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Gary Parker (USA)<br />
Hunting in Turkey<br />
“… By noon we were near the top of the mountain after climb¬ing 3300 vertical feet and moving east, when suddenly Haci saw a herd of ibex only 80 yards<br />
away from us. The ibex were spooked and ran downhill into some oak trees. We quickly ran downhill over a steep grassy area next to the trees to try to intercept<br />
them. We stopped on a very steep hill when we saw ibex running east through the trees. I shot and missed an old billy as it ran through the trees at 85 yards...<br />
…When the old billy exited the trees I again began shooting. We thought the second shot sounded like a hit, but the old billy continued to run. I shot several<br />
times before it dropped out of sight into a rough rocky canyon 325 yards away. We collected our gear and cautiously looked for any sign of a hit. At the point<br />
where the ibex ran into the other canyon we found some blood. We glassed and began looking for an area where we could climb down into the canyon. After<br />
slowly climb¬ing down and then up through the bottom we found the 10-year-old billy. It had been hit in the back end as it ran straight away from us, and also<br />
one horn had been hit. This damaged horn broke off when the billy fell. This old billy had 46” horns with good mass and may have weighed 275 pounds. We<br />
returned to camp with meat and horns, arriving after dark. It was a very physically tiring day; however, we were happy hunters.”<br />
By Dean Heintzelman (PA) - OVIS Spring 2007 - Page 70
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