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My youngest son Matthew got his first antelope on 10/5/16 near Buffalo, Wyoming. The buck was shot at 130 yards with a Ruger American LH .223 Remington. He used a handloaded 64 gr. Speer Gold Dot at 3100 fps. One shot in the lungs as the buck was busy sexually harassing a couple of does. The buck ran about 15 yards and tipped over. The bullet exited the offside and the lungs were soup. The buck measured 14 1/4". He also shot a small doe later in the day at approximately 250 yards. Two antelope plus six whitetails at home in Texas, not bad for a 12 year old. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff431/pronghornboy/03BF6D6D-55D6-456B-83E5-FB0CC2BFBFBF_zps5cmbpaxv.jpg)
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Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid.
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Good job.
You tell him that there's a whole lot of old guys out here that wish we could do that. One of these days I'll get that off of my bucket list.
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Will Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.
The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess they had it coming.
Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid.
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Outstanding! Congrats to the young man...
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Great buck!! Congrats to you both - I hunt just south of there and it sure was greener than usual this year and the antelope looked healthy!!
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That's a great looking buck. Nice work, Matthew!
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Will Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.
The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess they had it coming.
Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid.
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Give the little man a high five from us,very cool
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Well that's just way too cool! Congrats to you both, and tell Matthew nice shooting! Great pics.
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Great job Matthew and I see your son is lefty like so many of us.
I am sure his first Antelope is going on the wall?
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Last edited by doctor_Encore; 10/13/16.
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Sweet!!
No doubt the young man can shoot! Congrats to both of you....
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Great job Matthew and I see your son is lefty like so many of us.
I am sure his first Antelope is going on the wall?
Doc Yes Sir it is. Thanks
Will Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.
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Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid.
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That is a fine looking pronghorn. That young man sure has a look of confidence. Nice going.
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12yrs old, wow. you have one help of a soldier there congrats
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I would have traded the next Christmas for that hunt when I was his age.
Nice goat!
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I was still dreaming of my first 22 LR at that age. Lots of rifles now, but still envious.
Way to go.
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