Impromptu Goat Stalk 17/9/11

Glensman

Went out to test some home loads on Sunday, load dev has been incredibly slow as I’m way too busy and anytime i’m free it seems to be stormy or Very wet.
Anyway, the load was Hornady SST 130gr over 53.5gr of H4350 and a Remmy BR Primer.
I tested the group at 205yards and was pretty happy with the 1.75” group and a slightly lower POI than the factory stuff.

I was left with 2 rounds that I didn’t bother firing. I decided to go the long way home and from about 1100yards spotted a herd of goats at the top of the mountain.
To cut a LONG and ARDUOUS story short I stalked up the mountain to the goats and was within 70 yards when I seen the first one.
I thought she was biggish so I waited to try to spot the others- after about 4 mins and no joy she started to walk away.

What happened next was the depressing but also the single coolest thing I have seen in my life. She took 3 rolls (dead already) and fell off the cliff. A 250yard free-fall. Hit the mountain side and then rolled for another 30seconds. Brown-White- Brown-White- Brown-White- Brown-White- Brown-White Stop.

I knew she was ruined and the other part of the herd had magically re-appeared at 140yards. I picked my shot and put the 130gr behind the ear.







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The next day I went back to find the first one. Searched for ages but neither me my friend nor the dog could find her. I’ve never left an animal (even a fox) that I couldn’t find so I went back to where the shot was taken and could see I had been searching in the complete wrong place. It started to lash then so I guess she’s fox food now.


I’d love to have included pics of the cliffs and the group but neither were close-by when the camera was!!!

tac foley

Mrs Brenda O'Keefe, of 'Antrim's Famous Goat's Cheese and Kiddies Petting Farm', would like to have a quiet word with you sometime soon....

tac

kildare.17hmr

Nice one lad good shot at that range to put it in the ear! Did it blow out the top of the skull??? Dog food now yeah?

Glensman

She can have all the words she likes

Glensman

kildare.17hmr wrote: »

Nice one lad good shot at that range to put it in the ear! Did it blow out the top of the skull??? Dog food now yeah?

Yeah It put a hole in the skull behing the horns you could put your fist in.

No it's certainly not dogfood! I took a back leg for roasting. Ollie (in the pics) took a back leg for roasting and the rest of it's going to a lad from Congo in about and hour and a half.

Only the liver, kidneys, heart is going to the dogs (and the congo lad would have had these). The lungs are for the ferret.

Nothing's wasted round me!!

fish slapped

Dont forget the bodhran

Glensman

fish slapped wrote: »

Dont forget the bodhran

That is the one thing. There was a fella from belfast I met one day I was out shooting rabbits and he was wanting hides. I don't carry my phone when I hunt though so I never got his number!

I would happily give him or anyone else the hides for nothing- it's better than dumping them.

Antoennis

Great story. Fancy telling the full story? E-mail me with the pics and i'll include in next months e-zine info@ishootandifsh.ie Of coarse i would also credit boards for the info:-)

On another small point could you feed the lungs to the dogs if you didn't have ferrets? If not why not?

poulo6.5

great shot, you could do with tidying up that shed though :D:D

natdog

why did you leave the hind feet on and the arse section they should come off might explain why your getting hair on your meat.

Glensman

Antoennis wrote: »

Great story. Fancy telling the full story? E-mail me with the pics and i'll include in next months e-zine info@ishootandifsh.ie Of coarse i would also credit boards for the info:-)

On another small point could you feed the lungs to the dogs if you didn't have ferrets? If not why not?

Hi Anthony. If I get sometime next week I'll add a few details and if the weather holds get a photo of the terrain for you... It's a shame I lost my camera or I would have had a few photos of the animal in it's natural setting...

I'm sure you could feed the lungs to the dogs. I've never really thought about it because Ollie keeps ferrets so we always give lungs to them... Perhaps some of the deer stalkers have an opinion?

poulo6.5 wrote: »

great shot, you could do with tidying up that shed though :D:D

I was very happy with the shot myself!

That's Dad's workshop, he's restoring a Massey 35 cureently so everything is everywhere, although my garage isn't much better!
He has a 3tonne engine crane on a H-Iron so it's ideal for butchery

welsummer

Is that auld battery still working. How much do you want for it ,Boss.

J.R.

What does the adult goat taste like roasted? Is it very tough?

Glensman

welsummer wrote: »

Is that auld battery still working. How much do you want for it ,Boss.

Funny the last time I had pics up I was asked the same! You'd need to see if Tack will lend you his gloves to lift it!

J.R. wrote: »

What does the adult goat taste like roasted? Is it very tough?

I haven't cooked it yet, the hind leg is in the freezer. The others I shot were slightly younger and Plenty tender. I just cook them long and slow... I'll let you know how this one tastes when I get cooking it- maybe next saturday!

Tackleberrywho

Leave my Gloves alone ya fecker!
Yez are only Jealous!

I personally don'y like the taste of goat or goats cheese, but they kids kill out well and roast well.

ssl

Glensman wrote: »

I haven't cooked it yet, the hind leg is in the freezer. The others I shot were slightly younger and Plenty tender. I just cook them long and slow... I'll let you know how this one tastes when I get cooking it- maybe next saturday!

Never tasted goat meat but a friend of mine spent time in Africa and he raves about it.
If it's tough it may be nice in a burger or a pasta dish. Minced 1/2 and 1/2 with venison and a small bit of pork fat