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My wife dropped a 35.5" Oryx this Friday (7 Oct) on WSMR
10/9/2011 9:24:25 PM
My wife Amy shot an Oryx this Friday on her once in a lifetime hunt on the Rhodes Canyon unit of White Sands. I'm very proud of her. She shot this 35.5" cow oryx at 182 yards at a dead run. One shot kill. Used her Tikka T3 lightweight 30-06 with Leupy VX-II 4-12x40mm LR Duplex. 165 grain Barnes TSX (handload over 50.0gr Varget) went within millimeters of the spinal cord and the shockwave paralyzed the critter, including stopping her heart. She did a somersault and died before we could close the 182 yards at a brisk jog.
Amy made the shot supported only with a hasty sling which she learned in Appleseed. No fencepost. No truck door. Nothing but a sling. All the could see was the top 1/3rd of the critter so that was where she shot.
We took the skinned quarters in to the butcher yesterday and they weighed 230 lbs! Pretty good sized critter.
Anyway, just wanted to brag a bit. Very proud of my wife. Here's the obligatory Photo.
-David
Edgewood, NM
Amy made the shot supported only with a hasty sling which she learned in Appleseed. No fencepost. No truck door. Nothing but a sling. All the could see was the top 1/3rd of the critter so that was where she shot.
We took the skinned quarters in to the butcher yesterday and they weighed 230 lbs! Pretty good sized critter.
Anyway, just wanted to brag a bit. Very proud of my wife. Here's the obligatory Photo.
-David
Edgewood, NM
10/9/2011 9:35:34 PM
Nice! I work out there and see oryx quite a bit. Drove into a group of 13 of them a few months back. One of these days I'll start trying to get a hunt out there.
10/9/2011 11:35:04 PM
Very nice!!!
nmmi9100 you have two trophies there for sure.
nmmi9100 you have two trophies there for sure.
10/10/2011 3:35:42 AM
Good stuff! That hasty slingage gets the job done.
10/10/2011 5:57:32 AM
Thats a nice kill. I work at WSTF and almost "dropped" one in my vehicle two days ago....
10/10/2011 1:59:04 PM
Nice oryx!
10/10/2011 8:03:20 PM
Thanks for the comments, gentlemen. Beautiful wife and Oryx.
-David
-David
10/11/2011 5:53:26 PM
Back when I was 17 (1995) I killed (stalked him for about half a mile, then shot him with a 30.06 from about 20 yards 4 times to bring him down.) an Oryx off the Sands. At that time he was a world record. (currently #7) He was a little over 42 inches long, and 9 inches at the bases, scoring a 236, if I remember right. I'll dig a picture out and post it up tonight.
That's a beautiful animal your wife killed there. Great job!
That's a beautiful animal your wife killed there. Great job!
10/11/2011 9:19:36 PM
Originally Posted By benw8887:
Back when I was 17 (1995) I killed (stalked him for about half a mile, then shot him with a 30.06 from about 20 yards 4 times to bring him down.) an Oryx off the Sands. At that time he was a world record. (currently #7) He was a little over 42 inches long, and 9 inches at the bases, scoring a 236, if I remember right. I'll dig a picture out and post it up tonight.
That's a beautiful animal your wife killed there. Great job!
Back when I was 17 (1995) I killed (stalked him for about half a mile, then shot him with a 30.06 from about 20 yards 4 times to bring him down.) an Oryx off the Sands. At that time he was a world record. (currently #7) He was a little over 42 inches long, and 9 inches at the bases, scoring a 236, if I remember right. I'll dig a picture out and post it up tonight.
That's a beautiful animal your wife killed there. Great job!
Would love to see a pic of that one. Not too many like that.
10/13/2011 11:28:57 PM
Here it is boys. Keep in mind this is a picture of a photo that was taken 16 years ago with a disposable camera.
Another pic. This was me when I was 17. You can see that half way of the horn my hand barely fits around it. These pic's don't do him justice, in person he is massive.
And one more
And for fun a Barbary sheep my bro harvested in 07' Location- Classified.
And more fun an elk he got in 08' Location- Near Cloudcroft, NM
Hope you enjoy looking at these pics.
Another pic. This was me when I was 17. You can see that half way of the horn my hand barely fits around it. These pic's don't do him justice, in person he is massive.
And one more
And for fun a Barbary sheep my bro harvested in 07' Location- Classified.
And more fun an elk he got in 08' Location- Near Cloudcroft, NM
Hope you enjoy looking at these pics.
10/14/2011 1:12:43 AM
That is one big-assed Oryx. Hope you've got the horns on the wall!
-David
-David
10/17/2011 6:07:48 PM
That is awesome. I swear Oryx is made of all tenderloin. My step dad got his a while back and it was wonderful tasting. I am going to put in for my once in a lifetime next year.
10/17/2011 7:27:00 PM
I drew a Barbary sheep and have no idea where to go for it... 
10/19/2011 4:27:38 PM
Very nice!
10/22/2011 10:21:40 AM
Originally Posted By disco_jon75:
I drew a Barbary sheep and have no idea where to go for it...
I drew a Barbary sheep and have no idea where to go for it...
Guadalupe Mountains out west of Carlsbad is where most barbary sheep are located.
-David
10/22/2011 7:49:44 PM
Originally Posted By nmmi9100:
That is one big-assed Oryx. Hope you've got the horns on the wall!
-David
That is one big-assed Oryx. Hope you've got the horns on the wall!
-David
Of course, I got him mounted. An animal that majestic deserves that, I think we agree.
