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Post by dougader on Aug 17, 2020 19:37:16 GMT -5
Well, congrats on 2 great goats for you and the Mrs!
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Post by elgriego on Aug 17, 2020 22:50:27 GMT -5
I get it, I got skunked last year after blowing a couple of opportunities. Trapr The other factor (and it probably shouldn't make a difference) is that these are landowner tags and they don't come cheap. You saw what that one guy was trying to sell them for on here a while back.... There isn't that much meat on an antelope to begin with. No meat on no antelope..... The EPLUS program has been a huge success in New Mexico and has opened up access to properties that had been closed for a long time to the public. Frankly, the antelope landowner permits aren't that expensive. If you look at guided big game hunting being $600/day, most of these 3 day w/ permits hunts are $2000 to $3000. You're paying $200 to $1200 for the guaranteed tag. Worth it in my book. Frankly, I take the L on enough big game draws annually. I didn't draw a bull elk tag, antelope, or Mule deer tag in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming. As for mule deer, I only got my 2 resident OTC tags in California. Forgot, didn't draw an elk or antelope tag in California too. Heck, I didn't even draw my Coues deer tag in Arizona. I buy several landowner permits every year. If I don't draw, I'm still going hunting. If I do draw, friends usually gobble them up pretty quick. Glad I have them this year.
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Post by elgriego on Aug 17, 2020 23:03:53 GMT -5
My lovely wife and I made our yearly pilgrimage to E Central NM this past weekend. We got a couple nice ones. Mine will book at about 83 (my score) and hers is just a nice solid animal. Her's had a much bigger body and was a fat one. He'll eat goooood..... Saw more fawns on the ranch than ever before and the bucks seem like they keep getting bigger and bigger. There was a really bad drought about 5 years ago and it seemed like I was going to have to find a different spot to hunt but they've rebounded nicely. Looks like you guys had an amazing time. Are you out by Roswell? I make my annual antelope pilgrimage in October over by Socorro. If you're on a large private ranch, I much prefer the late hunts (last weekend Sept/first weekend in Oct) for handgun hunting because it is the rut and much more conducive to handgun hunting. When I first started going to NM, this time of year was disabled rifle then later August was Archery and then rifle was in mid-September to early-October. From what I hear, it was the outfitters that wanted the antelope season this early so it could be before all the elk hunts. Again congrats!
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Post by zeus on Aug 17, 2020 23:55:54 GMT -5
Nice work Wagoners!
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Post by bushog on Aug 18, 2020 9:09:18 GMT -5
My buck rough scored at 84 1/2. Score of 82 makes all time B&C. He is green yet though.
When they get that heavy it makes the horns look short. They're hard to judge when they're in your truck and even harder to judge when they're hundreds of yards away.
He's a super nice buck.
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Post by ddixie884 on Aug 18, 2020 12:40:16 GMT -5
Congrats, I'm glad you both filled your tags...........
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Post by elgriego on Aug 18, 2020 16:40:09 GMT -5
My buck rough scored at 84 1/2. Score of 82 makes all time B&C. He is green yet though. When they get that heavy it makes the horns look short. They're hard to judge when they're in your truck and even harder to judge when they're hundreds of yards away. He's a super nice buck. Exactly right, the spindlier goats look long than they are. Yours has stove pipes. Btw, at 84.5" green, it is going to be a close one for all time book. Most goats in that mid-80s range lose 2" to 2.5" inches in the 60 days. I've seen one that greened at just over 91", officially score at barely 88". Lots of shrinkage in goats. Btw, you seen any of the pig goats that PGS has been pulling this month?
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Post by sixshot on Sept 2, 2020 16:05:34 GMT -5
Very nice Greg, congratulations to both of you!
Dick
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Post by bushog on Sept 2, 2020 16:28:30 GMT -5
Very nice Greg, congratulations to both of you! Dick Thanks Dick!
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Post by mike454 on Sept 2, 2020 17:28:31 GMT -5
Nice work! fingers crossed that he holds on to the mass and makes the cut
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Post by bushog on Sept 2, 2020 18:34:58 GMT -5
Nice work! fingers crossed that he holds on to the mass and makes the cut It would be nice but I really don't care... The smile on her face when she walked up to her buck was the prize...
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