Opening day antelope

Wyo_Roadhunter · Sep 2, 2024

The muzzleloader opener was good to me yesterday. Lucked into the biggest antelope I've ever shot.

DeerHunter53 · Sep 2, 2024

Nice buck did you see plenty of goats or was it thin pickings

Wyo_Roadhunter · Sep 2, 2024

DeerHunter53 said:
Nice buck did you see plenty of goats or was it thin pickings

Saw quite a few but besides this one the majority was small

bucktags · Sep 2, 2024

dang! really nice . out of wyo?

mevertsen · Sep 2, 2024

Awesome buck!

Gunnihunter · Sep 2, 2024

Whopper buck! Please share your story on how you got him with a muzzle loader

2lumpy · Sep 2, 2024

Wyo_Roadhunter said:
The muzzleloader opener was good to me yesterday. Lucked into the biggest antelope I've ever shot.

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After seeing your pictures over the years, I hardly believe it had much to do with “luck”.

Congratulations on a great antelope.

I’m a terrible estimator on size so when you get a tape on him, I’d love to know what he measures out at, if you wouldn’t mind. He sure looks huge to me.

mata · Sep 2, 2024

That’s an awesome buck! Congratulations on a successful hunt.

maddog58 · Sep 2, 2024

What a toad.

yoteduster · Sep 2, 2024

Super buck...congrats

elkhunterUT · Sep 2, 2024

He’s a tank!! Congrats man!

BradA · Sep 2, 2024

Great way to start the season and an awesome buck! Congratulations what did he tape out at ?

twdjr · Sep 2, 2024

Congrats on the great looking antelope!

Wyo_Roadhunter · Sep 2, 2024

Thanks everyone! I actually haven't put a tape on him yet but I held him up to my other one that was almost 83 and this ones definitely bigger.

Uttaxi1 · Sep 2, 2024

Congratulations, great pronghorn

Tikka · Sep 2, 2024

I want one!

Very nice bud, congratulations…

rmanwill · Sep 2, 2024

Congrats Rem. What a great buck. Can you say mass!!!

AZGuy · Sep 3, 2024

Sweeeet!!

PleaseDear · Sep 3, 2024

Very Nice.

I don't know what unit you drew out .

I can remember when we could do Unit 99 Muzzy as a 2nd choice and almost always draw if we didn't get our 1st choice.

Times have changed.

Robb

Wyo_Roadhunter · Sep 3, 2024

just finished measuring him and we got 85". And as for a story we was just driving up and down roads learning the unit since I'd never been there and just lucked into him!

2lumpy · Sep 3, 2024

Wyo_Roadhunter said:
just finished measuring him and we got 85". And as for a story we was just driving up and down roads learning the unit since I'd never been there and just lucked into him!

Thank WR.

“Roadhunter’s” aren’t lucky, they are “on sight” when things happen. Again, luck has very little to do with your success………. some times it’s just easier than others.

Gunnihunter · Sep 3, 2024

Wyo_Roadhunter said:
just finished measuring him and we got 85". And as for a story we was just driving up and down roads learning the unit since I'd never been there and just lucked into him!

How did you get close enough to shoot it with a muzzle loader. Rolling hills or gullies? How far from the road? He didn’t get that big being unaware of his surroundings.

rmanwill · Sep 3, 2024

Being lucky once in a while is a good thing. You work hard and put in the time for most of your animals'

Wyo_Roadhunter · Sep 3, 2024

Gunnihunter said:
How did you get close enough to shoot it with a muzzle loader. Rolling hills or gullies? How far from the road? He didn’t get that big being unaware of his surroundings.

