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Awesome! Story please!

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Hell yes... nicely done - the fire demands more.

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fantastic story, sir! well done.

like others, I really enjoyed hearing how your son was there every step of the way. smile

excellent delivery.


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Originally Posted by T Bone
Went out for the 3rd trip of the season Monday.

Got a shot at a billy Tuesday morn.

Recovered the arrow.



Did you find blood? grin



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Originally Posted by T Bone
Went out for the 3rd trip of the season Monday.

Got a shot at a billy Tuesday morn.

Recovered the arrow.

[Linked Image]


That Diego?


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Here is the hero shot of my son and I and the goat.

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The billy is not Diego or any of the others previously pictured.

Diego and the two giant billies we had been targeting live on that saddle shaped peak over my son's left shoulder.

If you anchor on the top and rappel down about 90 feet there is a catwalk that will go right to Horse and O&B perch. They haven't moved from that perch for over 2 weeks. I had my chance at them.

I simply missed.

Twice.

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T,

thank you for yor narrative. I put us right there. Am very happy for you and your son.

Not many pictures do a mountain justice. Yours do. The shot from up top or the blood running down in your hero picture show their slope.

Getting a goat up there with a rifle is a task for most - you guys did it with a bow. Respect.

I have not been to the Colorado Rockies for 20 years now, with sometime in the Alberta Rockies and some hills in Alaska in between.

Suffice it to state - I see, what you did there.


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Good for you, glad you got one.

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Originally Posted by T Bone
Here is the hero shot of my son and I and the goat.

[Linked Image]

The billy is not Diego or any of the others previously pictured.

Diego and the two giant billies we had been targeting live on that saddle shaped peak over my son's left shoulder.

If you anchor on the top and rappel down about 90 feet there is a catwalk that will go right to Horse and O&B perch. They haven't moved from that perch for over 2 weeks. I had my chance at them.

I simply missed.

Twice.
Absolutely great picture! Congrats. I'm guessing your son and you'll be talking about that hunt for a while...

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A cherished memory that you and your son will always share. Incredible story, pics, and accomplishment. The smiles in the hero pick say it all! Well done and congrats on a nice billy, and for persevering through multiple challenges to close the deal. That is what backcountry archery hunting is all about!


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Wow fantastic story; thanks for such a great effort at bringing us along. What an unbelievable experience!

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Congrats ! Good pictures. Great story. I appreciate you taking the time to share with the rest of us...



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Congrats, I missed this whole thread until now. Very well written, photographed and done.

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Originally Posted by T Bone
Thanks for the kind offers everyone!

Anyhow....

Monday Labor Day, my son and I backpacked in to the spot to find my cached gear missing from the week before.

My son has a bag, pad, and tarp so he stays at camp while I head back out to contact authorities and get replacement gear.

I decide to hunt goats instead of my gear. I'll leave it at that. My attitude was in the crapper.

Where does one find gear the evening of Labor Day? Walmart to the rescue.

It's not just heavy, it's bulky!

By 9pm I'm back on the trail heading in the 7 miles to camp. Again. Legs were feeling less peppy this time.



Thanks for all the pictures and post. The true inspiration is not the goat that you bagged, but taking a [bleep] situation and making the best of it without getting too down about it and letting it ruin your trip. Great example you just gave your son!

I have a friend like that, and on a few occasions I was disgusted and wanted to walk away from an outing, but his positive additude turned a [bleep] trip into a successful one...I have learned much from him.







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Great story and great billy! Congrats!

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