Hiya,

A couple of friends here in Blighty were asked to travel over the pond and take part in the One Shot Antelope Hunt. I looked for some details on the internet but couldn't come up with anything official.

Does anyone know any detals? I think the "antelope" is the Pronghorn deer... right?

I hear there is a bit of a prize involved for the best scores too...

Ta Muchly,

FB

Fallow Buck,

It is the Pronghorn Antelope. It is a unique species to North America. The One Shot Antelope Hunt is held annually in the state of Wyoming. Eight teams are invited to challenge the Governor of Wyoming and his team. They also have past hunters and their guests attend. It is sponsored by the One Shot Antelope Hunt Foundation. If you would like additional information you may call (307) 332-6862. I hope your friends can attend. You need to go as a guest!!

Bob

Hey bob,

Thanks for that. They got an invite last year after one of the guys went and shot some deer over there. I'd heard them mention it but they didn't tell all the details.

Judging by your photo it looks to me a bit different to what we do. The land I shoot is unlikely to have a shot of more than 150yds on it!! Your place looks a lot more open...

FB

Fallow, look up Lander wyoming on the net. Visit the Lander chamber of commerce web page also. It is held in Lander each year and is a great time. I have never been invited to attend, but I live only 80 miles from there and always follow the results.

Bump

Fallow,

I once lived in England, so I can relate to how startling the wide open spaces of the western US must seem.

However, once again, If you are good shot at 150yds, and you have access to trajectory charts, just set your scope to hit a little higher at 100 yds.

To give you a formula, depending on the caliber you are shooting. An antelope ( pronghorn) is usually 14 inches between backbone and chestbone.
If you cut that distance in half, you have a window of opportunity of 7 inches.

If you are shooting a 243 with a 100 grain bullet and at factory velocity:
If you set your point of impact to be 1.5 inches high at 100 yds, you will be dead zero at 200 yds and your shot will be 7 inches low at 300 yds. This means that if you aim at the animal in the cross hairs at out to about 275 yds, you will be within that 7 inch window of opportunity.

If you set your sites to hit 4 inches high at 100 yds, your bullet will be 5 inches high at 200 yds, and dead on at 300 yds.This will allow you to aim dead on at an antelope at 350 yrds and you should hit it. If you use the standard cross hairs like in most US rifle scopes, if the animal is beyond that 350yds, and you put the lower post of the cross hairs on where they go from thick to thin, you will extend your window of opportunity from the 350 yds to out to about 450 yds.

I long range target shoot out to 600 and 700 yds, and a lot of these trajectories are right out of the reload manuals such as Nosler or Sierra. If you know the BC of the bullet you are shooting and the speed, you can use some of the charts out of the other manuals such as Speer.

Good luck and if you go enjoy the trip, I would consider it an honor to be invited on that. You must be someone important in London or know someone important.