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<blockquote data-quote="Redmule454" data-source="post: 731864" data-attributes="member: 7396"><p>I went in 1982 I think. I called the local warden and got several names of ranchers who would let you hunt on their place for a fee. The ranch I hunted was almost to Black Mesa, any further north I would have been in Colorado any further west Texas. I paid $200 and it was well worth it. The guys that hunt the public land have a crapshoot at best. Too many people chasing the antelope off the public land. </p><p>My buck checked in at 85# field dressed, doesn't take much gun. I made the mistake of taking the elk rifle (.30/338 mag) <img src="/images/smilies/image1249.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":cannon:" title="Image1249 :cannon:" data-shortname=":cannon:" />and loading it with 150 gr Ballistic tip bullets (which I shoot out of the 30-06) to shoot far and flat. At 250 yards the bullet exploded on impact. <img src="/images/smilies/new/ooh2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":ooh2:" title="Ooh2 :ooh2:" data-shortname=":ooh2:" />I found BB size pieces all thru that poor animal, the entrance wound was big enough to shove my fist thru. All the buck did was drop in it's tracks with a plop and a puff of dust. The rancher watching me shoot accused me of killing, bleeding, and gutting the buck in one shot.<img src="/images/smilies/new/homer.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":homer:" title="Homer :homer:" data-shortname=":homer:" /></p><p>I would take a .243, .270, or .308 with 140 gr bullets.</p><p>They are a cool animal, I watched bucks sparring with yucca plants like a whitetail does to cedar trees. The terrain looks flat but they can "disappear" before your eyes as they walk into one of the many draws and ditches. They have a musk gland on top of their back where the spine meets the pelvic bone, which gives them a distinct odor. The hair is hollow and is wavey like bristles off of a wire brush (cup brush). The meat is dark red and very tasty, better than deer.</p><p>Good luck,</p><p>Charley<img src="/images/smilies/twocents.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":twocents:" title="Twocents :twocents:" data-shortname=":twocents:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Redmule454, post: 731864, member: 7396"] I went in 1982 I think. I called the local warden and got several names of ranchers who would let you hunt on their place for a fee. The ranch I hunted was almost to Black Mesa, any further north I would have been in Colorado any further west Texas. I paid $200 and it was well worth it. The guys that hunt the public land have a crapshoot at best. Too many people chasing the antelope off the public land. My buck checked in at 85# field dressed, doesn't take much gun. I made the mistake of taking the elk rifle (.30/338 mag) :cannon:and loading it with 150 gr Ballistic tip bullets (which I shoot out of the 30-06) to shoot far and flat. At 250 yards the bullet exploded on impact. :ooh2:I found BB size pieces all thru that poor animal, the entrance wound was big enough to shove my fist thru. All the buck did was drop in it's tracks with a plop and a puff of dust. The rancher watching me shoot accused me of killing, bleeding, and gutting the buck in one shot.:homer: I would take a .243, .270, or .308 with 140 gr bullets. They are a cool animal, I watched bucks sparring with yucca plants like a whitetail does to cedar trees. The terrain looks flat but they can "disappear" before your eyes as they walk into one of the many draws and ditches. They have a musk gland on top of their back where the spine meets the pelvic bone, which gives them a distinct odor. The hair is hollow and is wavey like bristles off of a wire brush (cup brush). The meat is dark red and very tasty, better than deer. Good luck, Charley:twocents: [/QUOTE]
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