Rubberfist
11-16-2009, 08:04 AM
Here are a few stills of my notable fall 2009 season kills. Apologies for the quality of the pics – most were captured off of my camcorder.
All animals were taken in British Columbia with my APA King Cobra @ 70 lbs and 30” DL, shooting Trophy Ridge Undertaker and Wasp Jak-Hammer SST mechanicals.
Mountain Goat:
This was a multi-day, solo hunt, and my second attempt at bagging a billy.
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9007/goat1.jpg
If you look in the middle of the photo, right on the edge of the exposed ridge, you can see the white dot that turned out to be my billy. At this point my elevation was just under 6700 feet.
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/9541/goat3d.jpg
Here I am zooming in on the billy as he grazed on the ridge.
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5889/goat2e.jpg
Here is a lateral shot of the same billy after I repositioned myself for a better stalk and spent about 2 hours moving up on him.
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/6922/goat4.jpg
Goat down! His “green” measurement came in at 46 & 5/8ths.
Mule Deer:
I took him at 62 yards from a ground blind. It was very cold, and getting dark by the time he showed up...but it was worth the wait.
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9115/mule1.jpg
Elk:
I took him at 55 yards from a stand.
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5904/elk1.jpg
Whitetail:
I took him the day after the above elk, from the very same stand, at 37 yards...and no I won’t tell you where that stand is!
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/8145/whitetail3.jpg
Bison:
Hunting buffalo has never been high on my list of to do’s, however when the opportunity came up I didn’t hesitate to jump at the chance. The hunt was more of a challenge than I had expected as the buffalo were skittish and elusive.
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/17/bison1.jpg
The arrow that you can see was from the first shot, which occurred at 50 yards. The follow-up shot was at just over 40 yards, and you can see the hole from it above the first shot (the arrow buried in up to the nock). Despite the fact that both shots hit the lungs, they did little to slow the animal and we waited some time before there was any noticeable effect on the brute. Tough, tough animal.
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/2834/bison2.jpg
Pretty stoked about how the fall hunt turned out and I’m very pleased with how my King Cobra performed.
All animals were taken in British Columbia with my APA King Cobra @ 70 lbs and 30” DL, shooting Trophy Ridge Undertaker and Wasp Jak-Hammer SST mechanicals.
Mountain Goat:
This was a multi-day, solo hunt, and my second attempt at bagging a billy.
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9007/goat1.jpg
If you look in the middle of the photo, right on the edge of the exposed ridge, you can see the white dot that turned out to be my billy. At this point my elevation was just under 6700 feet.
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/9541/goat3d.jpg
Here I am zooming in on the billy as he grazed on the ridge.
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5889/goat2e.jpg
Here is a lateral shot of the same billy after I repositioned myself for a better stalk and spent about 2 hours moving up on him.
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/6922/goat4.jpg
Goat down! His “green” measurement came in at 46 & 5/8ths.
Mule Deer:
I took him at 62 yards from a ground blind. It was very cold, and getting dark by the time he showed up...but it was worth the wait.
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9115/mule1.jpg
Elk:
I took him at 55 yards from a stand.
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5904/elk1.jpg
Whitetail:
I took him the day after the above elk, from the very same stand, at 37 yards...and no I won’t tell you where that stand is!
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/8145/whitetail3.jpg
Bison:
Hunting buffalo has never been high on my list of to do’s, however when the opportunity came up I didn’t hesitate to jump at the chance. The hunt was more of a challenge than I had expected as the buffalo were skittish and elusive.
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/17/bison1.jpg
The arrow that you can see was from the first shot, which occurred at 50 yards. The follow-up shot was at just over 40 yards, and you can see the hole from it above the first shot (the arrow buried in up to the nock). Despite the fact that both shots hit the lungs, they did little to slow the animal and we waited some time before there was any noticeable effect on the brute. Tough, tough animal.
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/2834/bison2.jpg
Pretty stoked about how the fall hunt turned out and I’m very pleased with how my King Cobra performed.