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As some of you may know, I drove from California to South Dakota on Tuesday, to hunt antelope in Wyoming with my dad. The legal hunting time for today was 6:30AM, which is defined as thirty minutes before sunrise. Sunrise today in that area was 7AM sharp.
Anyway, I got my antelope buck at 6:32AM.
I fired only one round, of 6.5x55 SE using a Sierra 120gr Spitzer Pro-Hunter bullet, and the distance to the target was 250 yards or so. It was an upper-chest hit, as usual, which does the trick in taking the antelope down in short order. Here are a couple shots of the antelope:
And, here are a couple shots of me holding it by its horns:
I immediately dressed the antelope, using one of my CGBATACs, the one with Green blade and Snakeskin Canvas Micarta handles. It worked fantastic! I had to do a bit of chopping action with it, to get through the ribcage. Again, it was a blade that performed.
My dad got his antelope at 7:10AM. His was a 270-yard shot, and he needed only one round. Here is my dad, holding his antelope:
You can see the horns of my antelope in the background, inside of the pickup truck.
Because my CGBATAC was already covered with blood, my dad used it to dress his antelope. He had no problems whatsoever, and he enjoyed using the knife. Here is what it looked like before we left the field:
Anyway, we drove back to South Dakota, and dropped off the antelopes at the meat processing plant in town. I pick up the meat on Saturday, and drive back to California on Sunday.
My dad is working on the Euro mounts for both antelopes, and mine will be done tomorrow. I will be able to bring it back with me, and hang it up on my office wall, next to the other four that are hanging there.
Also, I used some WD40 and a stiff nylon brush to clean up my CGBATAC. It's just like new again. :thumbup::thumbup:
Anyway, I got my antelope buck at 6:32AM.
I fired only one round, of 6.5x55 SE using a Sierra 120gr Spitzer Pro-Hunter bullet, and the distance to the target was 250 yards or so. It was an upper-chest hit, as usual, which does the trick in taking the antelope down in short order. Here are a couple shots of the antelope:
And, here are a couple shots of me holding it by its horns:
I immediately dressed the antelope, using one of my CGBATACs, the one with Green blade and Snakeskin Canvas Micarta handles. It worked fantastic! I had to do a bit of chopping action with it, to get through the ribcage. Again, it was a blade that performed.
My dad got his antelope at 7:10AM. His was a 270-yard shot, and he needed only one round. Here is my dad, holding his antelope:
You can see the horns of my antelope in the background, inside of the pickup truck.
Because my CGBATAC was already covered with blood, my dad used it to dress his antelope. He had no problems whatsoever, and he enjoyed using the knife. Here is what it looked like before we left the field:
Anyway, we drove back to South Dakota, and dropped off the antelopes at the meat processing plant in town. I pick up the meat on Saturday, and drive back to California on Sunday.
My dad is working on the Euro mounts for both antelopes, and mine will be done tomorrow. I will be able to bring it back with me, and hang it up on my office wall, next to the other four that are hanging there.
Also, I used some WD40 and a stiff nylon brush to clean up my CGBATAC. It's just like new again. :thumbup::thumbup:
eer? These are antelope, which are completely different beasts. They are roughly the same size, though. They have horns, with prongs, instead of antlers. The prongs have earned them the name proghorn.
