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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: Hitsman3 on June 23, 2024, 06:37:47 PM

Title: Manson Sheep
Post by: Hitsman3 on June 23, 2024, 06:37:47 PM: Well some how I managed to draw one of the Manson Sheep tags, only the 2nd tag I’ve ever drawn for anything in 24 years. I absolutely still can’t believe it and looking to enjoy everything about it from the scouting, to the actual hunt and to the pack out. Looking forward to sharing this experience with family and friends. Anybody have any recommendations on a taxidermist for a bighorn? I know it’s not going to be cheap, probably just looking for a shoulder mount as our house isn’t that big. Feel free to reach out if any suggestions or anybody wants to chat about this hunt.
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: greenhead_killer on June 23, 2024, 08:01:10 PM: Hit up Teejay at trapline taxidermy in cle elum. He will get you squared away. Congrats on the draw!
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: huntnphool on June 24, 2024, 12:09:32 AM: Dan Yedinak at Four Point Taxidermy in Wenatchee! :twocents:

3217 Burch Mountain Rd
Wenatchee, WA 98801
(509) 665-6796
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Romulus1297 on June 24, 2024, 12:17:18 AM: Quote from: huntnphool on June 24, 2024, 12:09:32 AM
Dan Yedinak at Four Point Taxidermy in Wenatchee! :twocents:

3217 Burch Mountain Rd
Wenatchee, WA 98801
(509) 665-6796
Yes give him a call
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 24, 2024, 05:25:58 AM: I second four point, he did my sheep. Look at using a boat charter to hunt from
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Post by: Itsintheblood on June 24, 2024, 10:07:27 AM: Congratulations on the draw. I wish you the best of luck. Dan also did my sheep. He is a true artist. My suggestion for the hunt is enjoy the scouting. It turned out to be 95% of my experience. I had planned for 10 days to hunt and it turned out I was done 2 hrs after daylight on the first morning. It’s is incredibly fun to be in sheep country looking over these critters. Enjoy every second of it.
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Hitsman3 on June 24, 2024, 11:19:33 AM: My buddy has a boat we plan on bringing over, we hunt the area for mule deer and bear, so we are pretty familiar with the area. Going to be fun actually sheep hunting instead of always playing the what would you shoot game if you had the tag game? Question for you guys that have had this hunt or are familiar with the area. How much more sheep do you see from the boat, or does it just depend on the day and weather? Sometimes we’ve seen 25+ sheep from grade creek rd and others we’ve seen only a handful in a day.
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Falcon on June 24, 2024, 02:46:53 PM: Congrats on your sheep tag. I put in for that unit every year. Look forward to your adventure :tup:
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Hitsman3 on June 24, 2024, 10:16:47 PM: Thanks for all the replies so far, anybody know what’s a big ram for the unit? 160”, 170”? I’ve been reading a few articles on how to field judge them and have learned quite a bit on what to look for. Here’s one I got a pic of 3 years ago thru my spotting scope. I’m thinking he’s my baseline.
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Hitsman3 on June 24, 2024, 10:19:40 PM: Sorry don’t know why they are sideways. Thoughts on this ram?
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Post by: Romulus1297 on June 25, 2024, 12:52:20 AM: The Lady of the Lake or the barge goes by every other day. But a 3 year old picture the Ram is probably dead
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: emac on June 25, 2024, 10:30:41 AM: Quote from: huntnphool on June 24, 2024, 12:09:32 AM
Dan Yedinak at Four Point Taxidermy in Wenatchee! :twocents:

3217 Burch Mountain Rd
Wenatchee, WA 98801
(509) 665-6796
This is the only person I would be taking a sheep to.

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Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Falcon on June 25, 2024, 01:18:51 PM: Never hunted the Mason, but have talked with several past tag holders. IMO, that's a solid ram for that unit. For some reason, the last few years hunters are harvesting younger rams in the 5 year range. If it was me, I would need my buddy to be holding my shells because i would cap off on that bad boy :drool:
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Hitsman3 on June 25, 2024, 02:42:53 PM: Quote from: Falcon on June 25, 2024, 01:18:51 PM
Never hunted the Mason, but have talked with several past tag holders. IMO, that's a solid ram for that unit. For some reason, the last few years hunters are harvesting younger rams in the 5 year range. If it was me, I would need my buddy to be holding my shells because i would cap off on that bad boy :drool:
It’s funny you say that, cause my buddy and I were just talking about that over the weekend. I told him I need someone to hold my gun until we see the one! If I see one like him, it will be hard to pass up but I will be completely happy. I’m going to set his size as my baseline. Hopefully not being to greedy?
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Hitsman3 on June 25, 2024, 02:48:27 PM: If that’s the case with the last few being around that 5 year age mark, maybe there are still some ol’ boys wandering around the hillsides and canyons!
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: BKMFR on August 06, 2024, 01:35:03 PM: 163-164" is realistic for Manson. Always a chance of something a little bigger showing up during the rut.
Good luck on your hunt!
BKMFR
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Hitsman3 on August 06, 2024, 01:55:41 PM: Thanks for the response, looking forward to it! Hopefully I’ll be able to do a little scouting from the lake here in the next month or two and see if I can build a hit list! Few people I talked to said there’s always seems to be a few bigger older rams a little farther up the lake that hang out in the timber that might show themselves during the rut.
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: jstone on August 06, 2024, 10:28:16 PM: Big steep canyons. They could be anywhere.
Good Luck
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Hitsman3 on November 06, 2024, 06:44:10 PM: Heading out tomorrow night to be there by daylight. Get a day of scouting in, than hit it saturday morning. Should be a blast!
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Birdguy on November 07, 2024, 08:07:40 PM: Good luck, take lots of pictures, have an amazing hunt and find a brute!
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Ridgerunner on November 07, 2024, 08:15:03 PM: Good luck, maybe you will find a bruiser muley up there too!
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Romulus1297 on November 07, 2024, 11:20:08 PM: Pretty special hunt you have
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Buckjunkie on November 08, 2024, 05:07:30 AM: From what I hear, 170’s are possible, but most kill rams in the 160’s.
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Roslyn Rambler on November 11, 2024, 05:41:47 PM: So, how'd it go?
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Jpmiller on November 11, 2024, 06:01:48 PM: Quote from: Roslyn Rambler on November 11, 2024, 05:41:47 PM
So, how'd it go?

