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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: huntnphool on December 27, 2008, 09:21:18 PM
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Cabin fever was setting in so Pope and I met Slider this morning for a little R&R, here is one of the pics I got.
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Nice 8). How close were you? :dunno:
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Thats Pope in the picture, at that point he was about 30 yards. I had taken a bunch at 20-30 yards before they moved toward Pope, then I went down and swung around to get the pic of him shooting them.
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man you guys always tear it up with the pics. that pic is sweet. It appears to be slightly out of focus. ;) :chuckle:
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Actually it was in focus, the problem is I was freezing and couldn't hold the camera still, it was 12 degrees :yike:
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:yike:
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Hey Bone, it doesn't get any more "from behind" than this. I hiked up that snow covered rock hill to less than 20 yards and they never saw me :tup:
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looks like you caght him pitched up on the mountain :chuckle not enough fiber??
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looks like you caght him pitched up on the mountain :chuckle not enough fiber??
:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
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We did manage to get one ram that scores about 170+, if I was the auction tag holder I would be done hunting after today ;)
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We did manage to get one ram that scores about 170+, if I was the auction tag holder I would be done hunting after today ;)
:drool: :drool:PICS???? :drool: :drool: :chuckle:
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looks like you caght him pitched up on the mountain :chuckle not enough fiber??
You do know thats his tail right? ;)
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didnt anyone tell you guys that its easier to take pictures of animals when you throw food infront of them!!! lol :tup:
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:chuckle: :chuckle:
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:drool: :drool:PICS???? :drool: :drool: :chuckle:
Saving the best pics for later but here is a teazer, he's the ram in the middle.
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good lordus! oops, i just crapped my pants... nice ram!! :crap:
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looks like you caght him pitched up on the mountain :chuckle not enough fiber??
You do know thats his tail right? ;)
:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Congrad on the great pictures! :drool:
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The one on the right is big. I wanna see the middle one!!! :bash:
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Thats the biggest ram I've seen this year. Just not finding any in the Clemans or Wenas that measure up to it. Yep thats a pretty close from behind. Should have grabbed the tail to see what happened next. I know Pope has been run back to the truck by a moose, a bear and I think an elk this year, but not a sheep. Glad you guys were out having fun.
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I have never been up to the swakane. But by looking at your guys pics. Its seems that they are bigger up there. :dunno:. Maybe its because there is only 1 tag up there. And 8 in clemans :yike:.
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Another little guy
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very nice, rob.
glad somebody's been out having fun.
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Thanks Josh, what could be more fun than seeing big rams, 190+ bucks with Ritz and Chicken-in-a-Biscuit crackers topped with jalepeno chedder Swakane buck salami on the tailgate of a truck with good friends. :tup:
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It would have been better if bone was there, but you'd have less salami. ;)
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That jalepeno chedder Swakane buck salami is the Chits!!! I'm eating some as we speak!!! Nice Pics do you have more?
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Nice Pics do you have more?
You know I do ;) I'm still waiting for some of yours. By the way, I talked to Pope today and that error message was exactly what we thought, new shutter time :bash: He will be sending it in for repair tomorrow and we are making plans for when it gets back. ;)
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A couple nice ones
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Is he sending his Truck in too?.............lol
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Is he sending his Truck in too?.............lol
LMFAO, I had forgot about that until you said it :chuckle:
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Bone will like this one
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:drool: sweet pics
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Very nice Rob! ... How did my monopod work out for you?
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Way to go, great pics. I love how you can see the growth rings in the horns. Really cool :drool:
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I just got off the phone with Pope and after carefully looking over our pics we both think the big guy is actually in the upper 170's. Pope is sending a couple of the pics to some guys that really know rams well to get their opinions, looks like we may be making plans to spend an entire day shooting him. If we do I will post a bunch more of him.
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I just got off the phone with Pope and after carefully looking over our pics we both think the big guy is actually in the upper 170's. Pope is sending a couple of the pics to some guys that really know rams well to get their opinions, looks like we may be making plans to spend an entire day shooting him. If we do I will post a bunch more of him.
Sweet 8)
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Thats cool! I honestly don't know rams at all in regards to score. About the only animal I wouldn't even have a guess on. I just know it when they look big. Its not the same ram I shot earlier is it? The one withthe chipped horn.
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Its not the same ram I shot earlier is it? The one withthe chipped horn.
I think it might be. :tup:
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An amazing animal and thrilling to be close too. Looking forward to the pics.
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I went out this afternoon to look for him. But I couldn't find him. :(
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Those Rams are great! :drool: They are The Best!
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Great pics. It looks like you are close enough to touch them!How far did you have to hike to take the pics? :)
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A long way strait up.
