 right animal..wrong country
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04/02/2019 6:55 PM
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jamesfromjersey
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 Knowing it would be impossible for me to hunt tahr in New Zealand, I took this one back in the day at a SCI YO Ranch hunt in Texas. I don`t know how you would score one but it looks pretty decent.. My right hand holds my ever faithful Freedom Arms 454.
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Re: right animal..wrong country
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04/02/2019 8:43 PM
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JDK
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Yea. I?m finding bizarre animals on my game cam. The last was a Blackbuck doe. I was thinking it was a strange fawn due to the pic being a little grainy. Texas is a whole other country!
John
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Re: right animal..wrong country
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04/02/2019 11:22 PM
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Vance in AK.
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Vance in AK.
Matthew 6:33
"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."
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04/02/2019 11:34 PM
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Pa. Mike
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No matter what country , that is a fine trophy.
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Re: right animal..wrong country
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04/03/2019 12:00 AM
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Kill'em where you find them James! Thanks for sharing.
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04/03/2019 12:27 AM
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45MAN
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JAMES: BACK IN THOSE DAYS THE YO WAS A MAGICAL PLACE, WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE EXPERIENCED IT.
"ADAPT OR DIE". I USE ALL CAPS, NOT BECAUSE I AM YELLING, BUT BECAUSE IT IS AN OLD HABIT FROM MY ARMY DAYS, PLUS IT IS EASIER TO TYPE AND READ.
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Re: right animal..wrong country
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04/03/2019 2:58 AM
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Very nice James. Great trophy regardless the country. You are as lethal as they come.
Interesting enough, I had a huge aoudad show up on my game camera about a year ago. He was there two straight hunts and then never again. I would love for him to surface again.
The meat won't fry if the lead don't fly.
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04/03/2019 3:06 AM
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sixshot
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Very nice trophy James, did you use those "3 step bullets" I always tease you about? Well done, you like to keep those barrels warm year around.
Dick
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Re: right animal..wrong country
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04/03/2019 9:08 PM
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JAMES: BACK IN THOSE DAYS THE YO WAS A MAGICAL PLACE, WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE EXPERIENCED IT. Rey, You speak the truth. Moments in time never to be revisited.
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Re: right animal..wrong country
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04/03/2019 9:26 PM
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bullsi1911
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As a Texan, and someone who grew up just a few miles from the YO (depending on when you shot that animal, my sister may have been working there when you did)... I?d have to say you were in the right place!
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04/04/2019 8:30 PM
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Sawfish
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A now deceased friend of mine killed a very nice Tahr at the YO.
When congratulations were being handed out at the Smokehouse, someone commented that it was much cheaper than getting a Tahr in New Zealand. My friend replied that once they are on the wall it is hard to tell where they came from.
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Re: right animal..wrong country
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04/04/2019 8:49 PM
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500WE
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Very nice, James! I shot my Tahr on the South Island of New Zealand, but hunters could not use handguns there.
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04/06/2019 2:17 AM
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Re: right animal..wrong country
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04/07/2019 4:21 PM
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BBwheelgunner
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the coat on that bugger looks very plush!
I know seeing all of your exploits with your 454 over the years is one of the things that inspired me to get one of my own!
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