LRB 374: Chamois hunting

[@dalehill6127]

Another great video sir, many thanks. It must be annoying feeling that you have to justify a shot but in my view you made a fine job of it. And I just want to add that I really love that triumphal cry that you insert into the soundtrack when you have successfully taken an animal. It is immensely respectful to the creature and speaks to the wild heart of hunting. Thank you for all your hard work. 🙏🏻 😊👍🏻

[@THLR]

Well… I think I’m aiming for educate rather than justify. Very rarely do I catch flak and mostly it comes from a different perspective and not ill will; allthough I sometimes find the combo perspective + ignorance to give tiresome results. So instead of just saying sod off, I say these are the factors that contributed to my decision. The cry is actually a recording of a Cree ceremony and I like it, for me it is a sign of respect: Hunting (or even eating food) undeniably involves killing, but it can be done without unneccessary suffering.

[@dalehill6127]

@THLR Thanks for the reply. I guessed the cry was Native American and it is wonderful.🙂

[@rudmerv]

Another great video - thanks for sharing! Thanks for showing the reality of hunting, the highs and lows. I learn something from every one of your videos. I appreciate the effort you put in to lug all the gear up into the hills and then the time spent editing afterwards.

[@THLR]

Thank you very much. Yes for sure, no matter what money you put into it or what expectations you might have, you can't really control it. On this trip my timeframe was severly limited and my original plan of hiking high and glassing at first light was stopped by fog. As it was, my choice was to go into the fog and hope it would lift (forecast said no, reality gave me an opening over a few hours) or basically look at the only two open spaces I could see and hope for the best. I got lucky; both in seeing the animals moving over the ridge and there being a suitable animal in that group.

[@phillipbarnes1321]

Love your videos sir, always look forward to your wisdoms.

[@louislegrange7986]

Good shooting Thomas, and excellent video capturing beautiful scenery. Well done.

[@THLR]

Thank you very much. I little miffed I didn't bring the big lens or my wideangle on this trip, but lesson learned and next trip I will not skip on optics.

[@renonebravo1601]

Great hunt! Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@THLR]

Thank you very much, have a good weekend!

[@jamesthehondaman]

Sitting in Australia on my farm …. 40+ again today…..loved it….been waiting…..👍👍👍👍👍

[@THLR]

@@jamesthehondaman thank you very much. Unusually little snow here, but you can keep your 40! 🥵 Difficult to imagine farming under those conditions, here everything seems to stop approaching 30...

[@mikeberger6664]

Thanks for sharing, Weidmannsheil 😎

[@THLR]

Weidmannsdank!

[@brucestevenson8797]

Excellent shot with a first class lesson on how, why and basic marksmanship. Thankyou Thomas.

[@THLR]

Thank you very much Bruce! Hope your having a good season!

[@cal79]

Perfection as always...good hunting my friend

[@THLR]

@@cal79 thank you very much, all the best for spring!

[@akibi-mf1nr]

Well placed shot! With the Chamois being broadside! Don't worry about the guys criticising that shot 😉 You are actually one of the rare youtubers also showing when Something went wrong and you are able to admit mistakes ! Thats why I enjoy watching your videos! Waidmannsheil

[@THLR]

Thank you very much! I think it is important to show that we are all humans: We try to do what is best, but sometimes we also fail. Hopefully one also learn from mistakes; even better if it’s somebody else’s mistake!

[@stefanomalinverni9431]

Welcome back wifh anoher GOOD hunting video, thank you.

[@THLR]

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it!

[@MVarminter]

I am glad you made it!🎉

[@THLR]

I wasn’t too happy sitting around the airport for days; only took 7-8 contacts to customer service for them to activate the luggage tag…

[@davidmackee8575]

Nice shot well done Thomas 👌

[@THLR]

Thank you very much David, hopefully not too long until the next film. Have a nice weekend!

[@Ade4fish]

Great stuff, as always.

[@THLR]

Thank you very much. Hopefully not too long until next film, have the material just need to edit.

[@blaserlongrange7616]

💪👍🤟great shoot and video

[@THLR]

@@blaserlongrange7616 thank you very much

[@mathisanvik7416]

Toppen! Gladere enn i forrige film!

[@THLR]

Mange takk! Ja, ikke spesielt gode options her heller, men i det minste kom jeg i mål med en ok felling.

[@RagingOatmeal]

Cannot wait to make another trip to croatia. Im going to use that Artemis group to book it. Love the channel dude

[@aleksandrzaitsev9459]

Ваши охоты хороши❤❤❤

[@THLR]

Thanks for taking the time!

[@hagensolberg6058]

Missed the videos, nice to see and learn

[@THLR]

Thank you, hopefully not too long until the next film.

[@duratomic1]

WB Thomas💪🌿

[@THLR]

Waidmannsdank!

[@g.lichtenstein]

Waidmannsheil 🌿📯🌿

[@THLR]

Waidmannsdank!

[@drugyoursoulpart4]

Beautiful shot!

[@THLR]

Thank you!

[@trevorhawkins9896]

Thanks!

[@THLR]

Thank you very much Trevor, all the best with your season! Hopefully the next film will be out in not too long, I have the material but need to sit down and edit.

[@tomaszpaluszkiewicz3189]

Awesome.....

[@THLR]

Thanks 🤗

[@Morgan.isaksen]

Nice work, Thomas. Always impress and thankful for all the struggle carrying cameras, tripods mics an everything just so we could have som great 15 minutes of entertaining. Could you please tell me / us how is the chamois meat taste like. Is like a normal norwegian lamb / sheep or goat meat ? Do you transport your game back home ?

