NZ Tahr hunt 2014- Pilgrimage of Adventure.

[Jorge]

Congratulations, because the adventure, the story and of course, because the dream animal, perseverance !!

[Orion]

What a hunt, and what a story.  Congrats.      

[D.Ellis]

Epic........so much like mountain goat hunting............ I can't wait to get to the high country again........thanks for posting. Beautiful photo's and great storytelling.    
Darcy    

[ozy clint]

thanks for the comments guys. i'm humbled.

D.ellis- i'd love to hunt Mtn goats too. it would be great to compare the two, though for me my self guided options for mtn goat are few. i'd like to hunt them like i hunt tahr. self guided DIY. same for sheep.

[D.Ellis]

It's just a fact of life that we all have limitations to what we can hunt, and how and where. I can hunt sheep and goats without a guide. I likely will never get the chance to arrow a hammerhead shark   :D   , or chase water buffalo   :(   . It's great that we can take each other along on our adventures right here.    
Darcy

[FerretWYO]

This is such a great thread.

[ozy clint]

ellis- your right. we should be thankfull for our own unique opportunites. like you said, it's great to have tradgang as a medium for everyone to share their experiences.

[hbasajaun]

congratulations,you are an example for me

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Incredible adventure.  Congrats on a  true trophy which you worked hard to attain.

Looking forward to the rest of your adventure.

[John Havard]

Clint, did Paul get a shot at the tahr he stalked?

[chinook907]

Now that is a hunt !  Big congrats.

[Paul R]

Unfortunately there was no luck for me this year on killing a Tahr although I had some close stalks and closed to shooting range a couple of times which I take as some personal success.

When I worked my way into my final position on the bull I was stalking in the above pictures, it was laying down and facing away from me at a very steep angle. I was only 12 yards away but the angle was terrible and I would have to try and slip an arrow down beside the vertebrae if I took a shot from there. I decided to wait until the bull stood up and so the patience game began. These animals have fantastic eyesight and after about 5 mins of waiting the bull swiveled his head in my direction. I guess he caught sight of me slowly peaking over the rock to check on him, I don't know how as he was facing almost directly away, but he did. The bull turned back around and I quickly ducked back down. I was half crouched behind the rock and decided that I was going to take the shot so I drew and slowly stood up. The bull mustn't have liked what he saw as he was standing up at the same steep angle with his head craned around looking directly at me. He immediately whistled loudly and burst into a run. I had already released my arrow, but due to the speed of the bulls take off it wasn't to be. I was pretty high still on the feeling of making a cool stalk and being so close to an unaware huge bull Tahr. I still get a stupid grin on my face now reliving the memory.

It was awesome to assist Clint with the recovery of the bull he'd shot and I tip my hat in respect for his success. Well done mate! The fresh meat was fantastic too!

[BMN]

       

[amicus]

AWESOME!!

[Keith Zimmerman]

WOW!  one of the best threads ever.  Love the pics and the whole story.  Congrats guys!  You guys are a great team!

[Hopewell Tom]

That country - takes my breath away.
Congratulations on all levels. Thanks for sharing.

[fmscan]

Paul & Clint....what can I say....just hardcore to the bone.... Thank you so much for  livin the dream & and taking us along.

[Marksman Quivers]

You deserve it Clint.
Hardship + Effort + Persistence =
Humble Achievements.

Well done wish I could have been there to taste it.

Mark.

[ozy clint]

mate, i wish you were there to taste it. we were living it up in a warm hut eating tahr with onion gravy and fried bread. yes, you heard me right, some other hunters or hikers left onions and flour in the hut!!!      

[huntingarcher]

Congrats Clint!What a true hunting adventure.
Thanks for sharing.