The Rest of the Story - by Lee Rowe

The following comments, observations and insights are from the most senior member of the "Great 2010 Wyoming Antelope Hunt".  During the trip from Wisconsin, as the only experienced antelope hunter in the group,  I felt duty bound to pass on to both Jerry and Glenn the vast wisdom I had accumulated in three previous hunts for the wily and ever vigilant antelope.  They both apparently have minds like sponges as they obviously soaked up everything I told them - Jerry shot the first antelope of the hunt and Glenn shot the second.

Both students had decidely different approaches to their successful hunt - Jerry was willing to walk a long way and put on a lengthy stalk while Glenn was willing to walk only a very, very short distance to make his shot.  To be fair, I should comment on my own extremely skillful and difficult taking of the third antelope.  To be brief, my first shot was made from a very stable rest position (actually, the hood of the truck).  The shot was intended to just "wing" the antelope, which it did, enabling me to use long practiced stealthy tactics to manuver in position for a kill shot.  This stratedgy worked like a charm and I became the third and final successful antelope hunter.

An observation of note is that Glenn's demeanor does not improve on days when he misses his afternoon nap.  Both Jerry and I made the mistake of shooting our antelope early in the afternoon when Glenn was scheduled for his nap.  While I will not expressly admit so, it is possible that I missed a morning shot at an antelope just so I could prevent Glenn from getting his nap.  After reflecting on this and judging by his surliness after missing his nap, this was probably a mistake.

Perhaps someday I will elaborate on "the rest of the story" and the many difficult  and exasperating situations that arise whenever three hunters of varying ages and temperments get together for a hunt.  Suffice to say it is often hard to separate the BS from fact.  However, although I have not read what Jerry has written thus far, I believe and I think Glenn would agree, that Jerry has reported accurately the events of the last week

Overall it was an excellent hunt with excellent company.