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<blockquote data-quote="Silly_Ghillie" data-source="post: 1659193" data-attributes="member: 107271"><p>I have a hilarious and slightly inflated story to share about PHS. This one is a long one, but I am at work on a Saturday.. anyway. </p><p> </p><p>We had set up a ELR get-together on some private land, and wouldn't you know it that the antelope know when the season is over- because there was a gaggle of em' that wouldn't get out of the target zone. It wasn't just one target either, but about 15 of them set out over a 60 degree pie. </p><p>It would be my luck that a magical gust of wind would take my projectile and wing it into the stomach of a baby antelope so I decided to move them out. Anyway- we drove up to them with the side by side, they looked at us like we had an extra pair of chromosomes. They didn't seem bothered by us AT ALL. not even a "oh S***!" look. </p><p></p><p>I decided to pop one off into the hillside to get them to scram, (about 400 yards away) of course any other time they would take off but not today. They had about as much enthusiasm to move as a cart retriever does at Target during a rain storm. we decide to get closer and give em' another. </p><p></p><p>So, I use my 9mm handgun this time and aim a little close to them. (We are roughly 150 yards away now) so I figure I will aim up just a little, just to get somewhere in the vicinity of the herd. What happened next was somewhat of an accident, since my handgun shooting is about as good as my cooking (microwave)</p><p>I take the shot, and the impact is about an inch from the closest antelopes foot. At first, I thought I hit em' because the reaction of the herd that time looked like an explosion of frantic feet and fur. (I didn't hit him, nor was I trying to get that close) They ran off about half a mile and we decided they were far enough and most likely wouldn't come back. </p><p>about and hour later, with all of the rifle fire and smacking of steel plates and near misses, that herd migrated back anyway. If you have ever shot on a farm and noticed how the cattle will get curious and meander around gunfire, that is the behavior of these antelope. I could not believe it! I have lived in this area for 25 years and I have never seen such ballsy antelope. </p><p></p><p>My hypothesis is that we frequent this spot quite often, we shoot here probably twice a month all year. If the heard is local to the unseen adjacent hillside beyond the range, it wouldn't surprise me that they became slightly domesticated and used to the presence of people. The same thing happens with our local deer, which will literally eat sunflower seeds off the palm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silly_Ghillie, post: 1659193, member: 107271"] I have a hilarious and slightly inflated story to share about PHS. This one is a long one, but I am at work on a Saturday.. anyway. We had set up a ELR get-together on some private land, and wouldn't you know it that the antelope know when the season is over- because there was a gaggle of em' that wouldn't get out of the target zone. It wasn't just one target either, but about 15 of them set out over a 60 degree pie. It would be my luck that a magical gust of wind would take my projectile and wing it into the stomach of a baby antelope so I decided to move them out. Anyway- we drove up to them with the side by side, they looked at us like we had an extra pair of chromosomes. They didn't seem bothered by us AT ALL. not even a "oh S***!" look. I decided to pop one off into the hillside to get them to scram, (about 400 yards away) of course any other time they would take off but not today. They had about as much enthusiasm to move as a cart retriever does at Target during a rain storm. we decide to get closer and give em' another. So, I use my 9mm handgun this time and aim a little close to them. (We are roughly 150 yards away now) so I figure I will aim up just a little, just to get somewhere in the vicinity of the herd. What happened next was somewhat of an accident, since my handgun shooting is about as good as my cooking (microwave) I take the shot, and the impact is about an inch from the closest antelopes foot. At first, I thought I hit em' because the reaction of the herd that time looked like an explosion of frantic feet and fur. (I didn't hit him, nor was I trying to get that close) They ran off about half a mile and we decided they were far enough and most likely wouldn't come back. about and hour later, with all of the rifle fire and smacking of steel plates and near misses, that herd migrated back anyway. If you have ever shot on a farm and noticed how the cattle will get curious and meander around gunfire, that is the behavior of these antelope. I could not believe it! I have lived in this area for 25 years and I have never seen such ballsy antelope. My hypothesis is that we frequent this spot quite often, we shoot here probably twice a month all year. If the heard is local to the unseen adjacent hillside beyond the range, it wouldn't surprise me that they became slightly domesticated and used to the presence of people. The same thing happens with our local deer, which will literally eat sunflower seeds off the palm. [/QUOTE]
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