I'm in my blind for the Colorado pronghorn opener. A buck is on the ridge above me about 3/4 miles away. This may be as close as I get. It's cloudy and cool. Not a great water hole day. Oh well, I'm hunting and having a great time. If I get lucky in the next few days I'll let you know.
Mike
I envy you :thumbsup: .Good luck and keep us posted.
Cool!! a live hunt :bigsmyl:
Good luck and shoot strait :archer2:
Tracy
QuoteOriginally posted by San Juan Slim:
If I get lucky in the next few days I'll let you know.
Mike
Let us know how your hunt goes too. :bigsmyl:
:saywhat:
Tracy
You are killing me!! :banghead:
Good luck.I just got out of the blind myself.Remember,pictures,pictures!
I was spotting and stalking today. Actually, I was more spotted than spotting. Here is as close as I got; not quite a longbow shot.
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But, we're hunting!
QuoteOriginally posted by centaur:
I was spotting and stalking today. Actually, I was more spotted than spotting. Here is as close as I got; not quite a longbow shot.
But, we're hunting!
Great picture :clapper:
You're definitely in the right neighborhood. Keep up the good work and I'll put in a good word for your success.
Thank you for sharing your hunt! :thumbsup:
Good luck guys! I'm sure missing hunting goats this year.
Good luck. :campfire:
Good luck all of you that can hunt now.Kip
:clapper: Wish I was there!!
I'm back at the camper tonight. This is my first time to hunt pronghorn in my home state. I have been on quite a few trips to Wyoming for antelope. Today was not a successful day. We (my college aged son and I) have been seeing mainly bachelor bucks both singles and pairs. They are decent bucks and since my son has not killed anything with his longbow, I'm hoping he gets a chance this year. It is hard to find time to hunt with a bow while he is in school. Eastern Colorado has apparently been quite wet this summer and water holes abound. It rained some last night and is forecast to rain tommorow as well. The spot and stalk opportunities are tough also because the country is only rolling grass hills with not much cover. We do have a chance to come back later in the season if we want. Of course that will interfere with elk hunting.
Enough complaining! As my topic states, I'm hunting and with my son no less. It was a beautiful opening day and God's creation never ceases to amaze me. I'm truly blessed to be able to be out there hunting.
Mike
Way cool.
Good for you Mike....enjoy!
Congrats, enjoy the time with your son.
Keep us posted.
I spent some time in the San Juan's this summer, man what a beautiful place. I saw alot of elk, but I did not see any goats. That is wonderful that you can hunt these critters in you home state, maybe some year I will be over there hunting in CO too.
Good luck, God Bless and be sure to enjoy his creation and thank Him for it.
Well the hunting was tough with all the extra water holes in eastern Colorado from this summer's rains. We never did have an antelope come into our blinds to water. The good news is that my 19 year-old son not only made his first kill with a longbow, but he did something dad has never done--stalked to within 25 yards of a buck antelope.
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I had spotted this buck in the middle of a herd of cattle above the blind where my son, Jacob, was hunting. I went to the blind to pick Jacob up and told him about the buck. I had just bought a Montana Decoy Moo Cow for this hunt and told him to try it out and see how it worked. I watched as his stalk began. He spooked off several cows and I didn't think his chances on the pronghorn buck were too good. I was at the truck probably 600-700 yards away from where the buck was feeding. He was over a couple of rises and I lost sight of Jacob as he continued the stalk. I sneaked up to the top of one rise and saw that Jacob had his bow on the ground and the decoy was down as well. I figured he'd been busted and I headed back to the truck to go pick him up. Just as I got to the truck my phone rang. It was Jacob. I asked him if he had spooked the buck and needed me to drive down closer to him. He said, "no dad I got him." I was ecstatic! He said his shot was a little back but that the buck had laid down within eyesight. I headed up and joined Jacob and brought binoculars to watch. The buck took about an hour to expire. I actually headed after another buck on the ridge and after I finished blowing that stalk, I turned around and could see Jacob's buck laying dead.
I am obviously one proud dad. I was certainly happier than if I had killed the buck myself. We took plenty of pictures. As you can see there was not much cover for stalking in this country, but it is certainly a beautiful landscape. I may get a few more days to hunt antelope myself, but elk and bear seasons are coming up soon. This hunt would have been special even with no success, but I was sure happy for Jacob to draw first blood with his bow. It is an antelope hunt we will never forget.
