The Storms of Life

[Dave N]

Was starting to wonder about the follow-up story and there it was! Fantastic! So glad it worked out so well. Guess you're never too old to learn something new. Bet you will do some uphill shooting practice in the future! Thank you for taking us along as well as you did. It really was exciting to follow. Congrats again.

 

[mtmuley]

Much respect Randy. mtmuley

 

[Dan O]

Fantastic story congrats and thanks for bringing us along. Thoughts and prayers to your Mom and family.

 

[BRoth82]

Unbelievable hunt with all the emotions you had going on there's no way I could have held it together to make those shots

 

[Valley1320]

Awesome story!! Loved reading every bit of it! Again Congratulations!!!! Can't wait to get to watch this hunt!!

 

[PaulRevere]

Goosebumps! Thanks for sharing, as always.

 

[BoulderBulls]

I have goose bumps big fin. Thanks for taking the time to share. Incredible story

 

[Mica Man]

Definitely living the dream " you know."

 

[Red Fox]

It sounds like the long wait you had to pull this tag came at the right time. I don't think you would have had the same experience or appreciation for it sooner. To see this Billy three years ago and then to be able to have so many friends to help make this happen. You are truly blessed..

Prayers for your mom and your family

 

[7mm08mo]

Congratulations, an epic adventure. Well deserved. Great storytelling in the write up. My best wishes and prayers for your mom. She’s gotta be proud.

 

[sacountry]

Just gonna throw this out there....you sure do write good for a CPA. Appreciate the time and willingness it took to bring us along, highs and lows and all. Truly a beautiful goat. Again the hair is magnificent.

 

[elkantlers]

Outstanding...
Cant wait for the video.

 

[LukeDuke]

Amazing story. Thanks for sharing and taking us along for the ride.

Prayers for your mom and family….have a blessed Thanksgiving.

 

[wihunter12]

Wow, what a hunt. Look forward to the video!

Best wishes to your Mom and the rest of your family Randy.

 

[Bugle 'Em In]

Amazing adventure. Thank you for sharing with us. Congrats on your success. Prayers for you & your family.

 

[Paul in Idaho]

That's an incredible adventure! Thanks for sharing the photos and great story with us. I look forward to seeing the video. Best wishes for your mother's treatment success.

 

[rjthehunter]

That was a hell of a write up! Like sacountry said, pretty good for a CPA!!!

The following is all speculative.

@Big Fin I believe you were shooting over the goat the first couple shots because of the angle. I'm assuming your rangefinder has angle compensation, but you might not have had it turned on, or whomever was giving you the range was giving you the true distance instead of the TBR (true ballistic range).

I ran some quick math with my ballistic profile for my .338WM.

If I was shooting a level shot at 350 yards, I would need to dial up 5.3MOA.

If I increase the shot angle to 30 degree at 350 yards, I would dial up 2.9MOA.

For my rifle, a 2.4MOA off at 350 yards would mean I was shooting 8.4 inches high. I'm going to assume that's what was causing your shot to go over his back.

Gravity effects the bullet on horizonal distance instead of vertical distance. It's sort of confusing, but your rangefinder should be able to spit out a shoot to distance, or at least the angle you're shooting at so you can figure the math out! The good news is, those first 2 shots might have missed, but it wasn't due to shooter error. Don't beat yourself up over it! You punched your tag on a hell of a goat.

I cannot wait to see this episode!

 

[Wallydeuce]

I have never goat hunted and have no desire to. But I love a good story. This sir, is a good story.

This alone is worth the Fresh Tracks membership. I'm looking forward to the release.

Thank you!

 

[Redside]

Awesome write up! Every time I read one of your stories I think to myself how I'd buy your hunting story book that I hope you put out someday.

Maybe I missed it but did you say what caliber and bullet you were using? Man those things are tough.

Steep angle shooting is on my practice list for sure.

 

[deer_shooter]

Alright, I'm ready for this. A strong feeling of de ja vu. Come on buddy. Take a couple steps west (left). He complies. We go through the pre-shot checklist. Crew confirms all is good. Dale's camera is wide right behind me. Jonathan's is tight and to my left about ten yards. Adam is on the spotter next to Jonathan marking any shots.

I breath and settle in. Nope, too much heart beat. Breath again. Better, but too much. The goat takes a few steps higher, then turns broadside, face west. I check the reticle for horizontal. Good. I remind myself to watch the impact through the scope, my best form of follow through.

99.9% of my shots are completely alone, no one but me knows if I miss or make a good shot or a bad one. I can't imagine the pressure of trying to make a tough shot with an audience and camera's rolling. Great story and a stud of a goat. Congratulations!