gamehunter6o
10-17-2010, 03:31 PM
I have stayed out of all threads on what has now become a sorry saga.
The E-mail re H47 thread was locked but made me see red.
The facts are as follows....
I was in H47s camp 16th to 29th Sep, not hunting, just enjoying EK in the fall for the 2nd year. The first few days I scouted with 2 others in camp, getting a feel for where the game was, then set out on my own, climbing onto a logged knob near the bush edge some 300ft above the only road.
This place looked the best option for me and my video camera.
On the 20th, H47 and I did some driving around and called in to see 86yr old Arki for a yarn and an offer of firewood or if he needed anything. He said he had no need for a fire, thanks, so we left him and just a km later we were stopped by a guy in a car wanting to know where he can find Arki. He had come out to check on his frail friend with a heart condition. We gave directions and headed to camp.
That night a bull had travelled off my knob, across the road and back up again and for me it was all on. I haunted that knob, night and morn.
On the 23rd, I came down onto the road and a bull bugled just in the bush edge but I ran out of light. I told H47 that bull will be crossing around there. H47 headed there early next morn, (Friday) and I stayed in camp to head for Cranbrook to get a wheel alignment done on my van before
business closure. Around 8am, as I was helping Blacktailstalker pack up camp, H47 came into camp and was he pissed off. NOT with not shooting an 8x7 as much as Arkis attitude after.
I saw the photos and video there and then and I saw where the bull fell and the distances involved. H47s story is 100% correct and I back all that Blacktailstalker has related on this matter.
I personally am happy that an 86yr old can still get out in the bush and shoot a great head. H47 and I have 23yrs each to go.
I refrained from entering any posts on this matter, as I have first hand experience of how even a "good mates" attitude can dramatically alter when a big one is on the ground.:cry: Inhuman nature I suppose.
At 86, I know H47 will still be hunting from a camp full of friends, not hunting alone.:-D
The E-mail re H47 thread was locked but made me see red.
The facts are as follows....
I was in H47s camp 16th to 29th Sep, not hunting, just enjoying EK in the fall for the 2nd year. The first few days I scouted with 2 others in camp, getting a feel for where the game was, then set out on my own, climbing onto a logged knob near the bush edge some 300ft above the only road.
This place looked the best option for me and my video camera.
On the 20th, H47 and I did some driving around and called in to see 86yr old Arki for a yarn and an offer of firewood or if he needed anything. He said he had no need for a fire, thanks, so we left him and just a km later we were stopped by a guy in a car wanting to know where he can find Arki. He had come out to check on his frail friend with a heart condition. We gave directions and headed to camp.
That night a bull had travelled off my knob, across the road and back up again and for me it was all on. I haunted that knob, night and morn.
On the 23rd, I came down onto the road and a bull bugled just in the bush edge but I ran out of light. I told H47 that bull will be crossing around there. H47 headed there early next morn, (Friday) and I stayed in camp to head for Cranbrook to get a wheel alignment done on my van before
business closure. Around 8am, as I was helping Blacktailstalker pack up camp, H47 came into camp and was he pissed off. NOT with not shooting an 8x7 as much as Arkis attitude after.
I saw the photos and video there and then and I saw where the bull fell and the distances involved. H47s story is 100% correct and I back all that Blacktailstalker has related on this matter.
I personally am happy that an 86yr old can still get out in the bush and shoot a great head. H47 and I have 23yrs each to go.
I refrained from entering any posts on this matter, as I have first hand experience of how even a "good mates" attitude can dramatically alter when a big one is on the ground.:cry: Inhuman nature I suppose.
At 86, I know H47 will still be hunting from a camp full of friends, not hunting alone.:-D