This time last year I had the thrill of seeing Successful for RMBHS - still gives me goose bumps and soooo many memories. Pumped for those who drew! Give it hell - starting now!
WoooowwwoooooWWeeeeeeeeWaaaaaahhhh!!! Nice work! Sounds like an awesome time and you made it happen! Great ram! Savor those memories for years and years to come.
Did my own instant oats and granola options for this years hunt breakfasts. Stuck with ramen and tons of snacks for lunch. I tried a ton of freeze dried dinners and my favorites continue to be peak. That said, mashers with a package of chicken and dehydrated green chile also hits the spot...
Man, this is a sensitive and personal topic for me. When my dad passed, I was only 26 and it was an absolute sh*tshow. Not that there was much to be left, but apparently he opted that taxes weren’t for him the last many years of his life. Little did I know that Uncle Sam still finds a way to...
Not sure about favorite, but damn good. Need to explore more to determine which is the best.
I cooked up the neck roast from this years bighorn sheep ram and used Hank Shaws barbacoa recipe. I cooked on low for over 10 hours. Made this on a family ski weekend for a big group and it was a hit...
Love this. We always save all bones and make our own stock - whether it’s elk, deer, chicken, etc. It’s a relatively easy thing to do on a Sunday when football is going too. Like others have mentioned, save all the random cutoffs from cooking in a gallon freezer bag.
Between hank Shaw and...
Thank you all for following along! As I complete this write up, I am sure at times it felt long, uneventful, boring. What I hope I captured is the absolute highs and lows I felt throughout my 13 days straight of hunting and 7 days of scouting. It was an amazing roller coaster that challenged me...
.338 Marlin Express. I know it’s overkill but also sentimental. My Dad purchased this gun a few months before he passed - wanted a fun lever action to use for elk. That gun has found many elk down over the last 12 years since and I wanted to use that for a ram as well.
Feeling like a new person, we got loaded up and headed up to the trailhead. The weather was amazing as we hiked in the 7.5 miles. We set up camp a little over 12,200’ and made our way up to a glassing point mid-afternoon to catch the evening action. That night, I had the biggest sheep tease of...
It was great to sleep in the popup on a non-air mattress for the first time in a bit. I listed to the rain hit the top off/on through the night. I had a plan to wake up and drive up the canyon to a relatively good glassing point close to the road that looked high above. I had seen on the...
I took a leisurely drive down to a lower elevation, stopping to glass anything that looked like sheep areas along the way. I also scoped out some access for me to hike in later. The smoke was still pretty bad, so I opted to head all the way down to an area that was closer to 8,000’. I set up a...
I learned the lesson the hard way of trying to stretch my water too far on the hike to the new basin. I passed a couple nice creeks that would have made refilling a breeze, but I opted to roll the dice thinking I would pass other seeps along the way to the ridge where I planned to camp. As I got...
Labor Day Weekend was much anticipated as I planned to wrap up work, tie up all loose ends on the home front, and head out to the unit on Sunday. Season would start on Tuesday. I spent time on Sunday getting settled in the unit, doing my final organization and gearing up for hiking into the...