Antelope down

Wyosmith · September 16, 2017, 07:58 PM

Well my wife filled her Antelope tag this morning at about 9:00.
Nice buck with wide horns. She used the 30-06 Mauser I made for her and the shot was from prone at about 250 yards. As perfect as it could be placed, and the 165 gr Hornady innerlock drooped the buck nicely. I'll post some pics as soon as we can get them on this computer.

Wyosmith · September 16, 2017, 08:24 PM

Anna's Antelope 2 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr

jersurf101 · September 16, 2017, 09:23 PM

Very nice. Congrats!

Mr. Hill · September 16, 2017, 09:56 PM

Good shot!

sako2 · September 17, 2017, 03:11 AM

Congrats. Nice shooting

NHSHOOTER · September 17, 2017, 04:25 AM

Congrats. Something I have always wanted to try, I am envious.

Jack O'Conner · September 17, 2017, 06:49 AM

Good shooting with a cartridge that is often overlooked due to the current "magnum craze." We make the long drive to western South Dakota for antelope whenever we can get drawn for licenses. Love the meat - reminds us of lamb.

Jack

Crankylove · September 17, 2017, 07:45 PM

Very nice.

I'm jealous, haven't been able to hunt speed goats for the last 5-6 years, really miss it.

FrankenMauser · September 17, 2017, 09:54 PM

Prairie maggot!

Looks tasty.

Congrats.

kraigwy · September 18, 2017, 08:58 AM

Congrats to the Missus,

We have to wait tell Oct 1st in my part of the state.

Wyosmith · September 18, 2017, 09:09 AM

Anna says "Thanks to you all".

She's happy with her buck.

Mr. Hill · September 18, 2017, 09:15 AM

Let her know a guy you know is still practicing to make accurate shots at 200 yards from a rest, so that's a heck of a good shot in the field!

hooligan1 · September 18, 2017, 11:52 AM

Nice buck, nice shot. Congrats!

Wyosmith · September 18, 2017, 09:02 PM

I have been coaching Anna since we were just dating. She's learned to shoot pretty well.

2damnold4this · September 19, 2017, 06:15 PM

Great job, Anna!

GeauxTide · September 20, 2017, 11:30 AM

Egggcellent!!!

ligonierbill · September 20, 2017, 02:55 PM

Weidmann's Heil!

huntinaz · September 21, 2017, 10:32 AM

Sweet!

AllenJ · September 21, 2017, 02:57 PM

Congrats to Mrs. Wyosmith!

Blindstitch · September 21, 2017, 08:16 PM

That's going to be tasty.

Wyosmith · September 22, 2017, 11:58 AM

We'll be doing grilled steaks, marinaded in Chili, Garlic Soy Sauce and Lime Juice this Sunday.

We are happy campers.

Sure Shot Mc Gee · September 23, 2017, 04:55 AM

You're Mrs got the job done. What's not to like about that. Bon a petite.

Dirty_Harry · September 24, 2017, 08:26 PM

Well done!

doofus47 · September 25, 2017, 11:39 AM

Congrats to the missus.
That's a great shot.
What kind of scope did you put on that 30-06?

Wyosmith · September 25, 2017, 11:55 AM

It's an older Burris 3X-9X made for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. It has a picture of an elk on it. Anna liked the picture, so we put it on her rifle. Seems to work just fine.

She killed the antelope with it on 4X. I have taught her to use low power for most shots. It's much faster to get on target with it set at lower power, and a 250 yards shot through a 4X magnification is like an 63 yard shot with Irons. She's a pretty good shot, so it was not hard for her to do at all shooting from prone.

September 16, 2017, 07:58 PM	#1
Wyosmith Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2010 Location: Shoshoni Wyoming Posts: 2,713	Antelope down Well my wife filled her Antelope tag this morning at about 9:00. Nice buck with wide horns. She used the 30-06 Mauser I made for her and the shot was from prone at about 250 yards. As perfect as it could be placed, and the 165 gr Hornady innerlock drooped the buck nicely. I'll post some pics as soon as we can get them on this computer.

September 17, 2017, 06:49 AM	#7
Jack O'Conner Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2005 Location: Manatee County, Florida Posts: 1,976	Good shooting with a cartridge that is often overlooked due to the current "magnum craze." We make the long drive to western South Dakota for antelope whenever we can get drawn for licenses. Love the meat - reminds us of lamb. Jack __________________ Fire up the grill! Deer hunting IS NOT catch and release.

