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gryphon
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Tahr bulls
      #178761 - 11/04/11 04:53 AM

Sitting in a net cafe in NZ,so far this week we have taken four bull tahr,3 x 12 1 x 11 .5 and one lost.

Back in the bush for a few more days then home to hunt the best of all..sambar!

Oh yes we ate a Chamois also.

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: gryphon]
      #178771 - 11/04/11 06:41 AM

Look forward to the full report mate. "Hydro's" ?.

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Ben
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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: FATBOY404]
      #178778 - 11/04/11 07:02 AM

Fantastic! Congratulations!

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: Ben]
      #178781 - 11/04/11 07:32 AM

Congratulations. I hope there are lots of photos.

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: gryphon]
      #178784 - 11/04/11 09:41 AM

Good going, look forward to the reports.

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: Rule303]
      #178808 - 11/04/11 06:14 PM

G'Day Fella's,

Congratulations to you also Gryphon!
Looking forward to the full Hunt Report!!!

Doh!
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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: Homer]
      #178815 - 11/04/11 07:05 PM

Awesome work, 2nd time's a charm.

Glad to hear its gone well go get a 10 inch Cham!

Regards,

MOG

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: Cinghiale]
      #178818 - 11/04/11 07:16 PM

Look forward to some pics!

Cheers
H

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: HendrikNZ]
      #178820 - 11/04/11 07:25 PM

Congrats Gryphon they are a tough critter to hunt...damn addictive though! Look forward to your report.

blacks

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: gryphon]
      #178821 - 11/04/11 07:32 PM

Well done, Gryph.

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: NitroX]
      #179272 - 17/04/11 05:34 PM



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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: gryphon]
      #179273 - 17/04/11 05:35 PM



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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: gryphon]
      #179288 - 18/04/11 12:21 AM

Well done, Gryphon.

Do you mount the whole skull or just the top of it? I'd like to see how they come out. Hope you left a couple for us

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: Paul]
      #179300 - 18/04/11 05:07 AM

I like the full skull ah lah French cut myself Paul.

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: gryphon]
      #179306 - 18/04/11 07:20 AM

Great stuff Gryph well done. Spectacular country.

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: tophet1]
      #179313 - 18/04/11 09:51 AM

I`m in bed,rock bivvy full of Chamois shit haha,damp too!

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: gryphon]
      #179314 - 18/04/11 09:52 AM

Crossing the river for the rest of the gear.

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: gryphon]
      #179315 - 18/04/11 09:53 AM

Poking around the tussock tops

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: gryphon]
      #179316 - 18/04/11 09:53 AM

Camp two on a 'cold as' early morn

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: gryphon]
      #179317 - 18/04/11 09:55 AM

The tarn not far from Camp Two



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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: gryphon]
      #179318 - 18/04/11 09:57 AM

note stag marks in the sand foreground prev pic

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: gryphon]
      #179323 - 18/04/11 11:28 AM

WOW--that is some incredibly beautiful country...

thanks for the photos..

Ripp

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: Ripp]
      #179330 - 18/04/11 01:03 PM

Keep those pics coming!

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: HendrikNZ]
      #179332 - 18/04/11 03:06 PM

You will be with us one of these days H

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: gryphon]
      #179333 - 18/04/11 03:06 PM

Goblin bush,a real shitfight to get through too.

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: gryphon]
      #179334 - 18/04/11 03:07 PM



Makings of a glacier

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: gryphon]
      #179335 - 18/04/11 03:19 PM

I feel cold and wet just looking at these photos.

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: tophet1]
      #179360 - 18/04/11 09:14 PM

Magestic scenery. And some great trophies too.


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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: tophet1]
      #179362 - 18/04/11 09:21 PM

Quote:

I feel cold and wet just looking at these photos.


Reminds me of purple toes when I was sixteen on my first wet coast hunt.

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: ozhunter]
      #180363 - 30/04/11 05:40 PM

Great work Gryph,

What rifle did you take on this trip?

Regards,

MOG

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: Cinghiale]
      #180409 - 01/05/11 01:55 PM

Brno Mod 600 in .270 Mog

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: gryphon]
      #180424 - 01/05/11 04:23 PM

G'Day Fella's,

Gryphon, Well Done and thank you for the hunt report!
If you don't mind me asking, where about's on The Coast, were you?
It kind of looks like its around Haast?

Doh!
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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: Homer]
      #180533 - 02/05/11 03:52 PM

Nice mtn cal and great rifle to boot!

How did the pack go, was it the same one as last time?

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Re: Tahr bulls [Re: Cinghiale]
      #180534 - 02/05/11 04:36 PM

Yes Homer was off the Haast Hwy a long walk from Franz Joseph Glacier.

Same brand but its my own pack Cinghiale..was good enough on the tryout last year to put my own dough on one..top shelf.

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