What to carry for an antelope hunt.

[Liven The Dream]

I would do as stated take both Rifles .
.308 150 165 gr Bullets. 7 Mag . 140 gr.
Sight at 300 yards . Antelope are smaller they look to be out there a long way ???
Heart and Lung shot .
Take meat you will get meat .
If all the animals are 300 yards Plus get the 7 mag .

Good field glasses. food , water . Two Knives.
Matches space blanket cell phone .
Saviors colored tape. Have Fun

 

[Ledd Slinger]

The real challenge in hunting pronghorn is not how far you can shoot, but rather how close you can get.

Nah. If you want to challenge yourself to get real close, buy an antelope archery tag and spot & stock hunt with a bow. Definitely a difficult task.

No valid reason to dismiss the long reach advantage with a rifle.

 

[1shot]

I used to bow hunt a lot, but a torn rotatorcuff and two bone spurs put an end to that pastime.

Lloyd

 

[billlarson]

How far can you shoot and hit from real field conditions? I will be honest for me its under 300yds closer to 2.Unless its offhand then its about 100. Find your number, then pick the rifle thats the best match.
6mms are widely used.

After working many years for my clubs site in days for deer in Wis.....
you sir are way above average.....
Most guys can`t hit a 12" target offhand.....
bill

 

[JRS]

Either one is going to work just fine. Hunt with the rifle you are most comfortable shooting.

 

[JimT]

Nah. If you want to challenge yourself to get real close, buy an antelope archery tag and spot & stock hunt with a bow. Definitely a difficult task.

No valid reason to dismiss the long reach advantage with a rifle.

Yeah, I’m not as good as you guys who make heart shots at 630 yards in a 35 mile an hour crosswind at 15 degrees below zero with your 15 pound rifle, so I like to get as close as I can.

 

[rr2030]

Yeah, I’m not as good as you guys who make heart shots at 630 yards in a 35 mile an hour crosswind at 15 degrees below zero with your 15 pound rifle, so I like to get as close as I can.

So I see you discovered the secret: match the ambient temperature to the weight of the rifle, excellent ! Don't forget the head (oops, I meant brain) shots on running critters.

 

[bigstick6017555]

For anyone going hunting the first thing you must know is, your equipment and its limits, and then a truthful knowledge of you ability to use that equipment to its limits. Most times personal limits do not exceed equipment limits.

 

[Ledd Slinger]

Yeah, I’m not as good as you guys who make heart shots at 630 yards in a 35 mile an hour crosswind at 15 degrees below zero with your 15 pound rifle, so I like to get as close as I can.

With no rangefinder and grandpa's 30-06 using the same box of ammo for the last 10 years....and blindfolded. Lol

 

[XTR]

Whichever rifle you shoot better. Both will get the job done. Understand your ballistics and windage.

 

[Brians356]

I once worked with a guy who announced he had drawn a coveted NV antelope tag, and wanted advice on how to proceed. He had his dad's old 30-06 with a scope. I asked him how he had it sighted in. "Oh, it don't need it, it's always shot just fine." How long had it been since he tried to hit anything with it? "Oh, years and years. I've been dragging it around with me from town to town a long time." Would he please allow me to take it out and sight it in with him? "Nope, I'm just going hunting, thanks just the same." At work the next week I asked him how he had done. Looking sheepish, he said "Well, I should have listened to you. I shot up a box of ammo at several antelope fairly close by, and never so much as scared one. I have no idea where those bullets landed."
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[jepp2]

Not to mention they come with a beautiful aiming point built into their coat

Like this?

 

[Bc'z]

Like this?

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That's the one

 

[nmkid]

Please don't forget to take some plastic gloves to keep the blood off your skin. The last antelope I killed was a few years ago and I'm pretty sure I can still smell the blood on my hands! You know the type of long plastic gloves that are used to check cows...Perfect.

 

[Bc'z]

A first aid kit should be on your list.
My Father in Law and his crew used to hunt yearly in Wyoming where one of the guys was cutting cheese for lunch snacks " well you can guess the rest . The problem was they were miles from the nearest doctor, several stitches were required.
J

Also why I carry a sewing kit in my hunting pack

 

[68cuda340]

I'll weigh in a vote for your .308 You already own it and are most likely comfortable with it. If it is like most Remington VFS's its probably fairly accurate. I own several Remingtons in .308 and have hand loaded for well over 35 years. I enjoy shooting and can spend a lot of range time behind my .308s A few years ago we went on an Elk hunt it Colorado. I have a Rem Classic in .300 Win and figured I better use that caliber in case that big 6x6 appeared at 350+ yards...... Spent quite a bit of range time shooting out to 300 yards (our longest range where I live) and after 4-5 3 shoot groups I wasn't enjoying it much anymore. In a hunting situation maybe your mind wont "go there" but as we know the mind is a funny thing... This past Spring I went to a 4 day long range shooting school they took us out to 1400 yrds. I learned a ton about drop, dope cards, and most importantly the real havoc the wind can play on a bullet. Where I live and hunt in Wis the whitetail deer shots are mainly well under 100 yrds and we are in the woods. In the open plains of Wyoming i would believe the wind can be a factor. Figure out your most accurate load, find it's "real" velocity with a chronograph and then you can develop a dope card for it. Then practice, practice, practice. This of course true for all calibers but you own a very suitable rifle already.

 

[1shot]

Wow!
There have been a lot of very good responses so far covering a lot of essential items. Some things I consider nessasary, others I wouldn’t have thought about until I needed it and didn’t have it. @68cuda340, You are correct that the VFS is a shooter. I shot my first clean ever at 600 with it. The 7mag is equally accurate but you won’t see me shooting 60 shots for record with it.
What bullets would everyone recommend for these two rifles,
As I will be taking them both thank to several responses.
Thanks,

Lloyd

 

[1shot]

I'd run the either with lighter bullets

Not to mention they come with a beautiful aiming point built into their coat

Got any favorite bullets you would recommend? I know the one that shoots best in YOUR rifle.

Lloyd

 

[Bc'z]

I switched to bergers over nosler this year.
This was a cost per shot issue.
I use to shoot 150 ballistic tips for deer sized game, and can contest to the killing power of them.
As for the berger, mama didn't get to shoot a deer this year. So nothing to base my decision on.
I do like what I've read on the berger as to 3-4
Inches of penetration with explosive expansion.
Both are great bullets.
I might add the hornady eldm was devastating on a blacktail my brother in law shot this year with his 6.5 bleedmoor.

 

[coford]

Lloyd,

I think you're missing something here. This is a perfect excuse to buy a NEW RIFLE!