Here are a few pictures from my recent goat hunt in Wyoming. This is the best antelope I have taken so far. The antelope in this area seemed to move around a lot because we would see lots of them in an area and the next day there wouldn't be any. A lot of the area was pretty flat which made stalking difficut. We finally saw 6 goats in an area that had more broken terrain and we were able to put a long stalk on them. We spotted them from over a mile away. We could see there were a couple of bucks with 4 does but couldn't tell much about them at that distance. My buddy and I crawled up over a ridge and had a clear view of the area they were bedded in. My rangefinder said 372 yards and I told my buddy I had to get closer so we had to back down and circle around. When we could get another look, they were still around 350 yards away. There was some good sage brush on the ground so I started crawling forward but this almost messed up my chances because I got down into a depression and couldn't see them when I raised up. My buddy stayed back and watched me crawl. I tried to get into position 3 times before I finally got into a position I could shoot from. I was pushing my fanny pack ahead of me with my left arm and using my legs and right arm to push myself forward and drag my rifle. Finally, I got into position lying flat on my stomach and resting my 270 across my fanny pack. At this point, I was looking right into the afternoon sun and was having trouble seeing which antelope was the buck. Finally, the buck took a few steps to the right and I shot. The distance turned out to be 192 yards. This is my best antelope to date and measures a hair over 14". The bases have some nice mass also. The green ridgeline behind my head is where I shot from. Can't wait till next year.
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