Made my longest shot on game today

Had a very memorable day afield with my ten year old son in NW Colorado chasing doe speed goats. His first time hunting big game with dad and he did great! There were antelope everywhere on this little chunk of public land. When the boy saw this particular herd of 22+ animals, he couldn’t resist trying for a stalk.

Lots of maneuvering around and a bit of crawling, I was able to make a 319y poke. Boy was a good hand and carried my pack/rifle for an hour march to the truck. I carried the quarters out in game bags over my shoulder (like a bloody Santa Clause).

Rifle is my do it all Sako A7 30-06 with 180g Accubond handloads at 2,875. Pronghorn dropped so fast I was worried I’d missed.

Meat is well cared for and cooling down; tomorrow is butchering day. We are blessed.

Patocazador said:

My Sako shoots great, as does every one I've seen, but if yours is as heavy as mine, I pity you on the long hikes. I haven't used mine in ages due to the weight factor.

Great shot on that pronghorn.

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Mine is 7.7# scoped, carries great. I think they make a heavy barrel version that’s heavy though.

Thanks all. Got all the meat cut up today and it smells fantastic. Contrary to popular belief, pronghorn in grassy country have zero off taste if the meat is cooled quickly.

Total yield was 31#. I was feeling great yesterday hauling all four quarters and backstraps in one go over my shoulder for an hour. A bit sore today but I’d do it again in a heartbeat!

Ended up with 31# of meat and it smells fantastic. Public land mule deer tag up next!