September 17, 2017, 07:45 PM	#8
Crankylove Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2008 Location: 8B ID Posts: 1,753	Very nice. I'm jealous, haven't been able to hunt speed goats for the last 5-6 years, really miss it. __________________ The answer to 1984 is 1776

September 17, 2017, 09:54 PM	#9
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	Prairie maggot! Looks tasty. Congrats. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

September 18, 2017, 08:58 AM	#10
kraigwy Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 11,061	Congrats to the Missus, We have to wait tell Oct 1st in my part of the state. __________________ Kraig Stuart CPT USAR Ret USAMU Sniper School Distinguished Rifle Badge 1071

September 16, 2017, 08:24 PM	#2
Wyosmith Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2010 Location: Shoshoni Wyoming Posts: 2,713	Anna's Antelope 2 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr

September 16, 2017, 09:23 PM	#3
jersurf101 Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2013 Location: Eastern NC Posts: 553	Very nice. Congrats!

September 16, 2017, 09:56 PM	#4
Mr. Hill Senior Member Join Date: November 21, 2015 Posts: 384	Good shot!

September 17, 2017, 03:11 AM	#5
sako2 Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2009 Posts: 739	Congrats. Nice shooting

September 17, 2017, 04:25 AM	#6
NHSHOOTER Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2012 Location: Concord NH Posts: 1,002	Congrats. Something I have always wanted to try, I am envious.

September 18, 2017, 09:09 AM	#11
Wyosmith Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2010 Location: Shoshoni Wyoming Posts: 2,713	Anna says "Thanks to you all". She's happy with her buck.

September 18, 2017, 09:15 AM	#12
Mr. Hill Senior Member Join Date: November 21, 2015 Posts: 384	Let her know a guy you know is still practicing to make accurate shots at 200 yards from a rest, so that's a heck of a good shot in the field!

September 18, 2017, 11:52 AM	#13
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,585	Nice buck, nice shot. Congrats! __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

September 18, 2017, 09:02 PM	#14
Wyosmith Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2010 Location: Shoshoni Wyoming Posts: 2,713	I have been coaching Anna since we were just dating. She's learned to shoot pretty well.

September 19, 2017, 06:15 PM	#15
2damnold4this Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2009 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 2,526	Great job, Anna!

September 20, 2017, 11:30 AM	#16
GeauxTide Senior Member Join Date: April 20, 2009 Location: Helena, AL Posts: 4,423	Egggcellent!!!

September 20, 2017, 02:55 PM	#17
ligonierbill Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2007 Posts: 2,451	Weidmann's Heil!

September 21, 2017, 10:32 AM	#18
huntinaz Senior Member Join Date: September 21, 2010 Location: az Posts: 1,332	Sweet! __________________ "When there’s lead in the air, there’s hope in the heart”- Hunter’s Proverb "Feed me, or feed me to something. I just want to be part of the food chain." -Al Bundy

September 21, 2017, 02:57 PM	#19
AllenJ Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,766	Congrats to Mrs. Wyosmith!

September 21, 2017, 08:16 PM	#20
Blindstitch Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2013 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 2,692	That's going to be tasty. __________________ NRA Lifetime Member

September 22, 2017, 11:58 AM	#21
Wyosmith Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2010 Location: Shoshoni Wyoming Posts: 2,713	We'll be doing grilled steaks, marinaded in Chili, Garlic Soy Sauce and Lime Juice this Sunday. We are happy campers.

September 23, 2017, 04:55 AM	#22
Sure Shot Mc Gee Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,876	You're Mrs got the job done. What's not to like about that. Bon a petite.

September 24, 2017, 08:26 PM	#23
Dirty_Harry Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2006 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 1,484	Well done! __________________ "The only purpose for a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you never should have laid down." "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them." -John Wayne

September 25, 2017, 11:39 AM	#24
doofus47 Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: live in a in a house when i'm not in a tent Posts: 2,483	Congrats to the missus. That's a great shot. What kind of scope did you put on that 30-06? __________________ I'm right about the metric system 3/4 of the time.

September 25, 2017, 11:55 AM	#25
Wyosmith Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2010 Location: Shoshoni Wyoming Posts: 2,713	It's an older Burris 3X-9X made for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. It has a picture of an elk on it. Anna liked the picture, so we put it on her rifle. Seems to work just fine. She killed the antelope with it on 4X. I have taught her to use low power for most shots. It's much faster to get on target with it set at lower power, and a 250 yards shot through a 4X magnification is like an 63 yard shot with Irons. She's a pretty good shot, so it was not hard for her to do at all shooting from prone.