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[Whip]

Red Headed Goat???  Did you drop the string on one of those special ones Rob?
Let's hear about it!  Pics and stories are required!  

[Dustin Waters]

AWESOME!  Im excited to hear it.  Rob how about some pics, buddy... I seriously just got goose bumps knowing I repaid the debt I owed you.  I cant thank you enough for the great advice you gave me during the first knife build.  Im glad you liked them.  Now lets see some pics please.

[robtattoo]

Yes Sir, that I did!

This 'un was taken on Wednesday, around mid-morning. I was taking a drive around, just to see what I could see. Rick & Pop pulled me up & let me know there was  big parcel of mixed goats on the South ridges, about mid way up the hills beyond the windmill.

I took a look-see over that away & found them all feeding & relaxing along the ridgeline. I'd actually decided that I wasn't going up into the hills anymore, after twisting my ankle the day before. I figured if I managed to see anything down in the draws I'd take a run at it, but that was all. That all got shot to hell when I laid eyes on this group!   :rolleyes:  

I reckoned that the best approach would be to drive a half mile or so, further round the hill & try to get above & downwind of the group. That worked out just fine. I fairly sprinted up the mountainside & got above 'em without being spotted & started down towards the main group. Now, I'd not hunted this side before, I'd been mainly concentrating on the North side & the Angoras. The North ridges have a lot of good cover in the Cedars, moving from bush to bush is fairly straightforward. Hmmmmmmm. Not quite so much cover on this side..  :(   I ended up having to slide all the way back down to the ridgeline (about halfway down the hill) on my back. I dumped my possibles bag around 30' from the top, to keep it all quiet, although I did keep my camera handy.

Here's the group as I saw them.....


 

 

 


The main group was around 45-50 yds in front & to the left of me. I had virtually no cover from here on down. Up until that point I'd been using rocks & prickly pear as cover (NOT to be recommended   :eek:  ) I was moving at a rate of around 3' every 5 minutes. There were a few 'lookouts' that kept staring right at me, not sure what I was, but not really alerting the rest of the flock. Every time they'd turn, or drop head to feed I'd grab another 3 or 4 feet of ground. I finally managed, after about 45 minutes, to get to about 28yds. I was in the process of doing a 'no-hands, draw-the-bow, situp' (I now have abs, as opposed to just the one big one) when one little white 'lookout' finally spotted me for a threat & sneezed a warning to the rest  :mad:  Off they went at a good lick, back down the mountain, leaving me all hot, bothered, scratched & sore a good 120 yds behind 'em   :(

[Golden Hawk]

Well don't stop there Rob!! Details Man Details!!!!

[robtattoo]

Well, I sat there, kicking myself fo a good 15 minutes, took a drink & a chaw on some jerky (look, I picked up the lingo & everything!) had a smoke & watched 'em start to feed again, down at the bottom of the hillside. They started working back in my direction so I figured, 'heck, I gotta go down there anyways' I went back up on top to retrieve my pack & bounded off around the corner to try & keep downwind of the group. I made my way back down the hillside, keeping nice and low and quiet & finally got myself set in a nice little bush. I set myself up behind my bow, just like Mark & Curtis had shown me & waited for the group to get closer. And closer. And closer........

I got to concentrating on the big Red-head. Hard.
I was aware of the rest of the group, especially a little black number who struck me as a bit too small to shoot. I fnally got Ol' Red in my sights (so to speak) I figured that if'n I leant back ever so slightly, I'd have a clear shot, right through a gap in the brush. Slam Dunk, job done.

Unfortunately (yes, again!) as I started to come to draw, the little black feller (who was, by this point, a whole 8 or 9 feet away) saw me move, hollered & blew the whole darned lot of 'em about a hundred yards down the treeline. I didn't get any pics from here on in, I was shaking so much I'd probably only got a huge picture of my own eye anyway.......

[robtattoo]

Oh, one thing I forgot to mention, BigRon was watching this whole scenario unfolding from his vantage point on the next peak. I'd been wondering what they were all staring at, when they weren't staring at me! Ron was up there trying to catch their attention so's I could put a sneak on 'em! What a great guy!  :D
Heck, I didn't even know he was there! That ASAT camo really works!

[ironrhino]

and then....?

[IB]

Now his typing has that accent. I can actually "ear im tellin tis"

Your our boy ROB      

[robtattoo]

Well, I sat myself behind a big rock, kicking myself again I could almost hear the danm goats laughing at this big ol' Limey, bumbling around in the brush!    

 

[Tradesmen4]

nice going and a great looking goat. Would have loved to be there first hand. Congrats. Greg

[Golden Hawk]

Congrats Rob!! Fine lookin Goat! What were you using for equiptment

[IB]

 

 

[JEFF B]

hey rob real nice goat and good shot. now come on brother bob tell us some stories and give us some pics. or did you not get any thing LOL!!!

[bentpole]

Great stuff Folks

[robtattoo]

Originally posted by Golden Hawk:
Congrats Rob!! Fine lookin Goat! What were you using for equiptment

Thank you! I was shooting a Pronghorn 3-piece, 58# at 28" Wooden arra (not sure what! Dustin?) with a 125 snuffer.

[vermonster13]

Well that is a dandy there. Glad the states treated you well.

[4runr]

That's some good stuff right there Rob. Congrats!

[An English Bow Hunter]

Rob , thats sweet,  im so glad you got some thing,

Take Care

James

[vermonster13]

We need more gentlemen.

[Leland]

Rob thats a great looking goat,you guys sure look like your having a great time.   Leland