Antelope \'Wingman\' - Success!

[Deertick]

Brad took most of the photos ... and videos ... so I\'ll let him continue to post them in order and tell the story.

Overall, it was a very successful day, and I have plenty of pronghorn meat to cut up and freeze. Having a \"wingman\" is great for pronghorn hunting ... two sets of eyes are always better than one. We saw hundreds of pronghorn, and although we could\'ve been \"done\" quite quickly, we stretched it out perfectly, hunting into mid-afternoon before calling it \"quits\" and heading back to town.

 

[cnelk]

I took several short vids of the first doe hunt. I linked them together - here they all are in one clip

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2s5RzGR6P8[/youtube]

 

[cnelk]

After we got the first doe back to the truck and hung up, we went back out and looked over lots and lots of antelope.
We would leave the ATVs and sneak up over ridges to look over the terrain in hopes of spotting some does within range.

Other times we would scan the horizon for the prairie speed goats

 

[cnelk]

The morning was perfect. As the day went on the wind picked up pretty good..
One time we saw a decent buck about 300yds away.
John told me \'Watch this\'...
He turned his rifle upside down, with the bi-pod looking like antelope horns
The buck saw this and came to us on a dead run.

We was 43yds at the closest.
At good trick to remember!

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q11inQZpquU[/youtube]

 

[cnelk]

About mid-afternoon we were driving down the trail and we stopped to look at some does off to the left.
I glanced to my right and saw an antelope standing looking at us.
I told Deertick \'that\'s a doe!\'

Sure enough.

He got his rifle and jacked a round in.
I ranged the doe at 380 (again!)

Bang!
The shot was high

Bang!

Wump!
Hit!

She went up over a small rise and I saw her go down

#2 was on the ground

 

[Deertick]

Great videos, Brad!

Keep that bipod trick in mind, folks. That buck was way out there at first, and he came RUNNING to us. If you ever take a kid pronghorn hunting during the rut, do this, and get the kid a closer shot. (But I\'ve seen it work for grown-ups, too! And I\'ve seen them come from further away, too. Or settle down when they are nervous and see \"something\" but they\'re not sure what.)

It was a fun trip, and I\'m glad we did it yesterday -- \'cause it\'s snowing like mad right now! Horizontal snow, too.

 

[bnsafe]

AWESOME MEN. did i mention i hate living in mo again. lol.

 

[elkmtngear]

That\'s a cool trick with the bipod!

Looks like a great way to introduce a kid to hunting! Lots of animals to see and pursue.

Glad to see you \"kids\" had an enjoyable day! :upthumb:

 

[iccyman001]

Great shooting John!


The videos came out awesome too, Brad. Are those from your iPhone?

 

[Deertick]

That\'s a cool trick with the bipod!

Looks like a great way to introduce a kid to hunting! Lots of animals to see and pursue.

Glad to see you \"kids\" had an enjoyable day! :upthumb:

Give it a try sometime ... you can\'t see on the video, but he came cantering in -- he was on the run!

If you run out of cover on your next stalk, try it -- it might get you enough ground to make the shot.

Once, a buddy of mine and I, together, walked, standing up, with a bipod/rifle over our heads. It must\'ve looked like a 400 pound, 7-foot, camo pronghorn ... but it worked. We made it to 145 yards, set up, and my buddy passed on the shot. Then, as the buck got out to 350 or so, I talked him into it again!

Pronghorn with a rifle isn\'t always that easy, so don\'t get that idea ... but it\'s always good to have a trick up your sleeve.

 

[razorback]

Sounds like you guys had a blast. One of these days I\'m going to give that a shot. I would love to have a big goat hanging in my living room.

 

[cohunter14]

Congrats John, that is a pretty impressive day!