The Species from Europe that were recognized by SCI at the annual convention as "Major Award Winners" - due to their outstanding trophy size, and due to the degree of difficulty in harvesting them were: Alpine Chamois and Cantabrian Chamois.
Total:
"Trophy" Species: 20
Top 10: 17
Number 1: 10
Number 2: 5
Weapon:
Handgun: All with Handgun
Major Award Winners: 1
Salamanca, Spain
Handgun - SCI #4
Ran like a greyhound for miles! Finally hid in heavy brush and we flushed him out. Fast Texas heart shop in very thick fog.
Salamanca, Spain
Handgun - SCI #2
Very scarce and difficult species. He had been fighting all night, was tires, and was headed to bed. So, he walked right by us in an open field at first light!
Salamanca, Spain
Handgun - SCI #2
Very skittish! After several days of fruitless stalks, we decided to do a drive on this area. It worked! He was hiding in the brush from pushers, but I could see him.
Salamanca, Spain
Handgun - SCI #1
Two big bulls were fighting and moving among ten does on a sheer cliff. It was difficult to track them while hanging on a cliff. I shot both accidently!
Salamanca, Spain
Handgun - SCI #3
An old bull (13 years). He was boss of a group of 30. He slid down nearly vertical North slope - on solid ice. A very treacherous recovery - nearly lost Kathy!
Salamanca, Spain
Handgun - SCI #1
Walked, stalked, and hunted them for 10 days. Finally found a big one and chased him into the grasslands. He laid his antlers down and hid in the tall grass!
NE, Spain
Handgun #2
Lives in vertical cliffs. Only a 123 yard shot - but straight down. Guide held me from falling off the cliff and I leaned over the edge and shot!
Spain
SCI Handgun #1, Top 10 Overall
Tough target - only 45 pounds - 256 yards. This was during mating season, so he would not stand still! Beautiful mountains...
Croatia, Europe
SCI Handgun #1
303 yards
Tough shot on such a tiny animal. Missed first time, but the mating season was on, so he did not run...
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Serbia, Europe
327 yards
World's toughest handgun shot! Had a 12" window to see through thick brush - could not tell horn length, but I needed the specie. Did it with the short barrel!
Dugi Otok, Croatia
Handgun #1
Shooting straight up the cliff face - very difficult shot. These sheep have been wild on the island for 100 years. Fast shot as he stopped on the cliff above me.
Croatia, Europe
SCI Handgun #2
Fast shot as he stopped on the cliff above me. Hard to believe I hit him with the handgun, doing a fast shot at 307 yards!
Serbia, Europe
Handgun #1
My longest shot from the shooting sticks - 267 yards, and my first time using sticks with the long .300 mag. barrel.
Serbia, Europe
As usual, Air France lost my guns, so I had to use the guides rifle. Turkey are not hunted here, so he was not nearly as wary as the NA versions are!
Austria, Europe
Handgun
Small but ferocious - a sought after trophy in Austria. They hide in rock cliffs and make long difficult shots!
Hungary, Europe
SCI Handgun #3
This old deer had been shot at dozens of times - he lived right under a tree stand! I fooled him and snuck up from the other side of the 1/2 mile wide field.
Forest Region, Mongolia
Handgun - SCI #1
Habits very similar to a Whitetail. Can only see them at first and last light. Mongolians are not good deer stalkers!
Hungary, Europe
SCI Handgun #1
He was a much sought after trophy in this hunt club, because of his size and horn shape - he had been missed by 8 hunters just so far that year!
Austria, Europe
SCI Handgun #1
203 yards straight down
Climbed to 6,200' - to the very top of the highest peak around - beautiful view of him feeding on the cliff below us.
Austria, Europe
SCI Handgun #1
The most difficult animal to find on this hunt - took two days of hard walking through heavy brush to flush him out.
Beceite Mountains, Spain
Handgun SCI #2
Two big bulls were fighting and moving among 10 does on a sheer cliff. It was difficult to track them through a handgun scope while I was hanging on a cliff. I shot both accidently! This is the smaller one that I mortally wounded, but he snuck off in the brush and did not find him until later.
Noser Mountain, Croatia, Eastern Europe
Handgun - 353 yards
On this hunt I had the pleasure of hunting with "Chucky Doll". The local guide from hell! There was no way I was every going to get an Aoudad with this guy along. So, I did a fast shot on this guy as he was running through a small opening - straight up the cliff above us! We did not have time to size any horns - I just saw that he had some and pulled the trigger.....My second longest shot to date!
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