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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: BOOM!! on September 16, 2010, 09:16:21 PM
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Couldn't quite get in front of him in time but didn't spook him either. I don't think I will see one bigger than him, hope I get another chance at him. Yesterday I saw about 40 young sheep and not one mature ram. I did cross paths with the biggest rattle snake I have ever seen in this state. Well, there is my update after 2 days.
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Thanks for the update..go get that big one!
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Do you have a tag? Which one?
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I have the tieton any ram tag. I didn't have time to do much preseason scouting but I am real familiar with the area I am hunting though. Stinking steep country though, rough on my old knees.
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keep at it you'll find him again.
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good luck keep after him :IBCOOL:
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Good Luck BOOM! Hope your able to put your tag on him.
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Stinking steep country though, rough on my old knees.
That's what helps the memories last a long, long time. :chuckle: Good luck and keep us informed.
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be safe and dont wear yourself out.you will get him..
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Good luck, keep at it
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Good luck, keep icing the knees every night you can and hitting the Ibuprophen at the end of a day.
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Good luck and keep at him. It really sounds like you are in the right area. Can't wait to read the results of your hunt.
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We all wish we were in your spot. Most of us will never get to be, so enjoy every second of it. AWESOME.
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Yes, this sheep hunting is fun. Yesterday my son and I went out to where I had seen sheep on Wednesday and snuck around the rim and didn't see anything, a little disappointing because we were in the honey hole. Then we notice some elk moving through the trees so we start glassing and sure enough, a branch antlered bull. Now we are both thinking oh boy the curse of the special permit, you know the one, you never see the animal you have a permit for but you see dandies of everyother species. I think my son was a little deflated so he asked if we could sit down awhile. I said sure and I put my hand down on a flat rock to lower myself and 8 inches away a baby rattler started moving away, he was rolled up with his twin trying to stay warm, they were so young they only had one button. That's 4 rattlers now. So we go a little farther and spot a herd of sheep feeding about 300 yards in front of us, we sneak up to about 125 yards and glass them, no big ones. Latter we saw two groups on a slope that is unapproachable, too steep. Shoot one there and he rolls all the way to the bottom. I jokingly texted elkstuffer asking if it was too soon to start panicking and he responded "hell no" don't know what he meant by that. :chuckle: Anyway going up tomorrow after work.
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keep at it! and good luck.
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Sounds like a friends results - same tag. Close - but rifle is still clean so far.
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lots of time left don't get discouraged lots of nice rams out there still only going to get better as the season goes on.
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Sounds like a friends results - same tag. Close - but rifle is still clean so far.
Not by my choice...lol. I'd have killed him.
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Sounds like a friends results - same tag. Close - but rifle is still clean so far.
How is the barrel looking now?
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His Barrel's still clean, legs are cramping, hills are getting steeper. He lives the Hunters Creed tho: Ariseth Early, Returneth Late, Smelling of strong drink and the truth is not in him. HaHa
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Good, misery loves company :(
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Hey Boom. Did you get your ram yet?
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Hey Boom.....Ram-bo's barrel is dirty as of sat......tag filled......got a nice one......your turn now..... 8)
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I spotted a very nice ram this afternoon. I had to hunt alone and didn't think I had enough time to pull it off. I am going to get him tomorrow!
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good! we r rooting 4 ya :IBCOOL:
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Good Luck BOOM! Make it count!
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Go get him!
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Hey Boom.....Ram-bo's barrel is dirty as of sat......tag filled......got a nice one......your turn now..... 8)
Congratulations! Pictures?
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Thanks for the congrats Boom...... Pics and story will be posted soon by buddy of mine....... Go get em today........we all rootin for you......once in a lifetime........make it count.......
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Good luck, lots of time yet. It will happen.
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stick with it boom. get the one that you will be happy with. :twocents:
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any updates today?
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was wondering the same :dunno: hope he is elbow deep in a ram :drool:
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I spoke with him last night for a few minutes and told him to give me an update today but haven't heard from him yet...
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hope all is well and this is a good sign :drool:
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Nobodys heard from you.....must be packin out the big one....... :o! Yup! Take your time and pick the one you want.......once in a lifetime hunt. :hunter: :hunter: :hunter:..no goin back...... :yike:.......picture it hangin on the wall...... :brew:
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We couldn't find him infact we didn't see a ram all day. In hindsight I wish I had been more aggressive yesterday and gone after him, just wasn't feeling good about getting down in there by myself late in the day. I'm not to worried though, I've got a nice 125 ram picked out for the last day :'( I will be back up there tomorrow morning.
