223 on Tahr: Hunting with the Elude Howa Mini and ELD-M ammo in Scenic New Zealand

Описание: Come with us on a tahr hunt in New Zealand, testing the 223 Rem in rugged South Island terrain. After setting up camp and locating animals, everything was lined up for the shot — until the rifle jammed at the worst possible moment. We work through the issue in the field, get the rifle running again, and she makes a clean shot on a tahr.

Despite the gear problems, this was the best hunt of my life. Watching my daughter push through cold river crossings, long distances, and multiple previous trips to finally take her first tahr is something I’ll never forget. I couldn’t be prouder of her effort, patience, and determination in the hills — and it’s been pretty satisfying eating tahr tacos at home afterwards.

The trip finishes with the walk out, a closer look at the horns, and a hide prepared by my friend. The video wraps with a short Geek Zone, breaking down the rifle setup — what we love about it, and where it caused problems during real hunting.

Chapters

00:00 Intro
00:26 223 upgrades
00:47 Heading on the hunt
01:24 Setting up camp
01:32 Tahr located
02:06 Tahr disappears
03:08 Rifle feeding issues
03:50 Still having issues
04:30 Tahr disappears again
05:10 Tahr located again
05:55 Tahr shot – .223 73gr ELD-M
06:11 Tahr down
06:48 Tahr shot – 6.5mm Creedmoor 143gr ABLR
07:22 Tahr #2 down
07:54 Cold river crossing
08:03 Tahr recovery
09:10 Heading out with meat, horns, and hide
09:30 Peter processing the hide
09:46 GEEK ZONE
10:06 Elude summary
10:38 Howa Mini magazine issues
12:45 Thanks for watching

Rifle & gear used

Howa Mini Action .223

HG Precision Elude stock

HG Precision bag rider

MTN Gear bipod

DPT suppressor

Burris Signature HD 3–15 scope

Filmed in New Zealand during a legal tahr hunt. Tahr are an introduced species, and without hunting their numbers can increase to levels that cause environmental damage. All usable meat was taken from the animals, along with horns and hide, to minimise waste.

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