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2012 Blacktail Shed Hunting

TheProvider — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:44:04 GMT

All older sheds found this year. BLacktail deer are just starting to drop their headgear here. Found a fresh one two days ago.

This is part of of my 2012 shed hunting season vid. Stay tuned for more

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY30RInE8rM&feature=related

BEWARE of Triangle T Outfitters of Granbury, TX

holtsie37 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:46:49 GMT

I hope that anyone considering a hunt with Triangle T Outfitters and Ed Tibljas will take the time to read this and please contact me before spending any money. Please feel free to contact me at: sholtsmaster75@gmail.com. This is part of the complaints that are filed with the Texas Attorney General, BBB and a couple other consumer protection agencies. I have all documents to support our complaint.
Thanks
Spoke with Ed Tibjlas, owner of Triangle T Outfitters regarding an Elk hunt in New Mexico in early Jan of 2011. He told me that he had 4 tags left for his guaranteed trophy elk hunt and that he was sure they wouldnt be available after the Eastern Sports show in Harrisburg, Pa. The Harrisburg show was to start on the 4th of Feb. After speaking with the my father and the other 2 hunters we decided to move forward with the trip. I called Ed back on the 22nd of Jan and told him we werent going to be able to make it to the show but we did want to reserve these 4 last guaranteed tags. Guaranteed meaning we were guaranteed an opportunity to shoot at a bull elk that scored at least 300 boone & crockett points. He asked for a $1000 deposit which i gave him at that time. The total agreed price of the hunt was $7000 per man. Within a few wks or so we gave him the other part of the deposit that he had asked for. We never received copies of the contracts until the 2nd wk of Sept. 2011. We took care of all final payments and returned signed contracts at that time. Our trophy hunt was all set and scheduled to start on Oct 15th. As advertised on the Triangle T Outfitters website at that time(since changed) we were all understanding that we were to be hunting 120 sq miles of privately owned ranch land in Unit 12 in Northwest NM. When arriving to the hunting camp/ranch, we received our tags which were not Unit 12 tags, they were Unit 10, unit wide tags. Unit 10 is primarily publicly hunted, state owned land and bmi land. At this time we began to grow suspicious. We were shown racks and pictures of the weeks priors hunt on Unit 12 which is all privately owned ranch land that was advertised and which we thought we were hunting on. After the first day of hunting we knew that we were not getting the hunt that we had paid for. The Unit 10 area was heavily hunted by trucks, atvs and was also full of grazing beef cattle. We hunted for 5 full days covered over 150 combined miles in the woods and not one of the four of us even as much as saw an Elk. Not even a cow Elk. We gave this outfitter $28,000 for a Guaranteed hunt and not any of us saw a single Elk. At the time we booked the hunt and up until about a month ago the Triangle T website read "Guaranteed Trophy Bull Elk hunt on 120 sq miles of privately owned ranch land on Unit 12 of Northwest NM". Since we made a complaint to Mr Tibjlas the website has changed drastically. It no longer states anything about the 120 sq miles of privately owned ranch land nor does it even say anything about Unit 12. We have respectfully asked for a refund of our money which request has been denied. Mr. Tibljas has sent us a letter not even acknowledging the initial $1000 deposit I had given him on Jan 22nd to reserve the Guaranteed Unit 12 tags. I have an bank statement to prove that the deposit was made to Triangle T on Jan 22. It is quite clear that Mr Tibljas realizes that his website was very misleading because it has been totally changed since the time of our complaint. He has tried to offer us a whitetail hunt in Texas that sells for $3250. The advertised price of the Texas Whitetail hunt includes lodging and food. He is not even offering lodging and food with his offer. Take away those major factors and it may be equal to $1000. We declined the offer. Most of all, why would we even consider booking another hunt with Triangle T when the first hunt went so badly and we were lied to and taken advantage of? We have contacted an Attorney and are prepared to do what we have to do to recoup our money and make sure that this doesn't happen again to other hunters.

