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Getting My Goat, 2 September 2010

Franz gets his equipment ready at the base camp.  His Suzuki Jimny is a very popular hunt truck in Germany.  17,000 Euros new.
Franz gets his equipment ready at the base camp. His Suzuki Jimny is a very popular hunt truck in Germany. 17,000 Euros new.
Sunrise in the valley.
Sunrise in the valley.
Franz spots Gams with his spotting scope
Franz spots Gams with his spotting scope
Can you spot the Gams? Its about 1 pixel large in this photo, in nearly the exact center of the picture.
Can you spot the Gams? Its about 1 pixel large in this photo, in nearly the exact center of the picture.
Loren at the moment fo firing his rifle, takes a shot at a Gams
Loren at the moment fo firing his rifle, takes a shot at a Gams
Loren took a very nice Jahrling Gams.  It was a 220 yard shot uphill, which plays hell with ballistics of your cartridge.
Loren took a very nice Jahrling Gams. It was a 220 yard shot uphill, which plays hell with ballistics of your cartridge.
Down the valley back to the farmhouse (upper right of the meadow) where we started.
Down the valley back to the farmhouse (upper right of the meadow) where we started.
3 Gams laughing at us from above (this is a zoomed photo).  The one on the left is a mature female, with horns going higher than her ear tips.
3 Gams laughing at us from above (this is a zoomed photo). The one on the left is a mature female, with horns going higher than her ear tips.
Traversing the slopes.  I really wrenched my left knee on some wet grass and rocks.  The slopes are high-angle, and the grass is slippery.  I never thought I would want to walk over rocks instead of grass, but at least you got traction.
Traversing the slopes. I really wrenched my left knee on some wet grass and rocks. The slopes are high-angle, and the grass is slippery. I never thought I would want to walk over rocks instead of grass, but at least you got traction.
Looking back to where I took the shot
Looking back to where I took the shot
My Gams.  I took her at 200 yards with a Marlin lever-action .308MX rifle.
My Gams. I took her at 200 yards with a Marlin lever-action .308MX rifle.
Gams-in-a-bag
Gams-in-a-bag
Walking back to the farmhouse.  Franz for scale.  He made hunting in the hills (Gebirgsjaeger) seem effortless.
Walking back to the farmhouse. Franz for scale. He made hunting in the hills (Gebirgsjaeger) seem effortless.
Firewood doubles as insulation for the farmhouse.  The windows have little pockets framed out so that they don't get covered by the firewood.  It gets cold in the mountains, even in September.
Firewood doubles as insulation for the farmhouse. The windows have little pockets framed out so that they don't get covered by the firewood. It gets cold in the mountains, even in September.
My gams weighed 24 kg (53 lbs) dressed, so about 35 kg (77 pounds) live weight.
My gams weighed 24 kg (53 lbs) dressed, so about 35 kg (77 pounds) live weight.
The Spitzingsee
The Spitzingsee
Leaving Spitzingsee, towards Valepp
Leaving Spitzingsee, towards Valepp
That afternoon, I sat in a stand closer to Bayerische Zell
That afternoon, I sat in a stand closer to Bayerische Zell
Jet contrails merge in the sky
Jet contrails merge in the sky
My stand was bt 1km from the Austrian border.  The sign reads
My stand was bt 1km from the Austrian border. The sign reads "1 kilometer to the national border, bicycling forbidden"