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    Anyone been out for a tahr yet?

    Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone’s been out for a tahr hunt since level 2? what were numbers like Still a few around or has the “tahr control plan” made a huge dent in population. Cheers

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    Yup and nope. Thar numbers havent seemed to be affected where I go. I even seen 8 chams and 3 deer this trip. Do not normally see them in where I was. First group of chamois were feeding 10m away from 2 bulls. They dont normally hang out that close.

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    I heard the other day,a couple nannys and kids were over by the canel,near our village the other day.So they must be short of food up in them hills.

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    Some pics from last week.

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    Is that with the sx60? @R93

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    Very jealous
    Always wanted to get better trophies of both
    A 13 bull and 9.5 buck or better
    Still....
    Time yet

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr300WSM View Post
    I’d that with the sx60? @R93
    No. I didnt take it. Taken thru spotter with my phone. Didnt look so blurry on my phoneThe kea were at arms length and a right pain in the ass the whole trip. Chewed holes in my tent and anything that took their fancy.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Boxton View Post
    Very jealous
    Always wanted to get better trophies of both
    A 13 bull and 9.5 buck or better
    Still....
    Time yet
    Didnt see any mature chamois bucks but seen plenty of bulls at the 13 or over mark.
    Seen one absolute monster when I bumped him with in 10m mooching around in the scrub along a creek below my camp.

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    I’m going in three weeks so I’ll see if I can get some good snaps with mine. Hopefully there’s a 13 in the valley I’m hunting and I can get a close up Of it like the keas

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr300WSM View Post
    I’m going in three weeks so I’ll see if I can get some good snaps with mine. Hopefully there’s a 13 in the valley I’m hunting and I can get a close up Of it like the keas
    Depending on where you're going I suspect it will be bit better hunting then. I only seen 1 bull holding nannies. All the rest were still in small batchelor groups or young bulls roaming around looking for mates.



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    Yip and yip. Went out last weekend and a mate shot a 12" bull with a nice cape. Seen around 4-5 bulls and a heap of nannies. No deer though sadly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by R93 View Post
    Didnt see any mature chamois bucks but seen plenty of bulls at the 13 or over mark.
    Seen one absolute monster when I bumped him with in 10m mooching around in the scrub along a creek below my camp.

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    Great pics , the thar in the scrub looks like a goodie

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    Having a rest day at Christchurch today and heading for Thar country tomorrow
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lucky View Post
    Great pics , the thar in the scrub looks like a goodie
    There were 4 of them together that were all good ones. Only 500ish yrds away from where I was. I seen the same group in the summer and they haven't moved far.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lucky View Post
    Having a rest day at Christchurch today and heading for Thar country tomorrow
    Good luck and Let us know how it all went when you return.
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