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Still have lots more days he'll show up again. Just remember you get to look at him the rest of your life. Make sure you get one you really like.
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Keep pluggin away Steve. They'll show again.
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No doubt Boom.....you still got lotsa time.....dont just settle for one..... till its your last day.....choose the one you want.....only time in your life to get this chance........ :bash:no regrets.....you'll know when its the rite one...... :IBCOOL:
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keep at it :tup:
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interesting day had one in my sights at 100 yards that I spent a half a day stalking, not what I was looking for. Then I found my ram and he was with 4 other rams, 3 of 5 are shooters one is a monster. I set up a lane for a shot of about 350 yards and the 2 small ones walk through my cross hairs, then something startles them and they bust to the bottom of the canyon, DAMM, try er again tomorrow.
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Man keep going!
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Sounds like you're getting closer! Keep at it!
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Couldn't quite get in front of him in time but didn't spook him either. I don't think I will see one bigger than him, hope I get another chance at him. Yesterday I saw about 40 young sheep and not one mature ram. I did cross paths with the biggest rattle snake I have ever seen in this state. Well, there is my update after 2 days.
\lets see some pics next time you see him! hopefully your in the pic with him good luck :chuckle:
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well good luck for tomorrow. hope you get back onto them.
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Oh man......sounds like your getting closer and closer to the one your gonna get......the big one.....he'll still be there tomorrow......your the only one left that still can hunt......good advantage......good luck tomorrow.... 8)
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Tomorrow is Boom!! time ! No one else out there, nothing but you and lady luck - hope she's on your side! Go getum.
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Keep at good things are going to happen soon. It will be worth the wait, I can't wait to see pics.
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Go to bed Steve. You're going to need it for tomorrow! ;)
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Oh all right, goodnite
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Suns coming up soon. I wonder if he is sitting there with coffee in hand anticipating, or he is already on the ridge wiating for the last star to disappear. A cold shiver down his spine as the morning breeze funnels down the valley. The sky is lighting up to the east. Today is the day.
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That is a nice thought Bone, I can picture it too!
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That is a nice thought Bone, I can picture it too!
:yeah:
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I was picturing an exhausted hunter waking up rightabout now, running out the tent door in his underwear, while screaming I can't believe I set my alarm for 4:00 pm not am. :chuckle:
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Come on BOOM!!!!! Finish this thing. My damn refresh buttin is getting real sick of me clicking it. Not sure why but I was feeling like today would be the day. Hope you are hicking back down the mountain right now with a loaded packframe. Go get em' BOOM. Oh and good post Bone, i got a little chill myself reading that this morning, it may have just been because my office was really cold when i got in though.
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Can't wait to see the pics of the monster you get Boom! Get after it!
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Suns coming up soon. I wonder if he is sitting there with coffee in hand anticipating, or he is already on the ridge wiating for the last star to disappear. A cold shiver down his spine as the morning breeze funnels down the valley. The sky is lighting up to the east. Today is the day.
I can't wait.
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can't wait to see pics. :drool: hope he gets a toad :drool:
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Let's not put too much pressure on the guy, these OIL tags have enough pressure of their own. He's got plenty of time still. I predict he'll get it done in the next 3 days. LOL.
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:chuckle: i hope so to :chuckle: :chuckle: i am sure he appreciates the support and encouragement.
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Some call it pressure. I think its us living through him vicariously. I see these rams all the time. To have that tag in my pocket would be pure heaven. I'm glad he is enjoying the hunt.
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No doubt.....he still has lotsa time......one time only......gotta make it the good one......I know Ron was proud of the one he waited for and chose.......just perfect.......he still cant believe he got picked and actually has one to show and share with his buddies......Too Awesome!!!!
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And today's report is? The anticipation is killing me..
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He found himself right in the middle of a rattlesnake den as the sun went down and he realized he had forgotten to put new batteries in the headlamp........
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Wifey spotted a huge ram today. She said it was just under full curl and had 3 ewes with him that he was pushing, but no camera...ooops.
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:)
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SPPPPPPPPPPPPIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT :chuckle:
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:)
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:yike:
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keep at it all will come out great in the end and reward all of that hard ace work that we all wish we were doing and hope to do in the future :brew:
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Sooooooo......Whats the verdict Boom......your killin us.......been waitin all day...... :bash:
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:)
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:bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bdid:
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*censored* BOOM, a smilly face and then log off??? your killing me man, I just logged on to check this post and this is what I get. I feel so unsatisfied... I hope the news is good, sounds like you've been bustin your ass for this one. I hope taday it paid off, but a smilly face is just plain mean... :chuckle:
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Sorry about this but I have to give todays update tomorrow, it was a very exciting day, saw lots of rams and I am beat. I wouldn't be able to do it justice right now. I have got to get to bed, that alarm clock shows no mercy.
