I don't deal with the ice blocks, even in warm weather...I don't like that nasty film that it creates. I just skin and quarter them where they fall and get the pieces bagged up and in the shade or if I am close to town, to a locker.
As far as judging, they can throw you for a loop, no doubt. I look for prongs at or above ear tip length when the ears are up. Another thing is that, to me at least, mature bucks have horns that look black, where younger males have horns with a greenish broom tint to them.
I really, really need to Google up some antelope pics.
Older antelope bucks eat ok? My wife is a fan of eating young animals. I can get geeky about horns I guess but it's not a real high priority to get some sort of "trophy" here. Just looking forward to getting to know the critters a little. And kill something with my new rifle build.
