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  1. huntinsonovagun

    15 Years Later...

    The funny part is, there was virtually NO cactus in this area. Several miles north and west had cactus EVERYWHERE! I made that 200 yards belly crawl with no gloves or knee pads and had NO blood, believe it or not!
  2. huntinsonovagun

    15 Years Later...

    Sony Nex 6 with a 50mm lens and Iphone. I honestly don’t use the Nex much anymore because these iPhone cameras are so good, even though I usually shoot in manual. 😳
  3. huntinsonovagun

    Dry Ice and Coolers

    I think this is probably true. I brought back my WY antelope on dry ice in a rotomolded cooler. The first night I left the plug “cracked.” After that I just vented it a couple of times a day. It honestly didn’t seem to build up that much pressure. Next time I may just manually vent it once a...
  4. huntinsonovagun

    Squirrel Fever!

    Going to try this!
  5. huntinsonovagun

    Washing meat

    Thanks for that info. Every time I end up using any water it just feels wrong, but I always get to a point of not knowing what else to do.
  6. huntinsonovagun

    Washing meat

    How do you guys go about cleaning the dirt and hair off of your game quarters? I’ve been, more and more, wanting to process my game myself, but it always ends up being an 8 hour process or more for a deer-sized animal. I always say that I’ve got to quit using water, but I do always end up using...
  7. huntinsonovagun

    15 Years Later...

    That’s funny you’re a taxidermist and don’t like it in your house! I walked up and knew he was a good one, but still probably don’t have a great idea as to how good he really is, being my first and all. 14.5” horns and 7 1/8” bases.
  8. huntinsonovagun

    15 Years Later...

    Well...I’m not sure “how bad” it actually got in the truck while I was stalking. The only time we allow tablets is on long drives (2+ hours) but I’m pretty sure they were utilized during the stalk. Like I said, EVERYTHING aligned more perfectly than I could have ever imagined. I could probably...
  9. huntinsonovagun

    15 Years Later...

    It was mostly cosmetic. I am a self-employed “handyman” (hate the term, but that’s how I market what I do). I do higher-end repairs, etc. The trailer has new LVP flooring, painted the walls, lacquered the cabinets, new wood trim/table top. I did replace all of the exterior plastic...
  10. huntinsonovagun

    15 Years Later...

    Start planning now and make it a priority! My wife said it was one of her favorite trips ever! She loved the “adventure” aspect of it all!
  11. huntinsonovagun

    15 Years Later...

    Thanks, all! Side note- anyone able to get a guesstimate on age?
  12. huntinsonovagun

    15 Years Later...

    I knew going in to this hunt that I didn’t want to drive up to a buck, jump out the door and shoot him. I actually wanted to work for the buck that I would take. This one met every single hope and expectation that I had ever dreamed of, and then exceeded that in his size and, more importantly...
  13. huntinsonovagun

    15 Years Later...

    We went over to see him and I explained to my kids that I’m going to be the first one to touch him and when their time comes to kill an animal, they’ll be the first to touch their animal as well. As we walked up, I was in awe of the size of this antelope. The first thing I noticed was the huge...
  14. huntinsonovagun

    15 Years Later...

    We saw a couple of bucks early on, but nothing that checked my boxes this early on the first day. I knew antelope were tough to judge, so the standards I set for myself were 1) prongs above the ears and 2) I would love one with tips that curled back down—in that order. I felt that if a certain...
  15. huntinsonovagun

    15 Years Later...

    I had originally planned on taking my oldest boy (5 year old) with me for this hunt, but the night before discussed with my wife about bringing her and all three kids along, so that’s what we did. I was a little nervous about how well they would wake up at 5:30am, but everyone did great.
  16. huntinsonovagun

    15 Years Later...

    Let’s get to the antelope hunting part of this—The evening prior to opening day, we loaded up the family to drive up to the entrance of the HMA I was planning to hunt. I just wanted to get some eyes on the terrain, even though I couldn’t legally go into the ranch yet. Other than the...
  17. huntinsonovagun

    15 Years Later...

    Way back in college, sometime around 2005-2006, I promised myself that I would head to Wyoming to hunt antelope when I graduate. I can’t say where or why the desire arose, but that was when the thought was planted in my mind. Well, I met a girl, we married, money was tight, we started a life...
  18. huntinsonovagun

    46 Help

    I believe that the state of Wyoming will allow him to delay the use of his tag for a year in the event of a medical crisis. Double-check me on that, but thought it may be something you may want to investigate. Burns are the worst- Hopefully he recovers quickly!
  19. huntinsonovagun

    Dry Ice and Coolers

    Sounds like solid advice!
  20. huntinsonovagun

    Dry Ice and Coolers

    I’ve never been around dry ice, but have seen guys recommend it for hauling game meat long distances. I was doing some reading on it just because I was ignorant as to exactly what “dry ice” is. So how likely is it that a well-sealed roto-molded cooler is to explode with the gas build-up? I’m...

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