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I am headed to Wyoming Zone 28 in early Oct this year. Waht should I expect as a far as weather at this time of year? Also what Camo pattern doi you suggest for open country?
Thanks
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Can't help with the weather but Wranglers and and whatever shirt happens to be clean has always did the trick for me.
Let your rifle do the work and don't fret the details..........!!!!!!!!
I don't believe camo is needed untill bowhunting takes place.........YMMV!
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Doesn't matter wat you wear, walk up right and the goats run, stay low, hands and knees and they sometimes think you are not a predator. If you see them , chances are they have already seen you.
Early October, warm days, chilly nights.
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If you can, get Carharts with the double knees, a very good pair of leather gloves & crawl your way into paradise! I would not worry tooo much about the camo, goats see way too good to be fooled. If you have to have it, think Desert Storm. Use your good glass alot, move slow or not at all. If you see them, more often than not they have seen you. Much has been written about the long range goat shoot. Believe most of it, but it is WAY more fun to sneak up the lil' monsters and bust em' up close & personal!
I have a pair of old 501s that I have leather sewn into the knees & ass inside & out for just the kind of hunt I hope you have!
Pat
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Unless you're hunting archery ONLY season , you best have 1 or more outer garment of Flourescent orange worn in a visible manner, sort of makes a moot point of any camo pattern.
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I've shot a lot of the prairie goats, and don't own any camo. In Wyo you need to wear hunter orange somewhere on your person during rifle season.
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Only thing camo does is ruin your trophy photos!
Good hunting!
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Wear something that looks good with blood on it...... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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Thanks for your help, sound like it not too critical
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My brother does camo or neutral now but on his first out-of-state trip with us he had nothing. He took a day off from the hunting and went into a small sage valley near camp to just watch, wearing his royal blue wind-breaker. He stayed perfectly still and had a front-row seat as a dozen deer filed past him to some feeding area. He likes to tell of the spike that walked by, followed by a little fork, followed by a bigger fork, followed by a young 3x, followed by a nice 3x... (I'm not sure where it ends but there were no big boys). He was only a few yards away, exposed in the sage, during the open season, wearing the color the smart boys say deer see best-- unseen.
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Based on my one hunting experience (as an observer on a friend's hunt) on pronghorn, if you shoot the tip of their pecker off at about 400 yards, you can then walk up on him at 35 yards for the coup-de-grace.
Camo is optional. They are, after all, color blind, but with very, very sharp vision. Very sensitive to having their pecker shot, tho.
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Tell me it ain't so, McGee!
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yeah they find it hard to run with both front hooves holding thier crotch with thier eyes crossed <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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After all the "tongue in cheek"responces you've gotten, I can't resist my S#@^ A% answer. Try to look like an oil field pumpjack- they should walk right up to you and begin grazing! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Seriously though, camo(unless bow hunting) is not essential. If you like, as mentioned, desert storm type should be good. However, the carhart suggestion has a lot of merit. -memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
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The antelope really do pretty much ignore white pickups (see revious post), particularly on private land.
I hunted across the highway in Unit 29 last year the first week of October. It rained like crazy the day before season. If you have never been in bentonite mud, you don't know what mud is. The rest of the trip was very comfortable weather. If it rains on you, you will get very stuck if you aren't careful in that country.
Camo isn't a big deal, but I like the Truesage camo. It blends in well out there, as does any of the other open country type camo.
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For rifle hunting, most anything tough and drab will do, with the emphasis on tough. When you're doing a 300 yard belly crawl, the more durable the fabric between you and the rocks & cactus the better.
If you're woried about "looking the part" in the trophy photo, though, just check out the optics and ATV ads to see what the well dressed "pro" hunters are wearing this year, and don't forget the designer shades. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
To err is human, so we can only hope that the pencil will wear out before the eraser does.
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By the way, I strongly suggest you take kneepads and wear leather gloves if you are going to have to try to stalk one. There are little cactus everywhere out there. You will put your hand or knee on one when crawling.
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Some good advice... here's the deal..
light leather gloves... knee and elbow pads..
nat gear is the ticket...
if you are belly clrawling in open area forget it.. you are busted... gotta keep some sort of cover between ya...
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