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How do you judge the size of a antelope in the field?
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<blockquote data-quote="crkckr" data-source="post: 1737691" data-attributes="member: 78056"><p>The more you get look at them in the field, the better you'll get judging them. Off season is a great time to take your camera hunting! If you can, anyway, sometimes it's a pretty long trip just to watch goats disappear over the horizon. A good 300mm or bigger lens helps a whole lot, although you can usually get a bit closer in the off season. Then you can compare them to trophy bucks in the books or online at your leisure. </p><p></p><p>When deer hunting in MT and without a goat tag, I tried on several occasions to see just how close I could get without freaking them out. I found that if I bent over at the waist and cradled my rifle in my arms, I could walk up to within 50' of a small herd! But boy, it is horrible on your back! Starts to hurt very quickly and if you straighten up just a little, they head for the hills... fast! Did that twice and nearly laughed myself to death. Would have, too, except my back was killing me! Goats can sometimes be so wary and other times dumber than dirt. I've spotted goats 3 miles away and when I got the spotting scope on them they were looking right back at me! They're still beautiful and amazing critters, anyway you cut it.</p><p>Cheers,</p><p>crkckr</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crkckr, post: 1737691, member: 78056"] The more you get look at them in the field, the better you'll get judging them. Off season is a great time to take your camera hunting! If you can, anyway, sometimes it's a pretty long trip just to watch goats disappear over the horizon. A good 300mm or bigger lens helps a whole lot, although you can usually get a bit closer in the off season. Then you can compare them to trophy bucks in the books or online at your leisure. When deer hunting in MT and without a goat tag, I tried on several occasions to see just how close I could get without freaking them out. I found that if I bent over at the waist and cradled my rifle in my arms, I could walk up to within 50' of a small herd! But boy, it is horrible on your back! Starts to hurt very quickly and if you straighten up just a little, they head for the hills... fast! Did that twice and nearly laughed myself to death. Would have, too, except my back was killing me! Goats can sometimes be so wary and other times dumber than dirt. I've spotted goats 3 miles away and when I got the spotting scope on them they were looking right back at me! They're still beautiful and amazing critters, anyway you cut it. Cheers, crkckr [/QUOTE]
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