Love the art on your Tripod.
Newbie pronghorn hunter
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nice pics guys, Ill be in unit 47 the 25th and hope to join in the pictures
I meant the handgrip on your Spartan Tripod. I thought it was from an antler/horn - but on closer inspection - it is a camo type pattern.?
There is a lot of state land in Unit 47
No sir, the Tripod is a Primos Trigger Stick with a Spartan Davros head.
03 USMC, Really nice Speed Goat!
And a perfect shot.
And a perfect shot.
Returned on Aug 24 from a very brief but productive and fun pronghorn hunt in NE New Mexico (Unit 56).
All three of our party had our bucks by noon of the second day, as did the other 12 hunters in our camp. (No young bucks were taken.)
This was my first experience chasing speed goats, and it was fun. Lots of driving and glassing, then planning an approach so as not to spook the target. The doe decoy worked very well. The guide and I carefully moved from 288 yards to 185 yards before the buck stood up. With that, the Gunwerks 6.5 PRC did it's job, and rolled him over, firing an ELD-X 143 gr bullet at 2642 fps
Note, the rifle in the picture is a Remington 700, .308 WIN
Good report-Pics. Thanks
QSYB1
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Congrats to all! Looks like a great trip, TR, and great trophies.
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Got mine on the 26th in unit 47 around wagon mound. What a cool hunt, keep the pics coming
Birdhunter1
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I like near a .400 ballistic coefficient or above and 3200 fps or above is a good combination for me. I can't get into higher bc's with my 10 twist .243 but the 87 gr vmax at 3300 fps and my 7 mm Weatherby (very finicky) shoots 140 gr Barnes TSX's at 3450 fps. With each gun what I lack in BC I am able to make up with speed and each is good to 500 yards so far.
