 10:24:00 PM

:notworthy:

Title: Re: Harvested a nice Utah Antelope today
Post by: stocker56 on September 26, 2012, 05:43:00 AM

Excellent shot on a great looking speed goat.   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup: