Antelope Hunting 1000+ yards.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 9:36 pm
THE ROCKET OF THE AMERICAN WEST!
The pronghorn is the rocket of the American West and unique in all the world. It is the fastest animal in North America and the second fastest land mammal on earth, exceeded only by the African cheetah. And for distances over a quarter-mile, the pronghorn would win over every other animal on earth. These remarkable creatures can reach speeds of 70 mph; one source reports 85 mph.
Unlike most animal speedsters, the pronghorn isn't built merely for short bursts. This racer is built to keep going, and going... and going. While cheetahs are winded after a quarter-mile, a pronghorn can maintain a 60 mph pace for three or four minutes. And it can comfortably cruise at 30 mph for up to five miles before slowing. Even young pronghorns just a few hours old can, if necessary, run up to 45 mph.
Millions of years ago, the pronghorn developed speed to escape fierce Pleistocene predators like the dire wolf and prehistoric cheetah. But reports of pronghorns racing horsemen and even automobiles seem to suggest that maybe the pronghorn also races just for the sheer joy of it.
What makes the turbocharged pronghorn capable of such speed? Oxygen-and the special ability to process lots of it. Pronghorns consume three times the oxygen of similarly-sized animals. An oversized trachea or windpipe, huge lungs, and a large heart give the pronghorn the ability to consume large amounts of oxygen. Even pronghorn muscle cells are packed with mitochondria, allowing them to burn more oxygen. Pronghorns also run with their mouths open-not because they are tired, as many assume, but because it allows the animals to take in more air. In addition, pronghorn hooves are padded to minimize shock, and their leg bones are extremely powerful.
Reference:
http://www.antelopeland.com/profile/prairie_racer.htm
The Arizona Pronghorn:
http://www.azgfd.gov/video/PronghornAntelope.shtml
1115 & 1016 Yard Antelope Hunting.
Scott's and Mark's Antelope Hunt. These are two master hunters and to hunt at this range requires a lot of time at the range. But what the range dosen't offer is to develope the knowledge of making the proper elevation adjustments when shooting uphill or downhill. Fortunately, I can practice 40 degree angle shooting either uphill or downhill at approx 500 yards out here in the desert. This is critical knowledge to have especially when your hunting pronghorn antelope or big horn sheep which you will seldom find on level ground.
These hunters were shooting downhill and made all the proper scope adjustments.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np3NthiI-VE
The pronghorn is the rocket of the American West and unique in all the world. It is the fastest animal in North America and the second fastest land mammal on earth, exceeded only by the African cheetah. And for distances over a quarter-mile, the pronghorn would win over every other animal on earth. These remarkable creatures can reach speeds of 70 mph; one source reports 85 mph.
Unlike most animal speedsters, the pronghorn isn't built merely for short bursts. This racer is built to keep going, and going... and going. While cheetahs are winded after a quarter-mile, a pronghorn can maintain a 60 mph pace for three or four minutes. And it can comfortably cruise at 30 mph for up to five miles before slowing. Even young pronghorns just a few hours old can, if necessary, run up to 45 mph.
Millions of years ago, the pronghorn developed speed to escape fierce Pleistocene predators like the dire wolf and prehistoric cheetah. But reports of pronghorns racing horsemen and even automobiles seem to suggest that maybe the pronghorn also races just for the sheer joy of it.
What makes the turbocharged pronghorn capable of such speed? Oxygen-and the special ability to process lots of it. Pronghorns consume three times the oxygen of similarly-sized animals. An oversized trachea or windpipe, huge lungs, and a large heart give the pronghorn the ability to consume large amounts of oxygen. Even pronghorn muscle cells are packed with mitochondria, allowing them to burn more oxygen. Pronghorns also run with their mouths open-not because they are tired, as many assume, but because it allows the animals to take in more air. In addition, pronghorn hooves are padded to minimize shock, and their leg bones are extremely powerful.
Reference:
http://www.antelopeland.com/profile/prairie_racer.htm
The Arizona Pronghorn:
http://www.azgfd.gov/video/PronghornAntelope.shtml
1115 & 1016 Yard Antelope Hunting.
Scott's and Mark's Antelope Hunt. These are two master hunters and to hunt at this range requires a lot of time at the range. But what the range dosen't offer is to develope the knowledge of making the proper elevation adjustments when shooting uphill or downhill. Fortunately, I can practice 40 degree angle shooting either uphill or downhill at approx 500 yards out here in the desert. This is critical knowledge to have especially when your hunting pronghorn antelope or big horn sheep which you will seldom find on level ground.
These hunters were shooting downhill and made all the proper scope adjustments.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np3NthiI-VE