Been chasing aoudad again.

[wTk]

#6328

Got out to hunt aoudad this AM & decided to hike up Cerro de Guadalupe to see if I could spot one that I could stalk up on. I started at 6200 feet and worked my way up to sheep country. I found out the sandy clay extends all the way up to the basalt and when you mix in the rocks you have a very slippery slope. I found plenty of scat and a few bedding areas as I hugged the edge of the basalt. Everything was covered in pea size lava rock so footing was treacherous. Had to backtrack down to get past a very steep section then climb up a rocky chute. I reached another extremely steep section and knew that even if I shot one up here I’d never get it down by my self. Even though I could smell them somewhere on the other side of the steep stuff I felt it best to let them go. By the way going down this stuff is harder than going up. It would have been extremely dangerous with a pack full of meat and horns. Still it was a great time and I got a good work out.

Here’s my gps track laid out on a 3D image of the Cerro.

Coming up the tight cheeks section.

Steep slippery sand and rock

Tough chute to climb up and back down.

I found several beds at the base of this wall.

Time to give it up rather than trying to get around this cliff.

I was glad to get back down in one piece after a 2 mile trip with 500 feet of elevation gain.

[rwbowman]

#50149

Man that looks like some really challenging terrain to cover. Nice photos!

[skifrk]

#50483

Cool hunt thanks for taking us along.

[Wexbow]

#50543

That’s some beautiful country WTK, thanks for the photos.

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