OT: Antelope hunting, with some Busse Combat content...

My dad finished the Euro mount for my antelope. I'll take a photo of it tomorrow, when there's enough light outside. I need to be sure to contact facilities at Adobe on Monday, to have them put it on my office wall, next to the other four that are there, for years 2003 through 2006. The one I harvested in 2003 is a full mount, done by a taxidermist. Those I harvested in 2004 through 2006 were done as Euro mounts by my dad.

Here is a photo of last year's antelope, shot with the same rifle using the same load:

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Great looking mount! I am dying to know how the edge held up on the 2 pronghorns. Does it still shave? Deer season is coming up fast for us down in Texas and I plan on giving my meaner some action.
 
Here are two photos of the finished Euro mount for the antelope that I harvested yesterday morning:

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I love those bleached out looking skulls.

I was wondering about the edge too. One of my AD's went to Wyoming and dressed a Elk a couple of weeks ago (without me). I was told that they changed knifes before one animal was finished (about 3/4 thru) due to dulling. I just used my edge pro to put it back in shape. It still felt sharp but not shaving for sure. It was the factory edge on a new knife.
Needless to say they love the knife but I was hoping the report would be that it still shaved after a full dress.
 
That is what it is all about spending time with family on a great hunting trip!!! Congrats to you and your fathers lope, and the awsome Cooper rifles!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
I got home right before 9:30PM. I left South Dakota at 3AM. It was a 1,400-mile drive. There was a 100-mile stretch in Wyoming, from Rock Springs to Evanston, that was basically winter driving conditions. It was below freezing between Casper and Rawlins, but no precipitation.
 
lunde said:
barrabas74, you wrote:Deer? 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.

Unlike deer, which are nearly blind and have poor hearing, antelope eyes are like a ten-power binocular. If one is looking toward you, it can see you. That's why they tend to be in the middle of large, open fields. They can see predators from far away.

Antelope are also North America's fastest land mammal. They are sometimes called speedgoats.

In any case, I very much enjoyed this hunting experience with my dad. We do it every year. These are the times I enjoy, and turn into memories that I treasure.
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Great post, nice pics. If you want to hunt a smart, wily deer that makes Eastern whitetails and Mulies look lame, you need drive over and hunt Coues Whitetail down here. If you've hunted them, you'll know what I mean.

GB
 
gimmejr, you wrote:
How about a shot of where you have all these mounted at.
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I thought I took a photo of the four that were there, mounted on two walls inside of my office at Adobe Systems. Each time I call Facilities to have another one mounted on my wall, they confirm that I am the only one at Adobe Systems, at least at the San Jose headquarters, with animals mounted on their office wall. Of course, I am proud of that. Hey, that "diversity in the workforce" door swings both ways. :thumbup::thumbup:

Anyway, as soon as this fifth one is hanging on my wall, I'll take a photo to post here. In the meantime, if you stop by Adobe, I can bring you to my office.
 
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