2023 pronghorn

[RayL42]

I thought I would share my pronghorn hut.

I did two full days scouting including a tour with one of the landowners who gave me permission.

The home work paid off Opening morning I located one of the bucks and his herd I saw the day before. When I started the stalk I did not think it would work there was no structure to the land or a blade of grass taller than about 8 inches. But I crawled on that open prairie only moving when the antelope were feeding, it took just a little more than an hour to get within 300 yards when the herd bedded down. I decided to close some more distant down to 270 yards to a spot I could get in to a comfortable shooting position. The buck still bedded looking away I waited. then I got luck and a coyote walked past promoting the buck to stand and giving me a perfect broad side shot.



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[RufusJNP]

Nice antelope and congrats on a great hunt. I will be hunting antelope in about 2 weeks in 102 nd 118. Was there a good population of antelope where you hunted ?

[270person]

Good looking pronghorn. Always good when a plan comes to fruition.

[270person]

Originally Posted by RufusJNP

Nice antelope and congrats on a great hunt. I will be hunting antelope in about 2 weeks in 102 nd 118. Was there a good population of antelope where you hunted ?

There was lots in both wmu's when we were down on a gopher safari on the May long. Lots of the herds went north to the Hanna area and down into Montana when the big late snowstorm went through in late April/ early May but if anything I saw more in the area than the 5 previous Mays

[RayL42]

Originally Posted by RufusJNP

Nice antelope and congrats on a great hunt. I will be hunting antelope in about 2 weeks in 102 nd 118. Was there a good population of antelope where you hunted ?

Yes. The land owner who showed me around commented on how many they had around this year, however my tag was for the 150s

[DRhunter]

Outstanding Ray, beautiful animal and thanks for sharing!

DR

[thumper]

Not much cover in that landscape! Well done & thanks for sharing!

[cranker]

Congrats and thanks for the story of your adventure. They are wonderful to hunt, tough waiting 12 years for trophy or archery hunts? I have to wait as I shot trophy in 2018 and archery in 2022. All the best!

[alpineguy]

Great job on a nice Antelope......thanks for posting.