Jason Hegg My first real experience with a decoy...holy cow did it work like a charm! It was mid September and I had actually pretty much given up on antelope. Antelope numbers were way down where I usually hunt this year, just like a lot of Montana. Anyways, I had tried a couple stalks on this buck earlier in the season, but he was hanging in real flat country with a dozen or so does...needless to say the odds were against me. I spotted him from the road one day about 1/2 mile away. He was chasing bucks away from the herd and I finally watched him run across the prairie trying to get back a couple does that had run off. Instead of just sitting there I grabbed my bow and the decoy and sprinted out between him and his herd. The grass in the field was only about 4" tall, and I used the only small rolling hill to keep from spooking his does as I ran in to set up the decoy. I actually popped it open and walked behind it as I crested the hill, tryin to look like a small buck walking up to his herd. Once I reached the top of the knoll I stuck the decoy in the ground and hid behind it. He spotted me from a long ways away, maybe 350 yards or so. He ran STRAIGHT at me at full speed. I have never hidden behind a decoy before...I was worried he would see my legs move underneath (especially because I was skylined), but he didn't. The last range I got on him was 40 yards, and I new that was close enough to make a shot. He took about five steps closer and I drew my bow behind the decoy. I leaned forward at full draw and waited for him to do something so I could get a broadside shot. Almost on command, he turned 90 degrees to posture a "tough guy" look towards this little intruder. That's when my broadhead zipped through him behind the front shoulder. He waddled out about 50 yards and piled up. He isn't very big, but it was such a cool experience there was no way I couldn't shoot! Decoy worked awesome! Jason Hegg, Frank McMahon MT Decoy Folks, I just wanted to drop you a line, to say thanks for an outstanding product. THANKS! I drove most of the BMA while seeing a few antelope on the wrong side of the roads (not legal on that side). I also ran the truck down to E. I decided to head back into town and get gas. On the way back out I decided to drive onto the BMA from a new way (divine intervention). As I neared the boundary of the BMA my neck snapped to the right cause some antelope were out on the horizon. I kept going in my truck until they were out of sight. I grabbed the Mathews, the MT Decoy and ran. 10min later the buck was dead and his ladies were without instructions. I snuck up on him and about 10 of his ladies. I had a depression in the field to work through without being seen. Within a 100yards of him I threw up the buck decoy. I could tell the buck I was hoping to shoot was getting pissed. I saw him nudging at his does, but they were interested as well. I got a little closer then threw the decoy back up. He still didn't budge. I no sooner laid the decoy back on the ground so I could shuffle forward more and I see horns skylighted coming directly in to me ( I was in the depression and he was coming from up above about 2' higher then me). That was the heart pounding out of the chest, didn't think I was ready, feeling like I was caught with my pants down (no decoy to hide behind), and then we locked eyes moment. I was at full draw, scrambling through my mind thinking, "whats the range, whats the range". No time to range find... He was standing directly straight on. I thought about a frontal shot but didn't want too... I tweaked my bow a bit side to side to let him see some motion and that was enough to turn him around. I blasted him behind the last rib on one side and it came out the front shoulder. Needless to say the 1" Slick Trick did a remarkable job and the majestic buck was down in 50 yards. I simply couldn't believe how fast he went down. I've watched the hunting shows where they're double lunged and run like a freight train for a 1/4 mile. This one went 150'. I was amazed. This was my 2nd antelope hunt ever. My first was about a month ago, and the goats were nowhere near the rut and I didn't have the terrain that allowed stalking. I went into this hunt feeling like a rookie. I can tell you what though, after reading everything I can get my hands on, watching countless video's and all the other information grabbing activities it all came together for me like I had done it a time or two in the past. Its amazing with today's resources what a person can teach themselves... When I pulled up to the taxidermist I got the look of, "your back already". They asked what I got, and I said and antelope buck. They asked is he big? I said I think he's decent and I want and honest opinion on whether to Euro or shoulder mount him. I really didn't know how big he was. I popped the lid on my shell and dropped the tail gate. Then they both asked "you killed him with the bow? (excitedly)" I said yup and they said he's a trophy that they would shoulder mount. They got out the tape and green scored him at 74". P&Y minimum is 67". Not bad for public land do it yourself! You enabled me to take my first antelope! A Pope and Young antelope on public land at that! Thanks again! Respectfully, Frank McMahon Tom Tomasi Jerry, My son Parker, brother-in-law, myself and my cousin drew for a public antelope hunt here in our home State of New Mexico. We were assigned to a private ranch in a great part of the State south and east of Raton NM. I had been applying for an antelope tag for over 25 years, so we were pretty excited about the prospects. Two weeks prior to the hunt I purchased two of your decoys. Everyone in the hunting party thought it was funny when I showed with them. But, on the first day, while it was still semi dark, we were in camp getting our gear together, when my son saw a buck off in the diastance. He grabbed the buck decoy and started walking toward the antelope. I stayed in camp and watched the scene unfold through my binoculars. He just kept getting closer and closer to the