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Even
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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting [Re: Allan]
#223383 - 11/01/13 10:33 AM

Superb photos, M. Dorleac! My lord you gentlemen build beautiful rifles, to go with those beautiful mountains!

Thank you for posting them.

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DORLEAC
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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting [Re: Allan]
#223618 - 14/01/13 08:37 PM

ozhunter,
Here, in Oriental-Pyrenean (département des Pyrénées-Orientales - 66), we hunt isard from mid September to end of January, the best time being end of October to the first week of December.
Indeed we have also big mountain wild boars (sangliers) and when we meet them we have to take care of the weight before to shoot !
Usually we walk and climb at least ten hours a day and with a heavy backpack the comeback could be very hard.
Notice also that we have many great red stags, roe deers and muflons.

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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting [Re: DORLEAC]
#223710 - 16/01/13 10:28 AM

I am disappointed you have not yet built Elvis a little mountain rifle too Joel...

Joking aside, beautiful landscape. would love to go there sometime. See you in march...axel

Edited by Fontainebleu (16/01/13 10:30 AM)

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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting [Re: DORLEAC]
#224341 - 26/01/13 08:17 PM

Great report Dorleac.

Thank you for posting.

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SAHUNT
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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting [Re: Jon2]
#224346 - 27/01/13 02:28 AM

Beautiful area to hunt in with very nice senery.

Thanks for the report.

The rifles are very beatiful, I just love the stocks.

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Edited by SAHUNT (27/01/13 02:34 AM)

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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting [Re: SAHUNT]
#224423 - 29/01/13 04:46 AM

The season is on the end side, past Sunday was the last and we have only next Wednesday to complete the isard hunting plan.
Yesterday the weather was fine, but the walking was on the hard side.
I can't resist the pleasure to show you some photos.
Those who know me will recognize Elvis, my Jack Russel and my hunting buddy, Guy, a man made of rock !
Hope you will enjoy.

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…after a long stalk

Elvis chasing the big one

Snow, sun and wind.

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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting [Re: DORLEAC]
#224424 - 29/01/13 04:53 AM

Just wonderful. The scenery, the Game, Elvis..........

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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting [Re: Caprivi]
#224494 - 30/01/13 07:12 AM

Marvellous.

That looks a first class specimen.

A great experience.

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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting [Re: DORLEAC]
#224511 - 30/01/13 03:35 PM

Truely beautiful country and a top trophy. Well done.

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DORLEAC
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Isard Mountain Hunting - New Season [Re: Allan]
#238703 - 05/12/13 04:59 AM

We are now at the middle of the mountain hunting season for isard.
Weather isn't as sweet than last year…cold, wind, snow…but heavy sun !
For info, I use a technical D&D 6,5 Creedmoor rifle built on a much modified Remington Seven action, fitted with a match grade SS Lothar Walther 23" barrel, bedded in a Mc Millan "Edge" composite stock.
The scope is a Swarovski Z5 and my binoculars are Leica Ultravid HD 10x42.
Hope you will enjoy the photos.

DORLEAC
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…mid November, after a 3000 feet hard climb, a great old bock. Very heavy !

Snow is coming

First victim on the white coat

"Kapital Bock" our Graal

In the backpack (it's 80 liters capacity)

…the climb

Snow and sun

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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting - New Season [Re: DORLEAC]
#238710 - 05/12/13 06:39 AM

Fantastic, really beautiful Mountains. Must be a great hunt! Less snow than normal?? We have´nt got any snow yet, usually we have some snow now.//S

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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting - New Season [Re: Sville]
#238711 - 05/12/13 06:42 AM

In the 80:s I was invited to Andorra, but unfortunately I didn´t have the opportunity to go.

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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting - New Season [Re: Sville]
#238755 - 06/12/13 01:13 AM

Lovely photos and a long horned chamois taken too.

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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting - New Season [Re: NitroX]
#238810 - 06/12/13 09:32 AM

Awesome mountains and wonderful photos!

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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting [Re: Allan]
#238859 - 06/12/13 09:32 PM

Those are some great photos and stories..thank you for sharing

Ripp

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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting [Re: Ripp]
#238890 - 07/12/13 02:13 AM

As always thank you so much for inviting us to your backyard. My "backyard", the BigHorn Mountains are a amazing fun lovely place, but Sir I dip my colours to your Isard. Truly by God's hand.

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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting [Re: Caprivi]
#238941 - 07/12/13 06:18 PM

Lovely photographs!! What does isard taste like? Lamb, goat, venison? Fantastic, I would guess, especially when you have worked hard for it!
Regards K

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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting [Re: karamoja]
#238946 - 07/12/13 09:00 PM

Isard meal is a cross between venison and lamb.
As you know, us, frog eaters, are very fond of cooking and the French one is among the best.
For my own taste, I like the cutlets, lightly fried and cooked in tomatoes and red pepper sauce.
However I must confess that I'm not a big red meal fan, having a preference for our Mediterranean fishes.

DORLEAC
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* I have noticed a mistake, the barrel length of my 6.5 Creedmoor is 25", not 23".

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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting [Re: DORLEAC]
#245340 - 10/04/14 12:40 AM

Who makes that backpack you are using to take the Isard off the mountain. Look much better than a traditional Roesack.

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DORLEAC
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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting [Re: HeymSR20]
#245377 - 10/04/14 04:24 AM

The backpack is an old LAFUMA 80 liters "Land Cruiser".
They make it in 65 liters capacity now: http://www.lafuma-boutique.com/sac-a-dos-land-cruiser-65-marron.html
I use also a RISERVA that's perfect for mountain hunting.
http://www.riserva.it/en-UK/MotoreDiRicerca.php

Best.

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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting [Re: DORLEAC]
#245381 - 10/04/14 05:21 AM

Beautiful pics. The country looks very much like the deasert area in the central,part of bc.

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HeymSR20
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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting [Re: Dumprat]
#245437 - 10/04/14 09:30 PM

Thanks Dorleac for your comments on Back Packs - looks just like a typical norml mountain back pack and very good for carrying a load. I've an old Karrimor Jaguar which is very similar but haven't thought of using it to carry Roe Bucks out of the woods. I have a new piece of ground where the carry out is a god few miles. Do you wrap the Isard in a waterproof bag to keep to keep the blood off the pack and the rest of your kit, or do you just give it a good wash when you are finished?

Is there any difference between an Isard and a Chamois, or Isard the local name for them in the Pyranees.

Beautiful rifles - I am sure that life is too short to waste time hunting with plastic stocked horrors unbalanced with Bipods and Moderators as seem to be all the fashion in the UK.

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Re: Isard Mountain Hunting [Re: HeymSR20]
#245450 - 11/04/14 12:39 AM

Joel,

Some pictures of your rifle, my friend, whenever you have time, please. I am guessing it is one of your "Technique" high tech models.

Thanks for the great pictures, and good hunting!

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