It all started with deciding for the first time in 10 years of not go elk hunting and start burning some of my Colorado points I have. So come April I put in for Colorado pronghorn. With 16 points I figured I would draw for sure. Nope! Didnot draw, but Colorado's draw results came early enough to still put in for Wyoming's draw and with 4 points I drew.
Well this hunt is going to be a diy hunt. I'd be driving out in my rv pulling a little suv. I'm going out with my girl friend Julie, who's a trooper. We will be leaving on Friday August 7th after work. The trip will be about 15/16 days.
I want to get there and have about 5 days to scout setup a few blinds before the August 15 th opener. As you can see I started this thread 6 days into our trip.
Well we scouted and found 3 good spots to set blinds up. We set up 2 blinds wish I had brought a 3rd maybe a 4th.
Anyway I got 2 setup on the down wind side of the watering holes 3 days before the Saturday opener. We checked out the 2 blinds today Thursday the 13th. We checked them out with the spotting scope from a far. Let's call the first blind we checked out the #1 blind/waterhole it had about 6 pronghorn within 100 yds of it and 8 or 10 more within 300 yds and a half dozen with in half mile that i could see. At the #2 blind I could only see a straight line to it. I saw no pronghorn with in that line but saw about 40 within 300 yds out to a half mile that i could see and I could only see maybe 20 % of the land in that half mile.
I well try to post each day if I can but at camp or blinds I have no cell service. I have to drive around to find service so I may not post every day. Ed.
Morning practice, and maybe my last before tomorrow's hunt. As its not that windy in the morn to shoot. Groups from 30 40 and 50 yds
Also I did not post the one pix above. I'm sure you know which one I'm talking about. Don't know where it came from.
Good luck on the speed goats & keep the pics coming!
This is enjoyable reading--thanks for sharing
Good luck, Robb
Ok I ll admit it at 7 a nice buck came in, 55 yds. Zing right over his back. :(
A little while later doe and a small buck came in.
A little later, 3 and then this small buck. It's 8:13. Also the wind is pickup some.
9 o'clock report, since 8:13 na da.
10 o'clock report, 9 doe 2 small bucks. 5 came to drink that including the bucks.
11:27 report :) had a doe come in and drink she drank and then walked up out of the water hole. A minute or so later a big boy appeared from a little section of the watering hole I can not see, but did put flagging tape up. But the way the land is shaped he may not of came up from the hole. He walked away following the doe. Watched him for 40 mins or so. Hence, the 11:27 report. :)
Between 11:27 and 1:00 the traffic pick way up must of saw 30. About 25 doe and 5 buck. Some came and watered some didn't.
In the posts below are some photos for my sit.
Ed
Thanks for posting!
Thanks and Good luck!
Elkstuffer
About 1:30 a doe came in a few mins later this buck in the pix came in also.
I'l be stuck inside a hunting show all day.
Thankfully I'l be able to check for updates
It's about 8:16 your time, so I am waiting for your daily 8:13 update....I've already given you an extra three minutes....I am sure that it will be posted any second.....LOL
Keep it coming!
I didn't get my "shoe in" WY draw for this year, so I appreciate "being there" on your hunt.
Good luck and a good buck!
My hunt starts a month from tomorrow.....
Mark
homebru
Like to thank Homebru for making that post for me tell you all I was having trouble.
OK back to my hunt. The buck I talked about above followed the doe back to the watering hole and stood right about where I stated above with the doe 7/8 feet to his right. I pick up my range finder and ranged him at 43 yds. I drew my bow and settled my 40 pin just about on the corner of the white and hit the release. In about a millisecond and I mean a millisecond he was out of the water and up on top of the bank. In the pix with this post and the few below you'll the idea what happened.
Great hunt. Hope you enjoy the meat and the mount will look great.
Thanks for taking us along.
Since you aimed at the "corner" of the brown and white, and you hit the lower part of the heart, is it safe to assume that he "jumped" the string about 4"-6" inches?....at 40 yards, considering their reflexes, that really isn't too bad....
How far did he run after your shot?. Which side was the entrance side? Exit side?
Excellent semi-live thread!
Best of Luck, Jeff
Congrats
Good luck, Robb
Later I'll post some more pictures of the trip and blind setups. In the mean time here another pix. Its of blind setup #1 looking up to where in shot the lope. Glad everyone enjoyed it. Ed
