2024 WY pronghorn wrap up

[Hem]

Way to go Buzz!

 

[Drake4]

Great job Buzz. Beautiful lope.

 

[steelheadmike]

Looks like a good hunt.

 

[WesternWyoming]

So sad to report that the Sublette (Wyoming) Pronghorn Herd suffered a drastic decline. Here's the story with a link.

From today's Jackson Hole News & Guide:
"Jackson Hole pronghorn counts flatline. Others are bouncing back after wicked winter"

"For the second year in a row, wildlife biologists’ counts of speedgoats in Jackson Hole have flatlined, hovering about 90% lower than the previous high — a record — in the fall of 2022.

The reason for the decline is well known. Due to a combination of severe weather and disease, the winter of 2022-23 was brutal, culling the Sublette Pronghorn Herd from about 40,000 animals to 20,000."

 

[wytex]

Great job Buzz, looking forward to the rest of the story when you fill those other licenses.

 

[krshunter]

Sounds like there were several good options and can't complain about the end result. Plus time with a friend in the field. Win Win.

 

[bullkillintime]

Wow, well done.

 

[elkrchr]

As always, you and your team got it done on some great critters! Looking forward to the rest of your fall reports!

 

[FuddemUp]

Good work! Congratulations!

 

[publichunter1]

Congrats on a fun hunt Buzz!

 

[Caseknife]

Nice looking antelope, Buzz. I need to get another tag in the next year or two, such a fun hunt.

 

[MtnElements]

Great hunt thanks for sharing your story.

 

[Shawn Rene]

Short season, but productive.

A friend drew a great tag and we spent a few days prior to the season looking over some awesome country and wildlife.

Saw a lot of these guys:

Also saw some pretty fair pronghorn bucks, 3-4 that we figured were worthy of the tag my friend had.

The first choice buck we found about noon the day before the opener. We got there the next morning right at light and found another vehicle was also there. We didn't want to disrupt his hunt as he was there first and watched as he shot the buck. We walked out to have a look and talked to the hunter and found out he had been watching this buck for a couple weeks prior. Well earned for him and a great buck for sure:

The second choice buck we found was living right on the border of 2 hunting units, spending about half his time in each unit. We found him right away, but on the wrong side of the road. Decided to shift gears and go look around and come back to check on the second choice buck later in the day.

We next went back to an area where we saw good numbers of pronghorn a couple days prior to make sure we didn't miss something. Found a shorter heavy buck with great prongs. Watched him at about 340 yards for about 20 minutes and my buddy decided he just couldn't pass it up.

We moved out to the herd and fortunately a small buck that was behind us caught the attention of the heavy buck and he ran right toward us to run the small buck off. Big mistake on his part, 150 yard shot and done deal.

All kinds of mass and prong:

Headed back to Laramie Saturday morning, got my buddies pronghorn in the freezer and had about 4-5 hours to try a unit about 20 minutes from the house where I drew a tag. I had zero time to hunt pronghorn other than Saturday (just too many sheep and moose tags), so after looking over some bucks, decided this one was good enough. Short stalk, 261 yards with my 7-08 and a single 140 grain accubond, that was a wrap for pronghorn until next season.

Those are some great lopes! Congrats man.