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 I don't really post too much on this forum, but I thought ya'll might like to see this 38"er that we took off of a 358000 acre ranch near white sands. I'm on the right(the good looking one) and my buddy Troy is on the left. It took about 3 hours to put her in the dirt!....wapiti7 | ||
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With a smoke pole, too...  | |||
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Good eating too!!! Congrats on a really nice critter! JW | |||
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With the exception of the cactus or whatever it is in the background it looks like youre in Africa. Good one at 38" Frederik Cocquyt I always try to use enough gun but then sometimes a brainshot works just as good. | |||
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Wapiti7, nice gemsbok I shot a 38 1/2 inch female gemsbok on the small missile range at white sands. I was lucky and drew a tag on my first try. I shot two other in SA but have not broken 40 inches yet. | |||
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Nice, What type of hunt was it? One of the private land depradation hunts or ?. I drew the North Range for the first hunt after 911 and we wound up with a 3/4 day hunt. I passed up several in the 32-35" range and wound up skunked. Success rate was only 60% for that group. Really low. Got a 36"+ on the main post on a depradation hunt in 04. Mainly a come and kill it deal. Met the escort at 0600 and was headed out the gate to the processors at 0730. Nice one there. Thaine "Begging hands and bleeding hearts will always cry out for more..." Ayn Rand "Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here, we might as well dance" Jeanne C. Stein | |||
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Thanks for the complements guys, it makes me feel better since I'm still digging cactus out of my knees!!!.........Gino | |||
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Good on ya. That is one beautiful Gemsbok. Might well make SCI if you are interested. My grandsons live in Socorro, NM, pretty close to where these wonderful critters are. I keep pestering them to put in. For a resident the fee is minimal.  Do you happen to know an old compadre of mine in Farmington, Jay Faurot? "When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all." Theodore Roosevelt | |||
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Nice Gemsbok! Will probably go in the high 80s score wise but she's a dandy. What's the story? Has to be a good one using a smoke pole. LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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Texashunter.. I posted the exact questions on the North American forum.. The answers were heart breaking but informative... MopaneMike | |||
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Ooo, Nuevo Mexico lindo! Looks like more of Texas to me. | |||
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That is a beauty! | |||
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Well the story is sad but true. We whacked her with a 30-378. The smoke pole got left behind us about 150 yards because we just couldn't close the distance. The finances involved in the tag dictated a dead animal no matter what the weapon. But I didn't have a pic with the rifle to post. The good news is that last july I shot a 33 1/2" bull with my muzzleloader. I'll post the pic next. Remember that if you guys draw an off range tag, I would be happy to take you and do the video. Also, I have access for private land permits for 2500. But dont forget that you will still have to pay the 1616 to the state. If I can help you apply or ease your summer bordom, let me know......wapiti7 | |||
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