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up coming speed goat hunt
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Mon Jul 28, 2014 8:24 pmby one2many
who here has bow hunted pronghorns? what kind of distance are we talking about?
i havent touched my bow since turkey season.my kid brothers is a way better shot then i am and he is setting his pins at 40,50,60,70,80.i have watched him many times shoot 100+ on 3d targets, little bitch!
i dont think my eye are good enough for 80 yards anymore.getting older sucks ass
we will have large round hay bale blinds and others (maybe) cow side profiles
Re: up coming speed goat hunt
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Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:00 pmby waterfowlman
Re: up coming speed goat hunt
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Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:02 pmby Redbeard
one2many wrote:who here has bow hunted pronghorns? what kind of distance are we talking about?
i havent touched my bow since turkey season.my kid brothers is a way better shot then i am and he is setting his pins at 40,50,60,70,80.i have watched him many times shoot 100+ on 3d targets, little bitch!
i dont think my eye are good enough for 80 yards anymore.getting older sucks ass
we will have large round hay bale blinds and others (maybe) cow side profiles
my buddy does it. Sit in a blind and set up on a watering hole
Re: up coming speed goat hunt
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Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:03 pmby 3legged_lab
Better dial in your 50 and 60 yd pins. I've never goat hunted but the guys I know that do in oregon are most successful sitting in a ground on a water hole. Just sitting. All day. Waiting.
up coming speed goat hunt
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Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:13 pmby gila-river
From a desert rat standpoint I will second the waterhole advice. As far as the distance shooting I don't know jack about bow shooting so just out hunt em. Step up the patience and dedication. Good luck man.
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Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:18 pmby AKPirate
Get a good range finder and set your pins as far out as you can accurately shoot
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Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:17 pmby Pintail
Get a good rifle and forget the bow.
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Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:53 pmby R. Chapman
Pintail wrote:Get a good rifle and forget the bow.
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Tue Jul 29, 2014 5:47 amby Mornin Beef
Hey one2many, have you considered using a recurve or a long bow since these goats are so nimble and you'll just miss anyways?
Re: up coming speed goat hunt
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Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:49 amby jarbo03
Use a rifle, so you can get it over with quickly and get back to bird hunting!
Re: up coming speed goat hunt
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Tue Jul 29, 2014 4:25 pmby one2many
thanks for all the tips guys.
water holes are a must but i been told if it has rained recently every cow hoof print hold water for the pronghorns.
tried last night to shoot 80 yards that shit isnt for me 50 yards max, and more comfortable 40 yards in. could make for a long hunt
if i could use a rifle i would. im sure RMFC has a load worked up for them i could use
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Tue Jul 29, 2014 4:28 pmby one2many
jarbo03 wrote:Use a rifle, so you can get it over with quickly and get back to bird hunting!
i seen more ringnecks this summer then i have in the last few years. maybe enough to actually hunt around home.brother and i been raising phez and quail the last few years for dog work and we release a ton of them around hoping that just a couple here or there make it
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Tue Jul 29, 2014 5:51 pmby jarbo03
one2many wrote:jarbo03 wrote:Use a rifle, so you can get it over with quickly and get back to bird hunting!
i seen more ringnecks this summer then i have in the last few years. maybe enough to actually hunt around home.brother and i been raising phez and quail the last few years for dog work and we release a ton of them around hoping that just a couple here or there make it
That's good to hear, I'm still not holding out much hope for here. Even if things go well, not many birds left to produce. As you've also seen, weather can be a real bitch.
Re: up coming speed goat hunt
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Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:43 pmby R. Chapman
one2many wrote:thanks for all the tips guys.
water holes are a must but i been told if it has rained recently every cow hoof print hold water for the pronghorns.
tried last night to shoot 80 yards that shit isnt for me 50 yards max, and more comfortable 40 yards in. could make for a long hunt
if i could use a rifle i would. im sure RMFC has a load worked up for them i could use
You can borrow my .25-06. It will touch them out to 800 and dump 'em with the 115 Berger.
Re: up coming speed goat hunt
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:26 amby quackhead
It is possible to stalk within 40 yards. I've done it.
The best method is get a doe tag. Hunt during the rut. Shoot a doe being tended by a buck. Then stand twenty yards from the bitch and knock an arrow. He will present a shot
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 2:04 pmby (MT)Montanafowler
you might also target where they cross under fences, it's easy to see and they are pretty habitual about where they cross.
