Hock, I will add, engage with and listen to Oak. He has all the connections you need and want. For sure become a RMBS member and you will probably have some who are even willing to come along and help with the hunt.
If you go prepared, you probably won't need many days to find a good ram...
Congratulations on a tag 99.9% of hunters will never have.
Here is what I'd do if I were so lucky.
As has been mentioned, I'd first connect with sheep people/organizations and previous hunters. Most are glad to share what they know because it's such a special hunt and previous hunters won't be...
Yep,
Obviously Wyoming no longer wants or needs NR's hunting money or presence.
That's sad for those of us who don't reside there, but it's done now.
On to bigger and better things for me!
I have the later model (maybe gen 2) with the movable torch bottle. I don't struggle much with aiming the flame, so I'm guessing that's an improvement.
I anneal my brass because I want it to last as many rounds as possible, especially when good brass for some cartridges is hard to find. Like most others have stated, I always anneal and then size.
Good luck
If you apply for a Once in a Lifetime hunt you can draw this year, first ask yourself, "if I do draw, can I actually afford to go on the hunt and pull it off?"
Most 17 year olds would not be able to actually pull off an out of state first time hunt, even if they did draw the tag. Building...
That's a perfect sheep hunt story Mr BC.
I've been very fortunate to have taken all four NA sheep, and in my mind anyone who doesn't do it like you did, seriously short changes and incredible adventure.
Well done Sir.
It's hard for me to stomach the fact that some people who don't care about sheep hunting still draw tags, yet others, who would kill for a tag, never draw.
Love the story...keep it up.
The "fever" is contagious and killing a book ram only fuels the fire!
Congratulations again es. I'm glad you got in with all the 0/8ths that you needed. I hate when a ram misses by an eight or two.
Absolutely gorgeous ram!
Twenty years ago, when I hunted my first sheep, I was sure that by now we would have found a cure for Movi.
Millions of dollars and tons of research later, Movi still regularly raises it's ugly head. We could all be hunting sheep if we could find a cure.
Sad deal for sure.
I picked up a brick of GM210M primers online two weeks ago, but I had to be quick on the keyboard and they were not cheap.
In recent weeks, I've seen them pop up on different sites. I hope that's a good sign.