Four minute Tahr meat hunt

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29-01-2018, 11:49 AM
JoshC

Four minute Tahr meat hunt

Only managed to grab snippets of footage of this walk, but made something out of it :pacman:

https://youtu.be/cuvgAp8olx0

Cheers
Josh
29-01-2018, 12:01 PM
StrikerNZ

Good stuff :cool:
29-01-2018, 12:23 PM
hotsoup

Nice, looks like a handy spot! Good stuff
29-01-2018, 12:27 PM
Sarvo

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Originally Posted by JoshC

Only managed to grab snippets of footage of this walk, but made something out of it :pacman:

https://youtu.be/cuvgAp8olx0

Cheers
Josh

Oh to be young and fit again - sniff sniff :XD:
I see Josh you don't wear Putties ??
29-01-2018, 12:28 PM
Sarvo

DP
29-01-2018, 12:32 PM
JoshC

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Originally Posted by berg243

nice animal. do you bone it out to cool it quicker or to save weight ?

For me, save weight. I never carry bone or skin out of the hills. Takes only half an hour to bone an animal out. Let it cool for a while on the ground in the shade, then pack it all in my day pack in pillowcases. As soon as I'm back in the truck it gets taken out and spread on the floor in front of the passengers seat so the aircon can keep it as cool as possible. Usually I'll take my iceytek bin with ice in, so its straight into the truck in that, but a mate borrowed it at xmas and I havent got it back yet.
29-01-2018, 12:34 PM
JoshC

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Originally Posted by Sarvo

Oh to be young and fit again - sniff sniff :XD:
I see Josh you don't wear Putties ??

Fit? Haha. The most unfit I have been in my life.

Didn't wear putties/gators because it was 25-30+ °C, hotter in the sun. Lucky I wasn't nude actually it was so hot.
29-01-2018, 12:43 PM
Sarvo

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Originally Posted by JoshC

Fit? Haha. The most unfit I have been in my life.

Didn't wear putties/gators because it was 25-30+ °C, hotter in the sun. Lucky I wasn't nude actually it was so hot.

Yes - the synthetic Putties that I have are like a bloody plastic bag wrapped around your lower leg/ankle !!
I use the top of old socks (ex long Gumboot ones) with the foot part cut off - stops debris but they do roll up a tad - also keep the socks clean from Hook Grass - my biggest hate this time of year with hairy legs
Always been temped to shave my legs - but would dread to think what the lads would start saying so put up with a knife scrape when back home to remove.

I have never eaten Thar meat - which is better Thar or Chamois ??
29-01-2018, 12:48 PM
JoshC

I don't mind a bit of crap in my boots at this time of year. Haha. Tahr is better, a roast off this wee fella last night was delicious, as good as a nice mutton roast.
29-01-2018, 01:42 PM
JoshC

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Originally Posted by hotsoup

Nice, looks like a handy spot! Good stuff

Handy area. Gets hunted a bit. Plenty of animals to chase around though.
29-01-2018, 01:45 PM
veitnamcam

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Originally Posted by Sarvo

Yes - the synthetic Putties that I have are like a bloody plastic bag wrapped around your lower leg/ankle !!
I use the top of old socks (ex long Gumboot ones) with the foot part cut off - stops debris but they do roll up a tad - also keep the socks clean from Hook Grass - my biggest hate this time of year with hairy legs
Always been temped to shave my legs - but would dread to think what the lads would start saying so put up with a knife scrape when back home to remove.

I have never eaten Thar meat - which is better Thar or Chamois ??

Thar is nearly as good as Fallow IMO, Chamois is nearly as good as rutting Billy Goat.
29-01-2018, 02:12 PM
stug

Good vid, tahr is a very fine grained meat.
29-01-2018, 02:31 PM
Sarvo

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Thar is nearly as good as Fallow IMO, Chamois is nearly as good as rutting Billy Goat.

That's interesting - as i would have thought (looking at the animals) that it would have been around the other way.
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29-01-2018, 07:04 PM
Mooseman

Beats shopping in the super market better meat too. Good having those handy spots to pick up an animal or two when needed.
30-01-2018, 12:40 PM
mawzer308

Nice job, good to see an abolt out there too.
30-01-2018, 12:57 PM
Gibo

What was under the rock?
30-01-2018, 01:05 PM
Sarvo

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Originally Posted by Gibo

What was under the rock?

Ditto that ??
30-01-2018, 02:23 PM
JoshC

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Originally Posted by Gibo

What was under the rock?

Tahr bed
30-01-2018, 02:24 PM
JoshC

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gibo

What was under the rock?

Tahr bed
30-01-2018, 02:31 PM
Sarvo

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Originally Posted by JoshC

Tahr bed

So one needs to become a cave dweller to hunt them too
Good place to get out of the heat I suppose :thumbsup:
31-01-2018, 09:25 PM
Sideshow

Nice one @JoshC :thumbsup:
31-01-2018, 09:33 PM
Stocky

Thats sweet mate one of my shortest day hunts was my first Bull Tahr in November. Definitely took me longer than that to find a better eater (he made a good curry though) the following weekend. Those nannies sure are tasty as close to lamb as I've been in quite some time.