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<blockquote data-quote="CaptnC" data-source="post: 1937358" data-attributes="member: 101755"><p>Part 2</p><p></p><p>The rest of the mid day was spent skinning and de-boning the sheep so I could pack it up the hill side. There was no way to drag it up the hill.</p><p></p><p>My other daughter showed at noon with her husband so my two SIL went out while we watched the hill at the house. I had my grandson as the shooter that afternoon, but nothing was seen by anyone.</p><p></p><p>The next morning my wife and I were going to watch a road that we had corned the afternoon before while both SIL went to watch feeder in a saddle. They were to meet us after the sun was up enough to see without being blinded by the dust in the air.</p><p></p><p>As the sun was getting up we spotted hog from 424 yards out to 700+. Our best vantage point was from the roof of my truck. The shooting position is semi prone/semi bench.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]202469[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>In the photo you can see the road going up the far side of the canyon. Also note all the dust in the air. It would get worse as the sun rose. After the sun was up to a certain point the dust was less of an issue.</p><p></p><p>I had dialed up 425 yards on the SWFA 4x16 scope but by time she settled on the rifle they had moved up the hill. A few more clicks to 500 yards but again they were behind some trees. But the hogs further up the hill where in the open so she picked one just as I was saying to her they were too far. She didn't hear me because she has to wear ear plugs not the ear muffs. She breaks the shot and hits right at it front feet of a big black hog and it disappears in a cloud of dust. Just as the dust is clearing, he is gone!</p><p></p><p></p><p>My SIL come to pick us up and the glassing begins!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]202473[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]202474[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]202475[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>We drive short distances and glass. At roughly 1 o'clock I spotted some sheep on the ridge near the top, but all we can do is watch. My older daughter's husband didn't have any dope for his rifle and mine was back at my truck. They were roughly 600 yards away so we watched them until they disappeared.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]202476[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>That afternoon I took my wife to a spot that I felt might have some Axis in the bottom and possible sheep on the hill side. My oldest SIL took my grandson to the feeder in the saddle that had been being hit every morning and afternoon.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]202481[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>They got to the feeder about 5:30 pm and the feeder went off at 6pm. At 6:30ish a band of sheep moved quickly across the saddle but didn't stop to feed. Another 10 minutes passed when a couple ewes came back to the feed.</p><p></p><p>My grandson made a prefect shot with my 7.62x39 AR, the short tracking job was almost straight down once the dropped off the saddle. but there she was!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]202487[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>That's exactly how they found her. Then they posed her up for a nice trophy photo!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]202488[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>It was quite a 4th of July for my grandson!</p><p></p><p>The next morning was uneventful. We covered the entire ranch that morning and never saw a sheep!</p><p></p><p>I made my grandson a little You Tube video of his shot.</p><p></p><p>Be warned there is no sound of any kind...none of my hunting videos have sound...It must be some kind of compatibility issue.</p><p></p><p>But here it is if you would like to watch it.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]3zSNnVzzi6A[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CaptnC, post: 1937358, member: 101755"] Part 2 The rest of the mid day was spent skinning and de-boning the sheep so I could pack it up the hill side. There was no way to drag it up the hill. My other daughter showed at noon with her husband so my two SIL went out while we watched the hill at the house. I had my grandson as the shooter that afternoon, but nothing was seen by anyone. The next morning my wife and I were going to watch a road that we had corned the afternoon before while both SIL went to watch feeder in a saddle. They were to meet us after the sun was up enough to see without being blinded by the dust in the air. As the sun was getting up we spotted hog from 424 yards out to 700+. Our best vantage point was from the roof of my truck. The shooting position is semi prone/semi bench. [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG-20200706-WA0019.jpg"]202469[/ATTACH] In the photo you can see the road going up the far side of the canyon. Also note all the dust in the air. It would get worse as the sun rose. After the sun was up to a certain point the dust was less of an issue. I had dialed up 425 yards on the SWFA 4x16 scope but by time she settled on the rifle they had moved up the hill. A few more clicks to 500 yards but again they were behind some trees. But the hogs further up the hill where in the open so she picked one just as I was saying to her they were too far. She didn't hear me because she has to wear ear plugs not the ear muffs. She breaks the shot and hits right at it front feet of a big black hog and it disappears in a cloud of dust. Just as the dust is clearing, he is gone! My SIL come to pick us up and the glassing begins! [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG-20200706-WA0007.jpg"]202473[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="20200703_113941.jpg"]202474[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG-20200706-WA0017.jpg"]202475[/ATTACH] We drive short distances and glass. At roughly 1 o'clock I spotted some sheep on the ridge near the top, but all we can do is watch. My older daughter's husband didn't have any dope for his rifle and mine was back at my truck. They were roughly 600 yards away so we watched them until they disappeared. [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG-20200707-WA0006.jpg"]202476[/ATTACH] That afternoon I took my wife to a spot that I felt might have some Axis in the bottom and possible sheep on the hill side. My oldest SIL took my grandson to the feeder in the saddle that had been being hit every morning and afternoon. [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_1449.jpg"]202481[/ATTACH] They got to the feeder about 5:30 pm and the feeder went off at 6pm. At 6:30ish a band of sheep moved quickly across the saddle but didn't stop to feed. Another 10 minutes passed when a couple ewes came back to the feed. My grandson made a prefect shot with my 7.62x39 AR, the short tracking job was almost straight down once the dropped off the saddle. but there she was! [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_1451.jpg"]202487[/ATTACH] That's exactly how they found her. Then they posed her up for a nice trophy photo! [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_1454.jpg"]202488[/ATTACH] It was quite a 4th of July for my grandson! The next morning was uneventful. We covered the entire ranch that morning and never saw a sheep! I made my grandson a little You Tube video of his shot. Be warned there is no sound of any kind...none of my hunting videos have sound...It must be some kind of compatibility issue. But here it is if you would like to watch it. [MEDIA=youtube]3zSNnVzzi6A[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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