antelope. Finally, he stuck the decoy in the ground and layed down beside it in a prone position. Easy rifle distance, but he passed on it as it was a small buck. As I watch this whole scenario, I'm thinking "man these things work!" Later that morning we spotted another buck in the middle of a large field with absolutely no cover between us and him. So, out comes the decoy again. We hunker down behind the decoy and start working our way toward the buck. When he spotted us, he stood up and started walking toward us....obviously curious. My son, once again, got into the prone position and announced he had a shot. I told him to not shoot and see how close the buck would come. Well, he kept coming in. Finally turning sideways providing a perfect shot. One shot with his 270 Win was all it took. Bottom line, 4 antelope on the ground by 10:00am opening morning. Thanks, Tom Tomasi Mike Kelly The story: The guide & I stalked in behind this buck tending to his 6 does within 45 yards. The guide lifted the decoy over the crest of the hill & we got an instant charge from the buck. He came in at 20 yards at a full run, turned broadside in a light run until he gave a text book quartering away 35 yard shot. Mike Kelly Rollie Lunsford Hey there Here is my Oklahoma antelope your decoy worked great. Another buck walked with in bow range while I was taking this picture. I thought you would like the pic.Thanks Rollie Lunsford Justin Taylor I was guiding this hunter last fall over on the Milk River when we saw a small group of antelope across the sage. We ran to a better position and right when we got to that location the 4 skylined about 200 yards away. They saw the decoy and made a b line towards it. The buck was forcing the does and the other small buck to come too. I didnt even have time to put the legs in the decoy so I had to hold the head up with my hand. The hunter was a very trained archer and he took a shot out past 50 yards and missed. They started to trot so I started to make some grunting noises and the buck turned on a dime and came right at the decoy passing me at 10 yards at a dead run and then he stopped at 30 yards. There the hunter made a vital shot and the high fives started! What a rush. I will never hunt over a water hole again! Decoying lopes are the only way to go! Now if I could just get an elk to do the same thing. Justin Taylor Brian Fuller After drawing my second archery antelope tag, I was finally able to harvest a Pronghorn Antelope. Below is the abridged version of the trip. After heading up Thursday afternoon before the hunt, I became instantly concerned when I started seeing more hunters than antelope. None of the spots that held antelope while scouting seemed to be holding anything...or at least nothing that I could see. Finally, after driving to the last spot we had scouted, I was able to spot a small herd with a good buck. Waiting until after sunset, I left with a strong game plan for the morning hunt. My good friend Mark was able to join me on this trip and it was great having him there to help out. We got to the spot well before sunrise and got going. I headed down to the valley and Mark got to some high ground to glass. I got on the herd right away, and was able to watch them get up and feed around. They stayed out about 100 yards and there was no more cover to get closer. Another buck about a half mile away blew and the herd buck took off after him. I has able to set my decoys up between him and his does, which caused him to run straight into me when he returned. I drew and watch my arrow fly over his back. Apparently he was closer than 45 yards. The rest of the day produce other stalking opportunities but no shots. We returned to that same spot the next morning and Mark spotted another herd in the same valley about a mile away to the south. I started stalking and was able to close the distance. After some crawling, I was within a couple hundred yards and stuck. Then, the excitement started. More and more bucks started showing up and the fight for dominance started. There were four bucks in the area, and three of them were chasing really hard. After the more dominate buck returned to his herd, he moved his does which allowed me to close the distance. I set up on a funnel off a draw where I had seen them cross through many times that morning. After setting up my doe decoy, I waited for some action. It didn`t take long for bucks to start moving through the area. After about 3 passes through the area, the big buck finally stopped and approached the decoy. He gave me a great quartering to shot at 40 yards. He ran about 50 yards before falling in sight. This buck exceed my expectations and was larger than anything I really had my sights on. Besides, it`s the size of the experience that matters, not the size of the horns. This was a tremendous hunt and one of the most rewarding hunting experiences I have ever had. After my last hunt I had gained, and still hold, an amazing respect for these animals and feel extremely lucky to have had so many close encounters with them. Thanks for reading, Brian Matt Loghran On the last day of our hunt we walked into a new spot and on the way in we spotted a couple of does feeding up a side hill. We hit the ground and crawled back so we could get our Montana Decoy`s out of our packs. We quickly put our antelope buck and doe decoy together and crawled up to the top of the ridge. It only took a few seconds before the buck spotted us and began to turn towards us. There was no wind that morning so we started to move the decoys and that was all it took to push this rutted up buck over the edge. We lost sight of him at the bottom of the hill but could hear him running full speed at the decoy`s. At one point I honestly didn`t think he was going to stop and we were going to get ran over. He stopped in between the buck and the doe and gave the shooter a picture perfect shot. From the time we spotted the buck to watching him pile up was a matter of minutes. Because our Montana decoys this hunt became one our my most memorable to date. Matt Loghran