Pronghorn success?

[Mr.Seaguar]

Buddy and I got Fall River tags. After some poor poor shooting, we tagged our 4. We didnt see many other hunters and heard few shots. How did everyone else do? We had a great time.

[big drift]

We got drawn for west harding and leaving Thursday to check things out.

Congrats any size on you bucks or just doe tags?

bd

[Mr.Seaguar]

We just got doe tags. We had never been and I didnt want to spend $245 just to find out its a darn hard thing to accomplish, harvesting an antelope. That said, we had standing shots at 3 bucks inside 100yds and 2 more between 100 and 200yds. We had to let them walk but boy we had a blast. We just bought our rifles this summer and we hope to do a lot more hunting with them this year and in the years to come. Good luck on your hunt.

[percherman]

My boy and I went back home to SD for 1st crack at those goats in east Harding County. We had 4 in our party with double tags, 3 of those buck tags. This was my sons 1st hunt and he had a great stalk on a doe and made a tremendous shot at 280yards.

She was laying in her nest when he shot her and she didn't even get up after being shot.We didn't tell him how long of a shot it was until he shot her, that way he wouldn't get nervous and miss her. He asked us after the shot what the rangefinder actually read, and he about ---- his pants! He had a perfect rest and she wasn't aware that we were even around. He did a great job. The rest of us filled all our tags, no big bucks, we mainly wanted to get our kids their goats 1st.

You can't beat being able to harvest all your goats off one walk-in, and leave at-least 50 more running around between that walk-in and the adjacent land. We only ran into one other hunter the whole time and it was a very old man who was sitting in his truck waiting for goats to cross the road between the 2 walk-ins. He finally got his buck when one crossed he just got out walked in the grass a little and shot him. He didn't want help dragging him out to the road since it was only about 50yards off the road, but instead, he butchered it on the spot.

He was quite the resourceful old fellow, and I can't blame him for wanting to be out there hunting, even when the body says we can't. He wasn't endangering anyone, and was actually legal when he took the shot.

I just hope I will always have that, "thrill of the hunt" in my eyes, as I witnessed in my sons, and that very old mans eyes, this past weekend.

[David Frank]

I drew a tag for northern perkins county in for the late season. I had access to the land of my buddy's fiance. They have since split up, leaving me without a place to hunt. Any help would be appreicated.

Thanks,

Dave

[Mr.Seaguar]

Weeeelllllll, she is single now. Hope this helps. Honestly tho, lots of Natl Grassland in Northern Perkins. I bet you can find an antelope there. One thing to keep in mind, antelopes arent like 5x5 mule deers. If you knock on doors, you will find someone who wants them all dead.

[Mr.Seaguar]

How did the on the spot butchering go? we hauled a deep freeze clear from Iowa to our hunting area. We looked like a couple backwoods yahoos but it worked like a charm. We cut up some very cold antelopes the following day. Only problem is you have to get the antelope to the truck somehow. We were able to drive out but still had a 1/4 mile drag. AFter miles of walking, that was a long ways. I was hoping to use your idea next year if it worked good.

[David Frank]

Here is my first pronghorn in 5 years. The last one I took was with my bow, this one was with the rifle. My first attempt at scoring a big game animal resulted in a gross score of 75 1/8"

Dave Frank

[big drift]

Seaguar,

Were you guys in, i think, a red truck with the chest freezer shoved up to the back?

If so we saw ya out there we hunted NW Harding County on the Camp Crook road. Went 7 for 7 my buddy had a awesome 370 yard shot in that high wind 30 + mph.

Loved it out there back straps for dinner tonite.

bd

[Mr.Seaguar]

I beleive I saw the same red Ford at Cabelas. We thought, hey another loon with a freezer. We were in a White Ford and we hunted Fall River county. How was the terrain up where you were. We hunted what looked like a sandy lawn in a dry year. You could see badgers 200 yds away. No sage, no tumbleweeds, just short grass and cactus.

It was awesome. Cant wait til next year. Next year we are gonna have buck tags.

[bassinjp]

How was Non Resident access? Were in fall River did you hunt Thanks

[DonBo]

I've shot several prairie goats in Eastern MT. We've used a kids plastic sled to get them out and found this very usefull. I've personally worn the hair off the side of a goat draging him out, the sled is a much better idea and may save the cape on a trophy.

[percherman]

DonBo, Welcome to HSO, I hope you find it a great resource for your outdoor needs. It's a great place to meet people, and build friendships.

Do you mind if I ask where you hunted in Eastern Montana?

They have some awesome goat country with some huge goat's.

Unfortunately cicumstances of my health have deteriorated over the past year and I am unable to do any pulling or lifting so my only option is to basically butcher in the field. It really is pretty fast once you have done a few.

I like to hide, or scatter the remains as much as I can so it isn't such a I sore.

I hope My boy and I draw our Tags this year. We had to apply as nonres again this year even though we will be living in SD in one week. They get you coming and going!

Good luck, and happy hunting!

Dean

[DonBo]

Dean, I hunted north of I94 from Mills City east. Lots of Block Mgmt. land, Fed and state land. Been in this area twice with the rifle and have done well. Be sure to have good maps and a GPS as the land open to public hunting is interspaced with lots of private land. Check the Montana web site for block mgmt. There is thousands of acres of private land open to hunters in this area.

I have also bowhunted twice with Powder River Outfitters out of Broadus in the far SE corner of the state. They offer an early season 5 day bowhunt for $1300. I saw some huge bucks while hunting with these people. I missed one on my first hunt here that I believe was 17"!

I was so impressed with this area and this outfitter that I booked a rifle hunt with them this fall for Mulies.

I would give you more info on areas we hunted if you wanted to email me. [email protected]