MARCO..........

04 August 2011, 02:29

BrettAKSCI

MARCO..........

......POLO!!!!!! I'm booked now for both Marco Polo Argali and Mid-Asian Ibex in Kyrgyzstan next year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brett

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Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter
May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick.
And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too.
May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep.
May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip.
-Seth Peterson

04 August 2011, 02:49

Biebs

Awesome! The trip of a lifetime.

04 August 2011, 06:39

Jack D Bold

Brett,

I am looking very hard at that part of the world. Who did you book with?

04 August 2011, 08:22

BrettAKSCI

Jack,

Our own Arjun Reddy who books for Renaud Degree Du Lou (sp?). Feel free to PM for more info.

Brett

04 August 2011, 11:39

RELBAT

Brett: I'm happy for you. You will have the time of your life. All the best in your adventure.

04 August 2011, 14:12

BrettAKSCI

quote:
Originally posted by RELBAT:
Brett: I'm happy for you. You will have the time of your life. All the best in your adventure.

Thanks RELBAT! I leave for dalls in the Brooks Friday. Have to get together when I get back. Been too long!

Brett

04 August 2011, 14:31

Anders

Fantastic! In the same process myself

Looking into Dec. 2012.

04 August 2011, 18:41

505 gibbs

Good luck Brett.

05 August 2011, 01:25

Michael Robinson

Wow, what a trip! Congrats - and best wishes for good hunting and good shooting both!

What rifle/caliber will you use? I understand that the shots can often be a very long range proposition . . . .

05 August 2011, 04:12

Frostbit

quote:
Originally posted by Michael Robinson:
Wow, what a trip! Congrats - and best wishes for good hunting and good shooting both!

What rifle/caliber will you use? I understand that the shots can often be a very long range proposition . . . .

That will probably be a rather long answer if he gets to it before he heads North to the Brooks. Lets just say it's really, really light.

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05 August 2011, 05:27

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quote:
Originally posted by Michael Robinson:
Wow, what a trip! Congrats - and best wishes for good hunting and good shooting both!

What rifle/caliber will you use? I understand that the shots can often be a very long range proposition . . . .

Thanks! I have a Bansner Ultimate Ovis in 7mm wsm. It's pushing a 160 AccuBond at 3158fps. HOT load by the way. It's getting its "test run" very shortly in the Brooks Range for sheep, caribou, grizzly, and wolf. Seems to be shooting well though. My understanding is 300-600 yards is the norm in Kyrgyzstan. I've been shooting 300 regularly with no problems from prone off my pack. I'm definitely going to up the anty next year and practice out to atleast 400 yards. If I can find longer I'll do it!

Brett

05 August 2011, 05:29

BrettAKSCI

Thanks Ben, Biebs, Anders, Michael, Kevin, Jack, Jim, et al!!!

Brett

05 August 2011, 07:26

Pink Panther

That sounds like a lot of fun. Good luck.

05 August 2011, 12:44

Ahmed Sultan

Brett, a trip of a lifetime for sure, good luck.

Practice shooting upto atleast 500 yards. My father shot his Marcopolo at 415 yards and the local guide said that it was a short distance shot for Marcopolo!

05 August 2011, 22:52

BrettAKSCI

Thanks PP and Ahmed. I'll definitly shoot as far as local ranges allow!

Brett

07 August 2011, 04:41

larryshores

Wow! What a trip. Best of luck.

07 August 2011, 19:55

Tim Herald

Congrats again Brett! Guys speaking of these ranges, is it generally the same for IBEX, or are these really long shots usually just the sheep? I am going with Brett to hunt IBEX only, and 400 yard shots sure don't make good footage for TV...and they really stretch my ability

15 August 2011, 23:54

jbderunz

quote:
pl

congratulations and good luck
I also consider hunting with Renaud may be for Marco Polo. I don't know how many Marcos has he under his belt but he is an undisputed specialist of hunting ----------according to the book------Asia. He began hi pH career with tiger and Gaur (the giant Indian buffalo) in India, Nam and Birmania with the most prominent world hunters. He is only 40+
Icing the cake he is a perfect accomplished gentleman and awonderful and captiving companion.
I badly envy You.
Good luck
jb

03 September 2011, 14:45

cameronaussie

Dear Brett

Good luck, yes the distance shooting is required.

But remember if it feels to far do not shot.
I did not have a rang finder but in general if you can sit it with your eye the guides think it is in shooting range.

Have a good sling and take your own pack to mount on the horse.

Not sure what time of year but white could be your cammo colour.

Also get your self a wolf tag.

Regards Mark

07 September 2011, 08:10

retreever

Brett, the best and make the shot. I'm glad you guys know to come to Pa. for a light long range rifle.

Mike

07 September 2011, 14:41

Nakihunter

Congratulation Part I !! Nice choice of rifle & load for the game & the terrain. Have you tried the TTSX? They may be better for hitting bone at longer ranges, as long as they give great accuracy. What scope are you going to use? A Sworvski Z6 looks like a great choice. My friend has one on his 7mm WSM & I really like its versatility & ease of use for adjusting to long range.

Good luck!

08 September 2011, 03:50

BrettAKSCI

quote:
Originally posted by Nakihunter:
Congratulation Part I !! Nice choice of rifle & load for the game & the terrain. Have you tried the TTSX? They may be better for hitting bone at longer ranges, as long as they give great accuracy. What scope are you going to use? A Sworvski Z6 looks like a great choice. My friend has one on his 7mm WSM & I really like its versatility & ease of use for adjusting to long range.

Good luck!

I used a Z3 3-9 on my recent dall sheep hunt. I'm putting a Z5 3.5-18 with ballistic turret on it for this hunt. Should be nice to just hold on the animal with a bit more magnification. 18x is a little overkill in my oppinion, but I like the scope and at 16oz feel it's lighter weight.

Brett

15 September 2011, 07:45

RichP470

Brett good luck. I am heading over there to hunt with Ansten Ostbye in Nov of 12 for MP and Ibex. I too will be carrying a Bansner, but in 300RUM with a Z5 with a custom turret that Tom set up for me. It is sweet. Wickedly accurate to 700 yards. It is a sweet set up.

In the mean time, I will have to settle for a CA desert bighorn hunt in November.

15 September 2011, 12:54

BrettAKSCI

quote:
Originally posted by RichP470:
In the mean time, I will have to settle for a CA desert bighorn hunt in November.

Poor you!!! What area will you be hunting in Kyrgyzstan?

Brett

21 September 2011, 08:27

RichP470

We are leaning towards Tajikistan, but my head to Kyrg. If I don't make it this trip, I will head back for a Hume

14 December 2012, 06:07

Dog Man

quote:
Originally posted by BrettAKSCI:
......POLO!!!!!! I'm booked now for both Marco Polo Argali and Mid-Asian Ibex in Kyrgyzstan next year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brett

I am really looking forward to the story about the 300 yard running shot.