Thread: Chamois down

After gaining some local Intel I took the Ute up into the Kopuwai. Parking up after a long off-road drive I had a bit of a glass and then made a plan. I was going to drop into the valley cross the creek and go up the other side and make my way to a head basin.

The first part went to plan but as I climbed towards some bluffs something moved, it was about 4pm. I immediately stopped and sank to my knees in time to see a chamois making off. Hearing a whistle I looked up to see 2 more watching me. I stayed still until they lost interest.

I slowly followed by getting into a gully out of sight, we played tag for the next hour and a half finally getting above them which gave me a safe shooting angle.

I was able to set up the .308 on a flat rock which I could lay down on. Lining up on a shoulder I pulled the trigger, the chamois ran out of sight and I'm thinking miss, I bloody well missed so I lined up on another who hadn't moved this time I heard a solid thump and it dived head first off the bluff.

I made my way over there and I didn't miss the first shot it was there dead but out of sight, the 165g nosler ballistic tip had made a big hole so I couldn't recover as much meat as hoped. I then looked for the bigger one I could see it but no way could I get to it.

Made my way back to the Ute by 8pm happy but tired. Oh and I could see my Ute from the shooting rock.

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Well done Happy, is this your first Cham?

Good stuff

Oh jolly good show ol chap. Chammy stir-fry is rather good.

way to go Happy, hope you were videoing for your channel

You’ve got to be Happy with that

You’ve got to be Happy with that

Yep first and second chamois, there will be a video at some point but I don't film the actual shooting part.

Well done, lots of country up there. Stumbled onto a couple of goldminers down in the Waikaia a few years back. They were doin ok too.
Back in the day there always used to be a few deer in Gorge creek but I spose like everywhere these days, there's a "few deer" everywhere.

Nice, great write up. What's your channel? Thanks

@Tentman it is

Q's outdoors NZ

Hope you enjoy, currently working on videos for our other channel which is more about our travels link for that one is in my channel.

Well done, stay an extra day and film the intro!

Already gone in Wanaka for a couple nights, slowly heading towards Tekapo, then possibly Timaru. Have to back in Nelson mid Dec for an appointment for my wife that we don't want to put off. Then will head off again until end Jan when I go back to work.

You will be heading through Ashburton then....I happen to know of a great fella ,who will boil out chammy skull and have it looking super duper awesome in no time at all. You should make time to visit him,his good lady makes a mean coffee too.photo of you two lads side by side will be good.

Been suggested already but I don't collect heads as they are not edible.