Thread: when is a goats head worth keeping?

Biggest one I've shot so far. Didn't bother taking the head back.



Rare to see curls going away at near right angles here in Scotland. Seen one like that on the Isle of Rum but unfortunately no rifle at the time (as it always is!) or he would have had a bullet.

Originally Posted by caberslash

Biggest one I've shot so far. Didn't bother taking the head back.

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Rare to see curls going away at near right angles here in Scotland. Seen one like that on the Isle of Rum but unfortunately no rifle at the time (as it always is!) or he would have had a bullet.

You letting the bush clean it up and then coming back for it?

Originally Posted by caberslash

Biggest one I've shot so far. Didn't bother taking the head back.

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Rare to see curls going away at near right angles here in Scotland. Seen one like that on the Isle of Rum but unfortunately no rifle at the time (as it always is!) or he would have had a bullet.

Disaster !! You've shot the last Ibex in Scotland !!!

Originally Posted by tiroahunta

Did u end up getting that big billy..?

Nope. You’d have seen it if I did! Never saw him again and who knows what happened to him. None of the people I know down there have spoken of a very big Billy head. There’s only 4 or 5 guys that get to go in there, which tells me he’s maybe still out there, or died of natural causes and consumed by the pigs. Maybe poached, who knows. Really big Billys usually get recovered and wall mounted by my mates.

when is a goats head worth keeping?

When it makes you happy, or means something. I have one on my stairwell. Horns aren't particularly wide, but long enough to impress visitors.

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

You letting the bush clean it up and then coming back for it?

Aye that might be a good call!

Not wall hangers but the kids were keen to take the head off the better one. Was hoping to put some in the freezer but could only find the 3 stinky Billy's that all fell to 75grains of eldm. The little tackers did well considering the walking, never complained once, think it helped we saw them from way off so they had something to walk to.

Years ago up the coast from Napier to Wairoa some cunning trophy hunters were getting huge goat heads with many twists. Some of the fotos are very impressive. A very under rated trophy.