Hey gazors,
first of all let me say sorry for my delay.
I had some bigger problems with my pc, and that�s why I couldn�t get back earlier to the board and tell you how my hunting trip was.

Friday,
Was the day where we drove to austria and met with the local hunters and the owner of the hunt. After some small talk we took our cars and drove up in the mountain to the cabin, where we stayed for the next 3 days.









It was one of these typical small hunting cabins that are located in most �mountain hunting areas�. Not much comfort, although everything that was needed was there to be found.
Because we were 5 people and the cabin just had 2 sleeping places, my friend and I pitches our quartier in a �barn�, where the farmer usually stores his hay.
After we stored our things and equipment we decides to make a first stalk to see where the chamois are in the mountains.
The owner of the hunt, who act as guide too, told us that the date for our chamois hunt wasn�t that good, because the last weeks it had been fine weather and because the chamois don�t like warm weather they will go up in higher regions where it�s colder!
Another problem would be that there are a lot of �wanderer� to be found at this time of the year.
This would mean, that we have to stalk high in the mountains and realy need luck to get some chamois.
Later in the year , when the first snow have get down, definetely would be better for hunting, because on one hand side the chamois will go down to the valley and because the cabins where the wanderer can get some food or sleep for a night, will have been closed!

Not so good news, but with some luck we will get a chance to bag a chamois and a �Murmeltier�.
On the first stalk in the valley, I manage to spot a good chamois. But it was so high in the steep face that it wouldn�t be a good idea to shoot it, because the game will definetely fall down off the mountain and the meat and the trophie will be godd for nuthing, because all bones will be crashed by the fall.
Later one we could see 4 more chamois which where placed on the top of one of the mountains, to far away for a stalk, because in 4 hours it will be evening time and light will disapear.
So we decided to go back to the cabin, take our fishing rods and try to catch some fish for the evening.
Only my friend, who is fisher by profession, had �luck� and could catch 2 good fishes. The rest of us, including me, just have �bathed some worms� in the lake.

Short before night broke in we all sat in front of the cabin and discussed a plan for the next day.
My friend went with one guide, and me and the owner of the hunt and a �sherpa� would be the other group.We will split in these two groups and then every group will go to another part of the area where the oportunity for a chamois will be good, although even the local hunter (the guides) can�t tell for sure where the game now will stay in the mountain, because the last weeks the chamois moved often from one place to another or even to a valey that�s outside of theis hunting area.
Two hours later and some bottles of red wine later we went to bed.
Six o�clock in the morning the alarm rang and we had to get up. A beautifull morning. The mountains shone in beautifull colours from the rising sun. What a panorama. Wow,..it nearly took my breath!



Half an hour ,and one cup of tea later we packed our things for the stalk together and we left the small cabin and began our stalk.
First of all we had to get higher in the mountain, and so we stalked 1500 �H�henmeter� in 2,5 hours till we reaches the Plateau on the top of the mountain.



These 1500 H�henmeter to stalk was a definetely new �advantage� for me. From the conditional point I had no problems.



But short time before we reached the plateau we had to cross a �special place� in the slope, where I realy DON`T feel comfortable.

The ground was somethink like a �gravel bank� with a downhill grade of circa 45 degrees, with a little creek running down over the small rocks. When you looked downhill you �Just saw� 20 meters and the suddenly there was nothing more to see as the valley, 1200meters below!
And as the guide asked �my sherpa� if they maybe should take a rope and rope me up, I began to get angst! Realy, I don�t tell u lies! And as my sherpa answered �Guess it ain�t a good idea, because when Konstantin will loose ground and fall down he will pull you too, and then we do have two dead hunters�
Another point that may be enforced these angst was, that my guide told me that 4 years ago his son �fell down� from a mountain, not far away from this place!
But after all, I mangaed to cross the slope, and you can�t believe how great and big I felt after I managed to cross this place and coped this situation!
Big experience!






To make a long story short, even at the top of the mountain, there where no chamois to spot,�all gone.
So we decided to stalk on, and mybe will have the luck to find some chamois in the part of the area, which lay more rearward.
But the luck wasn�t improving.

Circa 3 Hours later I got an sms from my friend who �told� me that he managed to shoot a Murmeltier and they now will go back to the cabin and have a drink.
What he doesn�t know was, that it will last 5 hours till we will be back at the Cabin , because we just had �finsihed� � of our stalk.



From time to time we saw some Murmeltiere (and and Wanderer) too, but my guide told me that they are to small for shooting, he looks for a good and big Murmeltier.
One and a half hour later we began to climb down the �hills� and as we reached the valley, my �sherpa� recognized a hugh Murmel in the other side of the valley, to which we now started to sneak up.
At this point I recognized loud conversation. A group of wanderer came down from the other side of the mountain and the hiking trail on which they walked , directed them not far awy from the Murmel, down to the valley!
But the Murmel, seemed to be not very impressed and just lay there on a big stone and enjoied laying in the sun!
As we where just 120meters from the Murmeltier away, we find a good place where we could talk place and I found a good position for a shot.
Hans, told me that I should wait till the wanderer are passed and then look that I can get a good angle for a shot. He told me that as long as the Murmel lays there, I could take as lot of time that I need� but if it will get up, the shot has to be made very quickly.
As I lay there behind the stones and dreamt a little bit, I suddenly recognized that Hans taped me and said � Shoot Shoot, the Murmel is up�.
Seconds later the shot broke and the last thing that I recognized was, that the Murmel dissapeared and fall off from the stone.
�Waidmannsheil Konstantin, good shot, this Murmel is yours�
Can�t tell you how happy I was after all the stalking in the mountain �to get the opportunity for a shot on such a capital Murmeltier. So we went to the place where we saw the Murmel the lasttime, but no Murmel could be found!
The bloodtrail led to a small whole under the stones, where the Murmel disapeared!
Shit! I thought there will be no way, to get the Muurmeltier out of the stones, but my two local hunters managed to get some of the smaller stones away.
And one hour and lot of tons of stones later J �. We could pull the Murmel out of the hole!
Wow,�real heavy these little animals. Guess my one, weighed arround 6 to 7 Kg, which is real big for a Murmel, as I have been told.



