cgasner1
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We don’t talk about that tripOccasionally I have called situations " a real goat screw"...never really thought about the origin.![]()
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We don’t talk about that tripOccasionally I have called situations " a real goat screw"...never really thought about the origin.![]()
Must be a Montana thing.Occasionally I have called situations " a real goat screw"...never really thought about the origin.![]()
Quite possible. Plenty of crazies.Must be a Montana thing.![]()
Well, there was that guy in Missoula... mtmuleyQuite possible. Plenty of crazies.
I felt bad for the dog.Well, there was that guy in Missoula... mtmuley
Couldn’t have cut a couple hundred more yards off? I mean, it is the first ten minutes of the first day of a 4 day hunt… what’s it hurt to get to a better shooting distance?As we're coming into position a lot is going into my mind. What is this ram? What are we really looking at? How many are we gonna see? Is this normal or not? Should I even consider shooting? This is literally the only Aoudad I've ever even seen in my life in person. I get it into my mind that this is what I came down for and that I would be ecstatic with a sheep of this caliber.
We climb up to the ridge top that we wanted to get into position on. We spot the ram beded and confirm he's a legit no brainer ram.
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So at 523 yards I get ready, solid rest and take a couple practice shots on him. He's beded right now so I am waiting for him to stand up. About 10 minutes of laying there he stands up.....
Cole calls the yardage 525. No wind, same elevation as us. He sets up to video the shot through his scope. I look over at him and say here we go...... safety off. Boom.....
I miss. Over a foot high and 2 feet left. I am in shock, not that I'm some regular sniper that shoots 500 with his eyes closed but I literally had just checked my rifle less than 12 hrs beforehand. I practice shooting out too 700 (just cause) it helps give be confidence for scenarios for 300-500 yard shots.
I reload he calls the distance, the ram runs 30 yards and stops again. 515 Cole calls, I send another one.
Miss
One foot high and two feet left. I pull up off the scope and think to myself, what in the actual #*^@#* just happened. I honestly can't believe this. I watch the ram walk off never to be seen again. I'm just sick to my stomach at this point and begin to really experience total loss of confidence in myself and we're only 25 minutes into this hunt.
Given his position and ours no there wasn't a chance for that.Couldn’t have cut a couple hundred more yards off? I mean, it is the first ten minutes of the first day of a 4 day hunt… what’s it hurt to get to a better shooting distance?