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Back from Wyoming Anti-Goat Hunt
03 October 2007, 08:30
wapiti7Back from Wyoming Anti-Goat Hunt
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!
Cheers......wapiti7
www.mzldrproducts.com03 October 2007, 08:46
rslusNice antelope!
Where and who did you hunt with?
I understand obtaining a license is tough.
Any details on hunt would be appreciated.
rslus@hotmail.com
03 October 2007, 08:53
wapiti7We 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
03 October 2007, 16:19
tontoNice 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,
Dean
03 October 2007, 16:27
ELKMAN2Nice 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.
03 October 2007, 16:36
Aspen Hill AdventuresNice buck, that's quite a long distance with a muzzleloader!
~Ann
04 October 2007, 01:47
Steve LefforgeELKMAN2
I don't know if it's a die off... or this darn drought.
Steve
04 October 2007, 01:58
Fish30114That 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
04 October 2007, 02:21
DavePNice buck!
Got back from my first WY antelope hunt Sunday.
Saw PLENTY above Medicine Bow.
Congrats!
04 October 2007, 03:21
Docdid you get my PM awhile back?
Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people than my guns
04 October 2007, 05:35
wapiti7Don,
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.
......wapiti7
www.mzldrproducts.com04 October 2007, 05:55
Fish30114Very 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!
04 October 2007, 05:59
TomPquote:
Originally posted by wapiti7:
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.
TomP
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04 October 2007, 06:06
Bob in TXCongrats on a great speed-goat and a great shot!!
Bob
04 October 2007, 06:29
HerrMesserNice looking speed goat.
I know one crank in Wyoming and he lives not too far from ELKMAN.
Rad
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04 October 2007, 08:13
wapiti7Don,
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
www.mzldrproducts.com05 October 2007, 05:14
kudu56quote:
Not many cranks in Wyoming, it would seem...I haven't met any either.
You haven't met Mad Goat yet!
quote:
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!
06 October 2007, 00:34
L. David KeithGlad 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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