Post by: Archery King on July 02, 2015, 08:48:00 AM
Post by: Timberstalker on July 02, 2015, 09:44:58 AM
Good luck.
Post by: MLBowhunting on July 02, 2015, 09:55:21 AM
Post by: Jonathan_S on July 02, 2015, 09:56:14 AM
Post by: Archery King on July 04, 2015, 04:26:53 PM
Post by: Ridgerunner on July 04, 2015, 08:25:03 PM
Post by: j_h_nimrod on July 04, 2015, 10:11:32 PM
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Post by: Archery King on August 15, 2015, 06:02:20 AM
Post by: grade-creek-rd on August 17, 2015, 09:34:39 PM
I do agree that most of the sheep on the actual Butte itself probably headed down towards the river and orchards and made it through OK, but your entire unit (other than the lower backside, for now) was burned). Just letting you know the truth...I also told the guy who has the Chelan South Goat tag to call the bio a few weeks ago when the Wolverine Fire took out his goat unit...but I never heard back from him.
Once the fires die down, do yourself and the local community a favor, go over there and scout it out, buy a hamburger at a local drive-in, some chips and soda's as the local "mom & pop" store, and get your gas at a local gas station...they need all the $$$ they can get as my hometown relies on the tourism.
G-C-R
Post by: Eli346 on August 18, 2015, 06:16:24 AM
Post by: MtnMuley on August 18, 2015, 07:58:53 AM
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on August 18, 2015, 09:54:00 AM
Post by: GurrCentral on August 18, 2015, 12:46:19 PM
I strongly doubt your ability to harvest a ram will be affected, but your motor vehicle access may be limited.
:yeah: My thoughts exactly..
Post by: Archery King on August 19, 2015, 09:52:21 AM
Post by: coachcw on August 19, 2015, 10:23:14 AM
Post by: huntnphool on August 28, 2015, 12:43:22 AM
You will be okay. :tup:
Post by: Archery King on August 29, 2015, 05:53:44 PM
Post by: time2hunt on September 01, 2015, 12:36:34 PM
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Post by: huntnphool on September 01, 2015, 02:14:59 PM
Word is raffle tag ram went down yesterday and Governors tags is in there today looking no pics yet :(
No worries, I got a text from someone today that said they saw them glassing and stopped to talk. They were looking for a 185" ram.......so they will be there until the end of the year. :chuckle:
Post by: Ridgerunner on September 01, 2015, 02:39:51 PM
Post by: huntnphool on September 01, 2015, 02:42:29 PM
For a few years a few of us had been asking for a "ear tag" hunt, to give another hunter a OIL opportunity and not simply watch as these older class, non breeding rams, die of old age on the Butte, and at the same time create revenue for the program.
We had hoped that WDFW could come up with a hunt, but limit it to a special group, youth, disabled etc. and NOT at the same time open it up to additional hunting, ie raffle and auction. Certainly they write the rules and could have done it while at the same time restricting it to maintain the quality of the herd...............but it seems that is not the case.
I guess my disappointment with WDFW caving to revenue generation as priority one once again shouldnt come as a shock, my faith in them doing anything without seeing dollar signs is finished! :twocents:
Post by: time2hunt on September 01, 2015, 03:13:16 PM
I didn't think the raffle season opened on August 31st.my bad it was at first light This morning sound like a 170 ish class ram
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Post by: Bwana Bob on September 01, 2015, 03:26:24 PM
Ii hope the ram I saw last season and sent you a photo of is still there and you get a crack at him.
good luck
Post by: coachcw on September 01, 2015, 03:49:14 PM
Post by: Ridgerunner on September 01, 2015, 05:01:47 PM
Post by: Archery King on September 01, 2015, 06:41:30 PM
Post by: GurrCentral on September 01, 2015, 06:50:45 PM
I was under the impression the raffle tags couldn't hunt any sheep unit unless there was more than one tag?
You are correct, but... due to an oversight from the dept. the way it is currently worded, the new disabled tag counts as the second permit issued for Chelan Butte. Thus, the raffle guy, and auction tag guy can hunt the Butte this year.
Post by: Archery King on September 01, 2015, 06:58:56 PM
Post by: lokidog on September 01, 2015, 07:26:45 PM
Hopefully they don't have a boat.....
