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Thread: Not the target species

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    Not the target species

    I left home at 5am this morning to check an area I've not hunted for 3 years. It did used to hold good numbers of red deer. I started my climb in the dark at 6:30 am. Soon I was up on the ridge heading up through the bush. It was a beautiful still day so I was giving the odd toot on the horn. Nothing replied . Heard no roars all day. I was on the hill for 11 hours.
    Still when I was having some lunch I was glassing away when I spotted a chamois. One turned into five. 800 yds away through some shitty bluffs.

    Nothing better to do so after some character building stuff I was in the shittiest shooting position imaginable. Still at 160 yds it wasn't far. A good smack came back . I found the doe in the creek bed.

    A quick butcher and I was on me way. The only deer I did see cracked me up. I was heading down a 1500 yd scree at Mach 5 when I looked to me left and there was a google eyed hind freaking out 50 yds away. With a packful of meat I waved and continued down.
    Good walk. 12 Kms ascending 1350 m
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    Good one Nathan
    Boom, cough,cough,cough

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    Nice work - Thats me next year , im in the process of planning a 15 day hunting road trip down south to celebrate my 40th year on gods own. ...... looks like ill have to get a shit pile fitter tho .. maybe cut back on the beersies....?
    Work Just Gets In The Way

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    Well done Nathan.
    It takes 43 muscle's to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger pull.
    What more do we need? If we are above ground and breathing the rest is up to us!
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    Awesome dude
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    Nice work. Solid effort

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    Excellent Nathan
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    How do they eat mate?

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    With there teeth
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bavarian_Hunter View Post
    How do they eat mate?
    Ok. Very distinctive game flavour. People either love it or hate it in my experience.

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    Nice one Nathan, like your ethical stance on the hind as you had a pack full of meat......good stuff....looks fukin steep & barren up there!!!!!!
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