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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: addicted on June 25, 2012, 12:24:08 PM

Title: I'm in for a goat.(Pics added)
Post by: addicted on June 25, 2012, 12:24:08 PM: Got word back from the booking agent guy today that I'm in for a Class 1 Guided hunt in the Austrian Alps for a gams/chamois. It's gonna be steep, rocky, and a once in a life time experience. Gotta get my blaser warmed up to a few hundred yards. :tup:
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Post by: addicted on June 25, 2012, 12:25:58 PM: They are a goat like game with fish hook horns. Middle of august it should have a lighter coat.
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Post by: quadrafire on June 25, 2012, 12:39:51 PM: That sounds awsome. Beautiful country. I kinda like the color phase on that last pic.
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Post by: MLBowhunting on June 25, 2012, 12:53:07 PM: heck yeah that looks like fun
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Post by: addicted on June 25, 2012, 11:42:23 PM: i prefer the winter color phase as well..... so i guess i'll have to do it again next year in winter. :IBCOOL:
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on June 25, 2012, 11:46:26 PM: shamy!!!!! LOL best of luck to you bud! Hope you get to smack one and take lots of pics!
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Post by: ellensburgpo on June 26, 2012, 08:31:10 AM: Congrats. I hope you have the hunt of a lifetime. Please take lots of pictures for those of us who may never get a chance.
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Post by: quadrafire on June 26, 2012, 09:53:28 AM: My wife has hiked in the alps, says it is the most beautiful place she has ever been. She had the view from the Swiss side. But I'll bet it is all incredible
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Post by: johnr060 on June 30, 2012, 05:42:41 PM: Have fun! looks like its gonna be an awesome hunt. :tup:
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Post by: Wea300mag on June 30, 2012, 06:45:19 PM: Very cool Josh, can't wait for the hunt recap.
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Post by: boneaddict on June 30, 2012, 06:49:26 PM: That should be an awesome hunt
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Post by: rasbo on June 30, 2012, 06:51:45 PM: awesome,love your posts from over there :tup:
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Post by: buckhorn2 on July 01, 2012, 07:38:28 AM: Hope you have a great hunt you won;t have to worry about road hunters up there.
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Post by: longrangekiller on July 02, 2012, 09:44:51 PM: I could only dream :chuckle:
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Post by: addicted on July 07, 2012, 08:01:45 PM: I'm stuck in forida right now. I need to be back in europe prepping. :bash:
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Post by: addicted on July 25, 2012, 10:25:15 PM: Here is a good set of pictures.

http://www.lax-a.net/austria/hunting-austria/austria-chamois.html (http://www.lax-a.net/austria/hunting-austria/austria-chamois.html)
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Post by: addicted on July 29, 2012, 03:15:28 AM: practiced at the range yesterday shooting off my pack which I think will be the most likely scenario in the hills.
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Post by: Curly on July 29, 2012, 06:14:41 AM: 8) Can't wait for the pics. :tup:
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Post by: addicted on July 29, 2012, 07:18:36 AM: I'm two weeks out and super stoked
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Post by: brackens on July 29, 2012, 12:58:35 PM: Good luck and safe travels

Quote from: addicted on July 29, 2012, 07:18:36 AM
I'm two weeks out and super stoked
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Post by: actionshooter on July 29, 2012, 01:58:42 PM: Thats pretty awesome! Good luck.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on July 29, 2012, 09:19:15 PM: Knock'em down :IBCOOL:
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Post by: addicted on August 10, 2012, 06:16:43 AM: 72 hours and i'll be in ehrwald lermoos austria. :tup:
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Post by: Idahocougar on August 10, 2012, 06:39:49 AM: Have a great trip!
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Post by: bearpaw on August 10, 2012, 02:01:54 PM: Chamois are a blast to hunt, good luck to you. :tup:
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Post by: jackelope on August 10, 2012, 08:49:55 PM: Good luck, bud. Get a good one!
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on August 10, 2012, 10:00:02 PM: Good luck addicted :tup: just be sure to remove your scope covers when you see him .. :chuckle: :tup:
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Post by: addicted on August 11, 2012, 08:30:26 AM: Quote from: BOWHUNTER45 on August 10, 2012, 10:00:02 PM
Good luck addicted :tup: just be sure to remove your scope covers when you see him .. :chuckle: :tup:

schmidt & Bender hunting scope covers are clear
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Post by: addicted on August 13, 2012, 07:33:32 AM: view from my hotel
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Post by: lokidog on August 13, 2012, 09:15:28 AM: Nice! Good Luck!
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Post by: addicted on August 13, 2012, 01:08:25 PM: hunted this afternoon witha shamefull climax. after 2 hours of hiking I missed her at 289 yards by an inch. :bash:
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Post by: smdave on August 13, 2012, 01:35:31 PM: Well maybe tomorrow. Good luck
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Post by: addicted on August 14, 2012, 08:21:56 AM: we did better today. Bagged a coupleof yearlings about 5 minutes apart. I'll type up the story later when I stop enjoying austria so much.

I'm off to hunt myself a marmot in the morning. wish me luck.
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Post by: addicted on August 14, 2012, 08:29:18 AM: Shot mine 3/4 of the way up the slide below the snow onthe farthest left which is about 400 yards above where my buddy got his.
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Post by: addicted on August 14, 2012, 08:33:37 AM: A small melt lake on the way out. I wanted to jump in real bad.
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Post by: Miles on August 15, 2012, 03:32:21 PM: Congrats! Looks like a fun trip with some good hiking, hunting, and scenery. Doesn't get much better than that.
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on August 15, 2012, 03:57:57 PM: How did I miss this? Wow, Weidmansheil on a nice Gams!! Thanks a lot, now I am homesick again!!!!! Gams ragou :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
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Post by: addicted on August 15, 2012, 10:41:48 PM: no murmaltier for me but my buddy got a nice one with long teeth.

waidmannsdanke

I'll get up some more pics tonight or tomorrow when i get home. I'll tell ya, having the spa at this hotel has been super nice. It even has an ice bath.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 15, 2012, 10:45:25 PM: Very cool!
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Post by: actionshooter on August 16, 2012, 07:48:23 PM: awesome country!!
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Post by: elkoholic1 on September 26, 2012, 11:51:49 AM: very cool pics.. congrats !! :tup:
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Post by: addicted on February 08, 2013, 08:13:50 AM: Thanks Guys.
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Post by: throttlejocky20 on February 10, 2013, 09:38:09 AM: Im jealous! Thats on my hunting bucket list!! Good luck take lots of pictures to share with the rest of us!
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Post by: coachcw on February 10, 2013, 02:14:50 PM: looks like a blast !
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Post by: yote on February 10, 2013, 10:43:03 PM: Awesome! My thighs are sore from just looking at that first terrain picture :chuckle:
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Post by: h2ofowlr on February 26, 2013, 10:33:19 PM: Very cool. Great pictures, something I will never see in person probably.
How are the people in regards to hunting in that area? Hopefully they are nothing like some of the Seattle ones we run into. Lots to say about something they know nothing about. :yike:
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Post by: addicted on February 28, 2013, 05:33:07 AM: Hunters make up such a small % of the population over here that almost no one really knows anything. It is a tradition, career, and burden that is passed down through the generations.