2nd letter to BBB on Jan 6th 2012
Hi Steven. I am faxing a copy of the contract that was sent to me. Notice the dates on the contract and the manila envelope they were mailed in. The postmark was the 6th of September. As you can see it is totally different. I have never seen the contract that Mr Tibljas sent in to you. Obviously he is trying to cover up his dishonesty. We never received the so called brochure that he states we received either. Also, look at the date of the original deposit. January 22nd. I gave Mr Tibljas a $1000 deposit to reserve the unit 12 hunts. The reason for the $1000 was because that is all he told me he needed at that time to reserve the 4 tags. Like I told you on the phone, my father had been on a hunt with Triangle T in Texas a few years back with another friend. Mr Tibljas had told my father about this elk hunt and had my father really pumped up about it. My father and my friends father that were going on this elk hunt have both had bouts with cancer and are not in any physical condition to be climbing up and down the mountains in Unit 10. Mr Tibljas spoke with my father several times and told all of us that we would be hunting on easy walking areas with many miles of roads to get us where we needed to go. That is the terrain of Unit 12. You may wonder how I know this, well I was hunting with Mr Tibljas one afternoon and we spotted a helicopter flying over Unit 12. Mr Tibljas raced to the locked gate of Unit 12 and we raced down one of the bumpy dirt roads chasing after the helicopter. Mr Tibljas was so mad that a helicopter was flying over his part of Unit 12 that he told me if we see the helicopter to hand him my gun and he was going to shoot it. Hand him my gun! I was very happy when we didnt see the helicopter again, to say the least. He believed that the helicopter was trying to drive elk off of his Unit 12 section. That seemed very crazy to me. Mr Tibljas in no way told us that we were going to get less of a hunt for the price that we paid. We were caught in a classic "bait and switch" set up, I believe. Fortunatly, I make pretty decent money and will move on. What about the guy who saved his whole life for this dream hunt that Mr Tibljas made us believe we were going on and he gets there and he gets nothing of what he anticipated or was guaranteed. That is very sad. I will be sending the pages from the website the way it was when we booked the hunt. Our lawyer has them at this time. The information on the website at that time states nothing about Unit 10. It states 120 sq miles of privately owned ranch land on Unit 12. When I first spoke to Mr Tibljas he directed me to his website and told me that was the hunt we were going on and that is what we were expecting. Like I stated before, days after we confronted Mr Tibljas to tell him how disappointed we were and to try to receive a refund the whole website changed. Now I think that is a major coincidence. I think what happened here was that Mr Tibljas sold the tags that we were supposed to get for a premium and therefore we ended up with a 2nd rate hunt to say the least. He or the young guide that he had working for him had never even done any scouting or knew anything about Unit 10. I am in business myself and take pride in my work and believe a man is only as good as his word. Its obvious that Mr Tibljas is trying to cover up his dishonesty by fabricating these contracts that I have never seen until his rebuttal. I feel that the only way for this situation to be made right is for us to have a refund of the cost of the hunt. Why would we even consider booking another hunt with Mr Tibljas when this one went so wrong? Hopefully you will review this information and so will Mr Tibljas and hopefully his conscience will help him to make the right decision.

How do you set up a dazzle video creator plus with a tritton ax720 headset to a xbox360?

Bartholomeu — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:57:51 GMT

How do you set up a dazzle video creator plus with a tritton ax720 headset to a xbox360?
Since you have to use RCA cables to plug into your tv to record, how would you set up a tritton ax720 with it since it has the optical port that plugs into the same port in your xbox360? Please tell me how to set up a dazzle video creator plus while using a tritton ax720 w/ amp!!!! HELP!!!!

