“It was an easy and close shot”
Guess the hardest part of the hunt was going to “Pahkistahn”. Sounds like he was basically able to walk up to it and shoot it. Really beautiful animal. I’d rather see it alive.
I’m not against hunting. But I find some kills more disturbing than others.
It's the senselessness of it. This is a rare animal that is valuable just because it still exists and goats aren't even good eating, IMO. Whitetail deer are massively abundant, they cause tremendous damage to cars, and they taste good.
I can kill a deer without any emotion or remorse at all, but if I killed a puppy, I'd feel awful. This animal was the equivalent of a puppy.
I have doubts that you would even be able to get to the area where he shot it. He probably covered 15 or 20 miles a day at 18000 feet mostly up and down. Look at the terrain and think a little bit before saying how easy it was! It was an easy shot, doesn’t mean he walked up and shot it, he walked all right, likely over 75 miles in horrible terrain.