Re: up coming speed goat hunt
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 2:14 pmby one2many
thanks guys
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 3:30 pmby Tiler_J
Here you go, this is probably easier and cheaper.
http://buyexoticmeats.com/antelope.htmlStay home, pack another bowl (or two) and have it delivered.
Never hunted them, so this is the only advice I can give you, good luck with whatever you choose.
Re: up coming speed goat hunt
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 3:34 pmby one2many
Tiler_J wrote:Here you go, this is probably easier and cheaper.
http://buyexoticmeats.com/antelope.htmlStay home, pack another bowl (or two) and have it delivered.
Never hunted them, so this is the only advice I can give you, good luck with whatever you choose.
im thinking about dressing up as a bison and stalking the fuckers within knife range. only trouble i see having is getting shot by my brother
Re: up coming speed goat hunt
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 3:40 pmby Flightstopper
Seems you do have the Buffalo stature going for you, I think you're onto something.
Re: up coming speed goat hunt
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 3:42 pmby Tiler_J
one2many wrote:Tiler_J wrote:Here you go, this is probably easier and cheaper.
http://buyexoticmeats.com/antelope.htmlStay home, pack another bowl (or two) and have it delivered.
Never hunted them, so this is the only advice I can give you, good luck with whatever you choose.
im thinking about dressing up as a bison and stalking the fuckers within knife range. only trouble i see having is getting shot by my brother
Are antelope color blind? If so paint your bison up to be blue or red, problem solved. Damn, I seem to have a lot of good advice about antelope hunting!
Re: up coming speed goat hunt
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 3:43 pmby one2many
Flightstopper wrote:Seems you do have the Buffalo stature going for you, I think you're onto something.
smell like them from time to time also
Re: up coming speed goat hunt
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 3:43 pmby one2many
Tiler_J wrote:one2many wrote:Tiler_J wrote:Here you go, this is probably easier and cheaper.
http://buyexoticmeats.com/antelope.htmlStay home, pack another bowl (or two) and have it delivered.
Never hunted them, so this is the only advice I can give you, good luck with whatever you choose.
im thinking about dressing up as a bison and stalking the fuckers within knife range. only trouble i see having is getting shot by my brother
Are antelope color blind? If so paint your bison up to be blue or red, problem solved. Damn, I seem to have a lot of good advice about antelope hunting!
good idea, i dont think my brother is color blind so that helps
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 3:50 pmby Flightstopper
one2many wrote:Flightstopper wrote:Seems you do have the Buffalo stature going for you, I think you're onto something.
smell like them from time to time also
Haha! Don't get upwind of a stud bull!
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 3:55 pmby one2many
Flightstopper wrote:one2many wrote:Flightstopper wrote:Seems you do have the Buffalo stature going for you, I think you're onto something.
smell like them from time to time also
Haha! Don't get upwind of a stud bull!
that could turn ugly
Re: up coming speed goat hunt
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:27 pmby jarbo03
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:you might also target where they cross under fences, it's easy to see and they are pretty habitual about where they cross.
Yes they are, will stand and wait for others to go under.
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Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:33 pmby (MT)Montanafowler
jarbo03 wrote:(MT)Montanafowler wrote:you might also target where they cross under fences, it's easy to see and they are pretty habitual about where they cross.
Yes they are, will stand and wait for others to go under.
yep. no shit, last summer when i was checking fence i had on all brown carhartt and a black and brown hat, damn things thought i was one of them, came right up to me when i was eating my sandwich at a crossing
Re: up coming speed goat hunt
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Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:36 pmby one2many
this is good to know...i love eating a sandwich or three. this bow hunt is going to be a breeze
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Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:38 pmby (MT)Montanafowler
one2many wrote:this is good to know...i love eating a sandwich or three. this bow hunt is going to be a breeze
no bs either, this is exactly how i'd hunt them if i could ever draw the tag. I hope you lay one out at 10 feet man!
Re: up coming speed goat hunt
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Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:41 pmby one2many
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:one2many wrote:this is good to know...i love eating a sandwich or three. this bow hunt is going to be a breeze
no bs either, this is exactly how i'd hunt them if i could ever draw the tag. I hope you lay one out at 10 feet man!
thanks MF i hope i get lucky enough to get that close