Post by: Mossyoak on September 01, 2015, 07:37:51 PM
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Post by: Archery King on September 01, 2015, 07:45:49 PM
Post by: Ridgerunner on September 01, 2015, 08:55:20 PM
Post by: huntnphool on September 01, 2015, 09:01:34 PM
Post by: popeshawnpaul on September 02, 2015, 12:02:28 PM
On another note, perhaps one of the very few successful programs WDFW have put together, besides the whole turkey program and maybe one or two more, the sheep transplant from Clemens to the Butte has turned out great. The sheep really took off and grew rapidly, creating a fantastic trophy hunt for hunters and sheep watching for the general public.
For a few years a few of us had been asking for a "ear tag" hunt, to give another hunter a OIL opportunity and not simply watch as these older class, non breeding rams, die of old age on the Butte, and at the same time create revenue for the program.
We had hoped that WDFW could come up with a hunt, but limit it to a special group, youth, disabled etc. and NOT at the same time open it up to additional hunting, ie raffle and auction. Certainly they write the rules and could have done it while at the same time restricting it to maintain the quality of the herd...............but it seems that is not the case.
I guess my disappointment with WDFW caving to revenue generation as priority one once again shouldnt come as a shock, my faith in them doing anything without seeing dollar signs is finished! :twocents:
I recommended the ear tag permit but had hoped they would have done it years ago when there was more than one alive. I also recommended they open it up to a second tag at meetings this last year. I saw way too many old mature rams that would all die in there and not be harvested. If I remember correctly I saw 12+ 170" rams in there last year and over 45 in 3 days. This unit can handle it for at least one year, maybe two. It should be noted that the auction holder wouldn't have killed a ram in there last year. They found a larger ram than anything on the butte on Hall Mtn. Do you want opportunity or do you want old rams to die? :twocents:
Post by: time2hunt on September 02, 2015, 12:07:32 PM
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Post by: mountainman on September 02, 2015, 12:08:28 PM
Post by: CNELK on September 02, 2015, 12:28:00 PM
Post by: westside Elkhunter on September 02, 2015, 01:03:13 PM
181", 11 1/2 year old, 4rth largest in state. Beautiful broomed ram! Yesterday..Wow that's awesome. Love to see a pic to
Post by: bearpaw on September 02, 2015, 01:09:19 PM
They found a larger ram than anything on the butte on Hall Mtn. Do you want opportunity or do you want old rams to die? :twocents:
Do you know who the guide was?
Post by: ramslam on September 02, 2015, 06:29:47 PM
Shame on WDFW for not doing their diligence with this "old ram" proposal. Pathetic.
Post by: Archery King on September 02, 2015, 07:14:50 PM
Post by: Falcon on September 02, 2015, 07:16:24 PM
Let them stick with the Cali raffle and governors tag. That will help out a lot.
Money doesn't put sheep back on the Mtn. Time for the dept to step up and do the right thing!
Post by: mountainman on September 02, 2015, 11:50:21 PM
Post by: mkcj on September 02, 2015, 11:58:39 PM
Post by: elkoholic1 on September 03, 2015, 01:00:16 AM
Post by: Archery King on September 03, 2015, 04:40:28 AM
Post by: popeshawnpaul on September 03, 2015, 07:37:04 AM
It really has put a damper on my once in a lifetime sheep hunt I can tell you that.
It really shouldn't put a damper on anything. There are a number of old trophy rams in there. You will have plenty to choose from. 99% of us will never have a shot at a large trophy ram like you will.
Post by: JLS on September 03, 2015, 07:47:16 AM
Post by: jackelope on September 03, 2015, 10:52:31 AM
Shame on those involved with hunting due to this loophole. A plan is in the works to modify the rules to allow for additional harvest while maintaining quality in a couple units. The John Day in Oregon was off the charts 15 years ago, now due to excessive pressure and over harvest, a hunter is lucky to get a 165.
Shame on WDFW for not doing their diligence with this "old ram" proposal. Pathetic.
So if you had the raffle tag, you wouldn't hunt there as a matter of principal?
Is it ok to hunt the Asotin unit this year even though there was a slaughter in there last year between the hunters, the native hunting and the poaching?
Post by: Jonathan_S on September 03, 2015, 10:54:56 AM
Post by: GurrCentral on September 03, 2015, 11:01:18 AM
Shame on those involved with hunting due to this loophole. A plan is in the works to modify the rules to allow for additional harvest while maintaining quality in a couple units. The John Day in Oregon was off the charts 15 years ago, now due to excessive pressure and over harvest, a hunter is lucky to get a 165.
