Let’s see some region 7 antelope!

[Keep on]

I've never tried to judge speed goats, this will be my first hunt for them. I found some last year mule deer hunting in R7. As long as I can find a representative buck I'll be perfectly happy. I'll just be looking for fronts up at ear height or better.

 

[NDGuy]

I've never tried to judge speed goats, this will be my first hunt for them. I found some last year mule deer hunting in R7. As long as I can find a representative buck I'll be perfectly happy. I'll just be looking for fronts up at ear height or better.

Mass is king

 

[seeth07]

Mass is king

Right with height to the prong

 

[mtmuley]

Mass is king

Yep. mtmuley

 

[ccc23454]

The "my 80+ antelope" conversation is always good for a laugh. Few people have even seen one and even fewer shot one. Anyone who claims measurements should have to include a score sheet from a official scorer not 2 drunks in a garage with a craftsman tape measure. Failure to comply will result in continued shaming....

 

[mtmuley]

The "my 80+ antelope" conversation is always good for a laugh. Few people have even seen one and even fewer shot one. Anyone who claims measurements should have to include a score sheet from a official scorer not 2 drunks in a garage with a craftsman tape measure. Failure to comply will, result in continued shaming....

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I want an 80 inch buck someday. Won't kill me if I don't get it. The one I posted just about gets there. With 14 and 1/2 inch horns. Hence the mass thing. And I do have a score sheet. mtmuley

 

[BuzzH]

The "my 80+ antelope" conversation is always good for a laugh. Few people have even seen one and even fewer shot one. Anyone who claims measurements should have to include a score sheet from a official scorer not 2 drunks in a garage with a craftsman tape measure. Failure to comply will, result in continued shaming....

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Have a total of 5 over 80 net with score sheets from official B&C scorers, 4 of them are my wife's. Three more gross over 80.

I haven't hunted Montana in a long time for pronghorn, probably 24 years. But back in the day it didn't seem too tough to find one in the 70's.

I started buying points a few years back, would like to hunt them again in Montana just for the fun of it.

 

[brockel]

I’d just go enjoy your hunt and shoot one that gets you excited. Best meat there is.

 

[mtmuley]

I’d just go enjoy your hunt and shoot one that gets you excited. Best meat there is.

Yep. And your recipe has made me aware that I will never grind another antelope shoulder. mtmuley

 

[Pagosa]

I would think a 70 inch buck is doable, but you would need some time and be willing to cover a lot of miles. We have hunted 3 or 4 BLM/state parcels and a lot of time pronghorn bucks, especially bigger ones will break off by themselves and hole up in a square mile area. I bet pronghorn will be really scattered this year with all the water, and the sweet clover/grasses will be really tall, which can be difficult to shoot over. Some areas of region 7 have low pronghorn numbers and others really high. I got one buck probably over 70 and have had three permits. Good luck on your hunt, and wear plenty of orange

 

[Dwreckers]

I’d just go enjoy your hunt and shoot one that gets you excited. Best meat there is.

70” is just a goal. Any antelope will satisfy me. Can’t wait to eat one!

 

[DFS]

Hold out. I bet I’ve had that tag 20 times eventually you find a good one.

 

[BuzzH]

Pretty sure this was one of, if not the last years we hunted pronghorn in Montana.

My wife drew a second choice tag for the 700's. Found a buck near circle where she had permission on an BMA.

Killed it right away in the morning:

Took off and headed to the 600 unit we usually drew and I killed this one right at dark:

One other year, we both picked up leftover 700 tags and shot these 2 bucks, thinking this was either 1998 or 1999 I could look in my journals for sure:

 

[NDGuy]

Yep. And your recipe has made me aware that I will never grind another antelope shoulder. mtmuley

OOOOOOOO do share @brockel

 

[NDGuy]

Best meat there is.

Unless you touch the musk glands by mistake

 

[brockel]

OOOOOOOO do share @brockel

Never bone out shoulder again

Tried a new recipe today and it turned out amazing. Take a whole deer or antelope shoulder and season however you’d like. Throw it on smoker at 200 degrees for 2.5-3 hours. Put it in an aluminum foil pan. Add a few sliced peppers and onions. Dump a can of chilis in sauce on top of the...

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[NDGuy]

Never bone out shoulder again

Tried a new recipe today and it turned out amazing. Take a whole deer or antelope shoulder and season however you’d like. Throw it on smoker at 200 degrees for 2.5-3 hours. Put it in an aluminum foil pan. Add a few sliced peppers and onions. Dump a can of chilis in sauce on top of the...

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Looks amazing, I hate dealing with shoulder meat so this will be awesome.

 

[Flylo]

I shot this one last year just on the outskirts of Harlow. No wait it was broadus. Nope it was Glasgow for sure. Anyway scored just shy of 90”!

 

[Hem]

This was back before the population nose dived.
Missed all-time by 1/8".
Testament that sometimes length and mass can make up for weak cutters.

 

[manitou1]

Yeah, my wife threw in the towel this year and told me not to bother getting her a pronghorn tag. It's a darn shame that so may tags are sold that it takes all the fun out of it. A literal zoo anywhere East of the Bighorns any more. I still hunt them, but it sure isn't as enjoyable as it once was. I find myself cussing idiots more than enjoying the hunt.
It is not hunting any more... it is "racing the other guys to get the shot", or "dodging the other guys trying not to get shot".