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mitchrulz
16-09-05, 09:24 PM
Hey all you bowhunters out there, this is my first post so i hope it works :) .

Well it all started last tuesday 13th. It was about lunch time and i spent most of the morning trying to decide weather or not I'd got for a hunt or not, so while i was sitting there playin with my bow i remembered the advertisement that's on this site "Bowhunting...just get out there" thats probobly what got me motivated to go.
Anyway after loading all my gear into the car ( couldn't take the quad cos the river crossing's flooded ) I started to drive to my destination which is about 8k's down the road on another part of the property. Apon getting there and parking my car on the side of the road in the paddock I spotted a groupe of goats about 30 strong scatered over the foot hills below Round mountain ( the name of one of the mountain's on our property ), so I started to make my way through the paddock. After making my way half way to them i stoped on the bank of one of the dams in the paddock observing the goats through my bino's.
( this is a photo of some of them)
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/mitchrulz/goats.jpg
After looking at them for about 5 min I moved back down behind the dam wall and stood up to see which way the wind was going, the wind was blowing from my right side so i figured that i couldn't cross over the paddock because they would smell me so i continued to my left down the fence line. after getting to the other end of the paddock I stopped again to take a few more photo's and to have another look with my bino's.
This is what I saw
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/mitchrulz/goats1.jpg
Anyway after stalking down the fence i say the goat that i came to get ( the goat i saw chalange the leader one day ) so i started to slow down a bit and take my time.
This is the goat i was stalking he's not to bad. :D
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/mitchrulz/biggoat.jpg
well as you probably know he got away, yep he walked towards the other part of the groupe which was over towards the centre of the paddock a bit more, so i went for another one he's wasn't near as good but its still a kill right :D anyway ill stop blbering and sho you the pics.
TThis is the goat. enjoy :lol:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/mitchrulz/mitchngoat.jpg
And this is a pic of the one shot kill

well thats it for my first post hope you enjoyed the story, feel free to post your comments.

Mitch

bobzila
16-09-05, 09:34 PM
nice pics :D but it was a grate shot mate any ways welcome to the site

Kimall
16-09-05, 09:34 PM
Let me be the first person to welcome you aboard and thank you for the story.Good work on the goats they are a real fav of mine too.
Cheers KIM

adam
16-09-05, 09:48 PM
It was a perfect shot mate.

Welcome to the site and thanks for sharing.

I hope you don't mind but I had to edit the last pic out as it was a bit graphic with the arrow still in the animal.

Anyways no dramas, great pic with you and your billy and a good little read to.

Hope to see more from you on the site.

Adam

Sc(+)pE
16-09-05, 09:51 PM
welcome to the sight, now bobzilla has to edit his post so people dont wonder about the pic they diddnt see :P

mitchrulz
16-09-05, 09:59 PM
Hey all
sorry bout the pic been my first post i didn't know that it wasn't ok to put that pic in. :(

thanks for all your reply's and making me feel welcom to the groupe
:D
anyway thanks again.

mitch

HOOD
16-09-05, 10:02 PM
Gday Mitch and welcome, great first post mate.

adam
16-09-05, 10:03 PM
No worries at all mitch, we understand you wouldn't know mate.

Any questions like how to put avitar on or anything at all mate just ask.

Adam

jindydiver
16-09-05, 10:15 PM
Welcome Mitch, and great first post.

Those goats look like they are on a good paddock. If you want to score a good trophy (horn wise) then you should leave that white guy for a couple of years and see how he goes. Big goats don't just appear, they have to start as small goats left for another day :wink:

mitchrulz
16-09-05, 10:27 PM
hey guys
thanks for your comments
oh and jindydiver thanks for the tip i'll follow that advice :D

oh and Adam asked me if i need help putting an avitar on , i thought i was good with computers but this really bafels me.
how cam you put a good one on if your limit is 6kb? just a question

cheer's
mitch :D

macka
16-09-05, 11:25 PM
Nice shot mate and i rekon this will be the first of MANY hunting stories to come from you. Goodluck getting that big one and welcome to the site.

Macka :wink:

Arra Slinger
17-09-05, 11:59 AM
well done Mate
lots more to come hey


Ben

barebow
18-09-05, 08:29 PM
Welcome mate,good to see young fellows hunting and writing the hunt up for others to share.

PeterM
19-09-05, 09:21 AM
Good start mate, and good stuff well done. :)

See ya Pete.