wyohunter Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 i know i posted ths in the lounge, but oh well, sure me... he measures 15 inches got him in area 27 in wyoming.....my best pronghorn to date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Congrats again! Whats the story behind that bad boy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampbuckva Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 I need to get out west for one of these pronghorn hunts!! My owner went last year and took one with his crossbow something happened to the bow and he made a bad shot and went through the bucks eye socket and couldnt get it out.So he left it and got it out later,boiled it and has it in the store withe arrow in its eye!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampbuckva Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 I need to get out west for one of these pronghorn hunts!! My owner went last year and took one with his crossbow something happened to the bow and he made a bad shot and went through the bucks eye socket and couldnt get it out.So he left it and got it out later,boiled it and has it in the store withe arrow in its eye!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyohunter Posted October 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Congrats again! Whats the story behind that bad boy? not much of a story to tell... after a very windy opening day, winds up to 50 mph, my buddy and i seen some dandy billies all over this public land area in wyoming, not being able to close the deal, untill later in the afternoon, when he took a big diggered billie that measures around 14 inches, we looked at a few more that evening, then headed home. He had to work the next day, so i headed out alone, thinking in my head, that i would take the first billie available and not hold out for the biggest... which i have done before and paid the " no meat in the freezer" penilty. so off i went on my 4 wheeler, checking in each draw, away from the normal spots... glassing as i went, i noticed this billie on another hillside, so i wheeled closer to get a better look at him.... figured i'd stop at the crest of that hill, then get off my 4 wheeler to have a look, well on my way up, i seen a doe spying me, so off on the gas, i coasted back down the hill enough i was out of site..... cursing myself for riding up so close..... i get off, gather up my rifle, look up to see that doe checking me out... OH GREAT... i think as i watch her... then she comes closer, not sure of what i am, or what im doing... then he follows her in... i get a good look at him, and deside he will do just fine, but she gets nervous and trots off, taking him with her, i croutch down and side hill along side them, they pop over the hill, i raise the rifle up, but he doesnt give me a good shot, back on the trot they go.... i expected them to leave the county by this time, but i side hill the other way and they appear around 150 yards away... he is quartering towards me, i hate that shot, but figured i have pressed my luck so far, i settled in on him and slowly squeesed the trigger, hearing that WHOP..... he stumbled off about 15 yards and fell dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Congrats!!!!!! You were right across the road (more or less) from Jake & I. We were in 26 for antelope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyohunter Posted October 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 yup right across hiway 59 :boo: to bad i didnt know it then ..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ildrhntr Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Congrats!! Nice Goat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleyman Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 congrats!! that is a nice looking pronghorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyohunter Posted October 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 thanks, he is the best i have ever gotten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 That's a real beauty of a pronghorn! Very very good! Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 great looking buck... congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Gosh, I love looking at pronghorn pics! Congrats on an awesome buck! Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Beautiful animals! Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorden Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Congrats he looks awesome:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 congrats!!! the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyohunter Posted October 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 missed it by that much....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 What killed him? He looks much bigger than that! I would have guessed him at 78-80 B&C. Scoring aside, that's a heck of a buck! I'm hoping I can find one close to the size of him this weekend around Belle Fourche. Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyohunter Posted October 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 a little here and a little there, and he would of made it...lol no biggie, im proud of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 a little here and a little there, and he would of made it...lol no biggie, im proud of it As you should be! The one I shot in Wyoming was nowhere near that size and I'm especially proud of it, particularly because I took it with my bow. Still, it'd be nice to take a buck of that caliber this weekend. Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyohunter Posted October 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 i hope you do as well..good luck my friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 What killed him? He looks much bigger than that! I would have guessed him at 78-80 B&C. Scoring aside, that's a heck of a buck! I'm hoping I can find one close to the size of him this weekend around Belle Fourche. Dakota The biggest difficulty in estimating scores on pronghorns is getting a feel for what mass measurements they'll net and how much prong they have. I agree this antelope sure looks like a 78 inch pronghorn but like Wyohunter said it just takes a little here and there to miss it. In this case 1/4" more mass per measurement and 3/4" more prong per side and bingo 78 inches! You might guess the prong length right but accurately identifying a 1/4" more mass per measurement per side is extremely difficult! Typically more than half the score of a pronghorn is determined by mass and prong length. Yes some "stretch" horn antelope violate this. Even though they have super long horns they aren't guaranteed to score as high as a pronghorn with shorter horns and heavier paddles. Mass and prongs are ten separate scoring measurements. A major portion of the score is contained in these measurements. These measurements are much more difficult to guess than horn length. With pronghorn it is very possible to be looking at two big bucks and having to choose between them. If one is long horned and one is a little shorter but heavier, I'd shoot the heavier one every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyohunter Posted October 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 well put leo... in this case he was the lone buck, so i had nothing to judge him by, other than years of looking at them... but hey its all good, he still is my best ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyohunter Posted October 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 got my euro mount done today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Already?! Wow! That's an awesome mount. Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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