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André
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Reged: 28/06/04
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Loc: Brussels (Belgium)

Re: The invitation arrived today
14/08/07 10:43 PM

I'm back from Austria, having had one of the best hunting experiences in my life. The weather was awful, with lots of rain and mist (clouds actually). The 3 of us ("berufsjäger" Albert, my son-in-law Christopher and myself) hunted at 1500 m in a very hard terrain. I suffered but was glad that I trained during the preceding month and stopped smoking 9 months ago. Still the stalking was pretty steep and I suffered from vertigo several times (I never admitted, of course…). During our first day, we saw 3 Chamois, a young, an unsuitable buck (I was after a class 1 buck) and finally this one. We spotted him at 100m, walking the 5 meters that separated him from the cover and the rest happened very fast. I started to raise my bino's but the PH who had recognized the buck whispered : "nein, schiessen, schnell !". I dropped into position and let go 5 cm forward of the shoulder to compensate for the walking. The buck stopped, then took a step backwards before his hindquarters let go. He toppled over on his back and rolled downwards for a few meters on the grassy slope, never moving again. All in all, it was over in 3-4 seconds, not leaving me the time to get nervous, so that I reacted by reflex.

However, nervous I became when we stood before him, a giant buck counting 13 growing rings = aged 13 ! The 3 PH who saw him afterwards had good hopes for C.I.C. Gold ?!? Anyway, I'll have to wait till May 2008 before collecting the trophy as he will participate in the 2007 selection for "best chamois of Tyrol".

Needless to say, I'm elated for having confirmed the French saying "point n'est besoin d'être beau pour avoir de la chance" (there's no need to be handsome to have luck).

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André
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3 shots do not make a group, they show a point of aim or impact.
5 shots are a group.

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The invitation arrived today	André	13/07/07 11:12 PM
Re: The invitation arrived today	EricD	15/08/07 08:19 PM
Re: The invitation arrived today	André	16/08/07 12:44 AM
Re: The invitation arrived today	Chasseur	18/08/07 07:23 AM
Re: The invitation arrived today	André	22/10/08 10:29 PM
Re: The invitation arrived today	EricD	22/10/08 11:21 PM
Re: The invitation arrived today	9.3x57	23/10/08 12:16 PM
Re: The invitation arrived today	larcher	28/10/08 01:24 AM
Re: The invitation arrived today	André	28/10/08 08:30 PM
Re: The invitation arrived today	larcher	29/10/08 02:22 AM
Re: The invitation arrived today	93mouse	08/12/08 10:29 PM
Re: The invitation arrived today	93mouse	08/12/08 11:31 PM
Re: The invitation arrived today	peter	09/12/08 12:39 AM
Re: The invitation arrived today	93mouse	09/12/08 12:56 AM
Re: The invitation arrived today	André	29/10/08 02:52 AM
Re: The invitation arrived today	JabaliHunter	28/10/08 03:30 AM
Re: The invitation arrived today	Chasseur	14/07/07 04:39 AM
Re: The invitation arrived today	André	14/07/07 09:54 PM
Re: The invitation arrived today	9.3x57	14/07/07 10:18 PM
Re: The invitation arrived today	Mario	15/07/07 04:25 AM
Re: The invitation arrived today	André	15/07/07 07:28 PM
Re: The invitation arrived today	André	14/08/07 10:43 PM
Re: The invitation arrived today	NitroX	15/08/07 02:37 PM
Re: The invitation arrived today	André	15/08/07 07:42 PM
Re: The invitation arrived today	9.3x57	15/08/07 10:58 AM
Re: The invitation arrived today	Ripp	15/08/07 11:17 AM
Re: The invitation arrived today	peter	15/08/07 05:10 AM
Re: The invitation arrived today	NitroX	14/07/07 01:41 AM
Re: The invitation arrived today	9.3x57	14/07/07 03:18 AM

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