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Big Sky Antelope Country

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Lucky enough to head back to big sky country to chase speed goats. Lots of water so waterhole hunting might be tough. I sat the blind over a waterhole for 3 days with no luck then decided to spot and stalk with a decoy but still too early in the rut and no aggressive bucks would commit . Weather showed hot for thursday of the week so decided to sit the blind again. Got in early and got settled for a long day. At about noon a doe and 3 fawns slowly approached the waterhole and eventually came down for a drink. They hung around in the field and at 3 two more does joined them. One started for the waterhole and her path would go by the blind at about 5 yards so I got back into the shadows so not to spook her. As I was waiting for her to walk by suddenly there was a flash of movement and the buck I had seen a few times came running up the water and started to drink broadside at 15 yards. Although he took me totally by suprise I was able to get my bow up and get off a shot ! He dove headlong into the pond and raced across it and out into the prairie . I could see a dark red stain on his side and knew it was a good hit. He ran agout 150 yards and then tipped over. :D

Lots of water this year hwy 90 flooded

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Does at waterhole

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Buck and doe

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Hunting buddies !

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Congratulations on your speed goat! I love Montana. You truly have to see it to appreciate why it's called BIG SKY COUNTRY. :thumbup:

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Awesome congratulations on the harvest nice pictures and story.
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Truly a nice speed goat using archery equipment. Congrats!
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Awesome!
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Congratulations! They are cool animals!
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Congrats!
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What dies Pronghorn taste like? I’ve had whitetail, Moose, and Elk but never pronghorn or caribou.
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I would say that Pronghorn antelope is right at the top of wild game meats for flavor .
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Congrats!
Taken many a speed goat over the years, but none with a pointy stick... yet.
On the Bucket List for sure!!
Thanks for taking us along! :thumbup:

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Timbrhuntr wrote:
Thu Oct 03, 2019 11:26 am
I would say that Pronghorn antelope is right at the top of wild game meats for flavor .
I think it's all the sage they eat! :think:

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Nice! What a great Hunt, that would be!
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AJ01 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:14 am


I think it's all the sage they eat! :think:

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These goats eat mostly alfalfa eat as good as some of the grain fed deer from home . I wish it wasn't so fat to travel or I'd just hunt them for eating lol
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Timbrhuntr wrote:
Sat Oct 12, 2019 9:52 am
AJ01 wrote:
Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:14 am


I think it's all the sage they eat! :think:

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These goats eat mostly alfalfa eat as good as some of the grain fed deer from home . I wish it wasn't so fat to travel or I'd just hunt them for eating lol
Back in my "younger days" I use to hunt Sublette County, Wyoming quite a bit for Prairie Goats. They're just plain fun to hunt! I like that country. But it is a LONG WAY to drive!!
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Yup great area to hunt but Texas ain't too bad either ! Used to hunt my budies lease in Eastland county a few years back almost a s good as Montana except for all those things that want to pick, bite and sting you lol
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