We glassed him up as he was going up a hill about 600 yards away. I only got to look at him for maybe the 5 seconds before he went over where I couldn't see him anymore. As soon as he went over I grabbed my stuff and dad took binos and a tripod thinking I might get a better look to make sure the buck was a shooter then just took off across the flat until we got up on the hill he went over. Once we got on top it was more like a flat top hill that had just enough of a roll to make sneaking and setting up to shoot a pain since he had a few does with him and the sage was short. I could just barely see him after topping out but I had it in my mind I was shooting it if I got the chance so I didn't look at him again with the binos and dad stayed back so he could watch. I crawled towards the buck until I had a shot. I ended up hitting him not great the 1st shot since I didn't account for the hard crosswind and I could tell the does were getting nervous just before my shot but it did drop him, hurried and reloaded and ran up to finish him off. I can actually say this is the 1st antelope I've quartered and packed out because there wasn't a road within 100 yards of him haha.

Gunnihunter · Sep 3, 2024

Wyo_Roadhunter said:
We glassed him up as he was going up a hill about 600 yards away. I only got to look at him for maybe the 5 seconds before he went over where I couldn't see him anymore. As soon as he went over I grabbed my stuff and dad took binos and a tripod thinking I might get a better look to make sure the buck was a shooter then just took off across the flat until we got up on the hill he went over. Once we got on top it was more like a flat top hill that had just enough of a roll to make sneaking and setting up to shoot a pain since he had a few does with him and the sage was short. I could just barely see him after topping out but I had it in my mind I was shooting it if I got the chance so I didn't look at him again with the binos and dad stayed back so he could watch. I crawled towards the buck until I had a shot. I ended up hitting him not great the 1st shot since I didn't account for the hard crosswind and I could tell the does were getting nervous just before my shot but it did drop him, hurried and reloaded and ran up to finish him off. I can actually say this is the 1st antelope I've quartered and packed out because there wasn't a road within 100 yards of him haha.

Thanks, good story and fun to visualize. FUN time for you and your dad! Congratulations

2lumpy · Sep 3, 2024

Wyo_Roadhunter said:
We glassed him up as he was going up a hill about 600 yards away. I only got to look at him for maybe the 5 seconds before he went over where I couldn't see him anymore. As soon as he went over I grabbed my stuff and dad took binos and a tripod thinking I might get a better look to make sure the buck was a shooter then just took off across the flat until we got up on the hill he went over. Once we got on top it was more like a flat top hill that had just enough of a roll to make sneaking and setting up to shoot a pain since he had a few does with him and the sage was short. I could just barely see him after topping out but I had it in my mind I was shooting it if I got the chance so I didn't look at him again with the binos and dad stayed back so he could watch. I crawled towards the buck until I had a shot. I ended up hitting him not great the 1st shot since I didn't account for the hard crosswind and I could tell the does were getting nervous just before my shot but it did drop him, hurried and reloaded and ran up to finish him off. I can actually say this is the 1st antelope I've quartered and packed out because there wasn't a road within 100 yards of him haha.

There you go, WR, proper preparation, being where it’s possible, wise use of the terrain, good shooting and quick response are why you killed your trophy……. that ain’t luck WR. That’s exactly what skillful hunters do.

It is nice to be respectful humble however. That not only makes you a quality hunter but also a gentleman.

Again congratulations on a beautiful mature pronghorn. You earned it.

Wyo_Roadhunter · Sep 3, 2024

2lumpy said:
There you go, WR, proper preparation, being where it’s possible, wise use of the terrain, good shooting and quick response are why you killed your trophy……. that ain’t luck WR. That’s exactly what skillful hunters do.

It is nice to be respectful humble however. That not only makes you a quality hunter but also a gentleman.

Again congratulations on a beautiful mature pronghorn. You earned it.

Thanks I appreciate it!

hawkbill · Sep 4, 2024

Great Buck congratulations

Ranger1 · Sep 4, 2024

Great smoke pole goat!

Mallardsx2 · Sep 4, 2024

You allowed to use a scope on a muzzleloader in Wyoming for that early season?

mtncowboy · Sep 11, 2024

That's a dandy!

treedagain · Sep 11, 2024

Wyo_Roadhunter said:
just finished measuring him and we got 85". And as for a story we was just driving up and down roads learning the unit since I'd never been there and just lucked into him!

Damn Wyoming road hunters.

Great buck