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Old 10-20-2009, 02:45 PM
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After a seven year wait i was tagged out early opening morning. A friend and i have spent hours/days/weeks spotting and getting permission for the right one since i found out i was drawn. We were able to spot this guy about two weeks ago and knew right away that he had what i wanted. The problem we were having each time we went out looking for him was the transition of the rut ending and how everything was moving around and grouping up. Opening morning we went down to where we put him to bed the night before and what do you know he’s not there. There was not a lot of traffic around there so we thought we had lots of time to locate him, well i was wrong come legal hunting light the sh*t hit the fan and there were trucks every where shooting up a storm. There was a fair size herd about a mile away from where we seen him the night before & thought he might of hooked up with them but with a quick scan he was thankfully not in there because we wouldn’t of stood a chance with the amount of hunters pursuing the herd. We ended up going back to his original location and found him about an 1/8th of a mile away in a little dip in the field. My shot was just under 400 yards but right on the money with my sako 25-06 shooting 117 grain bullets and looking through a leupold 3.5-10x50mm b&c reticle scope. The end result being probably my biggest antelope I will ever shoot with a green score of 86 inch net. His measurements of his larger side are as follows length-15 1/8, base 7 2/8, 2nd circ 7 5/8, 3rd circ 4 2/8, 4th circ 3 1/8 & the prong being 6 6/8. I threw in a couple of pics of him beside my brothers last year 73 6/8 net officially scored horns for a comparison in size for every one.
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Old 10-20-2009, 02:53 PM
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Really nice... lots of mass...

What WMU...?
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Old 10-20-2009, 02:57 PM
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Congrats, great looking buck! Awesome mass. Good shot too!
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Old 10-20-2009, 02:58 PM
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Congrats on an awesome looking Buck! Looks like you may have been in the same area I was. I shot my Buck north of Foremost yesterday as well. I agree lots of hunters and shooting!
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Old 10-20-2009, 03:07 PM
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Congrats on one heck of an antelope!
That is something to be very proud of job well done.

Thanks for sharing your story and pics with us.
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Old 10-20-2009, 03:15 PM
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Major pig buck. Good job!
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Old 10-20-2009, 03:35 PM
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You did well! Very heavy antelope.
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Old 10-20-2009, 03:40 PM
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Not bad for a guy with an earring! j/k

That is one incredible trophy antelope. Congratulations!
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Old 10-20-2009, 05:39 PM
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Nice goat, I heard you shot a good one... congrats!!!!!
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Old 10-20-2009, 06:06 PM
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Old 10-20-2009, 06:21 PM
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Ya i guess its true if you put in enough time it will pay off in the end and trust me i probebly put in a little more than needed. My girlfriend i think was happier than i was that it was done. Now i have to start looking for my mule deer but i havent told her yet lol.
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Old 10-20-2009, 08:16 PM
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Nice rack! One heck of a shot at 400...way to go
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Old 10-20-2009, 08:25 PM
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great goat, congrats!!
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Old 10-20-2009, 08:26 PM
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Oh yah now thats the one I am looking for.. Congrats
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Old 10-20-2009, 08:33 PM
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That's a awesome buck you don't see them this big very often congratulations.
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Old 10-20-2009, 08:49 PM
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Yes oh yes what a hog for sure those mesurements put him in the B&C easy

Thats awsome!

Good Idea to put him up against a good buck for a reference to the mass!

Congrats on a great buck!!!
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Old 10-20-2009, 08:54 PM
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Congrats on a excellent speed goat!!
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He is a BRUTE, Congratulation's and nice shot as well....
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Old 10-20-2009, 08:59 PM
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nice goat
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Old 10-20-2009, 10:39 PM
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Congrats, what a beauty. Sure is good to see the comparison of the two bucks, that says it all with the extra mass.
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Old 10-20-2009, 10:43 PM
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Wow. Sweet.
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Old 10-20-2009, 11:10 PM
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That one heck of a speed goat, congrats. Let us know what you get for a score, my guess is 84 ish.
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Old 10-20-2009, 11:14 PM
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Great looking goat.....great mass and really nice prongs. I like the effort that you made in doing up great field photos. Congrats......Marco
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Old 10-20-2009, 11:27 PM
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Good Idea to put him up against a good buck for a reference to the mass
Thats exactly why i did it, alot of people think that if they look high they must be good when the mass although some times hard to field judge is a major part of the score.
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Old 10-21-2009, 01:05 PM
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ive seen soome big goats but that one takes the cake.
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Old 10-21-2009, 04:25 PM
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Thats exactly why i did it, alot of people think that if they look high they must be good when the mass although some times hard to field judge is a major part of the score.
Great buck and congrats...

With mass like that even if he was 13 long you still drop the hammer lol
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Old 10-21-2009, 05:31 PM
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Very Nice..Didn't keep the cape did you? I'm looking for one..
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Old 10-21-2009, 06:22 PM
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Great speed goat . Also Tom I have at least one cape.
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Old 10-22-2009, 10:29 AM
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Thanks flyguyd.. I have e-mailed you..
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