Goat-Getter Features

• Durable, weatherproof, and easy to use.
• Collapsible pole to allow it to fit into a hunting pack. (similar to collapsible tent poles with elastic thread)
• Steel stake with step for driving the pole into the ground using your hands or feet.
• Solid flag area for attention grabbing on windless days.
• Streamer Flags to create movement and multi-directional dimension.
• 4.5 feet tall pole collapses to a mere 15"

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VIDEO – The Goat-Getter in Action

To demonstrate the Goat Getter I went out one afternoon in Late November after the rifle season ended in Montana to get a video of the Goat Getter in action. It wasn't very long before I spotted a herd of antelope in an open field that presented a very difficult stalk. I was able to pretty much drive to within 700 yards by using a bluff to stay out of site. Then I walked below a small rise in the landscape to get within 600 yards. It was from this rise that I deployed the Goat Getter, which as you'll see is the closest I could get to the herd without having to start belly crawling. As you'll see in the video, they notice the flag and can't resist satisfying their curiosity . . .

The total time elapsed from the time I put up the flag to the time the antelope leave is about 19 minutes.

1. One of the antelope notice the flag
2. She signals the herd and begins communicating to them what she has seen.
3. They all stop and all of a sudden they all look in the direction of the flag.
4. Now they all begin to cautiously work their way closer to the flag to check it out.

How the Goat Getter helps:

While hunting antelope, you are commonly faced with the situation where you can stalk to within around 500 yards, but the flat terrain won't allow you to move any closer. This situation is very common due to the type of terrain antelope prefer. Antelope prefer to be out in the wide open prairie because they rely on their incredible binocular vision and unmatched speed and endurance to avoid danger.

In this situation, your only options are to attempt to cover 300 yards on your belly without making too fast of movements, wait it out and see if the antelope move to another place that allows for a closer stalk, or fall way back and work your way around to another approach that may or may not allow you to get closer.

With the Goat Getter this is the ideal situation. You are in the prone position at an elevated position watching antelope that don't know you're there. The shooters are able to find a good rest, get in position, and prepare for the shot. When ready, you simply throw up the flag and entice the antelope to come to that magic 100-200 yard range.

Bowhunting Antelope

Ever bowhunted antelope? It can be a challenge to get past those all-seeing eyes! Flagging is a great way to get close and it works year round unlike decoying which is only good for a couple weeks in September. Set up 100 yards in front of the flag and wait for the antelope to come within range.

Excerpts from the 'Guide to Antelope Flagging' book:

The Setup

Setup so you have a clear view of the antelope and so the antelope will have a clear view of the flag. DO NOT allow the antelope to see you while you set up the flag or while the flag is deployed. It is OK to lay next to the flag as long as you are laying completely flat on the ground and don't make sudden movements. The ideal situation is concealing your movement by walking behind a hill or ridge, then crawling to the top of that ridge or hill to deploy the flag where the antelope can see it. When they come to the flag you will have an elevated position allowing you to see all of the terrain around you. You will also have a shot at nearly any path the antelope can take while approaching or circling the flag.

Bowhunting Antelope using Flagging Techniques

If you are hunting with a buddy, don't just deploy the flag and wait for the antelope to come in to the flag. The only shot you will be presented with will be a shot at the chest of an antelope that is facing directly towards you (looking at the flag). Convince your buddy to deploy the flag after you have worked your way 100 yards closer to the antelope (or make your buddy fall back away from the antelope 100 yards to deploy the flag.

In my experience, the antelope pretty much come straight to the flag. This is a huge advantage to you because you know roughly what route they are going to travel. If you can convince a buddy to raise the flag after you get in position 100 yards or so in front of the flag (in a concealed area in some sagebrush, bushes, in a creek bottom or low area) you will be in a good position to let the antelope pass by. With their attention focused on the flag, you will be able to draw your bow and make a quartering away shot.

Before you set up, try your best to predict where the antelope will pass through on their way to the flag and find some good cover in that '100-yards-from-the-flag' range. Because you can never be completely sure of where the antelope will pass through on their way to the flag, it is ideal to set up in an area where you have some thicker brush or a small creek bottom to conceal your movement if you need to move side to side to reposition for a better shot. Do NOT move unless you are absolutely sure the antelope can't see you. Look for a situation that provides for the best setup (being conscious of the wind) and give it a shot. If the terrain is too open or doesn't seem like a good setup, be patient and wait for the right situation to present itself.

If you are hunting solo, you can still use the goat getter to your advantage. The area you set up just has to have a little more cover to conceal movement after the flag is deployed. What you want to do is deploy the flag on a rise in the terrain. Back off the rise (away from the antelope herd) and move laterally the downwind side of the flag in an attempt to get 50-100 yards away from the flag. Use the rise to conceal your movement or crawl as necessary (You MUST not be seen!). Now when the antelope circle the flag at around 100 yards, you will be in position for a 10-50 yard shot.