jbm
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got a chance to hunt with a cpl friends earlier this yr in new zealand. we did a oyo self guided hunt for tahr,chamois,fallow,possom,rabbit,wallaby. we landed in christchurch and met up with a cpl friends that live down under and a cpl new friends that also came in that day by plane.there was 2 4x4's already for us at the airport and off we went to get a few items at the store then off to the field.well a few hrs later and we were already at the 1st hut we would stay in that night then off up the valley at 1st light.next morning packed the 4x4's and off we went. on the way up we did have to use 4 wheel drive a cpl times to cross a river .about mid way to the hut we were planning on staying in for the next few days we did some glassing and sure enough there was tahr up on the hills.so off 3 of us went and the other 3 would go a little farther up the valley and do more glassing.about 3 hrs later we were in range of a bull tahr but the brush was to tall around him to make a clean shot. we watched him feed for about 30 min. and could never get a shot before he moved over the ridge and out of sight he went. time to make a move to find him again and try this 1 more time.well on the way to find him up pops 2 more tahr just above us around 150-200 yrds .my friend said i was up so off came the safety and a shot fired and the 1st tahr was down.we got to him and the 1st thing my friend said was keep an eye out for more tahr that might try to cross just up from where this 1 was laying . sure enough about 10 min. into the cape job and a bull tahr starts to cross right above up . my friend said to shoot but i just shot 1 so i said for him to try and get him. well a cpl shots later we went back to caping my tahr. those cpl shots were all misses so i won't go into to many details here lol.then about 10 min later bingo another bull tahr pops up and my friend grabs his gun 1 more time. same results as the 1st time so back to finish the skinning .
and a long trip back down the mountain to the 4x4
and a long trip back down the mountain to the 4x4