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Scent Lok Lawsuit Update

BlacktailSlayer — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:40:36 GMT

Scent Lok Lawsuit Update
http://trmichels.com/ActivatedCarbonScience.htm

bear hunt in nj

krawiech — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:14:50 GMT

for the first time in too many years nj has approved a bear hunt to coincide with decembers firearms der season if interested you can get information on nj fish and wildlife.com if you have not hunted bear in the last7 years you will need to attend a 1 hour seminar all info is on the website above im going but i have all ready had my seminar in 2003 good luck to all hank k waretown nj

elk, bear, mountain lion, wolf, coyote, fox, mule deer help

ccoutdoors — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 05:03:43 GMT

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CO Archery Elk Hunt

elkacher69 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:06:28 GMT

Planning a DIY trip for CO next year. I have never been hunting in CO before. I have read the Regs and am still a little confused about the areas. I will be buying OTC tags. Are there only a few areas that i can hunt or how does that work? Any help would be greatly apprectiated. Also has anyone bought the DIY self guided elk hunting book by Jim Deeming? Just curious if its worth the money to buy.

Thanks for any an all help

Tim

Fullfan's 09 elk hunts...

Fullfan — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:29:16 GMT

Know it is a tad late for last fall. But here are several pic's Drew a tag in Mt and planned a 3 week DIY hunt. Connected on a nice 6x6 the first week in Mt. Now with two weeks left what to do?? Went and purchased a Idaho tag otc. Several days later I connected on a nice Id bull. I shot both bulls within 2 miles of each other. We had a blast, the wolves are humbling. One of the few times I questioned myself. To go back after a quarted at 2 am. And yes the pack jobs sucked....

Had the time of my life, can not wait to save the $ to go again.
This was DIY on public ground.
The last pic is a rare Pa snow lepoard that was found in my bags when I unpacked, thanks to my little girl.

Florida Boars

IAN880 — Wed, 12 May 2010 06:52:51 GMT

A primer on Florida's Tropy Wild Boars! Enjoy!!!

http://thewildlife2.blogspot.com/2010/05/floridas-trophy-boars-i.html

monster boar

texomaoutfitters — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:30:41 GMT

pics say it all

Oklahoma 'Hawg'

billnsarah — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:28:30 GMT

Here's a pic of one of the hog's me , my father , and son got on our trip to Oklahoma . Had a good time . This was the biggest (around 400-450lb , scale max'd out at 400lb) , had another around 250lb and 1 around 200lb .

Great Gun Law

BlacktailSlayer — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:58:02 GMT

“Finally .... A Sensible Gun Registration Plan That Will Work

Vermont State Rep. Fred Maslack has read the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as well as Vermont 's own Constitution very carefully, and his strict interpretation of these documents is popping some eyeballs in New England and elsewhere.

Maslack recently proposed a bill to register "non-gun-owners" and require them to pay a $500 fee to the state. Thus Vermont would become the first state to require a permit for the luxury of going about unarmed and assess a fee of $500 for the privilege of not owning a gun.

Maslack read the "militia" phrase of the Second Amendment as not only affirming the right of the individual citizen to bear arms, but as a clear mandate to do so. He believes that universal gun ownership was advocated by the Framers of the Constitution as an antidote to a "monopoly of force" by the government as well as criminals.

Vermont 's constitution states explicitly that "the people have a right to bear arms for the defense of themselves and the State" and those persons who are "conscientiously scrupulous of bearing arms" shall be required to "pay such equivalent." Clearly, says Maslack, Vermonters have a constitutional obligation to arm themselves, so that they are capable of responding to
"any situation that may arise."

Under the bill, adults who choose not to own a firearm would be required to register their name, address, Social Security Number, and driver's license number with the state. "There is a legitimate government interest in knowing who is not prepared to defend the state should they be asked to do so," Maslack says.

Vermont already boasts a high rate of gun ownership along with the least restrictive laws of any state .. it's currently the only state that allows a citizen to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. This combination of plenty of guns and few laws regulating them has resulted in a crime rate that is the third lowest in the nation.

" America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the *******s."

