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Nice goat mike. Thank u for your help on my hunt, it meaned alot with all the info i aquired from you. You goat will look nice on the wall Preston

Oh yeah some other advice i hope you have been practicing out to 80 yards. That might be as close as you get with a antelope spot and stalking. And for distance when setting up blind on fence crossing or water, i would put the blind about 30 to 40 yards away that is my comfortable zone but it seems that the antelope are more calm when they come in. Have fun. Preston

regge090, i to am 15 and had a archery hunt in 19A. I just got back from the hunt and got one on the last day. So excited and the hunt i will tell you is a blast. Especially if it is father and son. Be prepared to take some time of off school. hahhah I hunted the opening weekend friday saturday sunday and monday, went back to school then came back on friday and hunted until sunday when i got mine. Tips for you is yes be sneaky if plan on spot and stalking. As for scent dont worry those antelope in 19A are all about eye sight. They catch every single movement from hundreds of yards away and i would be bearly moving. But what worked best for me is either a fence crossing or water. Since it is as hot as it is in az those antelope can pretty much be watering once a day or every other day unless a huge monsoon comes in. Then they get some of there water from grasses they eat. If that happens they might go to water even wider spands. So i hope you have been scouting and looking at the water situation cause that might be the key. Or go find a fence crossing where they are using it every day to travel to water. For setting up a blind do it like 2 hours before daylight or night before. That way cows or horses dont go and destroy it. When sitting in blind key is to be ready at all times. Those antelope come in super fast and are very jitery when it comes to water. They have a tendency to jump the string as one did for me. I would suggest to aim lower third of body that way if they do jump you still hit high lungs if they dont u hit the heart. When you are sitting in the blind and antelope come in dont move. I swear they see you through the blind. Just move to pull back and shoot. As for a fence crossing the buck always goes last in line as from experience watching them. Last words of advice are BE PATIENT and DONT get caught in full drawn. Hope this advice helps and have a blast. Post pics when you are done with hunt. Preston

Here is the last of the pictures enjoy!!!

Oh ya the shot might seem a little far back, that is because he was slightly quartering to me. But no meat was ruined at all.

Some more pictures.

Here are some of the pics of my antelope. Like i said i am ver y appreciative to be able to have this opportunity. And thank u to all that helped me throughout my hunt with advice and support.

Mike, I did not get it on the set up the water was all dried up to besides like a couple of feet. i moved to the troffs near by. I did enjoy the help and advice u gave me on the hunt. It was a pleasure hunting along side of you. But the big boy still lives to see another archery season. Hopefully people with second season 19A archery can connect with him. if not deffinetly the muzzleloaders will get him. Preston

I to had the first 19A archery antelope. spent 2 weekends in a row 7 days total hunting. i had to go back during the week to school. I spent most of the hunt chasing a big buck well over B&C but as the last couple of days came i was going after whatever i could get. On the last day last hour i could hunt i ended up shooting a buck on water. I was really excited and enjoyed the hunt. Also it was my first bow kill and i am only 15!!! i had a blast on the hunt and thanks to Dean, Steve, and Randy(Dad) for your support and help.

im a junior and drew the first hunt for unit 23 any antelered deer. previous years i have drawn unit 33 taking to nice bucks. Thought i would try for some mule deer with the option of coues. Congrats to all who drew tags.

I have 1 now after drawing the first hunt for archery antelope in 19A with only 7 bonus points. I think im on a good role being only 15