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Yup! The old I can't find a decent bull so nobody else could possibly have more of a clue of where and when to find one pretty easy, eh!
If you are genuinely wanting to shoot a trophy bull and haven't hunted the coast, it pretty much sums up your knowledge of the animal for me.
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So here’s the thing. Our own cock always looks smaller to ourselves because we are looking down on the thing. :)
Really, we have nothing to prove.
At 66 I hunt the east coast now because its easier. I hunt Tahr because I like their meat, because their skins make beautiful rugs, because they live in some of the most beautiful country in world and I like the challenge of the country. To me a trophy is secondary but I will take one if it presents itself. Because I’m not chasing a trophy, I see less of them.
I agree with everything that has been said. Tahr can be a bit silly. If I wanted a trophy, I would head to the west coast. The only thing that would probably stop me from getting one would be physical limitations. But I’m quite happy pottering around amongst them on the east coast, thank you.
I’ve shot many of them with a .243, 308 and a 6.5x55. Any sensible calibre will do.
So if you get above Bull Tahr,looking down on them there horns will appear smaller:XD:
ACTUALLY. It goes Deerz>Tahr>Chamois>Adam
I've only recently got back to hunting Tahr for exactly the reasons outlined by Tahr above, on the same side of the hills - onmlky difference would be I'd have to give him 12 years to make it even.
They are not easy animals to hunt due to terrain and habitat, but they are easy to shoot. For some reason they are hard to kill, but as far as I've seen the calibre and power of the cartridge makes bugger all difference.
By way of example . . . I took some young guys for as shot recently. Climbed them up to the tops. Found a nice well grown but young bull, 180 metres away. Shooter was using a 7mm mag with 175 gn boolits, cant remember what they were but it doesn't matter. The Tahr was in the head of a very nasty gully that we'd had to leave animals in the bottom of on a previous trip - to dangerous too retrieve.
So we had a good look at this boy, and after a bit of as discussion thought that if he could be bowled on top as a big flat rock he'd be safe to get. Shooter lined up and placed the shot well, right though both shoulders as instructed. Tahr spun 360 and dropped on the spot - dammed good shooting I thought hit hard with a lot of energy.
Did it do us any good - NO. 5 min later he gave a bit of a reflexsive kick, that tipped him off the rock and down into the knarly stuff he went.
After that little episode I decided that I'd be quite happy to continue shooting them with my 250 Savage - more power and boom wasn't really gonna change many outcomes.
As always it seems to me that a calibre you can shoot really well is best !!
2506 does it reliably out to 400yds, Tahr are not bullet proof, placement and projectile choice are more important than calibre within sensible ranges.