TX Panhandle 'Lope

scottyboy · Oct 12, 2004

LAST EDITED ON Oct-12-04 AT 10:43AM (MST)[p]Well, here he is. I got back yesterday from a great trip back home to TX. I was fortunate enough to harvest this great buck. He offically scored at 81 even gross, and netted 80 2/8ths. He makes the two year Boone & Crockett book, barely. He was right at 15 inches on each horn, but his mass is what got the score up where it is. He had 7 inch bases and 7 inch second circumferences. Both prongs were 5 inches . He was aged by the biologist at 6.5 years of age. We also saw quite a few other decent bucks in the area as well. We also got into and took a couple of free range aoudad rams too but that is a different story. Good luck this fall and hope you enjoy the pics,
Scottyboy

BigPig · Oct 12, 2004

Nice goats and great photos. Lets hear about the Aoudad too. Got any pics of those?

ridgetop · Oct 12, 2004

Sounds like you had a great hunt! Kudos on a the nice pics of your big anty!

stanley · Oct 12, 2004

Congrats on a great goat Scott! As always, nice job on the photography as well.

S.

KCR · Oct 12, 2004

Scott
Nice Goat. Lets hear the story on the Aoudad.
K

redrabbit · Oct 12, 2004

Nice goat, Scott! It looks pretty flat in the background. How was the sneaking up close? Aoudads near Palo Dura Canyon?
Sent ya a PM about 36c while you were gone. Just epoxied on a Simms recoil pad on that Benelli. Don't see why the use those made from something as hard as recycled truck tires.

Doug/RedRabbit

scottyboy · Oct 12, 2004

Yeah Doug, it was pretty flat up there where we were hunting antelope. But there was plenty of breaks in the country. But that herd was on a huge flat that was wide open as they come!

The aoudads were in the Palo Duro. They are a hit or miss animal up there cuz they can go wherever they want to. But we saw about 7 or 8 while we were out. All rams too. I'll get back at ya about that PM.
Scottyboy

hornaddiction · Oct 12, 2004

Nice goat. "Congrats"
Horn

DeerKing · Oct 12, 2004

LAST EDITED ON Oct-12-04 AT 05:37PM (MST)[p]Great looking loper, congrats on a very nice one. Stud of an Aoudad to, what a beast!

fisrtcoueswas80inches · Oct 13, 2004

that a boy scott, how far was the shot? how did that 25-06 perform? i am coming home this weekend going scouting down in 36b and gonna hit the range
casey

Chef · Oct 16, 2004

Congrats on a great hunt. I like the "heart" shaped horns! Look like you already have your Valentine's Day card all made up!

Chef

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