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Title: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: Limhangerslayer on October 21, 2020, 07:19:06 AM: https://nwsportsmanmag.com/more-bad-news-for-washington-bighorns-dead-cleman-mtn-lamb-tests-positive-for-pneumonia/

Not good for A herd that was really coming on strong again
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: geauxtigers on November 01, 2020, 02:02:01 PM: Is there anyone on here who drew one of the five Cleman Mountain (Sheep Unit 7) Any Ram tags for Sept-Oct?

I'd love to talk to you about your hunt, the area, and sheep you saw. Much appreciated
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: snake on November 01, 2020, 02:09:52 PM: Unfortunately the cycle of Pneumonia will continue. If you want to get a biologist fired up start talking Sheep with them.
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: Naches Sportsman on November 01, 2020, 02:18:18 PM: It really isn't all that surprising. Those sheep like to travel a lot. Farthest west I've seen them was between milk creek and little naches right above the highway.
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: geauxtigers on November 01, 2020, 02:25:40 PM: Quote from: Naches Sportsman on November 01, 2020, 02:18:18 PM
It really isn't all that surprising. Those sheep like to travel a lot. Farthest west I've seen them was between milk creek and little naches right above the highway.

I'm guessing by your name that you're in the Naches area. Have you been seeing sheep lately, since the Pneumonia confirmation in the last couple of weeks? Given pressure from deer and elk hunters I'm wondering what areas the sheep have been traveling in this week.
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: Naches Sportsman on November 01, 2020, 02:38:48 PM: Quote from: geauxtigers on November 01, 2020, 02:25:40 PM
Quote from: Naches Sportsman on November 01, 2020, 02:18:18 PM
It really isn't all that surprising. Those sheep like to travel a lot. Farthest west I've seen them was between milk creek and little naches right above the highway.

I'm guessing by your name that you're in the Naches area. Have you been seeing sheep lately, since the Pneumonia confirmation in the last couple of weeks? Given pressure from deer and elk hunters I'm wondering what areas the sheep have been traveling in this week.

I haven't spent much time watching the sheep as I moved out of state in early 2018 and am only back for a weekend every few months.
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: jackelope on November 01, 2020, 02:51:48 PM: Quote from: geauxtigers on November 01, 2020, 02:25:40 PM
Quote from: Naches Sportsman on November 01, 2020, 02:18:18 PM
It really isn't all that surprising. Those sheep like to travel a lot. Farthest west I've seen them was between milk creek and little naches right above the highway.

I'm guessing by your name that you're in the Naches area. Have you been seeing sheep lately, since the Pneumonia confirmation in the last couple of weeks? Given pressure from deer and elk hunters I'm wondering what areas the sheep have been traveling in this week.

Geauxtiger do you have a tag?
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: geauxtigers on November 01, 2020, 03:03:02 PM: Yes Jackalope - due to the pneumonia and expected die-off over the next two years, WDFW is calling an emergency hunt to give more opportunity rather than just accept the potential loss. I'll be hunting within the week.

If I would've drawn back in June I would've spent plenty of time researching and scouting, but the way this just happened I had no advance notice to scout so I'm trying to gather as much information as I can as quickly as possible
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: Naches Sportsman on November 01, 2020, 03:43:06 PM: Everyone is tight knit these days on allowing access east of the sheep station to people they do not know. If you park across from waterworks and look up waterworks with a spotter, you should see sheep.
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: NWCoho on November 02, 2020, 12:10:44 PM: Geauxtigers, I also have the tag. I did some looking around Sat for about an hour saw a few sheep. Good luck. I'll send you a PM with my contact fell free to contact me.
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: trophyhunt on November 02, 2020, 12:14:36 PM: How did you guys draw this extra special hunt? Did the state do a random draw, or pick master hunters?? Good luck, really hate to see this pneumonia BS happen.
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: fishngamereaper on November 02, 2020, 12:16:20 PM: :dunno:
Good luck to those that get to hunt. But Im curious how the emergency hunt people where selected and why this couldn't of been done in the Quilomene a few weeks ago... :o
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: MtnMuley on November 02, 2020, 02:47:32 PM: They're the next people in line when WDFW did the original Clemans ram draw back in May/June. If you didn't apply for Clemans, you won't be getting a call. If you get the call and accept, that's your OIL tag and you're done.....if you kill.
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: MLBowhunting on November 03, 2020, 07:35:52 PM: I have a ewe tag!! Should be a fun trip over.
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: geauxtigers on November 04, 2020, 04:46:14 AM: Quote from: MtnMuley on November 02, 2020, 02:47:32 PM
They're the next people in line when WDFW did the original Clemans ram draw back in May/June. If you didn't apply for Clemans, you won't be getting a call. If you get the call and accept, that's your OIL tag and you're done.....if you kill.
Yep, that’s what WDFW told me. They just worked down the list from the original draw.

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Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: boneaddict on November 04, 2020, 06:27:06 AM: I got called, I said no.
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: nwhunter on November 04, 2020, 07:41:16 AM: Sad to hear about the issue with this herd but I am impressed that rather than just bringing in a crew of approved guys to take them out, WDFW is allowing random hunters that applied for this tag to have opportunity to hunt sheep.. It makes sense … I must be missing something :dunno:
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: fishngamereaper on November 04, 2020, 07:45:19 AM: Good luck guys...

Im just jealous. Guess I know where I stand with WDFW...didnt make the cut again. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: Naches Sportsman on December 12, 2020, 12:51:18 PM: Anybody still hunting? Noticed two lifted trucks the last several days and saw them looking at the sheep along the highway Thursday morning.
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: lonedave on December 14, 2020, 10:35:35 AM: Quote from: Naches Sportsman on December 12, 2020, 12:51:18 PM
Anybody still hunting? Noticed two lifted trucks the last several days and saw them looking at the sheep along the highway Thursday morning.
I wonder if they were the same two trucks I saw at the Milk Lake road gate yesterday. I didn't see anyone out on the hillsides between there and Waterworks, but there are a lot of ewes, lambs, and a few young rams out and about.
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: NWCoho on December 14, 2020, 10:16:07 PM: I know 4 out of the 5 of us got rams. Not sure about the last person but I know he had spotted some shooters the day before.
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: gee_unit360 on December 14, 2020, 10:31:13 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on November 04, 2020, 06:27:06 AM
I got called, I said no.

Why no?
Title: Re: Pneumonia in Clemans herd.
Post by: Ghost Hunter on December 26, 2020, 09:18:58 AM: Didn't know this was happening. Guess I was too far down the list. Glad to see hunters get the opportunity.