Big Game Hunting New Zealand Jul/Aug 2015 | Page 64

overhanging boulder when movement to my
right caught my eye. It was a mature scrub bull
feeding on a slip about 120 yards away. The
308 stopped the bull in his tracks. There lay my
best bull tahr to date, a mature animal of around
8 years with horns of 12 inches. He had some
real character with broomed off tips, no ridges
and a very wide spread. Taking this bull was by
far the highlight of the trip for me. That same
day Tim hunted high into another creek head
and tipped up a nanny tahr, so all in all a good
day on the hill.

Day Five:
How time flies when your having fun. We were
both due back at work the following day so
with heavy packs and big grins we strolled on
back to the truck and made the journey back to
civilisation. It was a mint