Shooting prone

[BRTreedogs]

Seriously just practice how you can.
Pronghorn are in all types of terrain and vegetation.
You never know what shot may present itself.

Just go hunting. It will either come together or it won't. But it will be fun.

 

[long hunter]

Yup yup. The front rest makes allot of difference. From steadiness to proper body positioning. I look at things a bit differently than some. I think true efficiency with a weapon comes from allot of range time and proper fundamentals in many shooting situations. Repeated fundamentals becomes habit. Now with all of that said. Throw adrenaline and an animal in the mix and some people just go brain dead. That’s why we hunt the adrenaline and the challenge. I wish I was like my kid. He is calm as a cucumber until he sees the animal dead then he’s all manners of undone. 75% of the guys I know use sand bags and some sort of rest. The other 25% just use the best shooting position for the situation. Like your drawers it’s up too ya.

Must be related to your kid, My dad told me years ago I have never seen anyone as relaxed as you when shooting an animal and the go all to hell once you see its dead. Sure miss him.

 

[Lowg08]

Must be related to your kid, My dad told me years ago I have never seen anyone as relaxed as you when shooting an animal and the go all to hell once you see its dead. Sure miss him.

It’s the dangedest thing I’ve ever seen. He shot a doe in Kentucky year before last bow hunting. 12 years old. Blowing snow he is in a log jam. Draws and pinwheels her heart from his knees at 15 yards. She fell in sight I was just 30 yards from him. I seen her fall and when I turned around here he come both arms up bow in hand dead run. Yelling I got her I got her. If I had a Yoo-hoo. I would have handed it to him. Would have been shook up with the lid blowed off. That kid shook for 30 minutes.

Sorry op. I get hung up on my kids. If this was a competition dance site. I’d be bragging on my girl lol.

Seriously just practice how you can.
Pronghorn are in all types of terrain and vegetation.
You never know what shot may present itself.

Just go hunting. It will either come together or it won't. But it will be fun.

This is the best advice. Just practice shooting and go have fun

 

[long hunter]

I am 68 close to 69 it never goes away, Now back to the original posting.

 

[Lowg08]

I am 68 close to 69 it never goes away, Now back to the original posting.

Yea I have squirrel moments. Sorry OP. I had a moment.

 

[3325]

Pay attention now, because I'm a seasoned antelope hunting expert, having killed exactly one.

I shot it at 300 yards, kneeling, off of shooting sticks. The sagebrush in the area I was hunting did not permit a prone position.

 

[wyodog]

I have had clients that couldn't shoot from prone. I carried shoot sticks for them that worked from a sitting position. It worked out fine.

 

[Bughole]

Have shot seven bucks, WY and MT. All prone off a backpack or bi-pod. Most at about 150 yards. Longest about 250 yards. Sitting was an option, but not necessary.

I like the stalk and terrain usually is favorable. Stay downwind and out of site as much as possible. But goats will see you at some point. Pick your spots to stalk to before moving. Can manage to head to a bit of elevation with thin vegetation to shoot from. Snaking through ravines or wash-outs.

The other alternative, goats seem pretty habitual. Have a couple times waited them out at elevated ambush points.

I don't drive around. Pick and area and get out their on foot. You'll be surprised what pops up you will never see just driving around. Use your glasses - a lot. They are not always easy to see when laying down. They can pop-up out of seemingly nowhere.