Larry Knipp's Arizona Governor's Tag Pronghorn.
He hunted with Eli and Tony Grimmett of Pronghorn Guide Service and Chad Smith of Vaquero Outfitters. Larry took the buck with a one shot kill on the 333rd day of a year long hunt.
The buck's preliminary measurements indicate that it may score...
This buck was only about 100 yards so I was able to take some really good video of him through my spotting scope.
Give me your best guess for the score of this buck!
I have a photo and then a video clip if you click on the link to YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFGtMovr440
I was going through some video I took last year in that same area. I don't usually video elk and I don't hunt them so I was very surprised to see that it looks like I have footage of the same bull from last year! These photos were taken July 9th.
I just grabbed my old survey books to make sure I'm not talking out my a$$. (I hate it when incorrect information gets passed around.)
AZG&F Survey:
2001: 1273 pronghorn
2002: 482 pronghorn
Fawns surveyed dropped from 363 to 5.
The rancher on the Fain Ranch said in 2002 that every single...
I think maybe - I think I caught a glimpse - hm - maybe it is - yep - it is - woohoo! I'm a star!
Great episode! That buck you missed early in the show looks to easily be 85" - if that makes you feel any better - hehe. ;)
In 2002 the World Record was killed on the Strip. One the bucks I'm talking about was in Unit 10. The other was 19A. That year in 19A over 800 antelope died because of the drought, so I imagine the feed and water weren't very good.
dan: that's a good unit! have you been assigned a ranch yet?
Horn growth looks great this year! Some of the ranchers we've talked to seem to think that the bucks will be hurting, but our eyes are telling us different. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to see a World's Record killed this year.
2002, one of the worst droughts in Arizona, we guided to the...
How To Not Waste Time: By Eli Grimmett
Close the distance as fast as you can. Most hunters treat antelope hunting like Elk and Deer and they just sit and scope far too long.
Example:
Several years ago we were approached by a guide who found a buck he thought was over 88" and wanted us to...
Yeah! Now that's what I'm talking about!
That's actually a pretty decent Photoshop job - the great sky in the background sure makes it easier to do.
Any idea what it scores??