[@THLR]

Well, if I'm the cook it's going to be very average. I have eaten chamois both as steak and sausages and found both to be excellent, the kind where you eat more than you should and only stop out of politeness. I'd put it closer to veal (kalv) than lamb. Sadly no, everything is donated. I do not take the meat home simply because I am unable to maintain a satisfactory hygiene standard during transport.

[@DENIOMAMr]

Show! Muito obrigado por todos trabalho em nos mostrar.

[@THLR]

No problem, thanks for taking the time!

[@vicpeder]

Thank you!

[@THLR]

You're welcome, thanks for taking the time!

[@zdravkolukacic6913]

Welcome back and thanks for another fantastic hunting video. Question what kind of carbon mountain pole are you using? Thx for your feedback. And best regards from the Swiss mountains.👍

[@THLR]

Hope you enjoy Switzerland, I've seen pictures of really steep and beautiful chamois hunting there. My mountain pole is home made, it can be unscrewed into 3 parts and uses ordinary tripod feet (spikes or rubber) that can easily be replaced. The machinist did a superb job, so the joints are 100% without play/movement. The only reason I made my own was that I had very specific requirement of packing it in my luggage for airline travel. If I didn't have this requirement, I would have used HEP Carbon. I borrowed one in Austria, it was very comfortable to use (slight flex to better take the weight) and also doubled as a shooting stick. Another stock I have used is from Mountrainer.at, that was also very solid but unfortunately didn't pack down small enough to fit air travel.

[@zdravkolukacic6913]

@ THX👍

[@jagerschmidti6250]

Nice! I like the area, Looks a Little Bit Like the landscape in the Black forests in southern Germany where i killed my First chamy! Do you know a Place arround Oslo were i can train Long Range shooting? I live there since August last year but cant find something to practice. The Slow movement After the Shot was a Perfect example of a Heart shot by the way, congratulations Thomas!

[@THLR]

Thank yo uvery much! Sure do, Oslo og Akershus Langholdsklubb email [e-mail] is next door to your location. Good luck!

[@jagerschmidti6250]

Yeeaahhhh!!! Thank you, i will Check it out!

[@PassionforRifles]

Precision hunting🤝🏻🤝🏻Great shot, you did know 100% what you were doing. What bullet did you use?

[@THLR]

Thank you very much! This was Hornady 6,5mm 123gr Amax. These days I basically use that one or Barnes 120gr TTSX for hunting, Lapua 120gr Scenar L for everything else. The future will most likely see a full transition to copper-only for hunting, they work great so far and with new developments I suspect every negative (mostly being hard) will be fully adressed and we will eventually have as good a selection with copper as lead. Right now I stick to Barnes simply because it works; I don't want to spend my money experimenting.

[@PassionforRifles]

@THLR a-max is a leathal bullet😁. Do you know these Norwegian solid copper bullets, NPB? Norwegian Perfomance Bullets?

[@rogersmaland7077]

Bra skutt, klempe god video... Ser altid frem til din neste video...Men no ønsker eg ein oppdatering på rifla i 22 Hornet....

[@THLR]

@@rogersmaland7077 mange takk. Jeg skrotet min 22 Hornet, hadde ikke samvittighet til å selge den skiten til noen andre

[@michalmensik9635]

You have changed the watches!!

[@THLR]

@@michalmensik9635 yes. A gps capable watch is new to me. Makes moving in darkness that much faster; very convenient

[@michalmensik9635]

@THLR ok, I guess a cell phone with gps is not that handy ....

[@THLR]

@michalmensik9635 the battery life is not comparable

[@markandmellwhiteley7995]

the like number counter keeps turning as if there is a like but the number does not change?

[@THLR]

I suspect that is simply KZbin programmers wanting to keep you locked down for a few more seconds...

[@jcbushveld849]

What scope cam are you using and do you like it?

[@THLR]

@@jcbushveld849 Triggercam 2.0 and as far as I know it is the best available on the market. Solid, steals some light from the shooter and not fully waterproof. The image quality you just saw is about as good as I can make it from that system. Poor WiFi so sharpen your image via mini HDMI/ monitor or test import images before going off.

[@jcbushveld849]

​@@THLRthanks👍

[@curryFM13]

It is difficult to open an account on Finn. How can I contact the manufacturer of the cartridge holder?

[@THLR]

@@curryFM13 I've messaged the seller and will post reply if I get one

[@THLR]

Contact [e-mail]

[@curryFM13]

@@THLR Thank you!

[@Jarlerønning]

Rett inn på finn der ja så genial ut den ammo boksen

[@THLR]

@@Jarlerønning ja det er en slik greie jeg på ingen måte hadde forutsett skulle være så praktisk. Har tidligere hatt patron holdere i elastikk, i skum, ordinære plastesker, plastinnlegget fra vanlige ammobokser, forseggjorte ammotasker osv - alle har virket, men alle har også hatt en eller annen svakhet. Dette er første produktet som bare har funket uten strul i form av fukt/volum/vekt/forurensing eller anna knot. Verdt hver krone å vite at ammoen alltid er ren og tilgjengelig; sesongen 23 måte jeg skrape patronen fri for gjørme før jeg kunne lade og skyte kronhjorten.

[@DENIOMAMr]

Usa um 30-06? Sua arma tem realmente muita precisão, realmente impressionante.

[@THLR]

Sorry no. Nothing wrong with a 30-06, but 6,5mm is cheaper here so I use 6,5x57R and 6,5x55 and sometimes even 6,5 PRC.

[@romanko2736]

What bullet did you use

[@THLR]

Hornady 6,5mm 123gr Amax. Yoúll get teh same result with any of the normal lead bullets (and copper!)

[@valterXIII]

Weidmannsheil!

[@THLR]

Weidmannsdank!