Shame on WDFW for not doing their diligence with this "old ram" proposal. Pathetic.
+1
Post by: Buckjunkie on September 03, 2015, 11:14:41 AM
Plenty of quality in there to give everyone a chance at a truly giant Cali and still have quality left for next year when this "loophole" is fixed.
Good luck Gentlemen!
Post by: CNELK on September 03, 2015, 02:06:59 PM
Post by: Dr. Death on September 03, 2015, 02:52:13 PM
Post by: elkaholic123 on September 04, 2015, 09:23:06 AM
Post by: jackelope on September 04, 2015, 09:35:18 AM
George Lawrence killed the Gov. ram with a pistol I believe :dunno:
That's not the Gov ram.
You might be right, but the ram in the picture is not the gov tag ram.
Post by: elkaholic123 on September 04, 2015, 09:41:53 AM
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Post by: lokidog on September 20, 2015, 08:10:14 AM
For all those that are wondering why the chelan tag holder has not filled his tag, it's because I'm bow hunting in Africa right now on my honey moon. I will be home on the 23rd and hunting sheep on the 24th and I hope to have a story for you guys by the following monday.
:tup: Enjoy your time!
Post by: 250savage on September 24, 2015, 08:05:01 AM
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Post by: Buckjunkie on September 27, 2015, 10:29:58 AM
Congratulations!
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Post by: Timberstalker on September 28, 2015, 07:16:26 AM
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Post by: bearhunter99 on September 28, 2015, 02:36:51 PM
Got any good pics of the full frontal?
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Post by: Archery King on September 29, 2015, 06:50:10 AM
Friday we split into three groups. My father and uncle scoured one side of the butte while my brother took another side, and I took a boat to search the cliffs along the columbia. That night we all came together and looked over all the vrlodeo and phone scope images to decide on what ram we would take. I decided I would take this ram with the fresh notch in his right horn.
Saturday morning was cold and windy as we glassed from the towers. Within minutes my brother glassed up the big ram from the day before. The hunt was on as we took off down the hill, to out surprise the ram was in rut mode and was out pacing us as he decended all the way to the river. After a few tense hours my dad and uncle relocated him and we were back on him. I snuck to 75 yards of the ram and at this point decided I would ditch my shoes and the rest of the team besides the camera man to close into final bow range. After a 30 min crawl I was within 39 yards of the bedded ram just needing him to stand to expose his vitals. As many hunts go the wind sifted in his favor and he was gone just like that. I dropped the bow and my brother met me with the rifle for a shake off hand 289 yard shot that struck the ram right behind the shoulder. The ram was down... I really can't explain how I felt at that moment. This oppertunity meant alot to me this was my second ram in my quest to kill the north American slam and to get to share it with my friends and family was priceless.
I shot the ram with a 257 wthby barns 100 gr ttsx. The score of the ram really doesn't matter and because of some trolls on the Internet I will not share my official score of the ram. I will say he is going to score over 180... thank you to everyone on here who has helped out and to all those that were there truly an a zing oppertunity.
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Post by: 250savage on October 01, 2015, 10:58:47 AM
Post by: 1bugman on October 01, 2015, 11:24:19 AM
I soooooo jealous. Ram would be my dream hunt.
Congratulations!
Post by: GameHunter1959 on October 09, 2015, 01:00:10 AM
Post by: gunnarnewt on October 09, 2015, 09:36:27 AM
Post by: Jonathan_S on October 09, 2015, 09:37:11 AM
Why is this guy so butt hurt?
Huh? :dunno:
Were you up pretty late last night?
:party1:
Post by: GameHunter1959 on October 09, 2015, 09:45:04 PM
Why is this guy so butt hurt?
Huh? :dunno:
Were you up pretty late last night?
:party1:
Some other member posted the same question. I think it has to do with his comments with about the game department. And for the record; I am up late every night (2am bedtime). :chuckle:
Post by: huntnphool on October 09, 2015, 09:58:03 PM
Why is this guy so butt hurt?
Huh? :dunno:
Were you up pretty late last night?
:party1:
Some other member posted the same question. I think it has to do with his comments with about the game department. And for the record; I am up late every night (2am bedtime). :chuckle:
He got a great ram, I'd bet he is over it!
That being said, I hope WDFW figures out their "mistake" for next year's draw, the results will speak for themselves, whether it really was a mistake or a "on purpose accident".