RAM Report post Posted September 9, 2012 Opening day found my brother and I in a spot well before day light trying to find a buck we had scouted in the summer months. As day light came, we only found a smaller buck, so we bailed off the mesa and headed to another. We spent all afternoon hiking out some rolling cuts and draws, looking for a bedded buck. After miles of hiking and no bucks, we set up on a high point and began glassing the miles of mesa infront of us. My brother Regan, spotted a herd approximately 4 miles away, however at that distance we were unable to see what the herd consisted of. We decided to roll the dice, hoping the herd had a good buck in it. The first 2 miles into our stalk was nice and overcase, leaving us surrounded by storm clouds in all directions. The last 2 miles of our stalk was filled with heavy rain and alot of lightning and thunder. I remember Regan telling me only crazy people would be stalking Antelope in a rain storm filled with lightning and thunder, I guess that makes us "Those people" . As were neared the herd, we had to crawl out of sight in a near by brush line to get a good view of the partially bedded heard. After an hour or so, Regan finally spotted the buck stand up to stretch his legs. I was unable to get ready before the buck decided to bed back down. We had to wait what felt like hours, till the buck finally stood back up at which time my rifle did its job. I had my buck on the ground at 4 pm. I had a great time hunting with family and friends. -Ryan 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legendary Report post Posted September 9, 2012 Congrats. What unit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gr8 White Jr Report post Posted September 9, 2012 Woohoo! Way to go Ryan! Congrats on a great buck! -Tracy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loco4coues Report post Posted September 9, 2012 Sweet! Nice buck, thanks for sharing. How long was the shot? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted September 10, 2012 Nice job stalkin that goat with the lightning and rain. Congrats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky2hunt Report post Posted September 10, 2012 Way to stick with it! Congratulations Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaffer62 Report post Posted September 10, 2012 Congrats on a good lookin goat!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trophyhnter Report post Posted September 10, 2012 Congrats! Glad you enjoyed your hunt because they come too few and far between! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
200"mulie Report post Posted September 10, 2012 sounds you had a little bit of everything, and sounds like a really great time. Thanks for sharing na dcongrats on the dandy antelope!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ADDICT Report post Posted September 12, 2012 great buck and story! Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirRoyal Report post Posted September 12, 2012 Good job! Great Buck . Congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
