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Sounds like a great Ibex! Best of luck finding him!

Awesome! That's a great looking cat.

Way to go! I just love seeing the effort you guys are putting into your hunts with the "on the hoof" photos! Congratulations to the hunter!

X2! ...& I just want to add...you know you're in the right camp when the "small" buck is in the 130"s!

Great write up man. John's buck is awesome! Congrats again to the both of you. I know how much planning and investment in time you all put into scouting for this hunt. Nice to see it paid off for one of you. Heck of a long stalk. Glad everything panned out and he was able to drop the hammer on that buck! Wish I could have been there to help you when you were hunting solo. I know how hard that can be, especially when making those long shots. Your buck still will taste good on the grill! You are right though...Mexico awaits!!

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I very recently shot a bunch of rounds through two new rifles topped off with different scopes. One rifle has my Zeiss Conquest 6.5-20x50 and the other has a Vortex Viper 6.5-20x44. I was testing and dialing in turrets on these rifles from 200-700 yards. (both rifles chambered for same cartridge) The temps were in the 60-65 degree range and I spent quite a bit of time adjusting for parallax and fighting the mirage at different distances with both scopes. Clarity, the Zeiss wins by a pretty good margin. Brightness, again goes to the Zeiss, keep in mind the objective is bigger on this scope also. Eye relief is better on the Zeiss, but it's finickier when at full power trying to get things "centered". I liked the plex reticle on the Vortex better, it was finer and may be a personal preference, but made fine aiming adjustments easier. The parallax adjustment is much better on the Vortex. It worked better at more distances and just plain worked. The "feel" of the turrets while clicking (dialing) was crisper feeling on the Vortex. Also, the Vortex, with its bigger diameter tube, has more internal adjustment in elevation. I just thought I would share my findings from hours and hours behind both scopes, side by side. The Vortex Viper was a great buy and if the newer PST is even better, then that's pretty good glass. For me, the important things to consider (other than the obvious such as clarity, brightness, etc) in a scope for my long range HUNTING rifle are WEIGHT, and the ability to HOLD ZERO after making numerous adjustments in elevation and windage back and forth. I've been taking a hard look at the swaro Z5 with the BT, but I don't know how precise it holds zero.

Beauty. In both color and horns!

Hope you all had a great Birthday!

Desde Carolina del Sur, Feliz Cumpleaños!

My good friend Jesse Novak and his hunters have been having a good season in New Mexico. He is one of the rare people that hikes in sheep country just to “see what’s up!” I’m talking straight up and down country. Looking for rockys and deserts is his passion. I wanted to share a few photos for the guys that enjoy sheep on the forum. This first ram completes this hunters ¾ slam and was taken this October. Congratulations again to Jesse and his hunter Dale Ableidinger. This second ram sure is beautiful. Taken by Dain Ellsworth this November. This final ram was just taken two days ago this December. Completes ½ of Kyle McGovern’s sheep slam. Congratulations!

Ain't nothing wrong with that!

Congratulations! I'm glad it turned out the way it did. Especially with not seeing the bull react to being hit.

This has got to be one of the best hunt video's I've seen on this site! Great job putting it together! From the footage to the music, and photos, i loved it. You really captured the experience for your friend and hunter Pete. I'm sure he'll enjoy watching it over and over. Great sunset photo too. Way to go guys and congratulations! Thanks for sharing the experience with us in video.

Congratulations! I can post pics for you if you like. My email address is in my profile.

Nice write up. Congratulations on a beauty of a buck.

Congrats to you both. That's a heck of a pack out, especially hauling that Edge around too! Way to go guys.

Congrats. you will learn to trust your nose. It has helped me out on more than one occasion.

Congratulations on your success. Here is to you finding "Splits" next year!

Congratulations! Do you have any larger photos? Looks like a real nice buck.

Congratulations to your son. That feeling you get when it all goes down is something I won't trade for anything. Although it's a good thing your boy didn't pass out! LOL!

Congratulations! Looks like he was a popular buck too! It will be nice to have all the photos of him alive.

Close up AND specs on that rig please! Congratulations.

Good advice, I remember my son reciting the whole movie " Joe Dirt "on the side of a mountain while I glassed. They grow up fast, and you never get those moments back. Congrats on a fine buck. I second this, BIG TIME. Viper hit the nail on the head.

This sure sounds like a fantastic experience. I immediately thought back to being a young boy experiencing the outdoors and thinking about "survival" stuff too. Your story sure took me back. Congratulations to your son for being a tough gun while keeping a positive attitude and for making that shot. Big time congrats to you for being such an awesome Dad and doing this for your son. I know you must be very proud.