I grew up next to those hills, and they are no joke. A climbing club out of Las Cruces used to offer themselves for hire to retrieve animals. Good place to test out your boots. There’s spots where stepping off into old mine shafts is almost as much a hazard as the cliffs
Congratulations i enjoyed your vidoe it brought back memories of my solo muzzleloader ibex hunt. I camped in the saddle you shot yours from. And killed mine south of there.
It's crazy that I'm a New Mexico resident and been putting in for 20 years now and can't draw. But Eastman, Jim Shockey and other big video folks. I will never understand
Sure wish we could have! I think the camera man (for good reason) was too busy trying to keep from dying! The pull-out footage at 19:57 really shows the gravity and scale of the place.
Video unfortunately never tells the full story. No excuses. I absolutely made a poor shot here, but maybe a few things we can all learn from at my expense. I'd rather own it than try and sweep it under the rug like most hunt videos would. There were a variety of factors at play here and some valuable lessons learned that are tough to convey in a video. Primary lesson is don't shoot through vegetation. After the shot we found a yucca leaf a few feet forward of my muzzle with a bullet hole cut through it. This deflected the bullet on the shot. I knew better, but in the heat of the moment, convinced myself I could "sneak one through". On top of that, possibly related to the contact/deflection from vegetation, the bullet did not expand on impact. Only the 2nd time I've ever seen this, with what is otherwise a very reliable hunting bullet. Proper expansion likely would have anchored him despite the marginal shot. We always wish we could get "parking lot prone" for every shot, but it's simply not reality oftentimes, especially on a mountain like this. Practice like you hunt. This improvised position was far from optimal, but didn't have any impact on the quality of the trigger break. Ultimately, I'm grateful we were able to finish the hunt and recover the animal. This hunt was a once in a lifetime experience I'll remember (along with some valuable lessons learned) for the rest of my life!
awesome video, Florida's are my daily view, scaling them is another feat in itself. Congratulations.
I grew up next to those hills, and they are no joke. A climbing club out of Las Cruces used to offer themselves for hire to retrieve animals. Good place to test out your boots. There’s spots where stepping off into old mine shafts is almost as much a hazard as the cliffs
Congratulations i enjoyed your vidoe it brought back memories of my solo muzzleloader ibex hunt. I camped in the saddle you shot yours from. And killed mine south of there.
Congrats on your ibex! Video will never do justice to that mountain and hunt experience, but it's sure fun to be able to relive it a little bit!
It's crazy that I'm a New Mexico resident and been putting in for 20 years now and can't draw. But Eastman, Jim Shockey and other big video folks. I will never understand
Its who you know.... one day!
@kees356 I hope so one day, just when I'm not 60+
You guys should’ve shown the retrieval of the animal.
Sure wish we could have! I think the camera man (for good reason) was too busy trying to keep from dying! The pull-out footage at 19:57 really shows the gravity and scale of the place.
No wonder it’s a short video, I’d be embarrassed too after saying 300 is a easy shot then blaming a bad shot on a plant and poor prone positioning
Video unfortunately never tells the full story. No excuses. I absolutely made a poor shot here, but maybe a few things we can all learn from at my expense. I'd rather own it than try and sweep it under the rug like most hunt videos would. There were a variety of factors at play here and some valuable lessons learned that are tough to convey in a video. Primary lesson is don't shoot through vegetation. After the shot we found a yucca leaf a few feet forward of my muzzle with a bullet hole cut through it. This deflected the bullet on the shot. I knew better, but in the heat of the moment, convinced myself I could "sneak one through". On top of that, possibly related to the contact/deflection from vegetation, the bullet did not expand on impact. Only the 2nd time I've ever seen this, with what is otherwise a very reliable hunting bullet. Proper expansion likely would have anchored him despite the marginal shot. We always wish we could get "parking lot prone" for every shot, but it's simply not reality oftentimes, especially on a mountain like this. Practice like you hunt. This improvised position was far from optimal, but didn't have any impact on the quality of the trigger break. Ultimately, I'm grateful we were able to finish the hunt and recover the animal. This hunt was a once in a lifetime experience I'll remember (along with some valuable lessons learned) for the rest of my life!
@LandonGunwerks what bullet were you shooting?
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horrible shot