Took my youngest out for his 1st Antelope to the same ranch I shot mine on yesterday since he is on leave/vacation from the Army and visiting ol pops.
We got there at 6am, parked in the same spot as I did yesterday. Waited till day break and started to walk in he direction of where I shot mine. Glassing on the way he taps me and says I see 15 of them behind us at out near that hill. I looked and said that figures and lets get over on low side here and get closer.
We hiked maybe 900 yards and come up south of the group. They were all spread out about 600 yards chomping on the grasses.
I said we can get closer but will have belly crawl over the knoll we were on.
Got all set up and the main buck was chasing his does back from 4 other bucks trying to lay claim to his harem.
He never came closer than 400 yards and out to another 500 yards running the others off.
After 20 min layin prone it finally stopped at a ranged 515 yards.
Now he has never shot my 6x6.8 and we both know he shoots higher than my settings. That meaning if I am dead on at 300 yards he will hit a heck of a lot higher.
So as the antelope was just standing there for a hit I asked if he wanted to take it, OK pops I'm ready.
We went over my dial ups and decided my 400 yard setting would probably be his 500 yard setting.
Well as I checked the range at 515 yards 3x and told him hold a tad low right behind the shoulder and fire when ready.
Twwwapppp goes the suppressed 6x6.8, 95g nosler HBT bullet in front of x8208 and a hard slap even I heard.
It shuddered, dropped, kicked a tad and is done. Complete pass through, perfect hit where he was holding.
What could of been a more perfect shot than that for him.
This will be the farthest shot for a Antelope to date, but we could not make closer distance without blowing them out of there and having to re stalk.
He walked out as I went back for the truck and brought it within 100 yards to it staying on an old 2 track.
I used the game cart and we wheeled it back to my truck after gutting it, hooked it to my hoist, skinned it out an headed home. We measured 14.5" horns. His 1st antelope is bigger than any I have shot to date.
We left exactly 1 hour later than the one I shot yesterday. Another perfect season.
Home, cut up and in freezer.
Rest of month will be all coyote calling.
We got there at 6am, parked in the same spot as I did yesterday. Waited till day break and started to walk in he direction of where I shot mine. Glassing on the way he taps me and says I see 15 of them behind us at out near that hill. I looked and said that figures and lets get over on low side here and get closer.
We hiked maybe 900 yards and come up south of the group. They were all spread out about 600 yards chomping on the grasses.
I said we can get closer but will have belly crawl over the knoll we were on.
Got all set up and the main buck was chasing his does back from 4 other bucks trying to lay claim to his harem.
He never came closer than 400 yards and out to another 500 yards running the others off.
After 20 min layin prone it finally stopped at a ranged 515 yards.
Now he has never shot my 6x6.8 and we both know he shoots higher than my settings. That meaning if I am dead on at 300 yards he will hit a heck of a lot higher.
So as the antelope was just standing there for a hit I asked if he wanted to take it, OK pops I'm ready.
We went over my dial ups and decided my 400 yard setting would probably be his 500 yard setting.
Well as I checked the range at 515 yards 3x and told him hold a tad low right behind the shoulder and fire when ready.
Twwwapppp goes the suppressed 6x6.8, 95g nosler HBT bullet in front of x8208 and a hard slap even I heard.
It shuddered, dropped, kicked a tad and is done. Complete pass through, perfect hit where he was holding.
What could of been a more perfect shot than that for him.
This will be the farthest shot for a Antelope to date, but we could not make closer distance without blowing them out of there and having to re stalk.
He walked out as I went back for the truck and brought it within 100 yards to it staying on an old 2 track.
I used the game cart and we wheeled it back to my truck after gutting it, hooked it to my hoist, skinned it out an headed home. We measured 14.5" horns. His 1st antelope is bigger than any I have shot to date.
We left exactly 1 hour later than the one I shot yesterday. Another perfect season.
Home, cut up and in freezer.
Rest of month will be all coyote calling.