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You better get some rest.....
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Oh man Boom......cant waiy to here from you today....uggh......your smiley face was a killer...... :beatdeadhorse:.....your killin us here.. :bash:....ha!ha!hope you come back today with some good stories..... :yike:
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OK, Thursdays hunt. We start the morning off heading back to the top of the canyon that held the 5 rams the day before. I sneak onto the first ledge right at first light and pick over the ledge :yike:. Oh man, 2 rams looking right at me about 40 yards away, how did they know I was there? I through the scope on them and they are small, a few seconds later they bust down the canyon. Now I am thinking maybe these are the 2 small ones from the day before and the 3 shooters are right behind them. Now my hearts beating. I look below me to the left and behind a tree right below me not more than 20 yards :yike:, 2 white butts, oh my gosh that's got to be them. I put my binoculars on them and make out a ewe and horn, ram. I freeze on them and wait but they know something is wrong. They start down the hill keeping behind the tree and manage to slip away without giving me a clear view, crap. So I decide to just sit and wait and see if they pop out into the view somewhere down the canyon. I wait about 20 minutes I think, maybe only 5, and they pop out about 100 yards down the canyon, 4 ewes and a ram. I am disappointed see that he is not one of the 3 shooters and decide not to take the shoot. My helper says “you should take that ram, he’s not that bad and it’s a easy pack out". I take another look and say oh what the hell he’s not what I want but I am never going to find what I want. I set up and gently let off a shoot BOOM!! and down the canyon they go. My helper yells “YOU GOT HIM” and I am feeling it too. We wind down to the rock he is laying behind which is way rougher than either of us realized and after we finally make it to the rock, no ram :DOH:. No blood, nothing, I slide down the chute looking for any trace of a hit, nothing. What the hell, no way I missed that shoot. I’ve got to check my gun to see if it is still sighted in. Before the season I had sighted it in at 3 inches high at 100 yards which put me in the zone out to 300 yards. I decide to drive all the way down the mountain to the bottom of bear canyon where there is a nice safe little spot to sight in. 7 inches high at 100 yards, what the heck? This time I set it for 2 inches high at 100 and after a few shoots feel confident in my gun again.
OK time out, got to type some more and finish a chore or two
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What made your partner think you got him?
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He said since it just disappeared he was sure it was down. He was standing on the rock and he turned quickly to the far side of the rock. It seemed from were we were that we would see him if he went down the draw but when we got there we saw that there was a chute behind the rock that we couldn't see. I went down the chute looking for him and any sign of blood. we spent about 3 hours looking for any sign and found nothing. We were both pretty confident that he just spun off the rock and shoot down the canyon.
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that sucks :bash: but think of it this way it wans't ment to be! you will get the one you want!! ;)
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So have you killed a ram or not? Quit dragging this thing out. :chuckle:
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You better double check why your gun lost zero, not just sight it in again. Check your scope ring screws, mounts, etc.
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I'd be getting my backup rifle you are down to 2 days!
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Ok so now its late, too late to drive back on top. We had seen a group of rams driving down oak creek and the rams were showing much interest in the ewes so I figured we should do some glassing from the highway. We stopped in a few pullouts and started glassing. About the 3rd stop we found a herd that had a nice ram following the ewes at about 500 yards. I said this is it. I decided to take off and try to side hill and have about 150 yard shot. As I got to the spot I had picked out I could see that they were moving faster and were now crossing over the hip into the next draw. I look at my phone for the time and it is now 4:30. OK I’ll come back tomorrow and try to find them again. Wait a minute, screw that, I have been to patient and not aggressive enough, I am going after them. I get lucky and find a nice game trail that takes me through the draw and to the next ridge pretty quickly. I look around and nothing, they must have crossed over the next ridge. Too late to stop now, I take off again and make my way into the next draw. Still no sheep! OK now its getting late I guess I have to turn back. I take one last look around and spot a ewe way up high on the rocks. I look at the time 5:30 hour and a half of good light. OK I have a half hour to try and find them, lets go. I start up the hill and after going only about 30 yards and there in front of me through the rocks about 70 yards I spot the herd. They are feeding up moving fast. This is it, I take out my shooting stick and set up in the rocks and start glassing. There he is, working up hes still too low for a shoot. He steps up a few more steps but sheep all around him. Then he steps to his right and gives me a perfect shoot, BOOM!! RAM DOWN
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uh hello....Boom.....Your still killin us..... :beatdeadhorse:......did you drop him or what???? :bash:
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SSSSSSSSWWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!! PICTURES congrats
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Soooooo.......whatcha get.......the hunt of a lifetime ram???? :yike:
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Heres to Boom.... :brew:.......Awesome!!!! Congrats........Cant wait to see your pics!!
