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Title: Tieton sheep down!
Post by: pat2bear on September 21, 2009, 11:47:23 PM: Been kind of busy lately. Been wanting to get a story on here for you all so here it is. Went up Tuesday, opening morning with my uncle Victor. We started the day off on a ridge with a good vantage point and spent most of the morning glassing, We spotted about 40 sheep but all were ewes, lambs and a handful of small rams. Exhausting that spot we decided to relocate. That's when I got a call from Ric (Elkstuffer). He said he had a friend further down the road that had some rams spotted and thought that at least one of them might be a shooter. We met up with him and I threw the spotting scope on them. There were 7 rams bedded, 5 were small, one had a good curl but was not broomed. The other one caught my eye. He looked a little shorter than the other ram but carried his mass well and was broomed off. We stalked up to a ridge we spotted from the bottom and settled in. The wind was in our face, I had my bipod set, and we were 201 yards away. The ram was bedded with his butt to us so we waited for him to stand. The sun was beating down on us but the breeze helped. Both my legs were totally asleep but we didn't want to move. After about 45 minutes the small ram stood up and harassed the bigger one out of his bed and playfully started to spar. They were standing so close together and the wind was gusting and swirling. I waited for them to separate more. Then the bigger one turned and started to walk strait away with the 2 smaller rams right on his heels. No shot. I watched and waited for a shot but after 300 yards I knew it wouldn't happen. I started to kick myself for my restraint. :bash: Ok, time to wrap this up. We headed up the ridge to cut them off in the draw they were headed up. We dropped down into the draw ahead of them. We spotted 2 small rams across the draw and 2 in the bottom that we couldn't see well in the brush. We figured the bigger one was in there. Then Victor said “ram right there!” He was at 50 yards on the same slope as us. All I could see was part of his horn but from where Victor was sitting he could see his whole head. He said "that's your ram!” He started to browse to our right and stepped out into the open at about 60 yards. I let the air out of him and he went rolling about 30 yards before getting hung up on some brush. I could fully appreciate the awesome beauty of these animals when I was sitting next to this ram. Elkstuffer said he scored 161 4/8 gross and the WDFW bio said he was 8 1/2 yrs old. He may not be the biggest ram on the mountain but I am ecstatic. Thanks to my uncle, cousin and all my friends for their help. And thanks to Elkstuffer and his friend Mike for their hot tip on the ram. And a big thanks to the good lord for giving me the chance to hunt these majestic creatures. This truly was the hunt of a lifetime. And surprisingly mutton steak are quite delicious. Pat.

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Post by: Sneaky on September 21, 2009, 11:53:31 PM: nice lookin ram good job
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Post by: sisu on September 21, 2009, 11:55:31 PM: VERY NICE. :o
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Post by: bowhunterforever on September 22, 2009, 12:13:01 AM: Awsome ram,Congrats! :IBCOOL:
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Post by: addicted on September 22, 2009, 01:28:59 AM: sweeeet
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Post by: SHANE(WA) on September 22, 2009, 01:59:42 AM: congrats ;) good story
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on September 22, 2009, 05:35:44 AM: Congrats on a fine ram and thanks for the story!!
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Post by: tazz on September 22, 2009, 05:43:24 AM: nice ram great story thanks for the story and pics :llam:
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on September 22, 2009, 05:49:08 AM: Nice Ram. I do not know alot about sheep so I have to ask what does Broomed Mean?
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Post by: boneaddict on September 22, 2009, 05:53:24 AM: Looks like a great one. I need to check but might have some live pictures of him for your collection. Good job, thats one of the better ones of the area!
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Post by: whacker1 on September 22, 2009, 06:33:15 AM: very cool - congratulations!
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Post by: jackelope on September 22, 2009, 07:17:44 AM: Quote from: rosscrazyelk on September 22, 2009, 05:49:08 AM
Nice Ram. I do not know alot about sheep so I have to ask what does Broomed Mean?

