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    Record breaking Tahr shot by Oamaru man

    I believe a new record tahr has been taken by an Oamaru man, he even has the bullet scar on the bonnet of his car to show for it.

    There will be some on here that know the story and can probably chime in but I understand it measured 16 on one side and 15.48 on the other.

    He is a top hunter in his own right and took said tahr with a rest off the bonnet of his car and the projectile skimmed the bonnet on the way to it's target, nothing short of a well judged/placed shot.
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    I should add it was aged at 14.5 years old
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    Wasn’t shot in the general vicinity of Timaru was it? I know of a localised small population there that has some big boys amongst them, but they’re living off nearby farmers’ cereal crops.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sauer View Post
    Wasn’t shot in the general vicinity of Timaru was it? I know of a localised small population there that has some big boys amongst them, but they’re living off nearby farmers’ cereal crops.
    I don't think so, I believe it was local but was on a property that still allowed it to be a NZ record.
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    It went 50 1/2 ds have seen pics of the head nothing about a bonnet tho
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    Can't find it on Google search
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    I saw the pictures on someone else phone today. Nice head.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Padox View Post
    It went 50 1/2 ds have seen pics of the head nothing about a bonnet tho
    Ha ha hes hardly going to tell everyone about the good bits, he is parading around very happy with himself.

    I don't think the bonnet will worry him too much
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    B cool to see a photo

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    Quote Originally Posted by kukuwai View Post
    B cool to see a photo

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    Yeah sorry I don't have one, I'm sure one of the local guys on here will have one
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    Guessing it was quite close? to get the bonnet and still get the animal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by charliehorse View Post
    Guessing it was quite close? to get the bonnet and still get the animal.
    He wasn't climbing mountains thats for sure, by all accounts it was pretty close.
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    I heard a whisper of this on Sunday afternoon if it's he same one. Glad it's a kiwi to take a trophy like this.

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    Did he run it over first?
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