Snake Valley Utah antelope

My 15 year old daughter drew the tag with only 2 points. She is super excited & I want this to be a fun, memorable hunt for her more than inches scored. We went out last weekend and fortunately found some goats.....around 30-40 & at least half of which were bucks. I'm no expert in field judging antelope but we saw a few what I would consider to be pretty nice bucks. The 2 best we saw were in the same herd.....maybe 15 or so. This guy was dogging does & pushing other bucks around kickin up dust. It was really cool to watch him strut around like he was king $hit. My daughter loved watching him put on his show......and if we turn him up this weekend, I think he's in trouble! So is he a good, mature, shooter buck for that area?


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Pics are taken through spotting scope 200 yards away


Let me know what you guys think

Thanks

I don't know that I'd get tied up about score, although you naturally want her to shot a good'un.

That goat looks like he is in the low 70's from what I can tell, but it's hard to say.

My daughter (15 yr old as well) also has an antelope tag this year. I've settled on focusing on what will make a really nice shoulder mount and let score fall where it does. One buck in particular would make a gorgeous mount and will likely score in the mid 70's.

Good luck and get a nice one!

I wanted to give an update of my daughters hunt. Yesterday she was successful in taking her first big game animal. It was incredible!!....such a fantastic hunt for her. She is tickled with her buck and I couldn't be happier for and prouder of her. She rose up in her moment of truth, kept her composure, killed quick and clean, & most importantly, was safe with her weapon.

We scouted up several good bucks leading up to her hunt with 2 in particular that stood out to us. One of them is in my previous post but I wasn?t able to get pics/video of the other one. We nick named him Mr. high & wide. We had high hopes yesterday of catching up with again as they were together with a dozen or so does. Honestly I was having my doubts because we had to miss opening day. But to our good fortune, they were right in the same area not 200 yards from where we saw them the week before opener. When they saw the truck they wasted no time heading out, so we hauled ass around & above them, bailed out of the truck & ran up the hill as fast as we could, hoping they would feed their way right to us. The plan worked & just a few minutes after we topped out, they were coming right to us with Mr. high & wide leading the way. He stopped 100 yards out & I told Taiya where to hold. She shot & he dropped right there. After a few minutes we headed towards the buck. When we topped out he was lying right below us, still alive. He got up & hobbled away. He could barely walk so she set up for another shot. He stopped & she shot twice missing him. He started walking away but was really having trouble. By now she was totally jacked up, so we settled down, & set up again. By now he was 300 out. I ranged him & told her where to hold. By then she had calmed down a bit & we had her sitting down with the bi-pod down so she had a good solid rest. I whispered in her ear to relax, breathe, hold, & sqeeeeeeze.....a moment later, boom, thwack, & down for good!! Way to go Taiya....yahoo!! At that point her emotions took over & she was hootin & hollerin with joy & excitement. I LOVED being part of it all. We killed Mr. high & wide.....one of our top 2 bucks we were after?? Incidentally I scored him at 72 4/8? with one of his prongs half broke off & a 1/2-1? of his hook broke as well. Still a solid, mature buck with some ?wow? character.

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Congrats!! I have three daughters and can't wait until next year when my oldest can start hunting.

What a nice antelope!! I love the character.

Super hunt!! Tell your daughter I send my highest regard and she done good! I love Snake Valley. My Dad killed a great buck on opening day but I am not smart enough to post pics. Congrats on memories for a lifetime

Congrats to your Daughter!