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MrTom said:Good luck on the hunt! Taking a prairie goat with a bow is a challenge.
They are a fun animal to see and watch. I've tagged two by rifle: The first was bedded at around 150 yards and never knew what hit him. He tasted not too bad. The other had been running and was not such good meat for the table.
Getting the meat cool to cold quickly after gutting I feel is imperative on these, not always easy to on these flatlanders. We carried coolers full of ice topped by dry ice, then covered by aluminum foil shiny side down and finally a heavy terry cloth towel. The ice would stay froze hard for a week carried that way as long as the coolers stay closed. We carried water as well and washed the cavities out pronto, then packed them with ice. We'd get the hide off as soon as possible too. Once we got somewhere we could quarter and bone the animal the meat would go into two gallon zip-locks and then packed in ice topped with the dry ice again for the ride home.
I've heard conversations go both ways regarding antelope and as mentioned have had antelope both ways. The age and sex of the animal can be factors but whether the animal had been run for any distance really comes into play since the meat gets heated up pretty good and I think that's where the table turns. Find an animal that's relaxed and calm and I think the meat will be fine.
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