Colorado sheep
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IdahoBugler
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Wow... That is such a stud of a ram and very well documented. Congrats Oak on a very well deserved trophy.
3855WIN
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What a hunt. Congrats.
dcopas78
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Awesome ram, congratulations!
Thanks for all of the comments. It was one of the pinnacles of my hunting career. Ironically, I packed this ram out of the mountains 9 years to the day from packing my first sheep out of the Chugach Mountains in AK.
The comments about my recent story brevity are funny for those who have been around a while. I wrote sagas like this about my 2007 dall hunt and 2008 mountain goat hunt, which you can find if you look through the archives. Unfortunately I think the photos were lost from those posts during a forum upgrade years ago. After doing this one I remember why I haven't done one recently....a lot of work.
I meant to include this photo in my last post. The remaining rams after the shot. They didn't run until I retrieved my pack and started up towards my ram.
Good questions. So as many of you know, you count the rings in the horns to age them. I'm going to throw this photo up and see what people think. Opinions on this end vary.
I apologize for the gore.
At 6 years old, he is a little indifferent. He definitely doesn't understand the significance of a sheep tag. Nor does my 3 year old daughter, who asked, "daddy, why did you only bring one sheep home???"
.300 Wby and 180gr. Accubonds
Since a Dall hunt in 2007, and still!
The comments about my recent story brevity are funny for those who have been around a while. I wrote sagas like this about my 2007 dall hunt and 2008 mountain goat hunt, which you can find if you look through the archives. Unfortunately I think the photos were lost from those posts during a forum upgrade years ago. After doing this one I remember why I haven't done one recently....a lot of work.
I meant to include this photo in my last post. The remaining rams after the shot. They didn't run until I retrieved my pack and started up towards my ram.
Good questions. So as many of you know, you count the rings in the horns to age them. I'm going to throw this photo up and see what people think. Opinions on this end vary.
I apologize for the gore.At 6 years old, he is a little indifferent. He definitely doesn't understand the significance of a sheep tag. Nor does my 3 year old daughter, who asked, "daddy, why did you only bring one sheep home???"
.300 Wby and 180gr. Accubonds
Since a Dall hunt in 2007, and still!
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sneakem
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I'll throw an 11.5 out there for age...
genesis273
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13...but I know nothing about sheep. Just counting rings. Couldn't find a half ring, so I'll stick with whole numbers!
genesis273
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Now for my congratulations:
That magnificent ram and hard to obtain tag deserved more than the average "I shot him" thread, and you definitely capitalized on sharing an epic story from beginning to end, and was an awesome thread to read while traveling 2500 miles back home from an elk hunt. Like I said on page #1, it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. And you did an awesome job taking us alone for the ride.
Congratulations!
That magnificent ram and hard to obtain tag deserved more than the average "I shot him" thread, and you definitely capitalized on sharing an epic story from beginning to end, and was an awesome thread to read while traveling 2500 miles back home from an elk hunt. Like I said on page #1, it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. And you did an awesome job taking us alone for the ride.
Congratulations!
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I'm no expert but I see 13. Nice. Now I have to go back and read the thread.
Bambistew
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I'm going with 11.33
Stud ram!
Stud ram!
Southern Elk
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I count 11 too.
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This ^^^.
fowladdict
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12?
Congrats again Oak!
Congrats again Oak!
mdunc8
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Great hunt, Terry. Congrats on a beautiful ram! Gonna do a euro?
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With that different angle I would like to change my vote to 11.5
Doesn't matter one lick to the fact that you harvested a hell of a ram in some of God's finest creation. Still amazed.
Doesn't matter one lick to the fact that you harvested a hell of a ram in some of God's finest creation. Still amazed.
