84”+ Wy speed goat (corrected 77”+ gross)

Broke in my new 6.5 PRC I built on 3 Oct. This was a DIY hunt on BLM land. Conditions were horrible with all the rain the area received. Lots of area were inaccessible due to the muddy conditions. Shot was 585 yards with a 6.5 PRC shooting hand loaded 143 eldx's @ 3083 fps. DRT results. Buck is short and stocky, 14 1/2 on hook side and 12 5/8 on other side, but has lots of mass 7" bases and 6 7/8" prongs. Taxidermist green scored gross of 84 6/8" but has alot of deductions and may not make 80" after drying. Dont matter I could not be happier with him!

Freaking awesome, congrats

STUD!!!

Awesome buck! So cool it was on public land, makes it all the better.

WOW!!! Congratulations.

Great buck. Would not mind details of the hunt. Location and stalk, etc. Congrats to you.

Ol' Red said:

Great buck. Would not mind details of the hunt. Location and stalk, etc. Congrats to you.

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Was a spot and stalk/ truck hunt in Bighorn County, WY area. Week before the season Temps were in high 80's pushing 90. Opening day on the first it cooled a bit but still was hot. Covered lots of ground trying to find any herds and was not looking good. Seen 3 small bucks and very few does. The 2nd day it rained in the morning turning roads and two tracks to a sloppy mess. 3 rd day continued to rain and thought well...go and try to go on some main dirt roads to aleast get out there and see if I could turn up anything in a different area of the unit. Got caught in a down pour and almost got stuck in the clay. Slowly making trying not to get stuck on my way back out I spotted him about 700 yards out bedded all by himself in the middle of a golden field of grass. All I could see was the big hook and prongs sticking up and was able to stalk to a good shooting position then the wait was on. Seems like a eternity for him to stand up for the shot. Finally he got up and I shot broadside @ 585 high shoulder and DRT. All smiles after that no ground shrinkage of those prongs/hook.

Congrats! will be back to see the pics soon hopefully

Congrats- thats awesome !!!!!

That's a good looking goat Congrats on a trophy!

Very nice. Beautiful goat! Nice shooting as well.

Wowser!…
Congrats!

Let's hear about the gun too!

Polaris_Doc said:

Let's hear about the gun too!

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It is a Bighorn TL3 short action, Hawkings hunter DBM, TT special trigger @ 1.5 lbs, 6.5 PRC Proof 26" 7.5 twist prefit CF barrel. Area 419 break, Flatline Ops bubble, McMillan Game warden adjustable stock topped with a Leupold Mark5 5-25x56. Stock bedded and gun assembled by me. Load was some 143 Eldx's with H1000, 210GM and Lapua brass with a 2.970 Oal. chronograph'd @ 3042, MV cal out at 750 yards as 3083 fps. Below is the 750 yards 3 shot group and that's not the only one like that! It just flat shoots!