dgibson
New member
That's awesome, DS! Beautiful ram. Did you have to strap yourself in to keep from rolling down the mountain in your sleep? 
Great pics and congrats on the ram...Very nice boy!!!!The sleeping accomidations look as if they really sucked though....I've had to camp in that type of terrain on occasion and dug out a place for the tents to sit a little flatter...I don't know if that would have been feasable in your situation though...We piled the dirt on the sides so it wasn't so hard to put it all back....
D
Deerslayer
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Elkchasr......it looked like grass and dirt where we would camp..but two inches down then solid rock...no digging without heavy equipment, which we were short on.
Oak.......it indeed was God's country, and I do appreciate him letting me use it a while to harvest one of his most majestic creatures!
Darren, pretty much......the terrain was tricky at best......for instance.....I shot my sheep on top but picked him up at that far river at the bottom a mile away.....and if we weren't careful it could easily have been us rolling to the bottom in some places.
Deb......he is being mounted now....I had no plans to mount him, but after that hunt, and all I went through to get him, no way could I not do him the honors.
Kiwi......Thar sounds like my kinda place!
Moosie...I promise I have some great Hunttalk Hat pix.....it will take a couple more weeks tp get them because they are on my brothers camera......the ram and me both wearing one sharing a bottle of Crown Royal as a toast..Man!, that Ram can hold his liquor!!
Dan, sometimes when a ram and a man get together to have a Crown and Coke.....things can get ugly, and yes, I might have taken out my frustrations on that "horny" devil and punched him in the nose......but just know he deserved it!
....one more thing......I can honestly see how a fella could put in for 30 years and still pug it on one of the animals......because unless you are willing to bust your ass to the limit as long as it takes, and then get a lot of luck to go with it........you may find yourself just another tired wore out hunter holding a sheep tag....
DS
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Oak.......it indeed was God's country, and I do appreciate him letting me use it a while to harvest one of his most majestic creatures!
Darren, pretty much......the terrain was tricky at best......for instance.....I shot my sheep on top but picked him up at that far river at the bottom a mile away.....and if we weren't careful it could easily have been us rolling to the bottom in some places.
Deb......he is being mounted now....I had no plans to mount him, but after that hunt, and all I went through to get him, no way could I not do him the honors.
Kiwi......Thar sounds like my kinda place!
Moosie...I promise I have some great Hunttalk Hat pix.....it will take a couple more weeks tp get them because they are on my brothers camera......the ram and me both wearing one sharing a bottle of Crown Royal as a toast..Man!, that Ram can hold his liquor!!
Dan, sometimes when a ram and a man get together to have a Crown and Coke.....things can get ugly, and yes, I might have taken out my frustrations on that "horny" devil and punched him in the nose......but just know he deserved it!
....one more thing......I can honestly see how a fella could put in for 30 years and still pug it on one of the animals......because unless you are willing to bust your ass to the limit as long as it takes, and then get a lot of luck to go with it........you may find yourself just another tired wore out hunter holding a sheep tag....
DS
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Nontypical
New member
nice, argali-style ram
which range?
i like the scenery photos as well, that's what sheep country is all about
which range?
i like the scenery photos as well, that's what sheep country is all about
The Hedgehog
Well-known member
Cool photos. Nice sheep. I know you got some dying quivers.. any photos of that?
I like the flaring horns!
I like the flaring horns!
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Deerslayer
Guest
Yes I did get the "quiver shots"....but Walmart wouldn't process them!
That ram is a Wrangells ram.
And believe it or not...that spot where our spike camp is in the pic above was the flatest spot anywhere around!
DS
That ram is a Wrangells ram.
And believe it or not...that spot where our spike camp is in the pic above was the flatest spot anywhere around!
DS
A-con
New member
Great Ram DS, you should be proud !
About that bloody nose, did you really punch him out before you shot him ?
About that bloody nose, did you really punch him out before you shot him ?
tmsander
New member
Awsome Pics... Awsome scenery.... Awsome ram!
Nut
New member
Great pics DS!!!!!! Awesome place for a hunt that is for sure.
Bet there wasnt a blue tags amonst em all
Bet there wasnt a blue tags amonst em all
D
Deerslayer
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No blue tags Nut!LOLOLOL!.....and it sure was nice being able to look for the biggest one I could find knowing it wasn't going to cost me extra!
DS
DS
Kraven
New member
That is one hellofa nice Ram DS.You done real good.
T Bone
Well-known member
DS,
Very nice sheep. I like the flared rams best. Congrats, someday I hope to get up north and chase Dall and/or Stone.
T Bone
Very nice sheep. I like the flared rams best. Congrats, someday I hope to get up north and chase Dall and/or Stone.
T Bone
Bear Creek Adventures
New member
DS,
You done good bro! I would LOVE to hunt a Dall someday but judging from your story I am not sure if I am tough enough. Maybe I should go now before I get too old. Beautiful trophy!
You done good bro! I would LOVE to hunt a Dall someday but judging from your story I am not sure if I am tough enough. Maybe I should go now before I get too old. Beautiful trophy!
