Hunting & Fishing Son's first Oryx

[Tomg]

Here are a couple of photos of my sons oryx, we got this yesterday in southern New Mexico off the White Sands Missile Range he used a custom 264 win and 140 gr Berger VLD's It was like that thing had a bulls eye on the side he hit it twice off hand into a two inch group.

The horns measured 37 inch and 36.5 on the other side.

 

[piglatinhater]

Re: Son's first Oryx

nice job!

 

[Ghogs Nightmare]

Re: Son's first Oryx

Good job an good steaks too

 

[_RJ_]

Re: Son's first Oryx

How much did that bad boy weigh?

 

[gonzaga]

Re: Son's first Oryx

Good job kid. That will be some good eating for sure.

 

[Tomg]

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I would guess about 400lbs on the hoof.

 

[ZiaHunter]

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Nicely done. Been trying to draw an on-range tag for about 8 years now and hopefully next year will be the one. Which hunt was it?

 

[BIGBOY1975]

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NICE Animal

 

[Tomg]

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it was the off the range hunt for February.

 

[chase16]

Very nice Animal. Nice shooting

 

[mulie_mike]

I like the flare of the horns going outward. Some great eating there.

 

[Tomg]

Wife made some Oryx stew last night it was awesome!

 

[6mech]

Beautiful animal...Congrats on a nice job!

 

[Defuzer]

great job. I was doing a range survery on north side of bliss recently and seen tracks everywhere. glad to see what made them. and the jackrabbits you guys have out there are monsters.

 

[808Huntress]

Thats Awesome! Congrats to your son on some fine offhand shooting. Thats one of my favorite animals to hunt they are beautiful animals. Looks like a female looking at the horns? Either way great job to the both of you.

And they are very great tasting as well.

Aloha

 

[MikeeBooshay]

Good eating aren't they!

Try taking the tenderloins, , butterfly lengthwise ( about 4 cuts ), marinate in olive oil and garlic, a little salt for an afternoon.

White hot fire ( coals not flame ), sear and cook medium rare, slice across grain. SOOOOO Good!

Last trip to Africa - got so hooked on that - " Kobus ( my PH ), do we have any more gemsbok left?

"No, Mikee, ate it all last night" - "Oh wait there's one shoot him!" Bang, flop, filet, call skinning crew.

It got so bad we started carrying the fixin's with us in the truck.......

 

[Tomg]

Damm, Your making me hungry! I 'll give that try.

 

[mdesign]

Congratulation...very nice trophy and rifle.