Guest grayghost03 Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 It was a great time, my Dad, who is 82yrs young, and has guided desert bighorn hunters his whole life came in from Ariz, my daughter 29yrs old and a hunter, and my hunting buddy(my muscle for this trip) all signed on for the hunt. I did my research, talked to Remfak on the phone as he had hunted in Aug, I called the WSMR bioligist and talked with him. Remfak put me on a area that he said held good oryx. We pulled in Friday evening and the weather was not predicted to be good, Saturday morning was the orientation and it rain some and the wind was blowing, which it did for the next 2 days. Saturday, we drove to the planned hunt area, set up the glass and had a herd of 30, and a couple of groups of 2 and 3 located in 5 minutes, they were 1000yds or more away, but it pretty much seemed that everytime we made a hunt(park the truck and 2 of us would make a 2 or 3 mile short hunt) we found oryx. A few hunters messed up some stalks and the wind wiped out a couple more stalks. But no worries, they were there. We saw alot of Bulls and Cows that were bigger then the 36" I took, but the hunting was alittle tough with the weather. Took it Sunday at around noon, up in the foothills of the mountains, it gave me a neck shot (I know they tell you don't go for the neck shot due to the location of the spine) at 167yds, 30-06, 180 A-Frame Preimium and she never took a step, 5 hours later she was at the highway, yep, she went down 2.5 miles from the blacktop, we had to rebuild road on the walk out, but got the truck to within 30yds of where she dropped. Harvest was low for this hunt. I will try to attached the hunt report. Hunting with my Dad again was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illinois59 Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Congrats and nice pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 very nice, especially hunting with your dad. a desert is my lifes prize, but i never got one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Congrats!!!!!!! I'm putting in, but haven't been drawn yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunter54 Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Gemsbok Congrats!!! Beautiful animal. Always wanted one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJL Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Fabulous story and trophy. I've got my heart set on a Scimitar Oryx. All of the orxy family are magnificent animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertip_co Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 ...that is just too cool. COngrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Great story and hunt! What more could you ask for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdickey Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Great job and story. Being with your dad made an even better hunt! Guess I'll keep putting in for a tag....maybe someday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Very nice!!! That's gonna make a gorgeous mount......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 They are beautiful, aren't they? They are also darn good to eat. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetucker Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 nice animal!!That will look nice on your wall!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Congrats on the prairie pony. Was this a Stallion or Rhodes Range hunt? The numbers at the Small Missile Range are going down a lot. It's not the drive up and shoot hunt it used to be. There are actually hunters that do not get one. The 2 day season can make it hard if the weather does not cooperate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerforged Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Congratulations on a great hunt and beautiful trophy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Congrats on the nice trophy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Congrats. Will make a great mount with lots of memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladybird Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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