Scoring antelope: show us your goats!

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Tim McCoy

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That's the buck I'd shoot. What was his age?
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ODFW aged him at 8 1/2 years old. He was a buck they had watched for quite a few years, apparently when younger, he was huge. He helped colonize a new area and they only saw him near the rut, never found him otherwise that anyone knows. They gave a few youth tags out in his area and told the landowner if anyone ever got him, they wanted a tooth. He's pretty much lost his prongs and is on his way down, but has mass all over. It reminded me of a heavily broomed old sheep as far as a trophy goes.
 
mntnguide

mntnguide

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Alright guys who shared pics on page 1; let's hear the scores. I want to see how far off I am lol.
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Mine went right about 79" If i remember right...I wish he broke the 82 mark! he was about 15.5" tall on both and had good mass throughout. . I missed a buck right at the end of season last year that was definitely in the mid 80s class...luckily I have the same tag again this season!
 
wy-tex

wy-tex

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The top buck goes about mid 70's, he was from Ne New Mexico, the bottom buck goes 82 2/8 and the lone buck goes 80 . Now we look for the different looking ones. My antelope doe last year had almost 5 inches horns and was aged at 12 1/2 years. She still tasted good.
 
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wy-tex

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One thing you all need to look at is the mass on the horns. My book buck was only just at 16 inches but had great mass. You get 4 measurements per horn on mass, it really adds up. Look for a buck with horns more than twice the ear length, and bases larger than the eye. Long prongs are a great bonus.
 
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