azcouesfanatic Report post Posted September 8, 2010 Well my good friend Jason from New Mexico finally drew an Arizona Antelope tag. I scouted as much as I could and I was able to find a few good goats with the help of a couple of friends. Opening morning found us looking at a really good goat with twenty does. However I am not a great judge of antelope so we were jut not sure how good he was. We were hoping to find an antelope around the 80 inch mark. We decided to pass on this goat since it was only five minutes into the hunt. Throughout the day we were able to get on five more bucks and it was obvious the first buck was by far the best. We headed back and we immediately located the buck with his does. We were able to close the distance to 200 yards but we could only see the bucks horns and he just never presented a shot. It finally got dark and we backed out. The next morning found us looking at the same buck. My wife was along for an extra set of eyes so she kept an eye on the buck while we moved in. We were able to close the distance to five hundred yards before we ran out of cover. We would crawl a hundred yards and they would feed a hundred yards farther. After doing this for three hours the antelope finally started to move off and they went over a rise. This gave us the chance to close the distance. After covering 1000 yards we were finally cresting the hill they had gone over. The backside of the hill was much thicker with junipers. Jason spotted the herd once again 500 yards out. However, due to the cover we were able to move much faster to close the distance. We played cat and mouse in the trees for an hour before Jason made a great 425 yard shot on his Arizona antelope. The buck scored right at 81". To say the least we were both excited. Besides killing a great buck the best part of the hunt was that my wife was back at the truck and she was able to drive the nearly three miles right to us and pick us up. That was worth its weight in gold. Hope you enjoy Brian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heat Report post Posted September 8, 2010 Good on you guys! That is a great pronghorn! Well worth the wait I am sure. I was very fortunate to have some great help before and during my hunt as well. Makes it that much sweeter when there is someone around to share in the good times! Nice work, Nick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arizonahunter Report post Posted September 8, 2010 Great buck. Congrats... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted September 8, 2010 Great hunt!! Great buck! Congratulations and it's great your wife was there to save you the three miles back to the truck!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THOR Report post Posted September 8, 2010 Congrats again on a great hunt and a great buck! They are so fun to hunt! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomgobbler Report post Posted September 8, 2010 nice buck, how long is it? any side view of the cutter? congrats tommy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Browning'sCustomMeat Report post Posted September 8, 2010 Holy moly what a goat. Congrats on a superb antelope. Whats the measurements? -Jeremy- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oak Report post Posted September 8, 2010 Terrific buck! Congrats to your bud. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruthunter Report post Posted September 8, 2010 Nice goat! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pine Donkey Report post Posted September 9, 2010 Great goat and nice shooting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Archer Report post Posted September 11, 2010 Good.. Nice buck.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues&Bass Report post Posted September 11, 2010 Nice Speedgoat 17 bonus points and still waiting.....next year maybe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
