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    2023 Montana Bighorn Sheep Tag/Hunt...

    WAIT! WHAT? Did that just happen? Now what? Now how the heck do we get this trophy out of the breaks? We had cell service about a 1/4 mile south. I text our Lewistown friends and ask if they can bring the boat. The logical way to get this ram out is via the river. We could pack it back out of...
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    2023 Montana Bighorn Sheep Tag/Hunt...

    This photo is the two smaller rams harassing big boy, which causes him to relocate I take both our backpacks and put them back to back for a rest. I sit down and see what it looks like. We try several combos with shooting sticks and packs but finally it looks like the back to back packs is the...
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    2023 Montana Bighorn Sheep Tag/Hunt...

    This is where my computer crashes and the story never finishes....
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    2023 Montana Bighorn Sheep Tag/Hunt...

    Oct 16th. I have really gotten used to the camper and camp site, seems a bit like a dream that will go on forever. If you have read this far, you a probably thinking this story is past forever. I am enjoying every morning; start the coffee, check the weather, go visit “the woods” and have a...
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    2023 Montana Bighorn Sheep Tag/Hunt...

    Thanks for the kind works, and thank you to everyone else that has commented or hit the like button!
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    2023 Montana Bighorn Sheep Tag/Hunt...

    This is day 14 of the hunt, this appears to be a nice ram, 180ish. I am very tempted but Dean needs to head home and deal with some obligations. He leaves and I a hem and haw about what to do. Also, it is very warm out again. Can I pack it out myself? Do I want to do that? I drive a bit, and...
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    2023 Montana Bighorn Sheep Tag/Hunt...

    Oct 9. We spotted a new ram from Bob’s knob this morning. The ram is a mile away, did I mention I added a Leica rangefinder to my pack? With the Swaro it is easy to see he isn’t the one. We head to the river, we refind Pretty Boy, today he is at 325 yards. Maybe he is the back up if I can’t find...
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    2023 Montana Bighorn Sheep Tag/Hunt...

    Probably has, another good reason to not shoot that ram :)
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    2023 Montana Bighorn Sheep Tag/Hunt...

    Sean is like wow, that is very nice ram. Dean say he is a nice ram but you can do better and please don’t screw-up this fall. In other words it is early. I decide to pass. That night I lie awake thinking, did I do the right thing? Enjoy the journey. You wait 30-40 years for a tag, do you want...
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    2023 Montana Bighorn Sheep Tag/Hunt...

    We all meet up and head to the river with the boat (its warm again). At 35 miles an hour, I spot a ram while traveling downriver. He is tucked in a little canyon that has a few pines and shade. At this point I am dressed in a t shirt, light hunting pants and flip flops, it is hot out. We...
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    2023 Montana Bighorn Sheep Tag/Hunt...

    Oct 8th. So now there are three of us glassing. More eyes the better (as many of you know). We split up and plan to regroup noonish. Dean goes west and we go east. Sean and I find a group of 5 rams. We eliminate 4 but without the Swaro scope that Dean has, we decide we need to get a closer look...
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    Should 17 year old apply for big three?

    Step one, yes apply. Step two, find a career you like that pays a lot of money! A LOT, it will be easier to hunt these species if you have money. Sad but true
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    2023 Montana Bighorn Sheep Tag/Hunt...

    Oh ya, sheep photos, I have a few, so here is ram that jumped the fence to come and get a drink (Sept 17)
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    2023 Montana Bighorn Sheep Tag/Hunt...

    Oct 7. I drive to Winifred and then after buying gas and last minute supplies, head into the hunt district to find a camp site. The spot I wanted has a camper already there (more on that later). I find a spot on some state land and get the camper set and level. My friend Sean shows up and we go...
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    2023 Montana Bighorn Sheep Tag/Hunt...

    The forecast is for rain overnight and the next several days. I am ready to go home and regroup and there is no reason to drive or hunt this country during/after rain. If you don’t know gumbo, not sure I can explain it… In fact it should be on everyone's bucket list to do some driving and hiking...
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    2023 Montana Bighorn Sheep Tag/Hunt...

    mtmuley and kansasdad, appreciate the comments. Not gonna lie when tag holders leave to find an outfitter or tell you how hard it is, it can get in your head...however, just spending time hunting in this landscape is amazing!
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    2023 Montana Bighorn Sheep Tag/Hunt...

    How bizarre!
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    2023 Montana Bighorn Sheep Tag/Hunt...

    Sept 17. Back to the Bob’s glassing knob, same 5 ewes, it is already hot. We put the boat in the water and looked for sheep and even fished a little. I spot a sheep while flying down river. Dean turns the boat around and it is a ram, he jumps a barbed wire fence and drinks from the river within...
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    2023 Montana Bighorn Sheep Tag/Hunt...

    I probably should have left this part of the story out. Back to the hunt.
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    2023 Montana Bighorn Sheep Tag/Hunt...

    Let the hunt begin... Sept 15, Opening morning, lots of hunters on the roads. We stop and chat with most of them. All are nice. One is headed home by noon and says this isn’t what I thought it would be. After 5 hours? I find out later he went home and hired an outfitter. We saw 2 ewes and a...

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