We packed our things together and made our way back to the cabin, where my friend and his guide already have waited for us.

After a short bath in one of the small Mountain creeks ( I swer to you, the water was 3 cm cold) and after I mange to pull of my shoes and looked after the blister on my feet ;( , you can�t imagin how good the first beer on this day tasted !

The rest of the day ( or better the 2 hours till the brake of night) we spent sitting outside of the cabin, have a laugh, something good to eat and the later the evening get� the more hunting stories have been told.
It was realy fascinating, just sit there in front of this old cabin in �mother nature� , an old petroleuem lamp which immersed the place in a fale �yellow� light and having a drink and a laugh with some friends.
Although I haven�t get my chamois I wasn�t dissapointed..it was more the other way round�..glad to had a fantastic day, and after all I get a good Murmel!

The weather on the next day, was more than just lousy. The clouds reached down to the valley and the wind blows hard.
So we decided to stay in the cabin and start to get our thinks together for the trip back home.
Now I was a little bit disapointed, because I realy hoped to get a chamois this day, but if the weather is bad�. It would be to dangerous to go in the mountain!

So we packed our things and storted them in the cars.

As I was standing there and took some photos of the �environment� where I yesterday started my stalk, I spotted a brown mark on one of the green field in the mountain. I went to my friend and to the guide and told them that they should come with me, because I saw a chamois in the mountain.
And yes, it was a good buck, which stands over us in the mountain, maybe wondering what was going on there, �down in the valley�.

After it was clear that this was a �huntable buck�, and I �gave my friend the precedence� on the shot �. he grabbed his gun and laser range fiinder and he tries to find a good spot for a shot.
I thought that it was a distance of 400 meters, but the range finder said:




Ten minutes later , the shot broke and the chamois just broke down and slipped down a few meters on the green.
A good shot on a good buck, and everyone was �hyped�and glad that at least one of us get a chamois !

I realy grant this buck to my friend.
One the one hand side he organized the whole trip, and on the other side Hans told me that it won�t be a problem if I will come later on the year to give it a second try.
He says that it�s better when the first snow lay in the valley because then there will be all of the chamois down in the valley and normally there will be groups of 20 or more chamois to find, and chances are a lot bigger.

And than we have to leave this wonderfull spot!
Can�t helped myself, but i realy feel sorry for!

So my friends, that �s the short version of my �hunting trip�.
As u may know I could have wrote more, but I gues no one will have the passion to read here 10 or more Sides, and I think although I haven�t written every single detail of the story it may give a overview how it was.
At this place let me say a big Thank you to all of u who have answered my questions before I have started and left home for my trip.

Hope you enjoied the litle story, and whith some luck I will be back in some months with Part 2

Cheers

Konstantin

Hi,
Nice story, looks like a great couple of days in the outdoors. That last minute trophy seems like a gift from the heavens. Is there any way you can increase the size of the trophy pics?

Konstantin

Congratulations Looks like you had very good hunt.

Can you enlarge the pictures a bit?

Cheers
/ JOHAN

wAIDMANNSHEIL!

One such hunt, high up on the mountains, with friendly guides, and you are HOOKED!

I bet it won�t be your last Chamois hunt! And because you didn�t just go up and shoot it, you really will earn your Gams. Yoe will also appreciate it more, when you shoot it.

Good luck! Hermann

Congratulations!

Regards,
Martin

Sorry for the small format of the pic�s..guess i mixed the button image up with the button url..so here is my second try

the cabin and the lake:



First time in the mountain with a "Bergstock"...





The view "downhills"





Just a few more steps





and we are on the top









take a closer look on the rocks, and you will see two Murmel�s



close up on my Murmel:





Salvage the chamois from the mountain:







By the way, the chamois get 100 CIC and is arround 12 years old.



@ahunter:

Man, you are absolutely right, can�t wait until i�m back in the mountains.



cheers and enjoy the pic�s

Konstantin

Konstantin,

Thanks for the story and the pics; it really looks a breath taking area to hunt in. To end the hunt with a lovely trophy as well is certainly the icing on the cake..

Regards,

Pete

Is the rifle a Blaser K-95? What calibre?
Good shooting and good hunt.

Konstantin:

Wonderful pics and story!

Thanks.

Konst, many thanks for recounting so well your recent hunt. I especially enjoyed the description of crossing the high exposure scree slope! Knee trembling experience...don't look down!
Wonderful clean alpine scenery, special set of hunting problems. Thanks for sharing.

@ Nitro....

No, it isn�t a K 77.
Although i originaly wanted to take a K77 in 6*62 Fr�res, from my friend but the gun had to be sent to Blaser because some Problems with the system (lock Mechanism) appeared and so the precission was not realy good.
But back to your question:
I lend this gun fom a friend of mine. It�s a Blaser Bergstutzen wit the calibre combination: .30-06 and 5,6*52R (Savage). For both calibre i had hand laborated ammo with Impala Bullets.
The V4 of the .30-06 is 932m/sec and for the Savage the V4 is = 954 m/sec. Scope= Zeiss Conquest 6,5-25*50.

cheers
Konstantin

congratulations and thanks for sharing your hunt, Konstantin.

Waidmanns Heil!

montero