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<blockquote data-quote="Buzzard Breath" data-source="post: 4803319" data-attributes="member: 3158"><p>There was a small rise at the far end of the wash. I figured that if I could get the the backside of it, I could climb up and just wait on the goat. In the ideal situation, he would crest the rise and be within 100 yards of me and I would have a significantly shorter stalk. Or, he would just walk right to me. My plan worked out. Sort of. He crested the rise and angled towards me. Then he noticed something off in the distance and froze. One of the things I noticed about antelope bucks during the rut is that when they see another buck in the distance, they'll stand stalk still and just stare at them for long periods of time. That's what this antelope was doing. Just standing there staring. I figured him to be about 60 yards away and was plotting my moves to cut the distance. I then decided to range where I thought I needed to be and then range him to see if I'd be in range. He was 106 yards away!!! Did I mention that the wide open grasslands make things appear much closer than they are.</p><p></p><p>I was going to have to get a lot closer than I originally thought. Well, the day was early and there would be plenty more opportunities. Wyoming has tons of antelope. Sage brush that was no larger than basketballs was all I had to hide behind. I worked my way from one bush to the next. I finally got to a range I was comfortable taking a shot from. The antelope was still in its frozen stare but would certainly see me when I rise to my knees and draw my bow, but I was out of other options. I rose up, drew, and was amazed that the goat was still frozen in its stare. I was on autopilot by this point and don't really remember executing the shot. I do remember the "twang" of my bow and how loud it seemed. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191023/3faa3c6b6e79702e62d43fb13e9090c1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Then I heard the sound of my arrow striking a pumpkin.</p><p></p><p>Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buzzard Breath, post: 4803319, member: 3158"] There was a small rise at the far end of the wash. I figured that if I could get the the backside of it, I could climb up and just wait on the goat. In the ideal situation, he would crest the rise and be within 100 yards of me and I would have a significantly shorter stalk. Or, he would just walk right to me. My plan worked out. Sort of. He crested the rise and angled towards me. Then he noticed something off in the distance and froze. One of the things I noticed about antelope bucks during the rut is that when they see another buck in the distance, they'll stand stalk still and just stare at them for long periods of time. That's what this antelope was doing. Just standing there staring. I figured him to be about 60 yards away and was plotting my moves to cut the distance. I then decided to range where I thought I needed to be and then range him to see if I'd be in range. He was 106 yards away!!! Did I mention that the wide open grasslands make things appear much closer than they are. I was going to have to get a lot closer than I originally thought. Well, the day was early and there would be plenty more opportunities. Wyoming has tons of antelope. Sage brush that was no larger than basketballs was all I had to hide behind. I worked my way from one bush to the next. I finally got to a range I was comfortable taking a shot from. The antelope was still in its frozen stare but would certainly see me when I rise to my knees and draw my bow, but I was out of other options. I rose up, drew, and was amazed that the goat was still frozen in its stare. I was on autopilot by this point and don't really remember executing the shot. I do remember the "twang" of my bow and how loud it seemed. [img]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191023/3faa3c6b6e79702e62d43fb13e9090c1.jpg[/img] Then I heard the sound of my arrow striking a pumpkin. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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