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 Finally Got an Oryx
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03/17/12 05:27 AM
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I had to join the crowd and go chase some Oryx around. This bull was right at 36" and my wife went with me and took a 31" cow (I don't have any pics of hers on my computer yet). I will say, on our hunt anyways, it was alot tougher than expected. Long story short, with quite a bit of walking and rolling around in the ranger, it took us two full days to take both. I got mine just after lunch the first day and my wife took hers with about an hour left of daylight on the second day. We had an absolute blast and now I have the dadgum exotic bug! 
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
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03/17/12 05:32 AM
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sobellamc
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Nice!! I will be on the same hunt next weekend...can't wait. Congrats!
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
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03/17/12 12:28 PM
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Great bull man! Congrats to you and your wife. I took my oryx last month & now I'm completely HOOKED on exotic hunting, too!!!
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
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03/17/12 12:32 PM
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
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03/17/12 02:47 PM
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Looks great. They are such a cool animal.
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
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03/17/12 02:48 PM
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
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03/17/12 02:51 PM
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
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03/17/12 04:29 PM
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Congrats to both of you,thanks for sharing
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
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03/17/12 04:35 PM
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Congrats to the both of yall, where did you go?
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
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03/17/12 04:52 PM
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Thanks everybody. We went to CottonWood Creek Ranch in Gatesville. It's about 40 miles west of Waco. The Ranch manager out there, Buster, is a super good guy as well as our guide, Wayne. This was my first animal with my new Remi 700 264 win mag.
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
[Re: Nontypical3006]
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03/17/12 05:17 PM
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dgilbert
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Thanks everybody. We went to CottonWood Creek Ranch in Gatesville. It's about 40 miles west of Waco. The Ranch manager out there, Buster, is a super good guy as well as our guide, Wayne. This was my first animal with my new Remi 700 264 win mag. Good deal, just wanted give whoever a plug.
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
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03/17/12 07:31 PM
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LoL, I've got a new guy out here right now and I'm really good at delegating. It's kinda nice cuz this one actually wants to work.
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
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03/17/12 09:26 PM
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"It is the same boiling water that softens the rice, which hardens the egg." It's not always about the circumstances, but what you are made of....
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
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03/18/12 03:39 PM
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Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, b/c they know not victory nor defeat"- #26 TR
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
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03/18/12 08:42 PM
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Nice bull, congrats to you and your wife. Baker
A true friend reaches for your hand but touches your heart.
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
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03/20/12 01:50 AM
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Congrats to you and your wife Nontypical. Thanks for letting me work on ya'lls trophies. Here is a picture of the bases they decided to display them on. Blue pine octagon pedestals. Will be stunning once completed, congrats again. 
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
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03/20/12 01:57 AM
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Nontyp you were about 30 miles from me..Congrats on the trophies..
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
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03/20/12 09:42 AM
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Congrats to you and your wife Nontypical. Thanks for letting me work on ya'lls trophies. Here is a picture of the bases they decided to display them on. Blue pine octagon pedestals. Will be stunning once completed, congrats again. Thanks RB. You had some amazing work there in your shop and we cannot wait to get these back later this summer. Thanks for taking the time to work on these for us! Nontyp you were about 30 miles from me..Congrats on the trophies.. I realized that when we passed the signs on the way to Gatesville. Wish I would have looked a little closer and brought my trailer and grabbed some of your stands. You still wanna come up for pd's in a couple of months?
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
[Re: Nontypical3006]
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03/21/12 01:27 PM
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Finally got a pic of my wife's oryx. 
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
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03/21/12 04:37 PM
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
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03/21/12 05:03 PM
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Either one would make me proud!
"It is the same boiling water that softens the rice, which hardens the egg." It's not always about the circumstances, but what you are made of....
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
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03/22/12 02:48 AM
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Nice animals. They are addicting. I was doing good I had managed to go more than 2 years without an exotic..but couldn't resist the opportunity at an Oryx myself so took one...then an opportunity for a fallow came up (hunting it this weekend)...you are a lucky man, my wife neither shoots them nor understands!  Earl
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Re: Finally Got an Oryx
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03/23/12 04:01 AM
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In reference to the last two posts, I do feel pretty dang lucky. My wife has always enjoyed the outdoors but after we met, she took to shooting and hunting like a duck to water. My buddy and I were talking about going on this trip and then she said "what about me". He ended up having to work when we went so he went the next week and took his. I feel very blessed to have a wife that shares this passion with me!
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