Judging Antelope?

[Schoettgen]

When I look at antelope I have a hard time judging a large set of horns from a small set unless they are standing right next to each other. Some seem to have low forks and a long curle past the fork, so I assumne that is the fork is at least as tall as the ear (6") and the curl is at least as long you have a 12" horn. Is this a good way to judge? The area I will be hunting I was also told has some decent 70"bucks, and that is a realistic goal. So how long is the horn a a 70" buck? I have never killed an antelope and am really looking forward to the hunt but would like to be able to take a decent animal and not a dink. Any help is appreciated , thanks.

 

[bzzboyz]

You right about the ears. You want the fork in the prong to be over the ears. From the side you want the width of the horns to be as wide or wider than the eyes. Trust me though, you can look all day and wonder and wonder if thats a good one, or this is a good one, but when you see a really good one it will hit you like a ton of bricks. We hunted all day and I kept passing on bucks, but the whole time I was wondering if myabe they were better than I thought. When I saw this on my eyes almost popped out of my head. It was by far, even without binos at first, the biggest we had seen all day. So when you spot a good un, you'll really know it. This one scored out at 79-7/8. I really wanted that 80+. I'm not going this year so maybe next year. Good luck. I'm jeleous. This weekend is the opener where we hunt. Two of my buddies left today, I just couldn't make it this year.