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    • jpcarlson
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        August 11, 2012 at 3:45 am
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        #2703

        So, I have chased the whiley speed goat for many o’ season and am usually left scratching my head when they walk up behind me trying to belly crawl into possition from a quarter mile or more away:) It seems they always know where I am, even if I have been spotting them from miles away and I am carefull to play the wind and take my time by keeping terrain between us to try and find a good spot.

        so, does anybody have any advice on how to get within traditional tackle range on these buggers? I like to spot and stalk, but am not apposed to sitting in a blind over water or at a fence crossing. Maybe trying to spend more time hunting them during their rutt so they will come in on my decoy is the ticket?

        I’m not picky and will take the first good shot I get as I don’t care for the taste of horn stew:), but dangit they are smart!

        thanks for any input

        Jans

      • Larry O. Fischer
          August 11, 2012 at 6:16 am
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          #12175

          Jans,

          The pronghorn here in Idaho watch me pack the truck, their eyesight is amazing. However a Doublebull blind well staked down, next to waterhole they frequent levels the playing field.

          You still must move very slowly and watch backlighting yourself, but they seem to be oblivious to a blind that does not flap in the wind.

          I also know several folks who use tripods at a waterhole, seems the antelope have not learned to look up.

          Spot and stalk works as well, one must have the right terrain and a lope in the right spot for it all to come together. Most of us, spend too much time crawling when we should be looking and waiting for the right opportunity.

          If you have ever watched a cat hunt he spends most of his time watching, then when everything looks right he plans his stalk and makes the kill.

          Good luck and remember to pick a spot, low and forward, they have a tendency to drop down at the sound of the shot.

        • jpcarlson
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            August 12, 2012 at 5:25 am
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            #13282

            Thanks Larry

            I will try those tips! I would dare say that pronghorn are one of the most difficult species of big game to hunt in north America. It’s that darn vision coupled with loving to stand on the only small hill in the middle of nothing. I have a Gillie suit I may try. I like your observations of cats. I think I will spend less time crawling and more spotting and waiting for the right opportunity.

            Thanks again for the tips!

            J

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