Once In A Lifetime New Mexico Oryx.

[Nate4789]

Incredible....

 

[Doghed]

No drama llama here.
Its funny you say that because I almost started the thread with... Its been 17 days since I shot my Once-In-A-Lifetime-.... but I decided not to pile on.

 

[eldeuce]

Awesome bull!
I gotta do that before I can't.... ;-)

 

[butcherboy]

It’s definitely a fun animal to hunt. I have killed four of them. Two on range and two offf range. Used my 270 WSM on all of them.

 

[JPD350]

First congrats on drawing a tag, 2nd congrats on tagging a nice bull, awesome!

Going on a friends Red canyon hunt at the end of this month, I haven't been in that area yet it should be fun! I just wish I could get my own OIL tag, been trying for many years, Lol I want to be happy for myself...

 

[DawnPatrol]

Incredible. We’ll done. Oryx is the one animal I could see forking out for an out of state hunt.

 

[Steve O]

That is sweet. Can you tell me a little about your tripod skinning setup?

 

[Doghed]

First congrats on drawing a tag, 2nd congrats on tagging a nice bull, awesome!

Going on a friends Red canyon hunt at the end of this month, I haven't been in that area yet it should be fun! I just wish I could get my own OIL tag, been trying for many years, Lol I want to be happy for myself...

I want to be happy for you too brother.

So much fun.
You guys should do good.
I can't remember if its Rhodes or Red (maybe both), but a guide friend of mine recommended putting a 6' step ladder in the back of the tuck to get a little better view otherwise you're always searching for high spots to glass and so is everyone else.

 

[Doghed]

Incredible. We’ll done. Oryx is the one animal I could see forking out for an out of state hunt.

Totally worth it IMO.
Hard to draw but very high success rates for the On-Range hunts.

 

[Doghed]

That is sweet. Can you tell me a little about your tripod skinning setup?

It belongs to one of the guys that came to help. Pretty handy. I'll PM you some pics that show it a little better.

 

[Honyock]

Very nice!

 

[Rusty Shackelford]

First congrats on drawing a tag, 2nd congrats on tagging a nice bull, awesome!

Going on a friends Red canyon hunt at the end of this month, I haven't been in that area yet it should be fun! I just wish I could get my own OIL tag, been trying for many years, Lol I want to be happy for myself...

I drew the same hunt. Can't wait.

 

[Doghed]

I drew the same hunt. Can't wait.

Nice!
Good luck man.

 

[Rusty Shackelford]

Nice!
Good luck man.

Thanks amigo. In your experience was it easy to tell the difference between the mature animals and the smaller young oryx? I read the biologist's email's and review the photos on a daily basis, but I'm still worried about shooting a young one. I have the same goal as you did - I want to shoot a large body animal, not as concerned with horn length.

 

[Doghed]

If you are looking at a big group all standing pretty close together then the size difference is obvious, but if your eyes aren't trained yet and you see one standing alone it might be harder.

I was lucky that the first group I laid eyes on was a couple dozen animals and it was clear that there were some very big bulls present. The largest was actively mounting a female and wasn't presenting a shot so I opted for the second or third largest in the group.

I will add that my spotters have been on numerous on- and off-range oryx hunts so they knew exactly what they were looking at which helped keep me focused in the heat of the moment.

 

[JPD350]

I actually went on a hunt that the hunter whacked a small bull, long story short is that he didn't give the spotters a chance to even glass the animal. We saw some oryx go in a little canyon so we snuck in to see if there was any that were mature and when we peaked over the hill he just pulled up and shot one before anyone could speak. When we all walked up to the oryx no one said a word, the hunter finally said, he's kinda small......ever since then that walk up moment has been a good laugh.

It's not hard to tell the difference of a big one, you just gotta stay calm and let a non shooter to confirm the target.
I totally agree with Doghed that the singles are the hardest to judge, especially if they are looking at you head on.

 

[kkp005]

great bull and awesome hunt…
How was the meat ?

 

[Doghed]

great bull and awesome hunt…
How was the meat ?

It's the best meat I've ever eaten.

 

[280Ackley]

Congratulations!! That’s a beautiful animal. Hope the hound is behaving for you!

 

[Doghed]

Congratulations!! That’s a beautiful animal. Hope the hound is behaving for you!

Thanks man.

She is doing amazing. She's definitely one of the pack now. The boys fight over who's bed she sleeps in at night.
She is a sweetheart but stubborn and loves to raid the kitchen counters.