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Well fellas, wyoming was good to me this year, as you can see. I harvested this great buck at 296 yards with my BP Express muzzleloader with one pass through shot. I was shooting my 290gr FB-Xtreme bullet in front of 200gr of pyrodex. The buck scores 81 1/2
I never knew that antelope hunting was so much work until I went to wyoming. Chasing these goats over mountains and foothills instead of flat farms and ranches was quite a treat. We stalked this buck for almost 5 hours at over 4 miles! This is freakin crazy, I mean, it's an antelope! You know, drive, galss, shoot and load up! Not this one. The whole time was one revene after another, passing hundreds of eyes, getting busted and gettin lucky. At 296 yards, we were about out of any chance to get closer, you know the rest. My partner, Paul, shot a nice mid 70s buck at 349yds, with one shot. The bullet entered the left rear hind quarter and came out of the right front shoulder, stopping under the skin! It was awesome! Anyway, we had a great time and I must say that everybody that we ran into in wyoming was extremely friendly!
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Posts: 663 | Location: On a hunt somewhere | Registered: 22 November 2004Reply With Quote
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Nice antelope!
Where and who did you hunt with?
I understand obtaining a license is tough.

Any details on hunt would be appreciated.

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We drew the buck tags in the second draw. Although it was for a left over tag, we did good. We also bought 4 doe tags and killed 3.
As far as where, we were in the casper area.
Since we drew in the second drawing, we still maintained our preference points.
wapiti7
....he was 15 3/4 and 16 1/4 with just under 7 inch bases
 
Posts: 663 | Location: On a hunt somewhere | Registered: 22 November 2004Reply With Quote
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Nice goat! My 14year old and I leave for the casper area Friday. I hope to get him his first shot at and hopefuly his first big game animal. Hope you didnt shoot the last one,
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Posts: 1057 | Location: adirondacks,NY ,USA | Registered: 30 December 2001Reply With Quote
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Nice goat, bigger than any I have seen in 2 days of hunting, we seem to have had some kind of die off on our goats up here.
 
Posts: 1072 | Location: Pine Haven, Wyo | Registered: 14 February 2005Reply With Quote
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Nice buck, that's quite a long distance with a muzzleloader!


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Posts: 19245 | Location: The LOST Nation | Registered: 27 March 2001Reply With Quote
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ELKMAN2

I don't know if it's a die off... or this darn drought.

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Posts: 847 | Location: Wyoming | Registered: 13 March 2005Reply With Quote
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That is an AWESOME buck, damn near B&C, wow!

That is a great shot with a ML, did you have a bdc reticle or such, or just holdover or what? Just curious. Congrats on a great trophy, and what sounds like a great hunt.

Regards--Don
 
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Nice buck!
Got back from my first WY antelope hunt Sunday.
Saw PLENTY above Medicine Bow.
Congrats!
 
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did you get my PM awhile back?


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Don,
Thanks a lot. Minimum B&C for long hunters for pronghorn is 63. So I think I'll enter this one.
I'm shooting a B&C reticle in a Leupold VX-7. I'm pretty comfortable with the system, so I just put it on him and pulled the trigger.........down he went.
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Posts: 663 | Location: On a hunt somewhere | Registered: 22 November 2004Reply With Quote
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Very cool Wapiti 7, I was only aware of the B&C min for centerfire rifles. Does 'long hunters' mean use of primitive weapons, i.e bows or ml's?

I would certainly enter him in the book too!

I would be interested to learn about the VX-7 and the reticle and how it matches up with ML's.

Thanks for the intel--Don

PS, I clicked on the link on your post, that looks like a great bullet, I would be interested if they come out with a .45 caliber!
 
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Anyway, we had a great time and I must say that everybody that we ran into in wyoming was extremely friendly!
Cheers......wapiti7


Not many cranks in Wyoming, it would seem...I haven't met any either.


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Congrats on a great speed-goat and a great shot!!

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Posts: 3065 | Location: Hondo, Texas USA | Registered: 28 August 2001Reply With Quote
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Nice looking speed goat.

I know one crank in Wyoming and he lives not too far from ELKMAN.

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Posts: 344 | Location: Bean Town in the worthless nut state | Registered: 23 July 2005Reply With Quote
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Don,
Actually "They" is me. The web site you went to is mine. Unfortuanatly, I have no plans for a .45 cal bullet, there is just not enough call for it. However, in the spring, I hope to be offering a .50 in 250gr. I will also be posting the rest of my new product line on the web site in the next 30 days or so. I am tring to get the word out about my new company, but its slow. I will be at the RMEF elk camp in Reno and the FNAWS western hunt expo in salt lake in February. Thanks for looking........wapiti7
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Not many cranks in Wyoming, it would seem...I haven't met any either.



You haven't met Mad Goat yet!

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Nice goat, bigger than any I have seen in 2 days of hunting, we seem to have had some kind of die off on our goats up here.



Blue tongue, 50% die off in some areas!
 
Posts: 10478 | Location: N.W. Wyoming | Registered: 22 February 2003Reply With Quote
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Glad your hunt went so well wapiti7. I just fianlly realized who I've been talking to over the past few months. That is one fine Pronghorn and I can tell you he surpasses the Roland Ward minimum of 14.5 inches. Call me and we'll see about getting him entered if you wish. I would. Good to hear your gun performed as you had planned. GH, David


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