Re: My Wyoming DIY Antelope Hunt
[Re: EdP]
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10/10/19 04:34 PM
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You got a beautiful buck! I would have been ecstatic to tag one like that. They are cool beasts, and tasty if handled properly. Pronghorn hunting is a blast. Haven't been in many years, but will go again when I'm able to.
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Re: My Wyoming DIY Antelope Hunt
[Re: EdP]
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10/10/19 05:11 PM
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Nice buck. Congrats on a successful hunt.
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Re: My Wyoming DIY Antelope Hunt
[Re: EdP]
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10/10/19 06:18 PM
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Thanks guys. The public land in the unit I hunt is mostly small parcels so I am rarely more than a mile from my truck and normally considerably closer. I keep several bags of ice in a cooler in my truck. After field dressing I go get my cart and come back with a bag of ice to put in the body cavity for the ride out. That starts the cooldown right away. Once back at my truck I hang the `lope from my hitch mounted hoist, skin it and break it down. The meat goes in game bags, then in trash bags to keep it dry, and into a cooler with more ice. That buck was shot at about 1 pm and was in the cooler and iced down before 3:30. Between the cost of fuel, hotels, and license/tags, the meat cost is about $40 lb, so I don't want to loose an ounce!
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Re: My Wyoming DIY Antelope Hunt
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10/10/19 06:36 PM
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Thanks guys. The public land in the unit I hunt is mostly small parcels so I am rarely more than a mile from my truck and normally considerably closer. I keep several bags of ice in a cooler in my truck. After field dressing I go get my cart and come back with a bag of ice to put in the body cavity for the ride out. That starts the cooldown right away. Once back at my truck I hang the `lope from my hitch mounted hoist, skin it and break it down. The meat goes in game bags, then in trash bags to keep it dry, and into a cooler with more ice. That buck was shot at about 1 pm and was in the cooler and iced down before 3:30. Between the cost of fuel, hotels, and license/tags, the meat cost is about $40 lb, so I don't want to loose an ounce! Nice buck Ed! I just got one on sept 20th and had a post on here about it. I couldnt agree more on the price per pound!! The hunt was well worth the cost! Congrats!! Ken
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Re: My Wyoming DIY Antelope Hunt
[Re: EdP]
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10/10/19 08:01 PM
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that critter is on my bucket list Ed. good hunt for sure. look me up in bland next week end
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Re: My Wyoming DIY Antelope Hunt
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10/10/19 08:27 PM
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Good job Ed. Good eating right there!
swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo
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Re: My Wyoming DIY Antelope Hunt
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10/10/19 08:52 PM
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Boy, at $40/lb. It's a good thing you didn't shoot a bigger one or that could get expensive! wink Now that was good!
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Re: My Wyoming DIY Antelope Hunt
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10/10/19 09:17 PM
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Cotton, is that what you go by up Bland way? yepper next weekend is the bland roundy, 18&19 at the fairgrounds
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ifin your gonna be dumb ya gotta be tough VTA life member
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