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Cory Glauner
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Within an hour of being struck by lightning, I was blessed to take this beautiful ibex. What an incredible experience! During a break in the storm, we spotted a bachelor herd with some nice billies in it and formulated a ridiculous plan that required perfect execution. @frank.fackovec and I were both hunting, so he and most of the guides made a stalk during another snowstorm. Meanwhile, I moved up to what I thought would be their escape route after Frank made a shot. After he made a beautiful shot (that we got on video), the billies started heading my way, but I couldn't see them because a blizzard had moved back in. All of a sudden a billy popped up into view just yards from me and launched off of the cliff before I even had time to react. I quickly scrambled up to where I would have a shot if another one used the same route, and here came another one. Same thing, he was there and gone in less than 2 seconds and I made a split-second decision to pass. Then passed another and the next one. It was happening so fast and I hoped I was making the right calls. The next one that popped up I thought I recognized as one of the bigger ones in the group and I shot as he was in mid-air leaping off of the cliff and out of my life forever. I didn't see the impact and there was no reaction, but it was only like a 50-yard shot.... probably less. How could I possibly miss?! Another big one came through, but I didn't dare shoot in case I hit the other one. I was sweating bullets as I made my way over to look down over the cliff, and there he was. Down. What a relief! Turns out he was the biggest billy in the group. Lightning struck twice. #outdoorsinternational #ibexhunting #capra #ibex #scinternacional #kazakhstan #livelikeyoumeanit #dontdie #struckbylightning #lightning #mountainhunting #exointhewild #tienshan #doepicshit