This makes sense! There is no reason why gun owners should have to pay taxes to support police protection for people not wanting to own guns. Let them contribute their fair share and pay their own way.” bagel77

Winter Hog Hunting

IAN880 — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:14:03 GMT

Check out tips and thoughts about hog hunting at http://thewildlife2.blogspot.com/

Idaho Elk Huntin

j7shannon — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:24:50 GMT

My dad and I are planning our first elk hunt together in idaho. With him living in Oklahoma and me living in oregon and neither one of us have hunted in Idaho. I have hunted in Colorado for elk but never got the chance to take him. So this year we have planned a trip to Idaho to hunt the Selway Zone, mainly have been lookin at unit 17. I have topo maps and have been studying them every night. Just need a little help if anyone can lend a hand. We plan on going in with camp on our back so it will be a time for both of us to remember. I will appreciate any ideas or help, and am willing to provide info for Colorado and Oregon if you need.
Thanks
J7

FREE Africa Safari for anyone interested

TOM — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:07:06 GMT

I found a contest for a free African Safari and thought i would let you guys know about it. Heck, you can't beat free!

I haven't been on here much lately due to some issues but how is everyone?

The link to the free contest hunt is:

www.africahunting.com

http://www.africahunting.com/hunting-forum/hunting-africa/1412-free-hunt-spiral-horn-safaris-2010-a.html

Alligator Success!!!

IAN880 — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:54:50 GMT

As my post said below, I was going to keep a journal of my first alligator season and it was a success. Check out my blog below to read all about if when you get some time. Great deal of fun!!!!

Finally got time to scout for Antelope!!

resqmedic17 — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:23:22 GMT

So I finally got a chance to scout for my archery Antelope hunt which starts August first. I am hunting a wilderness area which has limited vehicle access through the area. This area is about 150 miles north of here and I only had a day, so it was going to be a quick drive through the area I had been thinking about, checking for springs and other water and hope to glass a few moving through the area. Well, not only did I find a few animals, I ended up finding 8 California Bighorn sheep in the area, which was a surprise, along with what I think was about 80 Antelope , a few of which were nioce bucks.

My season is looking good!!!

Archery Antelope help

UtArcher — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:34:16 GMT

I drew a Utah LE archery antelope tag in the Plateau unit, and it starts in less than 2 weeks!!! I am really excited. I could use some last minute help though, I have never hunted antelope before so any tips, advice, etc, would be greatly appreciated. I would really like to spot and stalk for the most part, what can I expect? thanks.

HUNT Africa

TOM — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:52:07 GMT

Due to the slow economy, lots of africa safari operators are offering deals.

One of my PH's in South Africa wants to finish out the year right. He is offering substantial discounts off his normal trophy fees. Very nice lodge (bring the wife,girlfriend), trophy quality, and a great PH. He spent the last year hunting the big scary stuff in Zambia.

These hunts are conducted in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. I honestly think you will have a hard time beating this special! This outfitter has excellent trophy quality with designated areas for both rifle and bow safaris. This is truly a magnificent offer.

1 Hunter/1 PH $ 360 p.p.p.d (price per person per day)
2 Hunters/1PH $ 330 p.p.p.d
Observer $ 200 p.p.p.d

Species:
Impala : $ 270 was: $ 400
Blue Wildebeest: $ 750 was: $ 950
Gemsbuck: $ 800 was: $ 1200
Greater Kudu: $1500 was: $ 2200
Red Hartebeest: $ 750 was: $ 1150
Warthog: $ 200 was: $ 300
Waterbuck: $1500 was: $ 2000
Zebra: $ 800 was: $ 1200

www.huntingforadventure.com

My Gator Hunting Journal

IAN880 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:42:27 GMT

I drew a FL gator tag for this season. I have never hunted gator before and have decided to chronicle this whole experience from start to finish. enjoy, leave comments, and be sure to check in from time to time for updates (and other blog entries!)

Anyone with any gator experience, please feel free to get in touch with me. I have a lot to learn!!

http://thewildlife.polkvoice.com/default.asp?item=2394115

TAGS!!!!!

resqmedic17 — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:50:17 GMT

Well, today was the day that Nevada's big game drawing results were posted online and it looks like I didn't only get one tag this year, but two. Looks like I will be hunting Antelope in August with my bow and Mulies in October with my rifle.

How is it looking for everyone else?

Pronghorn hunting

INBowhunter — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:22:21 GMT

I'm tossing around the idea of an archery pronghorn trip and am looking for any info I can get. I think I'd like to hunt from a blind over a water hole, but if I could hit the rut and hunt from behind a decoy, that would be exciting.

