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Title: Pope's Turn!!!
Post by: popeshawnpaul on January 02, 2009, 10:21:19 AM: Are you following me around Slider? :) I think this is the biggest cali ram I've ever seen in person. I count 8 rings, maybe he has another year or two...

(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10250/Brown_Butt.jpg)

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Post by: PacificNWhunter on January 02, 2009, 10:24:47 AM: He's a big boy for sure :P
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Post by: bucklucky on January 02, 2009, 10:31:26 AM: WOW!!
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Post by: Charlie on January 02, 2009, 10:44:32 AM: He is a Great Ram for sure!! :drool:
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Post by: Hornseeker on January 02, 2009, 01:12:58 PM: How big IS he?? Does he go over 190? DANG! Nice pics Shawn!
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Post by: popeshawnpaul on January 02, 2009, 03:15:59 PM: Quote from: Hornseeker on January 02, 2009, 01:12:58 PM
How big IS he?? Does he go over 190? DANG! Nice pics Shawn!

No, this is definitely not a 190 ram. The world SCI record for a cali ram is 186 I think. I don't think he is that big. I do think he is 180 or over though. A nice ram. I'd love to see if there is a picture of a bigger cali ram in WA...
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Post by: Kanooper on January 02, 2009, 03:18:49 PM: How come the first picture is the exact same as Slider's first picture of the same ram?
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Post by: GoldTip on January 02, 2009, 03:44:14 PM: Thats a damn fine sheep no matter what he scores. Great pics Pope. Welcome back.
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on January 02, 2009, 03:48:27 PM: I cant believe the tag holder didnt get him. :twocents:
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Post by: popeshawnpaul on January 02, 2009, 03:54:38 PM: Quote from: Passion on January 02, 2009, 03:48:27 PM
I cant believe the tag holder didnt get him. :twocents:

Probably because he wasn't/isn't in the unit... ;)
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on January 02, 2009, 03:55:02 PM: :chuckle:
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Post by: popeshawnpaul on January 02, 2009, 04:02:05 PM: Quote from: Kanooper on January 02, 2009, 03:18:49 PM
How come the first picture is the exact same as Slider's first picture of the same ram?

If you look closely it isn't quite the same. We were standing right next to each other so they are pretty similar...

You won't believe where this ram lives passion... :chuckle:
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on January 02, 2009, 04:05:30 PM: Im starting to getting desperate for a tag.......Any luck on the under 40?
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Post by: popeshawnpaul on January 02, 2009, 04:10:25 PM: You have to be at the Grand Slam convention to pull the tag this year. It is in Las Vegas in February and it isn't in my budget... If you flew down there and dropped about $500 on raffle tags you might have a damn good chance...
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on January 02, 2009, 04:17:36 PM: WOW, I bet the odds would be good this year..........but I swore off raffle tickets after last year :chuckle:

I wonder how long that's going to last.
Title: Re: Pope's Turn!!!
Post by: Kanooper on January 02, 2009, 05:10:07 PM: Quote from: popeshawnpaul on January 02, 2009, 04:02:05 PM
Quote from: Kanooper on January 02, 2009, 03:18:49 PM
How come the first picture is the exact same as Slider's first picture of the same ram?

If you look closely it isn't quite the same. We were standing right next to each other so they are pretty similar...

10-4
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Post by: huntnphool on January 02, 2009, 08:51:47 PM: Meeting Pope at 4:30am to hike in and get some more pics of this big guy tomorrow. We are packing lunch and plan on staying on him all day. We have 6 batteries, 34gigs of CF cards a 70-200 f/2.8 and a 600mm f/4 lens, plus a 1.4 extender, lets hope the weather cooperates.
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Post by: robodad on January 02, 2009, 08:58:37 PM: Quote from: huntnphool on January 02, 2009, 08:51:47 PM
Meeting Pope at 4:30am to hike in and get some more pics of this big guy tomorrow. We are packing lunch and plan on staying on him all day. We have 6 batteries, 34gigs of CF cards a 70-200 f/2.8 and a 600mm f/4 lens, plus a 1.4 extender, lets hope the weather cooperates.

Sounds like fun Rob, Hope you guys get some good ones !!!
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Post by: robb92 on January 02, 2009, 09:15:07 PM: Great pics, thanks for posting them!!! Good luck today!!! Be safe!
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Post by: popeshawnpaul on January 02, 2009, 11:07:18 PM: Do you think 32 gigs is enough? That's only 2400 pictures... ;)
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Post by: popeshawnpaul on January 03, 2009, 09:21:50 PM: Spent 8 hours behind the glass and hiking. 116 photos today. Half are ewes. Half are of a few rams. One really big one... I'll see if I can get a few pictures on here later when I get a few moments.
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Post by: Slider on January 03, 2009, 09:44:48 PM: Did you go to the Deshutes Canyon again today?
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Post by: popeshawnpaul on January 03, 2009, 09:54:42 PM: I went to "the breaks" and ran into some a-hole named Michael. :chuckle:

I got one photo...

(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10250/Brown_Butt%7E0.jpg)
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Post by: Slider on January 03, 2009, 10:06:34 PM: It's to bad they don't give out a Non Resident Tag in that Unit. :(
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Post by: bowsandhose on January 04, 2009, 02:32:53 PM: great ram :drool: