Sonny had stayed during the week and after seeing the picture of the nice buck at my well he set up there. His son Ty came up and they were hunting together. They found that the goats were watering facing them so they were digging out a location to move the blind for a better shot. As they were sweating away the rancher leasing and running his cattle on the public land came by. In talking with him he said he was going to turn loose more livestock into this pasture and why didnt they just go hunt his land because all his cattle were on the public land. His property was part of the attached walk in area and he gave us permission to drive in and set up which was cool. Ty took a buck from one of his wells and Sonny missed a nice buck.
On Friday Sonny gives me the rundown and tells me how to get to the private well.
Out of work early drive over I leave the trailer at home this time as I wanted to try out new tent and stove I was going to be using for elk. I set up on the well and was able to leave blind up no cattle, sweet. headed back to the public land to camp. Camping on the high plains
Tent worked geat but the wind was up to much to try new stove. Something else I learned about antelope they would rather drink from the overflow pond and or the seep to the overflow pond. Some reason they just dont like stock tanks. I set up with my blind about 20 yards to the overflow pond and about 25 to the stock tank. I cheated towards the pond and would only shoot the pond 25 was streaching it to the tank.
Saturday morning was pretty busy with wildlife just not goats.
Three coyotes came in together and hung out for awile could only get a picture of two at time. After they left a lone dog came in and he was in poor shape. Thin looked like a cross between a fox and coyote he was ugly. Then I found out I had this neighbor only ten yards from my blind but we got along well.
I think from his look I was beginning to smell.
Finally around 11 three does and two fawns came in. The fawns got in the way of the two does so no shot. Then the lone doe hung around and finally stepped in and watered. Zing right over her back, I just couldnt believe it. After she left 3 bucks with a doe came in but none would water.
When I got out and took a break at lunch I shot all the way back to the blind just pick a spot stop shooting at the whole critter. Thats what is going thru my mind. Really slow afternoon a few bucks come around only one waters. Then its getting hot so I decide to open back of blind to let some air in, Yikes right behind the stock tank are three does. At first I thought they would water in the tank and be gone. But they kind of moved up and down the fence and then went under and came around to the pond. The first doe got there so fast I didnt have my bow in my hand. She came close to water and then the second doe came up and spooked and both backed off into the grease wood and just watched the blind. Then out of nowhere a buck steps out of the grease wood at 50yds, and wanted a drink. This gave the does new courage and a doe and the buck stepped in the pond at 18yds and drank. When she was done the buck moved away and she just stood and looked at her friend like come in and drink, well nows my chance. Pick a spot is running in my head. I will tell you the shot was still high but she spun around and dropped right where she was standing. I thought either I had broken the shoulder or hit the spine. She could'nt move so I felt it was a spine hit and not waiting to see if I got the top of the lungs or not I jump out and placed a second arrow in her chest. I am still shooting high but got it done.
Mulberry selfbow with home made arrow and broadhead. This is my 3rd antleope with primitive gear. Now I just have to get a handle on shooting high before my elk hunt in two weeks. Like I started with all hunts start with practice and I will be shooting my set up daily until then.
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