SD300, she packs the rifle as long as it's no more than a mile or 2. I asked to pack it for her on this hike, but she said no.
jmartin, We hunted Gemsbok Oryx last year on White Sands. They instruct that ONLY a front shoulder shot should be taken as the vitals end at the back of the shoulder. A shot just behind the front shoulder is a gut shot and a spine shot is very difficult because of it's unusual curvature. The shot in the pic above took out the heart. The Gemsbok I shot last year took 900 grains of lead from my 338 lapua at about 100 yards. They are extremely tough. The fellow who skinned mine said it had the thickest hide he had ever seen, including horse & mule. (I don't know how he knew that.)
Charlie, I'm fixin' to try some steaks soon. The Gemsbok meat seemed a little dry to me, but I like my steaks WELL done.
