I have read through all of the posts on this thread and resisted to answer but after some thought decided to post anyway. @Flatbrimmer I feel your pain! I was in your exact situation in Bozeman, in the late 80’s. Relative to the times I was working a job and making good money at $4 per hour...
I passed on this Buck in 2023 hoping to see him bigger in 2024. Found him in the upper part of the same drainage dead next to water just this week while looking for him. Either someone wounded him or he got sick late last season. He would have been shootable this year with reasonable antler...
Same experience as you opening weekend of Antelope but wasted animals. We found 3 dead antelope within 1000 yards of each other. 2 of the 3 had just the back straps cut out and left the rest to rot. The third Antelope was shot and not retrieved. We were able to salvage and tag it. All on public...
Ok. Sorry for the post of half eaten ribs! Couldn’t get a pic fast enough before the family dug in! It seemed to b a hit!💯 I used a Worcestershire and balsamic spritz which created a dark delicious bark.