Antelope season, you are still missed

I hadn’t hunted antelope in quite a few years and I missed it.

I missed stalking them on the open prairie. I missed eating them. I even missed crawling through cactus to get within range.

So when the antelope tag arrived in the mail last August I was elated. I decided then to take the time off from hunting birds until I filled that tag.

Unfortunately, antelope season and pheasant season open on the same day, and given a choice, I’ll always go with the birds.

After four days chasing roosters, however, I was more than ready to make the switch to bigger game. I took the dog boxes out of the truck...