Any update???
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: SkookumHntr on November 11, 2024, 06:21:14 PM: :yeah:
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: washelkhntr on November 17, 2024, 11:39:47 PM: Quote from: Jpmiller on November 11, 2024, 06:01:48 PM
Quote from: Roslyn Rambler on November 11, 2024, 05:41:47 PM
So, how'd it go?

Any update???

He was successful on opening day. Not sure why he HASN'T posted about it yet! Damn Brother in Laws.
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Hitsman3 on November 18, 2024, 06:58:01 AM: I'll try to post tonight
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Hitsman3 on November 18, 2024, 07:00:58 PM: 154-7/8”
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Post by: Hitsman3 on November 18, 2024, 07:06:42 PM: Pic 2
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: pd on November 18, 2024, 07:08:33 PM: Quote from: washelkhntr on November 17, 2024, 11:39:47 PM
Quote from: Jpmiller on November 11, 2024, 06:01:48 PM
Quote from: Roslyn Rambler on November 11, 2024, 05:41:47 PM
So, how'd it go?

Any update???

He was successful on opening day. Not sure why he HASN'T posted about it yet! Damn Brother in Laws.

:chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Hitsman3 on November 18, 2024, 07:09:21 PM: Tried to upload the story with more pics but my screen just turns white on my phone.
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Hitsman3 on November 18, 2024, 07:16:26 PM: Was hoping for 160+ going into it but couldn’t be more happy with the one I got. He was really wide, had 15” bases and was 9 years old. His growth rings really stand out which we thought made him unique. According to the biologist, there’s supposed to be 2 full curls in the herd but there’s a lot of land in the Manson unit for them to hide. Now just have to wait the year and a half to get him back from the taxidermist.
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Hitsman3 on November 18, 2024, 07:22:39 PM: More
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Post by: Hitsman3 on November 18, 2024, 07:24:24 PM: More
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Mfowl on November 18, 2024, 07:31:06 PM: That's a pretty ram! Congrats!
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Skyvalhunter on November 18, 2024, 07:47:28 PM: Nice ram. There's a lot of land but where the ewes are the rams are.
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Post by: redi on November 18, 2024, 07:50:27 PM: Beautiful Ram. Congratulations
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Post by: MADMAX on November 18, 2024, 09:26:26 PM: Great job
👍
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: mountainman on November 19, 2024, 08:18:48 AM: Good job on a beautiful ram sir!
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Post by: SkookumHntr on November 19, 2024, 08:37:59 AM: How cool!! Looks like you did a boat hunt, fun adventure!
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Post by: idaho guy on November 19, 2024, 07:49:46 PM: nice ram!
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Post by: Boss .300 winmag on November 19, 2024, 07:54:20 PM: Nicely done.👍
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Hitsman3 on November 19, 2024, 08:31:48 PM: Quote from: SkookumHntr on November 19, 2024, 08:37:59 AM
How cool!! Looks like you did a boat hunt, fun adventure!
Yeah, we scouted from the road the day before with no luck. So tried the boat in the afternoon and found a group of 30. Opening day we figured the boat was our best bet, definitely a neat experience hunting sheep from a boat!
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: HikerHunter on November 20, 2024, 11:58:52 AM: Awesome! what a great ram
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Post by: pianoman9701 on November 20, 2024, 12:09:06 PM: What a beauty!
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Post by: Gentrys on November 20, 2024, 06:05:29 PM: Good looking Ram! Congrats!
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Post by: X-Force on November 20, 2024, 07:44:02 PM: Great ram! Dream hunt for sure
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Post by: SWHUNTER on November 20, 2024, 07:51:43 PM: Nice work! Congrats
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Post by: Falcon on November 21, 2024, 11:46:28 AM: Right on :tup: Congrats on your ram.
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on November 21, 2024, 11:58:27 AM: Beautify ram. Congratulations! :tup:
Title: Re: Manson Sheep
Post by: Dirtnap on December 04, 2024, 10:47:35 PM: Congratulations Jason