View Full Version : Pronghorn season
Seaguar
09-14-2007, 07:58 PM
Whos got tags this yr? I`m going in a few weeks. Good Luck if you go.
T Mac
09-15-2007, 01:18 PM
I didn't get drawn.
BTW....They are in the rut here, right now. (Helena/Townsend, MT)
Walleye710 UL
09-15-2007, 11:06 PM
My son and I are going, NW SD. We will be out there October 5th-8th. I hear they are numerous this year. Was last out there for the prairie goats 2 years ago.
Seaguar
09-19-2007, 07:16 AM
I`m going to SW SD.
My 14 year old son got drawn for a Wyoming archery tag and we went over Labor Day weekend. He shot a really nice 76 3/8" buck. I've got a rifle tag and am heading back to Gillette October 5th. I need to shoot a bigger one than his or I'll never hear the end of it. I can hear him now, "You couldn't shoot a bigger one than mine and you had a rifle?" This could be painful.
Buzz
I am going to Gillete WY the first week in Oct. First time for pronghorn are they any good to eat ?
Walleye710 UL
09-22-2007, 11:41 AM
Pronghorn are very good to eat but will differ from the deer venison you are probably used to.
But...the secret to good tasting pronghorn is to get the hide off of them just as quickly as possible and get the meat cleaned and on ice. Don't let the outside of the hide come into contact with the meat if you can help it. And don't do what I see so many hunters do and that is to drive 400+ miles home with a stack of antelope carcasses stacked on top of each other in the back of the truck. I can guarantee you the meat will acquire a taste if you do this. If the weather is cool, you can get away with this but if it is warm-hot, get the hide off quickly. It doesn't take long to skin and quarter one of these critters.
Thanks for the info . Here in Ohio I do exactly what you stated . I skin our deer and process them myself within an hour after it is shot . Good luck hunting
All I can say is WY seems to be a petting zoo gone bad . I have never seen so many deer and pronghorn . I had 3 pronghorn tags and one mule deer tag all were filled in 2 days . What a pretty State WY is , breath taking .
Seaguar
10-11-2007, 09:40 AM
I got my buck. It was fun. I love antelope hunting. Could do without so many cactus and rattlesnakes.
Walleye710 UL
10-11-2007, 06:22 PM
My son and I filled all 4 tags, 2 bucks and 2 does. Had a great hunt with some good (cool) weather for once. He bagged a 14" buck and mine was about 12.5". We even stopped at Gettysburg on the Missouri River on the way home for a little fishing too. A great trip!!!