Pronghorn
- youngbuck91
- Spike
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Pronghorn
This year I am going to be hunting antelope in Colorado with my bow. I was wondering how people hunt antelope with a bow. Or any tips any one has for me.
I would recommend hunting the third week of September(if Colorado archery season allows) when the speed goats are in rut. Use a decoy..I have taken two pronghorn's by bow with a decoy...one scored 77 4/8". There is nothing like the adrenalin rush when the speed goat comes running... straight to the decoy from 100 yards. Get ready when the speed goat stops you have just a few seconds to let the arrow fly. Good luck.
"Everyone has ability, but pride in performance makes the difference. Pride is developed from a winning tradition."-Lombardi 1964.
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- Spike
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I have used a couple of decoys:
The Mel Dutton collapsible decoy, great for taking with you on a plane to your hunting destination. I have had modest results with the Mel Dutton decoy.
When I drive to the hunting destination I take a 3 dimensional full body antelope decoy. I can't remember the name of the manufacturer. A buddy of mine rifle shot a small buck and gave me the horns a few years ago and I epoxied some screws in the base of the horns. I can screw the horns in the head of the antelope doe when the goats are really in rut and challenging small spike bucks. The full body decoy definitely works better. I have the option of using a doe decoy when the bucks are curious and a buck decoy when the bucks are in rut and challenging.
I have used a couple of decoys:
The Mel Dutton collapsible decoy, great for taking with you on a plane to your hunting destination. I have had modest results with the Mel Dutton decoy.
When I drive to the hunting destination I take a 3 dimensional full body antelope decoy. I can't remember the name of the manufacturer. A buddy of mine rifle shot a small buck and gave me the horns a few years ago and I epoxied some screws in the base of the horns. I can screw the horns in the head of the antelope doe when the goats are really in rut and challenging small spike bucks. The full body decoy definitely works better. I have the option of using a doe decoy when the bucks are curious and a buck decoy when the bucks are in rut and challenging.
"Everyone has ability, but pride in performance makes the difference. Pride is developed from a winning tradition."-Lombardi 1964.
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