I'm back from big trouble land ... Divorce still not solved and eventually requiring hard fighting to defend my rights. Definitely a selfish and venal woman.
When not managing big challenge at the office with enhanced responsabilities, I did spent as much time as possible with firends, hunting, shooting, fishing, training, etc, to keep my mind busy.
A friend of mine invited me to hunt red stag up the pyrenean mountains.
I trained myself during 3 monthes for that: diet and running (lost almost 20 pounds and trained myself more than I thought it was possible. I can now run at least 6 miles, not a sport record but it's a long range for me), reloading and shooting (until I was able to get a 0.6 MOA quick shooting group at 100 m). I had a blast hunting these mountains, physically hard but memories for ever.
I also developed a good load for the Garand which is a pleasure to shoot, but I still wait to feed its tiger with some blood
Yes, I bagged my stag bull Still sorting the pictures. We made a lot of photographic hunting, and saw (and eared) plenty of game animals (Stags and does in high mating season, isards and wild boars), vultures, etc.
It was a bear country hunt but I saw no bear, though I played bear in front of trail cams hidden to take pictures of them
Too bad you aren't within striking distance because I've recently brewed up a Westveterlan clone and a tasty cherry stout that woud knock you socks off!
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"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Han Solo
It's a .270 WCF Sako 85 Finnlight. I broke my own scope's turret a few days before the trip and had to borrow that Leupy and quickly re-zero the rifle in a hurry.
I loaded the rounds with 130 grains TTSX bullets. I recovered my bullet along the stag's back strap. I shot it in the sternum, frontal shot from down to uphill, the bullet wen through the sternum, the thorax and the spine behind the shoulders. It lost 5 grains in the beast.
We should discuss the origin of the "French fries" expression
By the way, yesterday was à battue day in St Hubert (the place where the story of the white stag in St Hubertus's légend took place and where Hemingway stayed as war correspondant in 44) and buddies of mine killed that beast :
We should discuss the origin of the "French fries" expression
By the way, yesterday was à battue day in St Hubert (the place where the story of the white stag in St Hubertus's légend took place and where Hemingway stayed as war correspondant in 44) and buddies of mine killed that beast :
Now that is a beast of a boar.
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still alive though the troubles we have around here at the moment...
Let's remain positive ... I'm back from my wednesday lunchtime 4 miles run and feel even better week after week My friend Jean-Claude, who invited and guided me during the pyrenean hunt, likes to record and produce videos of his hunts and just sent me that one you could like to see.
I hope the video transmits some of the emotions we felt during the hunts.
Those mountain stags aren't very big compared to our northerner continental lower lands stags, they're closer to the scottish highlander stags, but it is a good one as a mountain stag, and it will always be a priceless trophy anyway
Sometimes, after hours and days walking the bushes, a gentleman has to change his socks as well as his underpants ... But I had them when I shot the stag ... just wore gaitors over
It gutted and butchered so many game animals ... Roe deers, Wild boars, and now a stag ... It even clean killed a roe past season. Easy to have it sharp and lots of memories when I hold it in my hand.
It gutted and butchered so many game animals ... Roe deers, Wild boars, and now a stag ... It even clean killed a roe past season. Easy to have it sharp and lots of memories when I hold it in my hand.
Be afraid,be VERY VERY afraid ad triarios redisse My Buddy eh76 speaks authentic Frontier Gibberish!
still alive though the troubles we have around here at the moment...
Let's remain positive ... I'm back from my wednesday lunchtime 4 miles run and feel even better week after week My friend Jean-Claude, who invited and guided me during the pyrenean hunt, like to record and produce videos of his hunts and just sent me that one you could like to see.
Simply parts of The Hobbit's original soundtrack and the Ballad of Jeremiah Johnson for the last chapter (maybe the ending scene seemed familiar to you ???)
Great pictures and video!!! Very similar to our Red Deer hunting in some parts of the Patagonian Andes. A question, your Swarovski binocular is a 10x40 or a 7x42? Thank you and congratulations!
Hey guys, if you liked Jean-Claude's work, you should have a look at this video too.
It was one week before my hunt, on another area of the same hunting ground (more likely an open area hunt, above the trees line, 2000 m high or something like that). Very different hunt with an alpine hunter (I mean David actually comes from high alps. He's used to high and physical hunts).
Different hunt, different hunting style, and different mood but an excellent vidoe IMHO.
I just edited my post to add a compliment about the music fitting well.
John
No probelm, the music choice was mine
Nice vid.
Music was overbearing.
Made me Wish that you had tracked down and knocked over the SOB that was singing and moaning all over those mountains especially when I would have rather be listening the stags roaring.