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Here is the original link.
http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/DCForumID34/3723.html
Pick up from there. After my wifes elk hunt we finally were able to coordinate the ibex recovery with the guys we tracked down in Deming. The one guy got down from the first attemt the day Zach shot it and told Miguel to erase his phone number out of his cell phone. He was not there this time.
Anyhow, we drove out to the mountain and hiked in. They went to the top of the mountain and Zach and I went to the bottom. We got some pics of the ibex in the cave.
The only stupid/dangerous thing we did was be under the cliff the guy was rappelling off of. Loose rocks came screaming down like quail on steroids. The first time we heard that whirring noise as rocks came down from a couple hundred yards we were diving for cover. That did inhibit some of the pics I was able to take.
The mountain as we hiked up to it.
Best pic through the spotting scope of the billy in the cave
Ropes off the edge
I dont think I could have convinced myself to take that first step off the cliff. This guys name was Jimmy.
dropping in
This is from the cave we were hiding in as the rocks were whirring down on us. Cant imagine a 5lb rock hitting me in the head from 200 yards.
trying to lower the ibex. It was hanging up so it had to be hauled up
Side view of mountain. That slab of rock on the right was what they were rappelling off of
back at the truck. Zach asked me every day if the guys had called to set up a time. Billy was 42". His first was a little over 50" It is amazing how 2 weeks of daydreaming had Zach and I thinking he was another monster. Even glassing him in the cave with the spotting scope we put about 10" extra on him
after a little cleaned up.
The drive home was pretty stinky even with all the windows open for 4 hours.
http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/DCForumID34/3723.html
Pick up from there. After my wifes elk hunt we finally were able to coordinate the ibex recovery with the guys we tracked down in Deming. The one guy got down from the first attemt the day Zach shot it and told Miguel to erase his phone number out of his cell phone. He was not there this time.
Anyhow, we drove out to the mountain and hiked in. They went to the top of the mountain and Zach and I went to the bottom. We got some pics of the ibex in the cave.
The only stupid/dangerous thing we did was be under the cliff the guy was rappelling off of. Loose rocks came screaming down like quail on steroids. The first time we heard that whirring noise as rocks came down from a couple hundred yards we were diving for cover. That did inhibit some of the pics I was able to take.
The mountain as we hiked up to it.
Best pic through the spotting scope of the billy in the cave
Ropes off the edge
I dont think I could have convinced myself to take that first step off the cliff. This guys name was Jimmy.
dropping in
This is from the cave we were hiding in as the rocks were whirring down on us. Cant imagine a 5lb rock hitting me in the head from 200 yards.
trying to lower the ibex. It was hanging up so it had to be hauled up
Side view of mountain. That slab of rock on the right was what they were rappelling off of
back at the truck. Zach asked me every day if the guys had called to set up a time. Billy was 42". His first was a little over 50" It is amazing how 2 weeks of daydreaming had Zach and I thinking he was another monster. Even glassing him in the cave with the spotting scope we put about 10" extra on him
after a little cleaned up.
The drive home was pretty stinky even with all the windows open for 4 hours.