it means the tips of his horns are broken or worn or frayed from butting and stuff in general, they are not sharp and unworn(lamb tips)

great ram...congrats.
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Post by: buckhorn2 on September 22, 2009, 08:26:46 AM: Congradulations on a nice ram. And the same to your friends it;s what makes hunting so special.
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Post by: Ridgerunner on September 22, 2009, 08:28:05 AM: YEAH! About time we saw a sheep on the ground. Great job on an awesome looking ram.
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Post by: pat2bear on September 22, 2009, 08:32:10 AM: That'd be cool Bone. He's pretty easy to recognize with that splintered up left horn.
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Post by: blacktailer on September 22, 2009, 08:35:25 AM: Way to go man. That is a Great Ram. Congrats!!!!!
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Post by: KimberRich on September 22, 2009, 08:38:16 AM: Nice work. Good looking Ram
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Post by: coachcw on September 22, 2009, 09:11:03 AM: great job , now i'm getting stoked , Elk did you good, much thanks to him . Waiting for a responce from pope?
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Post by: washingtonmuley on September 22, 2009, 09:30:56 AM: Congrats on a nice ram.
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Post by: NWBrute on September 22, 2009, 09:40:39 AM: Congrats on the Ram :tup:
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Post by: pat2bear on September 22, 2009, 09:47:26 AM: Quote from: coachcw on September 22, 2009, 09:11:03 AM
great job , now i'm getting stoked , Elk did you good, much thanks to him . Waiting for a responce from pope?
Yeah, you got a sweet tag coach. Saw another guy at the game dept getting his clemans ram plugged when I was. Seems like they grow faster down there. He was 3 yrs younger but had a bit bigger bases and length.
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Post by: elkoholic1 on September 22, 2009, 10:18:51 AM: AWESOME RAM CONGRATS ON THE RAM!!!! :tup:
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Post by: KNOPHISH on September 22, 2009, 11:37:56 AM: Beautiful ram, now how do you go about getting a tag? I only have 14 points.
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Post by: coachcw on September 22, 2009, 11:42:09 AM: ur next then ;)
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Post by: firefighter4607 on September 22, 2009, 01:38:19 PM: Great looking Ram congrats. how many points did you have??
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Post by: saylean on September 22, 2009, 01:41:38 PM: Thats a great ram man. Congrats to you and the hunting party.
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Post by: pat2bear on September 22, 2009, 02:18:54 PM: Quote from: firefighter4607 on September 22, 2009, 01:38:19 PM
Great looking Ram congrats. how many points did you have??
I had 10 points. But I heard one of the other tag holders in this unit drew with only 2 points. :dunno:
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Post by: elkoholic1 on September 22, 2009, 03:09:34 PM: that point systems a joke, i hear about people every year with just a couple points draw these tags, and continue to draw high sout out tags while others i know have max point (since they started giving points) still havent drawn. hell i seen guys draw 2 bull tags before others have ever got 1, whats wrong with that pic,,
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Post by: coachcw on September 22, 2009, 03:40:47 PM: elk your whinning , just come hold the camera :)
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Post by: shanevg on September 22, 2009, 03:41:26 PM: Awesome, congratulations on a great ram!
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Post by: andrew_12gauge on September 22, 2009, 03:43:05 PM: nice job on the ram pat2bear ive been waitin on a story as i figured somebody would tag out on a sheep soon, glad you were able to get a story up
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Post by: bowsandhose on September 22, 2009, 08:13:12 PM: great ram. grats
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Post by: Wea300mag on September 22, 2009, 09:11:31 PM: Sweet hunt Pat, congrats on the great ram.
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Post by: elkrack on September 23, 2009, 01:43:53 AM: sounds like a quickie but a goodie. nice ram
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Post by: MtnMuley on September 25, 2009, 07:57:57 AM: That's a dandy! :tup:
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Post by: starbailey on September 29, 2009, 08:21:02 AM: Congratulations on a great looking ram!
It looks as if you found our ram quite low in the unit. Great job.
Bryan
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Post by: Buckmark on September 29, 2009, 08:44:07 AM: Nice ram, i wish my number gets drawn soon..
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Post by: pat2bear on September 29, 2009, 04:24:33 PM: Thanks Bryan. I was supprised on how low these rams were. I had pretty much skipped or written off that area in the scouting trips. I still appreciate the help from you and Kevin V. though. I'm curious to know how the other tag holders did. I talked to one of them on the phone the day after I got mine. I think his name was Curt, nice guy. And congrats on your Dall's. I definitely got the sheep bug. :drool:
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Post by: popeshawnpaul on September 29, 2009, 11:12:24 PM: That's a great ram pat. That unit isn't known for whoppers and I have seen a couple of tiny rams from that unit in the last couple of years. You did the tag proud. I think a good realistic goal is a 160" cali ram and you did it. 8 1/2 years old is good for a unit that gets hunted that hard. Congrats. :)
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Post by: starbailey on September 30, 2009, 07:23:05 AM: pat2bear,You did a great job with the tag harvesting a quality ram.
When I had my tag I looked in the "lower areas" several days and just didn't find them. Some times it just goes like that.
Be careful this sheep bug can be an awful sickness! :)
Bryan
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Post by: Watimberghost on October 04, 2009, 05:34:51 PM: Great ram, good job man!
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Post by: Wanttohuntmore on October 04, 2009, 08:26:53 PM: Wow. I want one!
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Post by: huntnphool on October 04, 2009, 08:30:01 PM: Thats awesome, I added your picture to the accounting thread
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Post by: eastsidebugle on October 04, 2009, 08:34:22 PM: Nice pat, very nice... Once again looking at anothers awesome kill stirs a bit of jealousy.... grrrrrrr
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Post by: actionshooter on October 04, 2009, 08:42:31 PM: Very cool! somehow I missed this
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Post by: LongTatLaw on October 09, 2009, 02:17:04 PM: hunt of a lifetime bro!

