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Offline Double D

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Antelope hunt report
« on: October 20, 2009, 06:34:10 AM »
Friend invited me this year to accompany him on his annual Antelope hunt. He's a good hunter and a good friend.  He knew where to go and has been there before.  I haven't.

We were hunting on 3 block management units covering 27,000 acres near Sand Springs.  We saw three does and one buck. Every one we talked with only saw the three does.  My friend killed one of the does.  I looked at the map and saw a section with a small pond in the middle and no roads.  I climbed a high peak and glassed the area.  Saw a white spot, hiked for two hours and about 1 1/2 miles, got with in 250 yards of a smalll buck and missed my shot.

It started raining this morning and we were 12 miles from the nearest paved road...we came home! .











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Re: Antelope hunt report
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2009, 06:43:25 AM »
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Re: Antelope hunt report
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2009, 07:16:24 AM »
Douglas, not good news at all since I had considered some deer hunting over in the Chester area for rifle season.  I will have to give this some thought now, but as I noticed the artical was posted back in 2007.

Again thanks for posting this.
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Re: Antelope hunt report
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2009, 07:41:41 AM »
Quote from: Double D on October 20, 2009, 06:34:10 AM
It started raining this morning and we were 12 miles from the nearest paved road...we came home! .

good plan in that gumbo filled country!
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Re: Antelope hunt report
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2009, 04:11:57 PM »
I was talking to my hunting partner tonight and he was a bit cross eyed at FWP. After finding the Hooker Ranch was booked solid for the season, he contacted FWP Miles City for alternate sites in the area, and FWP suggested this BMA.  Why are they sending people to areas that have been hit by blue tongue? 

If they didn't know then why not.  Instead of sending hunters there they should be closing the area to hunting altogether save the few animals left!

I'm glad I missed!
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Re: Antelope hunt report
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2009, 12:59:29 AM »
You know, now that I think of it we saw less bucks in each area that we were in.  The herd looked great of each group we saw, but now I'm glad I missed my buck and he lived maybe to get to all his does before a rifle hunter put him down this season.  Now the flipside to all of this, is that the Hooterite colonies would rather you just shoot them all.
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Re: Antelope hunt report
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2009, 03:53:25 PM »
Great pics Double D.  That Blue tounge is bad news.  It is blamed for wiping out most of the sheep herds around the Big Hole and a lot of Mulies as well.  Anyways thanks for the heads-up.
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