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caprock canyons
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01/24/14 03:54 PM
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toro
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went on my state hunts at caprock canyons and it was awesome place.the area were I was had tons of tracks ,trails an poop.pig coyote,an sheep.it was freezing cold 17 degrees yesterday with a 9 wind chill. colder to day supposed to be 10 this morning with windchill of 0. I got a aoudad but he jumped off a canyon wall an there was no way I was climbing down there.about a hundred foot down, no pic of kill so no proof,but still a great place o want to go back in summer an check the whole place out
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Re: caprock canyons
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01/24/14 09:41 PM
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If I shot an animal and knew where it was and did not retrieve it I would not be talking about it.
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Re: caprock canyons
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01/24/14 09:46 PM
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If I shot an animal and knew where it was and did not retrieve it I would not be talking about it. X2
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Re: caprock canyons
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01/25/14 12:52 AM
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Re: caprock canyons
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01/25/14 12:58 AM
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X3...Such a waste. I would have figured out a way to get that aoudad out. You owe it to the animal and to all those hunters who were not lucky enough to be drawn, to exhaust all efforts to retrieve that animal. What I wouldn't do to be drawn for a hunt like that.
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Re: caprock canyons
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01/25/14 01:01 AM
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Re: caprock canyons
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01/25/14 02:08 AM
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X3...Such a waste. I would have figured out a way to get that aoudad out. You owe it to the animal and to all those hunters who were not lucky enough to be drawn, to exhaust all efforts to retrieve that animal. What I wouldn't do to be drawn for a hunt like that. Should have never taken the Shot if your not going to retrieve the Animal "at all costs"....
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Re: caprock canyons
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01/25/14 02:37 AM
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Re: caprock canyons
[Re: toro]
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01/25/14 11:46 PM
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well if he hadn't jumped I would have brought him back but I didn't have a hundred feet of mountain climbing rope or the skills to go down a vertical cliff like that that's the only one I could not get too
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Re: caprock canyons
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01/26/14 12:18 AM
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Re: caprock canyons
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01/26/14 12:54 AM
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Re: caprock canyons
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01/26/14 02:18 AM
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went on my state hunts at caprock canyons and it was awesome place.the area were I was had tons of tracks ,trails an poop.pig coyote,an sheep.it was freezing cold 17 degrees yesterday with a 9 wind chill. colder to day supposed to be 10 this morning with windchill of 0. I got a aoudad but he jumped off a canyon wall an there was no way I was climbing down there.about a hundred foot down, no pic of kill so no proof,but still a great place o want to go back in summer an check the whole place out Did you ask those running the hunt for help or if they knew a better way to access that part of the canyon?
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Re: caprock canyons
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01/26/14 03:49 AM
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Re: caprock canyons
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01/26/14 04:01 AM
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Re: caprock canyons
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01/26/14 05:22 AM
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Re: caprock canyons
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01/26/14 08:15 AM
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Re: caprock canyons
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01/26/14 05:33 PM
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went on my state hunts at caprock canyons and it was awesome place.the area were I was had tons of tracks ,trails an poop.pig coyote,an sheep.it was freezing cold 17 degrees yesterday with a 9 wind chill. colder to day supposed to be 10 this morning with windchill of 0. I got a aoudad but he jumped off a canyon wall an there was no way I was climbing down there.about a hundred foot down, no pic of kill so no proof,but still a great place o want to go back in summer an check the whole place out Did you ask those running the hunt for help or if they knew a better way to access that part of the canyon? well did you ever ask the park personnel?
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Re: caprock canyons
[Re: Erny]
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01/26/14 06:08 PM
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We were just there on the mule deer hunt last month, and they went out of their way to tell us (over and over) they would help us on recovery any way they could. Whether that was driving the Polaris back to the farthest parts of the park, or helping to drag the animals out it didn't matter. Sounds like you needed to check with them. Too bad about losing it. Here's a cell phone picture of the Northwest corner of the park, with Highway 256 up on top of the cliffs, and me standing in about 2.5 miles in from the trailhead. Great aoudad and pig country, but it is rough!
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Re: caprock canyons
[Re: toro]
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01/28/14 03:58 AM
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Re: caprock canyons
[Re: toro]
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01/28/14 02:02 PM
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Cool story.. sorry you didnt get your animal. They would have probably helped you recover it if asked. But I wont be rude to you or beat you up about it. ignore the meanies.
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Re: caprock canyons
[Re: toro]
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01/28/14 07:16 PM
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I've been on many mountain hunts and taken shots at animals where recovery was though and challenging. However I never left an animal behind because it was hard to get to.Your excuse is not valid, there's always a way. You should have gone back with the right safety equipment or maybe you still can?? Hunting is not only about killing an animal.
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Re: caprock canyons
[Re: toro]
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01/28/14 07:21 PM
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Mayb you can at least get a euro mount out of it
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Re: caprock canyons
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01/28/14 09:16 PM
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