We met at 0530, an waited till around 0600 for the sun to break through.
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Misty Mountain Hop
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Looking across. Andres has control of a reviere of 5,000 hectares, or over 12,300 acres. He is one guy. Its more like 8,000 hectares when you consider the third dimension.
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We went up several thousand feet during our hike.
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The Spitzingsee is covered in fog.
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Spot the Gams!
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See it?
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There were 2 females and a baby. We wanted to shoot the kitz, but it never presented a good shot. S we let them go.
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The Spitzingsee is still covered in fog.
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Look at the slope of the trail.
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The Spitzingsee is covered in fog.
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Avalanche/rockslide trap. Keeps things from careening down the hill.
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I spotted a Rehbock (male roe deer) down the slope about 80-90 yards away. He was resting in a grassy bed, and stood at our approach.
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Because of the slope, it was quite an angle to fire down towards him. I sat on a rock and used Anders' staff to steady my rifle.
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Headed down the slope to get the carcass
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The doggie found it!
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Here he came to rest. A nice middle aged buck with a switchy top (no fork or tine) on the right and a gabel (fork) on the left.
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The bullet exited under his front leg. Dead instantly. It fell down the hill a ways because of the slope.
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Posing with the pup. I used my Safari gun for this, which is way more than I needed. The .308MX is ideal for Reh at 100m, but I had no more shells. The .30-06 Savage I loaned to Lori, so I had my 9,3x62. Devastating on such a small critter.
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Anders begins gutting it with a gut hook I lent him. I gave him the knife, hook, and pouch as a tip.
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Doggie treat! She got the heart and liver as a treat for tracking the deer.
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Packing out the deer
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Remember these rocks, 1/2 way back down the hill for us.
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Sun across the mountains
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Walking back to the car
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Bayerische Braun Fleck Hirsch
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The Reh at the slaughterhouse
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17kg dressed is 25 kg live weight, which is about 55 lbs, like a small Texas whitetail. A real whitetail is more like 100 lbs or more
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Remember the knifey rocks? This is the view from the highway.
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