I traveled last week to Spearhead Ranch just north of Douglas Wy
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A combination of extremely hot and dry weather has literally burnt up everything but the sage brush and this incredible flower along the road side. I was amazed that it somehow still held flowers
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The ranch house was a welcome site after a long 2 day drive
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The ranch has permanent pit blinds near water holes supplied by a ranch wide water system they use for their sheep and cattle . The blinds are partially buried and would prove very effective for us.
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This is my hunt mate Brian standing by his blind. one window to shoot thru several little peep holes to look thru
mY hunt was short. By 8 am I had seen roughly 30 antelope. The drought has dried up all the natural water sources and the only water anywhere comes from the ranch's water system. At 8 30 a doe was drinking a short 9 yards from me. I hadn't picked my bow up as i watched her come in alone. Suddenly a shadow approached from my right. Right away I knew it would be a buck since my bow was still sitting in the bow holder. Murphy's law! A great buck walked thru my shooting lane. After he passed the window and it was safe to move , I leaned to my left and retrieved the widow. Looking thru the crack in the door I saw a 2nd buck coming in from my left. When he stopped and put his head down, I waited until I could see his Adam apple bobbing. My shot was slightly high as I didn't account for the fact that i was below ground and was shooting at an upward angle. The arrow blew thru him and as he spun it fell out the off side. The big VPA 200 3 blade sliced the the major arteries running along the spine and as the speedster ran away I could actually see a red mist trailing behind him.
I lost sight of him at 150 yards but I knew he was down. After 15 minutes i got out of the can and walked in the direction he ran to find him just over the rise and 50 yards from where I lost sight of him
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The hunting was amazing. 8 bucks were killed on Monday alone! 13 hunters killed 15 bucks with two of them scoring over 76!
It was insanely hot last week. I was glad I did not have to suffer like some of the hunters who worked to fill a 2nd tag or were more selective and didnt fill their tags till mid week. One hunters Iphone said it was 115 in his blind. I'd show you their bucks but they aren't trad bow kills.
My buck green scores 60.6. It was the 2nd smallest of the week! He is beautiful!
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Nice shooting! Great pics too, congrats :)
Great job and buck Jim!
Thanks for taking us along on your Antelop hunt. Congrates and awesome pic of your buck. :thumbsup:
Congratulations on a fine buck! Great pictures from a beautiful state! Thanks for sharing your story and success. :clapper:
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Great job!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Way to go sir! Beautiful animal!
Congratulations Jim. That's a beautiful buck, and thanks for sharing your story with us.
Very Nice! I hope to be able to do that next year.
John
Nice buck Jim! Congratulations. Antelope are beautiful and one of my all time favorites to hunt. Made to order for a bowhunt.
Way to go great looking animal.
Congrats, Jim, on a very nice trophy.
Congrats! :thumbsup:
Beautiful animal, congrats! :thumbsup:
Nice pics thanks for sharing!!! Congrats. Joe
Wow... Second smallest? I'D love to get a "little " one like that! Congrats Jim!
Superb Jim congrats Brother. One of these days!
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Nice buck! Nothing wrong with a quick hunt.
Congrats. Interesting setup and pretty country.
Very nice! Beautiful trophy!!! I'm booked for an antelope hunt but it's not till 2014. I love these antelope threads.
Congrates!!!
I like it
SaaaWeeeet Jim !!
115 degrees that's heat :scared:
Love hunting those speed burners. Great goat...
Great way to warm up for the Minnesota opener in a couple weeks. Congrats... :thumbsup:
NICE! I'm not into getting my animals mounted anymore, prefer skull mounts, but I think I'd have to get something as pretty as that mounted. Way to go.
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Jim, thanks for taking us along. Speedgoats are on my bucket list, someday. Great critter.
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very nice goat
Congrats,that's a very nice buck!
Definitely on my list also! Good job!
Way to go Jim! Great to see you up top.
What a great animal, Congratulations!
Way to go! Congratulations!
Just wants to make me go back to Spearhead!! Great story and a fine buck! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
my deposit is in the mail just wait till next year!
Well done! Gonna have to try that at some point.
Eric
Good Shoot'n!
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Good stuff!
congrats beautiful speed goat!!!!
I told you that you would love it. Your messed up for sure now!
Mike
Great buck, congrats!
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Jim,
You have had a heck of a good year so far and the fall is just starting. First a great bear and now a beautiful pronghorn. Great shooting. I love hunting stories and you have provides two good ones this year. Hat's off!
CK
Thanks guys! Yes I have had a great year so far. Here is a buck I have my eye on and opening day is just a few days away.
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.Thats it im moving to minnisota.you can hike all day in trinity co and not even see any sign if you are luckymaybe track a lot of. Bear but its really thick. Hounds have been outlawed now they will eat the fawns. Baiting is not. Allowed. But if one wanders into camp I hope he doesnt get into my creamed anchovies.
EXCELLENT!!
got my Goat mount today. One of the fastest and nicest mounts I have seen
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Looks great! :thumbsup:
Very nice trophy! Congrats on a good hunt!!
Nice.
Antelope are my favorite mount.
John
Cool mount great hunt Thanks Shane
Very nice mount! Looks like it was a great hunt.
Jim, excellent goat and a great looking mount. Well done. :thumbsup:
I really like the heart shape throat patch,(lower) great looking mount.Jim who mounted it for you?
it was done by a woman the ranch outfit recommended near Spearhead's operation.
I love the wall pedestal mount--that's how I had my 'lope done too. Beautiful animal--I love the looks of antelope. They look like African game to me.
Sweet Jim!!!!
Speedy came out great!!!!