Here's the pictures of the antelope I arrowed a little over a week ago.

I had been hunting this particular antelope for 2 years with bow and

rifle. I let him walk the very last day of the rifle season last year

(2007). He was B&C then...But I hoped to get a chance to get him with a

bow. He made it through the winter and was back. The patience and hard

work paided off as I was lucky enough to kill him this archery season.

He green scores ~85 3/8" gross P/Y.

The current South Dakota state record was shot in Meade county in 2005

and net scored 84 2/8" P/Y. Two other 84 0/8" antelope tie for 2nd, all

time in SD. We'll see what happens after the 60 day dry time. Record or

not...great story.

I shot him in the brisket as he was facing me. He traveled about 60

yards before going down.

My Grandpa Gene died a couple weeks prior to the harvest of this

antelope. I arrowed this goat just south of grandpa's house on the

Haakon county line. He would have been proud. But I know he had a front

row seat from heaven.

Derek