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To “The Rooftop of The World” for Ibex in Tajikistan
My billy was dead too. Hit right where I’d held the crosshairs, behind his shoulder. What a relief. I was shocked at their size. I’d say like a yearling elk. Bigger than a large mule deer buck. Myself and the ranger took a few pics. Then we dragged him down off the mountain to where...- MTGomer
- Post #45
- Forum: Other Big Game
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To “The Rooftop of The World” for Ibex in Tajikistan
I’d like to tell you about how I expertly picked out the ibex that I knew was the 2nd biggest, but that’s not the case. I watched 5 billies walking straight away from me, nearing the top of the ridge. One stopped and the other 4 kept walking. I had already ranged the top of the hill to be...- MTGomer
- Post #44
- Forum: Other Big Game
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To “The Rooftop of The World” for Ibex in Tajikistan
Kaylee found the large, dark billy in her scope. She hit him hard twice and down he went. She moved over, leaving the rifle on the bag. I reloaded the rifle and began looking through the scope at Ibex as they went up the hill.- MTGomer
- Post #43
- Forum: Other Big Game
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To “The Rooftop of The World” for Ibex in Tajikistan
As the Ibex feed in a favorable direction, we make our way along the creek bottom toward them. The rangers want to hurry but Kaylee is very cautious about falling in the rocks, so we keep a steady pace. The rangers do not want to let you carry anything whatsoever at any time and with the...- MTGomer
- Post #42
- Forum: Other Big Game
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To “The Rooftop of The World” for Ibex in Tajikistan
8,000 ft- MTGomer
- Post #41
- Forum: Other Big Game
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To “The Rooftop of The World” for Ibex in Tajikistan
By late afternoon it is clear that the next day will be a decent weather day. The Inreach’s forecast confirms it. Now I’m excited. We eat another light breakfast consisting of 2 eggs, 3 sausages, various nuts and vegetables and head out at first light. We are traveling quickly this...- MTGomer
- Post #38
- Forum: Other Big Game
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To “The Rooftop of The World” for Ibex in Tajikistan
Shortly after dark the rain picks up. We are awoken several times in the middle of the night to it pounding the tent. As daylight comes, it is a drizzle, but the mountains are socked in. The snow line is about 500 feet above camp. We drift back to sleep. A few hours after daylight, with...- MTGomer
- Post #37
- Forum: Other Big Game
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To “The Rooftop of The World” for Ibex in Tajikistan
Here is more photos of the trip up to this point, now that I have a stable connection. The horse’s name is “Snoop Dog” named by a prior hunter Tandoori oven at the mud hut on the ride in.- MTGomer
- Post #35
- Forum: Other Big Game
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To “The Rooftop of The World” for Ibex in Tajikistan
We estimate that it would take 3 hours to get in position of these Ibex. But there is only 2 hours of daylight left. For about half an hour we watch them, then begrudgingly make our way back to camp. The rangers talk of an early start to get on the ibex in the morning. The rain and snow...- MTGomer
- Post #34
- Forum: Other Big Game
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To “The Rooftop of The World” for Ibex in Tajikistan
As we get to the snow line, we stop and begin to glass. One of the rangers moves over to an adjacent finger ridge to get a look around the corner and up the mountain. It isn’t long before he is motioning us over to him. Ibex. “Eye-Bex” he says. Meaning there are shooters in the group.- MTGomer
- Post #33
- Forum: Other Big Game
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To “The Rooftop of The World” for Ibex in Tajikistan
At one point when we were stopped to glass, I made the mistake of getting out of the bottom where I was concealed by a steep bank to go up the bank to get a better view. A group of nearby Ibex were peaking over a ridge and caught site of me. They did not hang around. As they went up the hill...- MTGomer
- Post #32
- Forum: Other Big Game
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To “The Rooftop of The World” for Ibex in Tajikistan
We hiked up a drainage behind camp for most of the day. By earlier afternoon it was starting to open into a bit wider valley. It is very steep on both sides. The rangers tell us to always be watching above for rock fall. Using a large rock for shelter, we stopped and had a “fast lunch”. I...- MTGomer
- Post #31
- Forum: Other Big Game
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To “The Rooftop of The World” for Ibex in Tajikistan
Sorry guys… the wifi is terrible and the VPN keeps resetting to a newberg disallowed country and blocking me.- MTGomer
- Post #21
- Forum: Other Big Game
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To “The Rooftop of The World” for Ibex in Tajikistan
We are exhausted and almost immediately go to bed. I wake up around 1:30AM to the sound of talking. The rangers have made it. They carried our gear and all the camp supplies on their backs from the horse and donkey unloading spot. Aside from our packs, they did this in potato sacks...- MTGomer
- Post #20
- Forum: Other Big Game
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To “The Rooftop of The World” for Ibex in Tajikistan
The horses are sure footed and keep their composure crossing a bridge made of cable and sticks over the river, and then zig-zag up a steep mountain to a large bench. As we are crossing the bench, the remains of structures dating back centuries are along the trail. How old, I don’t know, but...- MTGomer
- Post #17
- Forum: Other Big Game
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To “The Rooftop of The World” for Ibex in Tajikistan
When we turned off the “highway” the road conditions quickly worsened. It appears there is some major spring run off at times in this area. That’s okay, a Honda CRV is basically a Land Cruiser or wrangler, right? Right. A few hours of navigation and we pull into the last village on...- MTGomer
- Post #15
- Forum: Other Big Game
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To “The Rooftop of The World” for Ibex in Tajikistan
I may have to come back and add pics later. Turkish Airlines is great but currently over Greenland and you don’t get what you pay for when it comes to wifi.- MTGomer
- Post #7
- Forum: Other Big Game
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To “The Rooftop of The World” for Ibex in Tajikistan
We landed in Dushanbe at 1:30 AM local time and were taken to a VIP area where the outfitter and translator were waiting. After getting our bags, we loaded into a Honda CRV with a driver, a translator and one of the main guys with the outfit. It was crowded even with our two large duffels...- MTGomer
- Post #6
- Forum: Other Big Game
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To “The Rooftop of The World” for Ibex in Tajikistan
We flew from MT to Seattle then boarded a 12 hr Turkish Air flight to Istanbul. May as well see Istanbul for a few days so that’s exactly what we did. A local outfitter met us at the airport, obtained a Turkish gun permit, met us at the airport, stored our gun and gave us a ride to our...- MTGomer
- Post #4
- Forum: Other Big Game
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To “The Rooftop of The World” for Ibex in Tajikistan
While my wife is a doctor herself, we still consulted her OB/GYN on the safety of going on the trip. We were advised that as long as she felt okay and we stayed under 12,500 feet, it should be fine. After talking with Jack and the folks at ANCOT we were assured we could stay under that...- MTGomer
- Post #3
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