Does anyone know when the pronghorn rut is? I've read that pronghorn hunts are relatively inexpensive, but does anyone know a ballpark figure of what it might cost? I'm open for about anywhere.....South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, etc.

Thanks!

qustions about elk hunting

jbaggs234 — Sun, 03 May 2009 09:28:27 GMT

ok... im new to elk hunting i have never been before. I am going with my dad and i need to know if you can get a license for small game while you are elk hunting so we can have some fresh meat. If someone could help out i would greatly appreciate?

Black Bear Hunting GA

deerassassin23 — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:01:50 GMT

I was wonderin who is from GA and Hunts Northern GA for black bears? I would like to go this year on first ever black bear hunt in North GA and was looking for a guide or and outfitter thats good. I would like to hunt with my bow and don't want to use dogs or anything like that to try and find them.

triple scored a triple this evening

texomaoutfitters — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:41:49 GMT

killed 3 2 boars 1 lbig and 1 bigggg sow

Which tent to choose

j7shannon — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:01:58 GMT

What is everyones take on an arctic military tent versus a standard wall tent?

big boar

texomaoutfitters — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:08:02 GMT

this was my latest hog shot yesterday evening stalked within 40yrds 2 shots from 270 he was D.R.T. its been awhile since i killed one that big

This coming hunting season

keslar — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:52:59 GMT

This September Ive got a trip set up to go hunt antelope in the panhandle of Nebraska, this will be my second trip up there. I'm also hoping to draw a non-resident tag for NE Kansas. Fingers crossed. If I dont draw one I've got a back up destination in South Dakota. Ive been dreaming of this spot for the past 8 years. What do all of you have planned for the season this fall?

What is the.........?

BowBo — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:56:44 GMT

What is the ONE animal that you would just die to hunt and kill?

For me, my biggest craving is to kill a big ole Bull Elk!

I have many others I would love to hunt.......... but Elk is my most desirable right now!

What is yours??

BUFFALO & ELK FIGHTING!!

BowBo — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:42:49 GMT

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Definately a rare sight.............. very cool someone actually caught it on video!

http://my.break.com/Content/view.aspx?ContentID=458526

hog pics

texomaoutfitters — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:23:07 GMT

here are a few of my hogs

Colorado mule deer

russellwilson — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:25:39 GMT

This is a pic of the muley I got in 07. This is the 4th mule deer I have shot and by far the biggest. Didn't get to go this year, didn't draw a tag. Shot it in unit 22 outside of Rifle, Colorado @ 20 yards with 7 mm Rem mag. The thing about walked over top of me. I was kinda tired and had found a good ceder tree to lean up against overlooking a bowl and was nodding off to tell the truth. I just happen to pop my eyes open and there he stood just lookin at me like "what are you doin?" It kinda took me a second to realize that it was a deer standing that close and a shooter buck at that! Then the next thing that popped in my head was - "Why are you lookin at it dummy, SHOOT it!" I eased my gun up and amazingly the whole time he stood there broadside staring at me until I pulled the trigger. I passed on a smaller 4 point (8 point) that morning and am glad I did. Sorry about the dark picture but unfortunatly this is the only pic I got before it was mounted. I shot it in the evening and it was 4.5 miles back to camp and was dark by the time I got there. I took this quick picture at camp with my phone. I took some more pictures the next morning with a disposable camera but that disapeared somewhere between Colorado and Ohio.

Got my first boar!

TrailCamMan — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:36:43 GMT

As most of you know my dad and I went on our first boar hunt this weekend and had a blast! It was so much fun chasing these things through the hills. I was set up next to a mud hole and was told that later in the day the pigs would come to the hole to cool off. The guide was exactly right. The area was so thick that I had to set up about 20 yards from the mud hole. I couldn't believe how quite these things were. I just happened to look up and there was one already at the hole. One shot from the 30-06 dropped him in his tracks. My dad also got one later in the day that was bigger than mine. Needless to say I will be making the trip again in the future.

To the right of the picture you can see the mud hole where the pig was.

