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Thread: First Tahr for the year

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    First Tahr for the year

    So Im a shit story teller so Ill keep the words to a minimum! Anyway we decided to head down to Mt Cook on Monday evening to look for a Tahr, the weather was looking good on the drive down.

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    The next day started out pretty good

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    But it started to close in a bit by the time we hit the top of the valley.

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    We managed to see a few small mobs around the place and one larger mob up the far end of the valley. We got onto one with a couple of nannies in tow and shot it from 550 yards.

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    Not the best bull in the world but its good to see a few numbers about following last years cull.

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    good work, whats the remy chambered in?

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    well done, im hoping to see a few on my expedition next week

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    good job!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst View Post
    good work, whats the remy chambered in?
    Cheers, Its a 300 win mag. 215gn Berger at 2840fps seem to work.
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    Awesome story @Rwt !!

    Keep it up mate.

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    Great result in great country.....
    While I might not be as good as I once was, Im as good once as I ever was!

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