A most unusual Antelope hunt THE END!

lone hunter · August 09, 2009, 08:39:00 AM

Looks like you took screen out of center opening or enlarged it a bit. Head out friday myself, good luck. Mike

NorthernCaliforniaHunter · August 11, 2009, 07:23:00 PM

Awesome thread. I sure hope to see a trophy in it for you!

Guru · August 11, 2009, 07:39:00 PM

Yeah, Loox like you opened the window a bit....I wouldn't use the netting either.
Just blacken your hard with something and you'll be eating tenderloins the first time you hunt it!

Best of luck brutha.....I'm excited for you!

Charlie Lamb · August 11, 2009, 10:21:00 PM

Get some, buddy!!

steadman · August 11, 2009, 11:15:00 PM

Thanks guys. Yeah, I opened them a bit, seemed to help.

Curt, I'll be eatin them as long as I remember to pick a spot

Charlie, I hope so, looking forward to meeting you and the rest of the guys in a couple weeks. Won't be long now!!

twitchstick · August 12, 2009, 06:35:00 PM

Great thread

Sure have me pump up! next year I will be done with the waiting period on antelope.I really didn't think I would put in for a while,but now I just getting pumped about it.But this year I guess It will be elk and deer.Now it's time to pack for opener this weekend good luck with your goat hunt.

elkken · August 12, 2009, 07:29:00 PM

Absolutely a great tread ... like reading a good thriller. Best of luck to you Ryan. I'm heading to Wyoming next week to hunt antelope and now you really have me pumped .... be safe, Ken

bohuntr · August 13, 2009, 11:16:00 AM

Very cool Ryan!!! Good luck, can't wait for the next update!!!

Guru · August 13, 2009, 09:20:00 PM

Gettin' close!!

Widowbender · August 13, 2009, 09:47:00 PM

This is a great one already!!!

David

hormoan · August 13, 2009, 10:00:00 PM

Awesome pictures and story Ryan, good luck to you and your dad

steadman · August 14, 2009, 12:05:00 AM

Havin a hard time sleeping now. Just a short while before I'm in the blind. Thanks for all the kind words. This reminds me of how I was when I was a kid at Christmas...or last year the day before the opener!! Look for an update Tues or Wed.

Shinken · August 14, 2009, 12:45:00 AM

Pick a spot Ryan!

We are all lookin' forward to an AWESOME report.

Shoot straight, Shinken

pdk25 · August 14, 2009, 01:42:00 AM

Good luck.

Gehrke145 · August 14, 2009, 03:28:00 AM

Good luck I'm heading out in a few hours!!!!!!!!

Mo. Huntin · August 14, 2009, 10:42:00 AM

Those pictures are awesome thanks for sharing.

Nook · August 14, 2009, 01:12:00 PM

Pick your spot and hold your form. That's my motto this year. Good luck to you. Someday I want a speed goat. Cool critter. Jeff

Dave Bulla · August 14, 2009, 11:27:00 PM

Great thread! Best of luck to ya!

steadman · August 18, 2009, 07:00:00 PM

Well I'm back from the weekend hunt. Before i continue, let me ask you this: Have you ever been so excited for a hunt, and put in the work, done your shooting well, only to have that hunt turn out to be, well, very unusual?

Well here we go, Thurs night I get home from work, and my wife has a concerned look on her face and asks," There was a microburst by the town where you are hunting, is that going to screw things up?" I shrug and say, it's probably good, because my pond was almost dry, now I can hunt it. I shrug off the comment, and try to finish the last day at work.
Fri rolls around and Dad and I finally make it down to where we are going to hunt, we quickly throw camp together and head for the blinds. Our first impression was they got a lot of rain, from the puddles in the road. The next was not so good, you be the judge...

We couldn't believe it. The last pic was Dad's water hole. Well I'm thinkin, that's a bummer, but at least we should have one hole to hunt, Right?

HA! :eek:

steadman · August 18, 2009, 07:06:00 PM

All I can do is laugh. You have got to be kidding me. Well It's time for plan B. I have a place for a treestand, and we see a lot of goats in the pines while driving around. This allows for great spot and stalk opportunities, with an added bonus, cover.

So the best morning of the year gets here, you know, opening morning, or the first morning you can hunt. I head to the treestand and sit for about 3 hours. Nothing! While Dad went to look for s&s opportunities. I call him and tell him to come pick me up, he had one stalk and was able to close the gap, but shot to the right of a decent buck. Oh well, that's one great thing about this area is the opportunities here.

Heer is a pic of a goat we nicknamed "Bulle'" He thought he was king everytime we saw him, he would put his head down, charge a bit, the turn and buck like a rodeo bull. It was actually quite funny. I wished I would have gotten film of him.