prohuntkz 54 Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 This is my sixths story about a journey for finding a Trophy Champion.I got lucky enough to get a license to hunt an ibex this fall.So know to get this Trophy became not just my personal, but almost a governmental taskJ)I called my friend and he gladly agrees to join me.Of course more likely we could find a Champion in a most remote regions, that hard to reach by people. Almost 24 hours later we get to our campsite. Even after this exhausting car trip and then a long horse ride we could focus a first group of ibexes. I counted 24 of them We got very excited and decided to go to bed earlier so we save a more energy for a long hunt tomorrow. 4am, time to get up and get ready to hunt. Morning was beautiful. The “Indian summer” is one of the gorgeous seasons time in mounting. After we ride about a mile I notice a huge group of ibexes. Looking closer on them in binocular I could tell that it’s about 100 of them! To be exact- 97 as my friend countedJ) And there least 20 of them has a horns over 115 sm! That’s an unbelievable fortune. in center very big ibex ! distance 1 mil So we get closer to them and when the distance was about 200 meters I heard a terrible noise.What the hell ??? OMG, it was a border guard helicopter (we are pretty close to a border with China). Next second all ibexes where gone like a mirageJ)Frustrating, disappointing? Yes!But then I decide that it’s going to be even more interesting if our trip won’t end that fast.So we went up along the river. I found a fresh track of Snow lion and realize how high I climb. To prevent a high altitude sickness I had to get lower. 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hot Meat 3,109 Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 What's a snow lion? Cracking country you have to hunt in pal, I'm jealous as fook Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Yeh snow lion??? I worked in a zoo for years,building enclosures....never heard of one....I thought it was Tibetan myth....do you mean snow leopard? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
prohuntkz 54 Posted November 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Next morning while still dark we went to the river hoping to find our lost ibexes fr om yesterday.That day we saw a small group of animals. But I didn’t see the one I was looking for.And after spending the day with binoculars we decided to go down to the campsite.It was still not dark and I remember that have a spinner in my truck.Surprisingly I got some fish out of this small river! But what was even more surprising it’s that my friend got fish too. He catches it with his bare hands!!)) Next morning we moved to another hill wh ere I saw the small group day before.The hill was “hard”. It was confronted with the dense thorn bushes covered by thousand thrones. Plus it was very steep, around 70 degree of sharp rocks. But I was 100% sure there are animals! So I decided to go. Climbing up Higher And here you go!) 300-400 more meters of vertical terrain and I found a good spot I make my shot and it hit the ibex it is not a monster, but it is very hard trophy Green-it’s my trip and red is the shot.Then of course a hard hunting realityJ)I’m smiling to myself and perhaps for the first time feel myself a real hunter. All of us know –it’s not the easiest thing to haul a cow through the bushesJ)But it’s so worth it! Isn’t it? 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
prohuntkz 54 Posted November 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Yeh snow lion??? I worked in a zoo for years,building enclosures....never heard of one....I thought it was Tibetan myth....do you mean snow leopard? For shure it is snow leoperd. In Kazakhstan habitat about 120 individuals Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Don't mind me mate....what you are doing looks the absolute 'bollo*ks, fantastic mate.....! ATB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Absolutely brilliant write up and pictures ... Thanks ........... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,975 Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Superb thread prohuntkz! Thanks for sharing! Look forward to more! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
air gun ant 1,666 Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 I enjoyed that thanks, it was something a bit different Quote Link to post Share on other sites
D Lloyd 2,790 Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 (edited) now that what you call stalking well done bet them fish made a nice meal Edited November 14, 2013 by D Lloyd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whenthemoongoesdown 54 Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 what a storey so true to life enjoyed that it made my day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tyla 3,179 Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 More please Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skinner 348 Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 that was some hunt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flacko 1,744 Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Fcukin great post class pics Atb Flacko Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Top class, I have a huge interest in the capra of the world, would love to hunt them one day. Superb, hope you can write more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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