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One thought here and see how it flies. How in the world do Bow Hunters kill pronghorns??????? Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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I understand that, but I also understand after shooting a couple of Pronghorns that 700 yard shots are NOT the norm, Do you dispute the idea that Pronghorns can be be shot, REGULARLY at ranges UNDER 700 yards? How many Pronghorns have you HAD TO SHOOT AT 700 Yard or more? Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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I believe the only response is, “We hunters must support each other’s pursuit of game. As long as it is legal.” It’s just as legal to shoot a long ways as it is to get close. Sarcasm for the humorously impaired. btw | |||
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Hello, I love the animal you are dealing with in the thread. I would use my Winchester Magnum 300 because it is an animal that is usually thrown away; for the videos that I have been able to see, for not being able to make an adequate approach due to its excellent view and the fact that they live in plains mainly where they can see predators from a great distance. To shoot long distance animals nothing better than type 7 Rem Magnum, 300 Winchester Magnum etc ... I am Spanish My forum:www.armaslargasdecaza.com | |||
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Ovny, don't believe everything you see and hear in videos or on TV. Pronghorn antelope ARE NOT an animal that is usually thrown away. I have successfully hunted them almost every year for the past 40 years in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana. Some years I shot a second antelope (doe) for meat. If properly cared for and processed, their meat is very good. It is also illegal to throw the meat away. Yes, pronghorns have excellent eyesight and they live in relatively open country, but they are not impossible to stalk close to. Look at the number of them that are killed by archery hunters every year. Once, my young son and I, both with our orange pumpkin vests on, and with my golden retriever dog, got close enough to a small herd of pronghorns that I could hear them chewing as they fed by us. We were just sitting by some sage brush and not in a blind. The longest shot that I have taken a pronghorn is a little over 300 yards, and most of the antelope that I have shot were at less than 200 yards. I shot most of my pronghorns with my .257 Ackley Improved, but I have also shot them with my .30-06, .308 Win, .22-250, and .270 Win. NRA Endowment Life Member | |||
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Absolutely nothing wrong with that, just as there is nothing wrong with experienced hunters passing on actual knowledge concerning the hunting of a species. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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Thanks for your reply. For my hunting is to try to approach the animal as much as possible to ensure an accurate shot. I would love to catch a pronghorn, it seems to me a beautiful and strange animal at the same time. I would have no choice but to carry my 300 WM ... it is the smallest rifle cartridge I have. Let's see if I get the lottery and I can treat myself once. I am Spanish My forum:www.armaslargasdecaza.com | |||
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It may be legal to shoot a long ways, but is it ethical? The heart/lung vital area of a pronghorn antelope isn't any larger than an 8-10" circle, or about the size of a paper dinner plate. I would bet that not one out of 20 hunters could consistently hit a paper plate at 700 yards from a field shooting position. NRA Endowment Life Member | |||
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It does not seem ethical to me. And 700 yards are many yards and the possibility of hurting the piece to hunt is very large and that we do not find it even more. It is best to try to approach at an adequate distance. I am Spanish My forum:www.armaslargasdecaza.com | |||
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