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<blockquote data-quote="orifdoc" data-source="post: 2222084" data-attributes="member: 115070"><p>Random advice in no particular order:</p><p>- Their eyesight is WAY better than yours. My favorite way to hunt is to locate them and then study a way to play the terrain to close the distance without letting them see you. When they do see you, they'll usually stay put and try to figure out what you are for a minute or two.</p><p>- If you see the same bunch in the same place, they will often bust out in the same direction they did last time. An ambush strategy can often work.</p><p>- The hide and hair is pretty fragile. If you drag them, the cape can be ruined very easily.</p><p>- Pronghorn meat can be either very good or so horrible the dog won't eat it. As opposed to deer, they're usually hunted in full summer and in the heat of the day. I always take a 5 gallon jug of water and a cooler full of ice when hunting them. Get them skinned and cooled off immediately.</p><p>- Do yourself a favor and get there early enough to do some scouting. On a typical antelope hunt it's pretty common to be able to look over a couple dozen bucks. In Wyoming, seeing a 100 or more in a week would be pretty easy. Field judging them is a little tricky compared to deer or elk. Mass and prong length makes a ton of difference but you have to look for it.</p><p>- Don't even try it without good optics and a good rangefinder. Get up on high points and start looking. First thing in the morning they'll stand out for miles when the light hits them right. As opposed to deer, they'll often be out and about in midday.</p><p>- If they bust and start running straight away at 60 mph, it sometimes pays to follow them. Once out of sight they'll often stop and relax...... or they might run to the next county. No telling what they'll sometimes do.</p><p>- Learn how to shoot in the wind.</p><p>- Have fun!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="orifdoc, post: 2222084, member: 115070"] Random advice in no particular order: - Their eyesight is WAY better than yours. My favorite way to hunt is to locate them and then study a way to play the terrain to close the distance without letting them see you. When they do see you, they'll usually stay put and try to figure out what you are for a minute or two. - If you see the same bunch in the same place, they will often bust out in the same direction they did last time. An ambush strategy can often work. - The hide and hair is pretty fragile. If you drag them, the cape can be ruined very easily. - Pronghorn meat can be either very good or so horrible the dog won't eat it. As opposed to deer, they're usually hunted in full summer and in the heat of the day. I always take a 5 gallon jug of water and a cooler full of ice when hunting them. Get them skinned and cooled off immediately. - Do yourself a favor and get there early enough to do some scouting. On a typical antelope hunt it's pretty common to be able to look over a couple dozen bucks. In Wyoming, seeing a 100 or more in a week would be pretty easy. Field judging them is a little tricky compared to deer or elk. Mass and prong length makes a ton of difference but you have to look for it. - Don't even try it without good optics and a good rangefinder. Get up on high points and start looking. First thing in the morning they'll stand out for miles when the light hits them right. As opposed to deer, they'll often be out and about in midday. - If they bust and start running straight away at 60 mph, it sometimes pays to follow them. Once out of sight they'll often stop and relax...... or they might run to the next county. No telling what they'll sometimes do. - Learn how to shoot in the wind. - Have fun! [/QUOTE]
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