Mike
Congratulations Jacob, great buck!
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F-Manny
Good luck ... looking forward to following your hunt!
That's awsome. Congrats to your son.
Magnus
Awesome! Congrat's Jacob......and the proud Dad.
That will be a memory that you will cherish forever.
Nice buck, and congratulations to Jacob. Looks like Dads chest is even puffed out a little...as it should be. Enjoy the moment.
Fine job on both accounts, sharing the hunt with your son and your son's first longbow harvest. Well done!!!
That is great! After the goats, elk will seem easy (LOL!!). Congrats!! :thumbsup:
Sure beats working! Congratulations!
Congrats :thumbsup:
That is just outstanding!!! Congratulations to you both.
QuoteOriginally posted by K.S.TRAPPER:
Cool!! a live hunt :bigsmyl:
Good luck and shoot strait :archer2:
Tracy
Just what I was thinking...A LIVE hunt!! Way Cool!!
Congradulations on success and a great trophy!
That's pretty amazing.A lot to be proud of there.Do you have pictures of the decoy?
That is awesome Mike, congrats to Jacob. Good luck witht the rest of the seasons.
Mark
Congrats! Very cool idea...
Can't wait for October :archer:
Awsome.
This was nice reading :thumbsup:
Congrats and thanks for taking us along:)
Margly
Congrats,stalking pronhorns is a great experience one of the more funny way to hunt.
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Wow, Congrats to dad and Jacob :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Outstanding!
now thats what i call style!!!!! :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
Nice antelope! What a memory to share! :thumbsup:
What a hunt! Thanks for takin us along.
congrats jacob, never had a chance to hunt antelope, but from what i hear if he can stalk a three eyed monster like that, :clapper: he can kill anything in the U.S.
You will not believe the surge of pride or something that totally washed over me like a tsunami when I saw the picture of you and Jacob and read the account of the hunt.
Thank you so very much for sharing such a special time with us.
The kill makes a nice icing but man! you are so blessed to have had that time together with your son.(I know that's not news to you!)
I am so very happy for you and Jacob!!!
How cool was this? Way!!! I'm saying!!!
God bless,Mudd
Wow that is great. Great job a real accomplishment
Wow thats so great thanks for sharing the pics and story...Congrats to you and your son..
Great job, thanks for the pictures and stories.
Congrats :clapper:
way to go , you wont soon forget that day!
Congratulations to Dad and Jacob! :clapper:
What a great experience for you both! Congrats on the buck Jacob!
Fantastic! Spot and stalk goat with trad gear - that's a mighty fine start to a traditional hunting career. Way to go Jacob, nothing better than sharing time in the field with Dad. Congrats to both of you and thanks for taking us along.
Great hunt!! Spot and stalk antelope for your first Traditional kill, WOW what an accomplishment!!!
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Congradulations to your boy! I love using cow decoys. I have always cut them out of freezer boxes and painted them black.
A memory to last a life time. Congrat's to both of you!
Wow. Not easy to do. Congrats.
That is just about the coolest thing ever!!! Congrats to you and your son! Although my dad never bowhunted my favorite memories of him were formed on our antelope hunts in western SD. I hope you and your son have many, many more years of hunting adventures together.
Dan
BTW, stalking up to an antelope and killing it with a longbow, WOW!!! :notworthy: :clapper:
Father son hunt- excellent. Congrats.
Thanks for taking us with you. Great shot by your son too!
-Jeremy
Congratulations and thanks for bringing us along! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Congrats, that is great!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for taking your son hunting. I never got to hunt with my dad.
Great story and picture! I got to watch my son take his first and only antelope with a bow in 2000. I won't ever forget it!
Simply awesome!
If you get lucky? You're already lucky. Good hunting.
I am blessed with a wonderful family--two daughters, one son, and a beautiful godly wife. Hunting success or the lack thereof doesn't change that. The time he and I have spent in the woods hunting has been incredibly special. It is fun to brag on my kids once in a while and I appreciate you guys letting do that.
Someone asked to see the decoy he used. Here is a picture of Jacob again in front of the Moo Cow Montana Decoy he used to put the sneak on this buck.
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Mike
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Great job on your son taking the pronghorn. Good story and pics, thanks for sharing. You taught him well.