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Man bro, Them some pics :o Looks like you guys had fun ;)
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another decent ram
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Busted
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Just got home from a quick run over to get some more pics of the big guy. I was lucky enough to find him with enough light left to get a few pics. I will have to fix a glitch in my computer before I can get some better pics up for you guys but here is one I got loaded before having the problem. Slider, Pope and I got a bunch yesterday as well that we all will post in time, lots of resizing to do :bash: I took 250 yesterday and another 200 or so today so I'm hoping a couple of them turn out okay.
I wasn't able to get any closer than about 120-150 yards without them busting me so I didnt get any "headshots" just full body shots, hope you enjoy them.
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That guys is huge! what a stud
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:tup:
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:tup:
So how did you miss him yesterday Slider?
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:tup:
So how did you miss him yesterday Slider?
:chuckle:
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Just got the glitch figured out and pics loaded. Here is another of the big guy and his little buddy. Not too sharp but keep in mind I was 150 yards out on a very overcast 14 degree day with about 15 minutes of shooting light left. Not too bad under those conditions.
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One from Saturday, Pope spotted this guy from 3/4 of a mile away bedded, gotta love that Swaro spotter.
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So how did you miss him yesterday Slider?
He was camera shy!!! :dunno:
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Amazing ram guys! Thanks for sharing and keeping us dreaming of that OIL tag.
WACAT
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Great pictures Phool!! Thanks
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:drool:
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Another smaller ram
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Another angle
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one more of this guy
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The big guy again
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More great sheep pics, thanks for posting them.
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Keep in mind this was less than optimal shooting light and haze, but at least I got some pics of him.
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Love the pics Phool thanks for posting them. Keep up the good work!!!
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Thanks Sky, I have hundreds of pics but it doesn't seem as though many poeple want to see them. I look back after a few days and the pics have 1 or 2 views :dunno:
What people don't understand is that its unlikely they will ever see a Cali this big again in their lifetime and its right here in our backyard. Of course we can't divulge his location but I can share the pics so everyone can see him.
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Thanks for sharing...enjoy the great photos a lot. May never get drawn, but we can look at them anyway.
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Thanks Sky, I have hundreds of pics but it doesn't seem as though many poeple want to see them. I look back after a few days and the pics have 1 or 2 views :dunno:
What people don't understand is that its unlikely they will ever see a Cali this big again in their lifetime and its right here in our backyard. Of course we can't divulge his location but I can share the pics so everyone can see him.
I sure like to see them . Sheep are the top for me , keep them coming . :)
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Keep'em coming I'm only on here every third day when I go to work, but then I'm on all day!
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Okay guys. Just in case some of you didn't know, if you click on the pics that are posted on this site you will get a better version of that picture than what you are looking at on the thread :twocents:
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Okay guys. Just in case some of you didn't know, if you click on the pics that are posted on this site you will get a better version of that picture than what you are looking at on the thread :twocents:
Ok I'm one of the retards that didmn't know that! Wow it looks better when I click on it ... I have allways just viewed the version within the post! :DOH:
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I jsut don't like the spoon feeding. I want all 1000 pictures today. LOL Course I still have Novembers to go through so look whose talkin. :rolleyes:
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By the way Mray, I think your lens might be late unless they send it via carrier pidgeon. Apparantly the mail trucks don't have good mudders
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I jsut don't like the spoon feeding. I want all 1000 pictures today. LOL Course I still have Novembers to go through so look whose talkin. :rolleyes:
And when they are all shot in RAW you know how long it takes to get a couple pics done ;)
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Yeah I know and apparantly so does someone else in my house. :yike:
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By the way Mray, I think your lens might be late unless they send it via carrier pidgeon. Apparantly the mail trucks don't have good mudders
It's cool I understand! ... I may have to wait till the spring melt at this rate!!! :chuckle:
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I think this is the spring melt. Frogs were croaking today around the house? :dunno:
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Yeah on the wet side but it's dumping in the mountains and they keep closing the pass! Bone has sent me a 400mm lens for my camera that is sitting in the back of a truck somewhere on the Eastside still!!!! >:(
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I jsut don't like the spoon feeding.
Open wide Bone.
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I finally thought of some critique for your awesome pictures.........
They all have one thing in common.............
Its always of this guys testicles. I know you had Pope with you and I understand his hesitation to get in front of any animal these days as they all seem to run at him.......but :chuckle:
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:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
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I finally thought of some critique for your awesome pictures.........
They all have one thing in common.............Its always of this guys testicles. I know you had Pope with you and I understand his hesitation to get in front of any animal these days as they all seem to run at him.......but :chuckle:
You have to understand that I am just an amateur and can only aspire to one day get the shots that you and the other guys get on a regular basis. We are all humbled that you, Pope, Slider, Elkman etc. give us the precious reviews and critiquing that you feel we need and hope you continue to do so :chuckle:
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Its always of this guys testicles. I know you had Pope with you and I understand his hesitation to get in front of any animal these days as they all seem to run at him.......but
Yeah but he does have some big balls! :chuckle:
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That he does Mray, and if you have seen the crap he walks around snow covered you'd really agree.
