DoeNob
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Hunted with Kiowa/Kauffman and punched my tag on day 2.5 on the second biggest Billy of the trip seen. G&F has straight up pounded this resource way too hard and between that and the drought I'd lay off applying a year or two for your OIL. Nanny/kid hunts have cratered the population from over 800 to less than 300 on this range. 2 other rifle hunters in camp, one was active military and ate his tag after 5 hard days, one killed a billy in mid 20's that ran over the back of the mountain after I missed his big brother at 450 yards on a very uphill shot over a granite dome on the morning of day two.
Still a great hunt with great guides and I'm happy I got to go. That mountain is a straight up kick in the crotch. And I did it all with a torn meniscus/spaghetti knee and had surgery when I got back; 3 weeks on crutches down, one more to go. Lotta rehab ahead of me.
Grateful for the opportunity, happy for my trophy, privileged to meet and hunt with Dennis Kauffman, wish NM did a better job of managing their special and valuable resources.
All in all still a great hunt. 37 inch billy shot downhill thru the heart in his bed facing directly head on laying on a boulder at 258 yards with a savage long range hunter 300 win mag topped with a zeiss 4.5x14 rapid z 800 sending 165 grain barnes TTSX.
lion kill
heartless bastard
Still a great hunt with great guides and I'm happy I got to go. That mountain is a straight up kick in the crotch. And I did it all with a torn meniscus/spaghetti knee and had surgery when I got back; 3 weeks on crutches down, one more to go. Lotta rehab ahead of me.
Grateful for the opportunity, happy for my trophy, privileged to meet and hunt with Dennis Kauffman, wish NM did a better job of managing their special and valuable resources.
All in all still a great hunt. 37 inch billy shot downhill thru the heart in his bed facing directly head on laying on a boulder at 258 yards with a savage long range hunter 300 win mag topped with a zeiss 4.5x14 rapid z 800 sending 165 grain barnes TTSX.
lion kill
heartless bastard
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