264 Win Mag 142g LRAB. 344 yards 25° angle. Blew a softball sized hole in the front shoulder and exited the opposite ham. Arizona Nelsoni Desert Bighorn.
Just got back from a couple of weeks of sheep hunting in AZ myself and was sickened to see the contents of the WSF magazine. Makes me sick what people do for “status” and recognition.
Montana FWP has done some pretty shady things when it comes to sheep. I want to say they shot at least one B&C ram trying to entrap a guy for illegal outfitting.
I did not understand the draw systems and how important it was to get into them until my late 20s so 22-23 years. I remember thinking “why would anyone pay $7 for a Wyoming sheep point”? Sure do wish I could go back in time and talk to a much younger me. Been very blessed to draw some great tags.
Late to the party…
No not residents do not have a reasonable chance of drawing sheep, goat, moose tags.
BUT, neither do residents.
If you want to hunt them DIY or for a reasonable rate, you are going to have to try and draw a tag.
Odds are horrible but it can be done. I killed a great...
The difference there is you, and I (I apply to all that and more), knew we have not the slightest chance to draw going in. In Wyoming I had a chance to draw. Now that chance has been reduced 125%. Even you have to see how disappointing that is.
I can’t do anything about it so I will do what I...
Yes, that’s what I’m looking for, one ram tag. It’s hard to see my 22 points go down the toilet. I’ve looked at the lower point units and just don’t see how I can do any of them without an outfitter. And there really aren’t any outfitters interested in those units either. I’ll keep trying to...
Never were preference points to be bought in Idaho. No bait and switch.
I’ll edit this to say I read too quickly. I missed the disabled vets part. That’s awful.
They were not sold as BONUS points. They were sold as PREFERENCE points. Preference points give the person with the highest number of points the tag. You are taking away 125% of the sheep tags available from the people who INVESTED in PREFERENCE points as non residents. That’s bull$$$$.
Sy will be rewarded. I’m sure the “task force” will give him a share of the non resident tags soon enough so the outfitters, can sell them to the highest bidder. Additionally, the ranchers and landowners will take another slice of NR tags to sell to the highest bidder as well. Wyoming will be...
Yes.
Sold my 10x42 ELs to get the 12x42 NLs.
Sold my 10-15 Duovids after spending some time comparing out in the field.
12 NLs are all I need for everything west of the Mississippi.