MT unlimited sheep

[WDFW-SUX]

I have an understanding with bears..they leave me alone and I dont kill them.

Im pretty sure it burns your points.

The bio I talked to said that they saw some 170+ rams on the areal survey this winter in one of the areas.

I don't know something to think on.... Has anyone actually been on an unlimited hunt?

[popeshawnpaul]

I have been in the area looking at sheep and have talked with a guy/local in Cooke City that had done the hunt.  He tagged a nice ram.  If I were to do it I would pay the local guy a buddy fee just to hike with me while I did it.  You pretty much have to stake out the high country for weeks looking for one.  Or get your eyes on one in the park and wait for it to come out.  Amazing country down there.  There are a few big ones around there but not 200" rams.   Most rams are 160-185 that I have seen. 

I have taken pictures of rams during the hunting season just outside the park in an unlimited hunting area...  I, like you have thought of doing it as well.  I don't have 3-4 weeks to dedicate to it though.  You need a sat phone as well. 

[norsepeak]

Bone and Pope, I've done some research on this as well, if you guys want to do it, I'm in.  Lets go do it, you only live once!

[WDFW-SUX]

well at least I have the sat phone... That cooke city hunt could be really boring sitting up there waiting for the sheep to show up. ...I guess my biggest worry is that Id be back somewhere and a big storm would show up and bury my way home

You see any legal rams pope? Ive heard about guys shooting rams off the beartooth highway on the Wyoming side but I dont think it happens all the time.

[popeshawnpaul]

I did see a few legal rams just outside the park.  That's what peaked my interest as a possible hunt.  The guy I talked to hunted it out of cooke city and told me to call him if I ever wanted to try it.  Since he tagged out, I guess he has to wait to get another tag...  I don't have the time constraints needed to do it this year.  If you could locate a ram before the season and sit on him that's the only plausible way to do it, imo. 

[WDFW-SUX]

Im thinking about 2010..you have to apply to get the tag so this year is no good anyway. I think there is a 7 year wait if you get a ram too.

Thats pretty good you saw legal rams during the hunt...I bet you wish you had a tag.  I might go check it out this year..well see.

[starbailey]

You do have to apply in the draw(guarantied to get it) and it does burn your points.
It seems most rams in the unlimited areas are very average rockies(160-170) as I've only heard of a couple ever making the 180 mark.  No matter, any ram is a good ram!

[popeshawnpaul]

The one the cooke city guy got was mid 180's.  There is a book of a guy that hunted it a lot in the past and he got some decent 180+ rams.  That being said, starb is right.  I think most people fill it on the first 160-170 ram they see.  That's actually not that bad of a ram for the area.  Those rams aren't noted for ever going above 190".  Just like Glacier park rams I think the winters are too tough. 

[WDFW-SUX]

Yeah if I saw a legal ram on an unlimited tag it's going down even if it scores 140.

[WDFW-SUX]

Its kind of amazing we all talk about doing this but no one ever does.....

[huntnphool]

If you want to do it Pope, I'm in.

[littlebuf]

is this over the counter? if so im in, i dont know any better any way

[boneaddict]

Whats kept me from doing it is the burning of the points.  Thats a pisser.  Then again points make crappy field photos. LOL  With the acute lack of draws this year in the entire WEST, points aren't real popular with me anyway. LOL
What turns most folks off is probably that, the investment and the fact your hunt could be over the first day if two lucky *censored*s connect, and the country. 

[Skyvalhunter]

Bone, You can do it!!!!

[WDFW-SUX]

Its so tempting...  

I saw somewhere that there were over 4000k apps for sheep tags in montana last year....there are no guarantees that someone is going to draw one