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Title: Yakima Canyon Sheep
Post by: Antlershed on May 29, 2008, 10:25:31 PM: Was going through some pictures on my computer and came across my sheep pictures from when I was going to school in Eburg. They aren't the best. They were shot with a 80-400 VR lens on a tripod, but the wind was ripping through the canyon that day (Thanksgiving '06). Here's a few of the better ones though...

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Title: Re: Yakima Canyon Sheep
Post by: LongTatLaw on May 29, 2008, 10:31:04 PM: nice!

Thanks for posting em bro!
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Post by: bankwalker on May 29, 2008, 10:41:45 PM: i was wondering where people were seeing them in washington. i was in that area the other day and was damn sure that was where they were. i didnt see any though...
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Post by: Antlershed on May 29, 2008, 10:49:06 PM: When I was living over there, you could drive through the canyon and see them just about every day during the winter. I think they move out of there in the summer time though.
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Post by: bucklucky on May 29, 2008, 11:09:17 PM: Sweet.
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Post by: hogsniper on May 29, 2008, 11:18:43 PM: Those are some incredible animals...Great pics and cant wait to hunt em some day...
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Post by: ICEMAN on May 30, 2008, 07:18:57 AM: We saw a group of them on Cleman Mt this last weekend. Learned I need more camera! Awesome sight to see them above and below you.....wife and kids and I enjoyed the site for sure.
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Post by: chukar-ridge-quest on May 30, 2008, 09:50:55 AM: Here are a couple from the canyon. They're pictures of pics, so I had to make them B&W. Came out horrible, but you get the idea.
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Post by: yajsab on May 30, 2008, 12:25:25 PM: Nice. The only time I've seen some was during last year late archery season. I almost hit some on the road. What happen was I saw them right next to the side of the road, and so I slowed down to past them. As soon as I got near them, couple tried to cross the road infront of my truck.
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Post by: boneaddict on May 30, 2008, 01:52:26 PM: Cool guys.....just saw a couple coming down for a drink of water about 30 minutes ago.
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Post by: popeshawnpaul on May 30, 2008, 01:55:55 PM: If it wasn't such an ugly blah background I'd come over and shoot them more often. Too bad we don't have any in the Alpine Lake Wilderness or something...
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Post by: boneaddict on May 30, 2008, 01:59:11 PM: :chuckle:
Yeah, best time to get them is about November. They're kind of a pain as there isn't much topography They hang right off the river and the best angle is across the river. that puts you at a considerable distance. There is getting to be more of them up the tieton, which can have some decent backdrops. I ouldn't trust the frickin snakes this tie of year, though I didn't see any today. m
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on May 30, 2008, 09:41:38 PM: Cool pic's guys
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Post by: Jackjr on May 30, 2008, 09:47:44 PM: sweet :)
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Post by: jackelope on May 30, 2008, 10:11:25 PM: they look good from the driftboat!!

the day my truck got stolen 2 years ago i watched 5 of them across the river on that face from red's campground for an hour or so before we launched. there was 3 rams and 2 ewes, and they were rutting pretty hard. 2 big rams each had a ewe and one little ram kept trying to make a move for one of the ewes. every time he would get up, this one full curl ram would get all stiffened up and lower his head like he was gonna open up a can of whoopass, then the little one would lay back down. this went on for an hour or so. great thing to be able to see, from 75 yards or so.
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Post by: chukar-ridge-quest on May 30, 2008, 11:08:24 PM: Brent, I got so excited seeing your pics I had to dig through my pics. Mine suck. What I wanted to say was the second pic.--- Great shot. Ewe in estrus and a ram chasing. Nice work.
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Post by: popeshawnpaul on May 31, 2008, 09:24:07 AM: Speaking of ewe in estrus and a ram(s) chasing... :P

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Post by: bucklucky on May 31, 2008, 09:32:29 AM: Thats a nice Ram! What do ya think he would score? Looks big!
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Post by: boneaddict on May 31, 2008, 09:33:30 AM: I'm wishing there were rams like that in the canyon.
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Post by: bucklucky on May 31, 2008, 09:35:03 AM: I've seen a couple rams in a secret spot that look just like that big one They actually seemed a little bigger but probably not, you know how that goes.
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on May 31, 2008, 09:35:37 AM: I 've only seen 1 ram that I thought was really good in the canyon :dunno:

Im sure there are more but with how easy the access is and the amount of tags in the units I doubt many get that big.
Title: Re: Yakima Canyon Sheep
Post by: boneaddict on May 31, 2008, 09:36:30 AM: Thats just plain an Awesome picture of a couple awesome animals.
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Post by: bucklucky on May 31, 2008, 09:38:07 AM: Are those california or Rockies? The ones I saw are rockies and there werent any tags around there. ;)
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Post by: popeshawnpaul on May 31, 2008, 10:19:30 AM: Rockies. We should start a "ram chasing ewe" thread... I have tons.
Title: Re: Yakima Canyon Sheep
Post by: boneaddict on May 31, 2008, 10:50:04 AM: GO FOR IT!
Hell I got desperate enough to start one on butterflies. ;)

You might want to draft up a disclaimer though becuase I'm pretty sure you might cause passion to go into cardiac arrest.