Im no expert either but Id say u have one hell of a trophy right there!

congrats!
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Post by: HuntingFanatic on October 09, 2009, 02:29:11 PM: Nice Ram! Way to get'er done!
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Post by: Watimberghost on October 09, 2009, 05:24:26 PM: Great Ram! That's an awesome trophy
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on October 09, 2009, 09:35:37 PM: Sweeeet! Nice ram.
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Post by: coachcw on October 11, 2009, 08:37:23 AM: Has anyone heard anything about the other early tags? I'm going nuts waiting for nov. Is anyone going archery ? please give me something to chew on here this tieton sheep story has got me all jacked up . great write up. Coach
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Post by: Thenewguy on October 11, 2009, 09:05:44 AM: Nice Ram! I am glad someone likes Mutton!
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Post by: TheHunt on October 11, 2009, 09:20:50 AM: Congratulations on a great ram. I am hoping one day I can get drawn...
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Post by: scree on October 11, 2009, 08:31:09 PM: NICE! good job on a nice ram
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Post by: pat2bear on October 11, 2009, 08:33:43 PM: Quote from: coachcw on October 11, 2009, 08:37:23 AM
Has anyone heard anything about the other early tags? I'm going nuts waiting for nov. Is anyone going archery ? please give me something to chew on here this tieton sheep story has got me all jacked up . great write up. Coach
Hey coach. The only Cleman ram I saw was the one getting plugged at the game dept. when I was getting my ram plugged. It had about 1/2" bigger bases than mine. He said he got it in Miester canyon. One of the other tag holders in my unit got one in cougar canyon. Don't know how big it was. Good luck coach, but I don't think you'll need it. If you need a hand let me know, I'm not to far away from there.
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Post by: cascademountainhunter on October 11, 2009, 08:35:51 PM: nice! congrats! hopefully ill get to do that some day!
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Post by: pat2bear on October 11, 2009, 09:18:11 PM: Thanks for all the great comments guys. Its finally starting to sink in. I hope you all get to experience it some day. Thanks again. Pat.