He is just more at peace with you walking around behind him than he is with us. Notice he and choc always have that I've got my eye on you look when we are around.
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How cute.
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Thanks Sky, I have hundreds of pics but it doesn't seem as though many poeple want to see them. I look back after a few days and the pics have 1 or 2 views :dunno:
What people don't understand is that its unlikely they will ever see a Cali this big again in their lifetime and its right here in our backyard. Of course we can't divulge his location but I can share the pics so everyone can see him.
Oh Phool, you dont know how many of your sheep pics I have saved on my puter......... I love em !
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Keep them coming phool!
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Hope you know I was only harassing you. I love your pics and am certainly glad you keep posting them. Glad we collectively harangued Pope enough to get back on here as well.
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Hope you know I was only harassing you.
Ya think ;) :chuckle:
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Speaking of sheep, it's high time I posted a few more. Maybe tonight. I promise, no ball shots.
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ANother spoon feeder. LOL Looking forward to them. I finally bought an external that works so my computer isn't completely down.....
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I promise, no ball shots.
He must be pretty proud of those things, he likes to keep that end towards the camera! or maybe just certain photographers ;)
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Maybe tonight. I promise, no ball shots.
Pope did take a few ewe shots last weekend :chuckle: Of course not wanting to disappoint all the UW grads on here, I did too ;)
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No balls :chuckle:
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How long does it take you to get a pic ready to post?
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How long does it take you to get a pic ready to post?
Depends on what kind of shape its in. 5 minutes probably real time :dunno:
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How long does it take you to get a pic ready to post?
Depends on what kind of shape its in. 5 minutes probably real time :dunno:
Ten if you have a computer as slow as mine. :chuckle:
Great pics Phool!
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Yep, this one took about 5 minutes real time. Find the pic I want, open in CS3, crop to liking, make tone/color/image adjustments, add huntnphool, resize to fit on HuntWa and save to picture folder. All this so you guys can look at horn porn :chuckle:
Again, keep in mind that you get a better quality pic to view if you click on the pic itself ;)
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Couple more pics.
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Here is one from a long way off and not very good quality but I need to get more of this big guy on here.
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and another blown up.
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Man that last ram is a pig geez :yike: Great photo man would love to see more of him.
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I never get tired of looking at pics of that hog! 8)
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Another of that big one. Sorry the quality is so bad but sometimes you have to take what your given and be happy with it, I was just happy to have found him again.
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And a young one.
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M-Ray and I saw a ram head at the show today that someone dropped off to be scored, the sheet said 175 and change which is a really good ram for here. This guy is noticeably bigger than the one we were looking at leaving me to believe that we were close on our guesses in the mid 180's
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That ram is a friggin' beast! Wow. I think you're right on with the score.
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and another blown up.
What do you think the outside spread is on this guy?
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What do you think the outside spread is on this guy?
No idea, what do you think Pope, Slider, Ramslam?
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Yep he is quite a bit bigger than the one at the show ... I'm sticking with my original estimate which I told Shawn originally over 180 maybe not quite to the 185 mark though, but at any rate a monster!!! :drool:
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He has a belly too
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I'm not sure on the width. It just does not come into the score so I rarely deal with that measurement. I'm more interested in figuring out what his 3rd quarter measurement is. I think the bases are 15". I think the length is close to 40". If the 3rd quarter measurement is 10"...he is a bruiser. Wish we had a few scorers on this site sometimes. I'm no expert.
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Phool, you got an in your face shot of him in #102, may I borrow that ? I have a friend on another page that might have a good idea.. I will ask him to come and take a look.
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I also looked at the 174 or 175 Ram at the show from MT Hull and this Ram is noticibly bigger!!! He has to be mid 180's!!! SCI World Record is 186 3/8 and he will be there next year for sure!!!
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Rob That last pic might be your best one of him IMO it's very sharp! :)
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Good God that's a big ram Phool! Great pics..
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Some smaller rams
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another
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I can't believe that's a California bighorn! I agree Slider, that thing will surely be the new SCI World record.
Nice pics! :tup:
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I can't believe that's a California bighorn! I agree Slider, that thing will surely be the new SCI World record.
Thats right and he's right here in our backyard :tup:
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I'm sure we will know exactlymwhat he scores next year. But....Can the raffle and Gov tag hunt a unit that doesn't have any tags available?
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Can the raffle and Gov tag hunt a unit that doesn't have any tags available?
No they cant so the only danger should be cats and loose lips that the natives pay attention to. >:(
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Yeah, that thought crossed my mind as well.
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Finally got around to the sheep pics again.
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:tup:
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For sheep, goat and moose the gov and raffle tag holders can only hunt a unit that has 2 or more tags.
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:IBCOOL:
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Welcome to the site Wints13 :hello:
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That's the same big ram, right? He makes my brain hurt every time I look at him...
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Same little one, yep