Post by: WACATHUNTER on November 26, 2013, 11:23:39 AM
This August my dad and I spent several days looking at sheep, we were trying to bracket them by size and realized how hard it is to judge a Ram when they're alone. I went to Ric’s (All that’s Wild Taxidermy) and looked at a few pics and sheep he had in the shop to try and get a feel for what I was seeing at 1000 yds. After talking to several people I realized that maybe spending the majority of time scouting prior to the season vs. during the season was going to be my best bet. My dad and I began scouting immediately after Deer season and had put in 12 days prior to the season.
On the first day of scouting I took my 1 year old son on a hike and spotted a great ram right before dark. The next 11 days consisted of daylight til dark scouting with my dad and a couple buddies. After looking at a ton of sheep and I had narrowed it down to 3 Rams that I wanted to shoot. The ram I saw with my son on day 1 was #1 and two other great rams right behind him.
I put the Ram to bed the night before the opener and he was toward the upper 1/3 of the mountain which would make it a easy hike in, but since he had spent a fair amount of time down low I decided to start from the bottom as we had the previous 5 days!!! My dad and I hiked up our normal route and my buddy went to his predetermined glassing location. We both realized rather quickly that a bunch of sheep moved into the Canyon. We finally found the Ram we were in search of at the head of the Canyon. After a long hike and a lot of fog we were within 175 yards of the Ram. He was bedded below us facing away with several other rams. I had told my dad that I wanted to make sure he was the correct ram and that I wanted to get several good looks at him when he stood. As we were waiting for him to stand I noticed another hunter sneaking into the canyon above us. After a few muffled whistles the hunter saw us and backed out. (Thanks!) We waited for about 3 hours before he stood, I waited for some good looks and confirmed he was the one and took the shot! It is something so amazing that I can't explain, he is a great ram and most importantly I was able to watch this ram with my son and then shoot him with my dad. My buddy probably had the best seat in the canyon!!! He watched and heard it all!
Thanks to all involved!
Post by: WACATHUNTER on November 26, 2013, 11:27:43 AM
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Post by: fishngamereaper on November 26, 2013, 11:38:47 AM
Nice ram for sure. 17 years and waiting. One of these days.
Post by: The scout on November 26, 2013, 11:42:33 AM
Post by: WenHunter on November 26, 2013, 12:06:21 PM
Before people jump on me, I am only kidding and I know this guy quite well so just ribbing him a little. Awesome Ram and a dang tragedy I have to hear this from someone else before you posted it here. LOL!!
NICE WORK WACATHUNTER!! Glad you were able to take your son out with you, memories man!!
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Post by: Falcon on November 26, 2013, 04:24:23 PM
It doesnt get any better then that!!
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#1 drawing the tag
#2 making the most of it
Nice Ram!
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give me a shout when in eburg
Post by: Falcon on July 22, 2014, 04:42:30 PM
What a beautiful animal!
Nice trophy room.
You also have some really nice bucks in there :tup:
Post by: bowhunterforever on July 22, 2014, 04:53:49 PM
Nice ram and darn nice wall of mulies! :tup::yeah: :drool:
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