Sitting in the tank is not a bad idea when temps hit triple digits. Of course the bottom limb might be affected by water.

In that picture I posted, the buck was shot because of a fence I built. It was a natural spring 50 yards long that had cattails around it. I put my blind at the end of the seepage and built a fence with parachute cord and driveway markers for snow starting at the cattails.

In 2018, I shot the second biggest goat killed in CO that year (betting #1 was with a compound). The wind picked up to 30+ mph and the windmill I was sitting on started working over time. The first goats that came in and watered at a seepage that had not been there before the wind. On the other side of the tank.

After they left I decided that I was going to get the mats out from the floor of my truck and cover that spot. I got out of the blind and saw about 20 sticks from an old blind on the ground. I picked them up and covered the water in that spot. Shortly after 3 big bucks and a doe came in. Two of the bucks hung up, but the biggest followed the doe to water. Wrote an article for the June/July 2020 issue of TBM.

Well Chuck you would not have to worry about heat stroke.

I picked that picture of the selfbow doe for the problems i had to over come to get that shot. First it was a natural sring no turning it on and off, some years more water that we can handle others not so much. Second close shot needed for selfbow range. 3rd The spring is directed into a large catchment pond. the pond was too much for my selfbow but a compound could cover it. The good was that water was coming out the pond and pooling in a 20x18 grassy/muddy area the goats were just hammering. Fourth the water drained off down about 50 yds and terminated in some greasewood. The back of pond was fake fenced to stop that. First day buch of does show up stand out in front of me want to water their normal spot but my blind had them weary. They circled around found the fake fence, hey that wasnt there before kept circling and ended up watering in the seep running out of my spot where I had no shot. Well crap. One of my hunting buddies took his goat that day, so the next day I would have another blind in my arsenal.

Day 2 I had to fix fake fence wild horses has torn it down. Took my blind which was taller and placed right at where the goats watered on the seep. Use my buddies blind at my spot on grassy water area. 0900 in come buch of does. Standing out front again want to water their normal but start to circle again. Fake fence does its job and the decoy blind to close for their comfort does its job, about hour later they are back in front eyeing the water and licking their lips. My setup must had been the lest scary because in they come. A nice doe which was the tag i had watered at 18 yards and successful hunt.

Geez...Welcome back Jack opinions and all....haaa!!! Feel better.

Good Luck there Todd!!

Deno

How about sitting IN the tank ?

Yup! Had those frustrations and then some.

Don't get me wrong I think it will work, but hanging up you will never get 100%.

A tank with too much water is a problem, if we have other choices we don't hunt them. Some things that have worked when we had to.

1. Make your own fence. If no livestock or wild horses. They will just tear it down. All you need for lopes is sticks or post and string. That way you get them to water where you want.

2. Another blind either a decoy close to where you don't want them to water or a blind with second hunter. If too much water move on. If solar well you can turn it on and off manipulating the water level.

A tripod would have advantage on tall tanks where from blind you can not get to vitals have run into that.

Lots you can do to adjust situation in your favor, we go by quality and number of goats hitting certain well verses time and work needed to adjust, also number of wells with water.

The reason I'm looking at a tripod is because I had some good pronghorn hang up at 50 to 100 yds. Also had the blind set up at a seepage and they drank from the tank. Not to mention walking past a port too fast for a shot.

My hunting buddy got covid Aug 20th. Still fighting it.

Bowmania

Thanks Chuck, crazy summer. I retired for my second time (military now from hospital I worked for 19 years. ) traveled for a month. Got covid in antelope camp and been sick since 18 Aug. Getting strength and unfortunately for you guys my opinions back.

Jack...welcome back.

Why? Why tripods when groundblind works.

Do I think it would work yes. Antelope are quirky 🤪 half will walk right in blind sticking out like sore thumb other half no way.

You are dealing with 9X vision, bat your eyes at the wrong time and pandemonium.

Groundblind affords you some movement till they are close is all.

Camel back for water you will need a lot and little to no movements to get it

Good luck.

Glad to see you here at TAS, Todd! Quite a brain trust of trad hunters here. You'll fit right in!

I wish I had some helpful insight, but I don't have any experience with pronghorn hunts, a tripod, or even open area bow hunting. In 45 years, the longest shot I've taken was 84 yards (with a Ruger No. 1 in .257 Roberts), but that was from a tractor I'd parked at the edge of one of our fields overlooking a spring-fed pond about two weeks earlier. The deer had gotten used to it being there by then.

In that same amount of time, I may have taken one bow shot beyond about 35 yards. Most have been at 15 yards and closer from a tree stand that I'd been in several hours. Candidly, not my cup of tea anymore. I'm getting too old and stiff to climb trees, and too ornery to stay in one place for more than about an hour if nothing's happening. Plus, I have to pee a lot more (what's up with that? LOL)! In fairness, I hunt the same areas most years and can usually assess what the day holds in store at most of my spots within about 90 minutes. Still, I enjoy scouting and putting my son and grandsons on deer and turkeys as much as hunting them these days - I get to move around more, lol!

Again, welcome to TAS!

Rick

It's a fun hunt. I think it's the easiest animal to get in Compton record books.temps. To sit all day I need reading material, but still be able to put it aside at a moments notice. I was thinking of being able to put it in or on top of my backpack.

It's a fun hunt. I think it's the easyest animal to get in Compton record books.

Bowmania

Same here. Welcome to TAS

Hey Todd. Never done it, want to, I'll be watching.