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Count me in with the group that can't field judge elk. Once an elk gets into the lower to mid 300's they look huge. The bull in my photo scored 359 but I was shocked that he came in that high. I guessed him at 340'ish. And that was once he was down and I was standing over him.

I have never hunted the Strip but there are some good bucks in the 12's and the tags are easier to draw. Late 12E

2014 89 7/8 SCI

Nope. I found mine. <-

Ha you and me both. Good luck.

Hey I think I shot the biggest antelope out of the members on the site last year. Does that move me any closer to being a premier member?

Flatlander, I tried to send a PM but I think your box is full?

After a short but awesome hunt, I am home with my buck. It took 10 years to draw my first antelope tag, but today was worth the wait. I found this buck last night just before dark. I found him again this morning but lost track of him for about an hour. Then we glassed him up again from about two miles out. I got to with a half mile of him and made my stalk. Most of that half mile stalk was on my belly. After crawling 4 and a half hours to close the distance, I got to within 300 yards of him. He was with his does and rutting hard. He ran off another smaller buck, then his does started working their way up the hill toward me and he followed them. At 186 yards, I shot and he went down for the count.

I had Jim Hartsock at Southwest Taxidermy score him. He officially scores 89 7/8's SCI. It's always nice when the official score comes in a couple inches more than my score.

For anyone interested in doing their own, just a few pointers that I may add...When you boil a skull, don't use a rolling boil; a simmer is all that is needed. A hard boil can mess up the bones and teeth. Also add some sal soda to the water. A cup or two should do. It will break down any flesh and turn it into a jelly like texture making it easier to remove. Sal soda is commonly available at the grocery store called Arm and Hammer Super Washing Soda. Also when you are done boiling it, soak it in some water with a cup or so of Dawn dishing washing soap for a day or so. It will pull the fat out of the bone that can later discolor the skull. I like a natural look on a skull, but if you want the bleached look, use the hydrogen peroxide that is available at a beauty supply place that girls use to bleach their hair. It is a powder that you mix with water to make a paste that you paint on the skull, and rinse off after a few hours. Repeat as neccesary. You can save a lot of money doing your own euro mounts and it is only a few hours worth of work. OP, You did good and the skull turned out great.

Very cool. Good job and great bull!

Nice job and great antelope buddy.

< 6B Early Archery...would do it again in a heartbeat.

You didn't happen to snap any photos of him then did you?

Just put a tape to him. : D

Thanks and good luck on your hunt!

I am stoked that I got my first antelope tag. How tough of a hunt is in store for me? I know there is not the numbers there as there are only 2 tags. Anyone have any advice? (I am not looking for specific areas or e-scouting) For muzzleloader hunting, is spot and stalk the way to go, sitting on water, a decoy? This is my first rodeo with goats so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

12 BP's. It was the second choice on my app, as it had the better draw odds of the two choices.

Headed up to 3C with my step-son for his first big game hunt ever. He just finished his Hunter Ed and is stoked.

I did drown one there once. It was an any elk hunt in August. I saw 3 elk there the whole time, although I did kill the bull on the 2nd day of my hunt.

Looks like we have 4 of them. Two of them for 3C and two for 22. With my first antelope tag this year too, it is going to be a busy fall.