Thread: Tahr Chamois Whitetail and Waps

No big trophies here but my first Buck and Bull taken on the same trip, up the Karangarua in 2018. No expert but the Bull looked to be 7-8yo?

Great pictures guys of some pretty impressive animals . Great thread this one.

Any photos of the front of his face? Looks to have unique markings/colour threw his face awsome

Originally Posted by JoshC

Pink eye, like sheep get. Pretty common in tahr for some reason

@JoshC Does it heal up on its own or do they go blind ?

Originally Posted by JoshC

A few random photos from over the years.

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One of my favourite photos, sharing the experience with your best mates -- what it's all about I think

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Absolutely stunning photos

Originally Posted by Lucky

@JoshC Does it heal up on its own or do they go blind ?

Heals. The eye can even rupture and still come right (I think @ethos?)

Originally Posted by Shearer

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Another cracker , he’s got that look of where the fuck did you come from

Fantastic animals and scenery here

Here’s my only SI species to date, sorry for the stink photo but it’s the only one I’ve got


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I can't seem to find my tahr hunting photos on the computer, but here is a video I made from a tahr hunt with my Dad a few years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo5Ps1kTrjg

Few photos, cant wait to get back down asap

Originally Posted by Tahr

Heals. The eye can even rupture and still come right (I think @ethos?)

I’ve no specific knowledge in this case but I’m sure it can depending on severity as in other species.

TheRe was a lot of pink eye on the coast in thar and chamois about 8-9 years ago, my uncle was hunting them hard out then he seemed to think it was brought fro animals hanging out with the sheep on the east coast and then bringing back over with them

Have been stalking this forum for a few years from across the ditch, but never really had anything useful to post, but thought i would whack a couple of pics up in this thread. Have spent a couple of trips trying to take a whitetail from the Dart/Reese valleys with no success in the early 2000's apart from a couple of sightings of doe's waving there tails at me as they were doing the bolt.
Gave up on that and moved my sights to Tahr and Chamois in 2018 after a few trips in the Austrian alps got me keen on Chamois.
Glad i did, as had a bit more luck with them.

Tahr went 14 1/8 on one side, 13 3/4 on the other with 10 1/4 inch bases
Chamois was a touch over 9 on both sides.
Hoping the Rona restrictions wont be forever and we can all get back on with the finer things in life in the future.
Happy hunting