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Hell yea BOOM, can't wait to see some pics. Congratulations on an awesome OIL hunt. This is one of those threads that I've been waiting for a conclusion. Well done.
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my ram
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now thats a reward :drool: good job
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I have really enjoyed reading about your hunt congratulations thanks for sharing all of this Awesome Ram!
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Great ram boom :drool: Thanks for taking us along on your hunt :tup:
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Good looking ram, congrats on sticking with it and getting it done, I liked the fact you decided to get more aggressive, sometimes that is what it takes, good job!
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NICE!
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Way to go! Great ram.
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Oh man Boom....Thats an awesome ram.......good job......now you can relax and enjoy it........2 Kul.....its been a fun hunt...between Rons sheep hunt and keepin track of yours every day......awesome.......congrats!!!!
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Awesome hunt! Congrats on a fine trophy! Someday I hope to be able to hunt em!!! You sure deserve it after all the time you put in!
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Wow....the sheep meats awesome....ole Joevon cooked some up while cuttin and wrappin.....Mmmmm!
Pretty tasty stuff!!
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Great looking ram Boom and sounds like a well earned one at that. Glad to see you filled your OIL tag...
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COngratulations! Nice pic too :tup:
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OH HECK YA!!! Congrats Boom.. Looks like all that hard hiking, patients and persistence paid off you. Glad to see you got a good Ram. He'll look nice on the wall.
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Beautiful ram!
Thanks for the great read.
Congrats
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The rewards of hard work, congrats on a beautiful ram.
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what an awsome story! congrats!
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Thanks for bringing us along, great ram, good job!
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You killed him just in time Steve. We would have been soaked packing it out. It's really ugly up there today. You did a great job and took a beautiful ram. Congrats!
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Awesome job Boom! Thanks so much for sharing your hunt with us. It was very enjoyable and you did a wonderful job putting this tag to great use. Congrats. :brew:
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congrats on a fine ram and a hard earned trophy :IBCOOL:
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OK here is the rest of the story, better late than never. It’s getting close to 6 now, less than an hour of good light and I am in unfamiliar terrain. My helper had stayed down below at the truck to keep an eye on the sheep incase I lost track of them. It would take him at least an hour to get up here. There is no way I can get this ram caped out and make it down the hill before dark. I had talked to several people about this scenario before and had received what I thought was good advice. It was cooling down quickly and the wind was blowing hard so I made the decision to gut him out, prop the cavity open and come back for him at first light. I covered him up with brush and left human scent (a sweaty tee shirt works well) and came down the hill. I got a bit of panic attack and thought about returning up the hill with a pack out team but was talked out of it. I tossed and turned all night and got up to make coffee at 4 am. We started up the hill at first light and everything turned at great!
My son and me at daybreak
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It’s great when one of your packers is a taxidermist. Thanks Ric aka Elkstuffer!
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Ric sharing trade secrets with my son
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Let’s get down the hill
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that is still very awesome! Are you glad you missed the first one or was it a bigger Ram?
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Congrats on a great Ram boom!!...im glad you came away with success!~ Good read and good effort! Thanks for posting it up.
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Great job!! Awesome story and and great ram is down. CONGRATS
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Hey Boom......Whew!!.......Omg......Bet that was the worst nite in your life.....thinkin of your once in a lifetime sheep left out there......Ugggh!!....Great story ending tho.......great pics......thanks for sharing.......You'll hafta stop by when your in our neck of the woods and exchange sheep stories with Ron-bo.Ha!Ha! Now called....Ram-bo!
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Ram-bo meets Ram-Boom!! Ha!Ha! :brew:
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Great updates. Good to see fellow members in on it together.
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It's good to see kids being able to score on these OIL tags
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Dad drew the tag. His son was just helping with the pack out.
It's good to see kids being able to score on these OIL tags
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nice ram congrats
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Boom,
Congrats on a great hunt, and one heck of a story.
You will relive that hunt for years to come !
