2021 Nevada Desert Ram Story

[BradA]

Some awesome congratulations and to kill a desert in the snow !

 

[Ram 12]

Congrats on a great hunt and great report. My son puts in on this unit each year. For several years as a NV resident, now as a NR.
So I was glad for your report. Thanks

 

[Mooretitan]

would love to go on a ram hunt one day

 

[rogerthat]

When you said you were loaded with five dogs, the first thought that popped into my mind was five corgis. Then, I had a reality check and thought, “No one would take a corgi hunting.”

Congrats on the ram!

No one? #shiftyismetal

 

[mevertsen]

Ram is done and home.

Also bonus is the taxidermist found the shank of the bullet in the cape.

 

[rtraverdavis]

Looks great! Pretty cool finding that Hammer in the cape.

 

[ss8]

I drew a 213 Late ram desert sheep tag here in Nevada. This unit, for whatever reason has intrigued me for about the last decade, and I have made trips there, even before drawing a tag. It has been in my apps every year, or nearly every year since about 2010 or so.

I drew this year with 16 points and had the late season as my first choice due to the more appropriate season dates for my schedule.

My daughter hunted the unit in 2019 for ewe, and she was successful on opening day.

This weekend, we left Wednesday and arrived at.camp at about 3 in the afternoon.

We scouted that evening, Thursday and Friday and returned home yesterday.

In all, we located 65 sheep, 25 of those were rams not with ewes and lambs.

We spotted sheep at distances up to two miles away.

The first two photos are of my 3 favorites. (2 lower rams in the group of 4 up close)View attachment 185627View attachment 185628View attachment 185629View attachment 185630View attachment 185631View attachment 185632View attachment 185633View attachment 185634

The largest ram ever killed in this unit is 159, and this herd is one of the remnants of central Nevada which was never extirpated.

There are a lot of sheep in the unit, and it is quite dry and desolate.

mevertsen, I have that tag this year and would love to pick your brain. If you get this and would be willing to share info about your hunt, please contact me at (417)437-2597. Thank you