Montana Mulie

pabowhunter — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:14:17 GMT

After figuring out the details on the last minute changes I headed the truck to Montana solo. Made in less than 48 hours, not to bad. The weather had been warm and but there were some elk around and the deer should be rutting shortly. Hunted hard for elk but just couldn't find a legal bull. Saw plenty of cows and a spike bull (several times) but they aren't legal in this area. Had some good days out in timber but the last three days were the best as the game was moving.

Had a black wolf sitting and staring me down at 251 yards as I approached the packs kill from the previous night, mulie doe. The second to last day started out with a pack of eight strolling by, four blond and four black. I was 310 yards away talking with two others hunters on horseback. Our presents didn't seem to bother them at all. Dam, I wish tags were issued!

The highlight of the trip was the last day. I decided to hunt deer that morning. I left the trailhead a little late, 5:30. I dressed a little light cause the plan was to get to the zone at daybreak and sit as long as I could stand it then cover some ground hunting the ridges. I was heading to a point where I passed on two 4 point buck earlier during the week. With about 20 yards to go 6 does busted below me and snorted. I glassed them and also heard a snort way above me towards the top of the ridge. Not 20 minutes later I see two doe above me, behind them a buck. I wasn't going to be that picky but at first glance I could see this one was bigger that the two the other day. The nearest thing I could range was a tree at 350 that was ~50 yards in front of him. I let one go and it came back with a load THUD! I could taste blood....seriously though, wacked myself a good one! Anyway, he was still standing and slowly walking so I let him have it again. He started rolling after that one I'd have to say that was one of the best rifle shots I've ever made, 400 yds X2. He's not a monster but my best, not bad for public land DIY!

Elk Hunting

mainstreet — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:04:45 GMT

I am trying to do a DIY elk hunt in colorado. Looking for any advice on where to go. This will be my first attempt at a western hunt, so any advice would be appreciated. Continue Reading...

Elkaholic

skibab — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:05:05 GMT

I just relocated to Nevada and I'm looking for a new hunting partner or some info on hunting Nevada. I came form Cheyenne WY and was were succesful hunting deer, antelope and Elk. I'm willing to trade info.

Bear hunting

bowhunterman1 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:06:39 GMT

I have permission to hunt a good 400 acres of cutover and oaks up in the mountains of va. Does anyone have a good plan or anyhting to get me started on how to take a bear without dogs?

Another bad Obama plan

Flintlock1776 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:27:14 GMT

Anti-Hunter Considered Front Runner as New EPA Administrator
Candidate Discarded New Jersey Black Bear Management Plan in 06
12/10/08

While the discussion over the new Secretary of the Interior remains hot, sportsmen should keep their eyes on another key post for the incoming Obama Administration- Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (EPA). From various sources, it is becoming increasingly likely that the President-elect will tap Lisa Jackson, the current administrator for the New Jersey EPA and a seasoned opponent of hunting.

Jackson played a pivotal role during the battles over a controlled New Jersey bear hunt during 2006 and 2007. In fact, she demonstrated her anti-hunting bias by discarding the state’s black bear management plan. The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation and other sportsmen’s groups then sued the state in order to permit the hunt. Eventually, an appeals court found that Jackson had overstepped her authority when she unilaterally withdrew the state’s black bear management policy, though the hunt was not allowed to continue for technical reasons.

my buddy got a bear today

mathewsguy — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:37:56 GMT

Well a very good friend of mine got his first bear today. This is the same friend that let me bring my daughter to his place for archery season. he has been a very good friend and hunting buddy of mine for along time now. i could not be any happier for him. He spend a ton of time on his land preping it and doing food plots. he traps and just is very deserving of this bear. it will be going to the taxidermist to get a full body mount. do not know the exact weight but he is guessing between 250 and 300. it is a male bear.

SD pronghorn antelope pic

rippinyj — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:51:13 GMT

I had pretty good luck this year haven't hunted pronghorns for years and have been sticking to deer over the past few years. I got this guy within the first few hours and got a nice doe the next morning. It was windy and the herd was hanging out down by a stockpond.