BuzzH
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Going to be tough to capture this hunt and do it justice...but I'll give it a go.
This is really a story of 26 days in sheep country on 4 separate trips. I got to know a friend of mine via some hunting and policy issues and through that communication we of course started to chat about hunting. I told Eugene I had enough sheep points to draw up by Cody and he told me to apply and he would give me a hand. That was an understatement as this hunt would have been one hell of a lot tougher without his time, effort and knowledge of the area, no question. I'm grateful and humbled by his generosity, a better woodsman, horseman, and hunter would be tough to find.
We made the first trip in together in early September and saw some very good rams. I also learned a whole bunch about horsemanship as well, we took horses into places I didn't believe was possible. His horses and mule are top notch mountain horses and really are impressive to be around.
Anyone we found rams about like this and got the drop on several that would have been no problem to kill. But, we chose to pass since it was early and both Eugene and I agreed that this hunt was going to be about the adventure and not the taking of a ram. There had to be a story, or why bother?
So, with that trip a big success in my book, I left after several days fully satisfied with the first effort. My next trip was a backpack trip with Wallace, another friend. Wallace said he wanted to go, so away we went. Turned out to be a great trip as well, finding several more nice rams. Started the hike wading the river:
We set up a decent camp and I'm pretty impressed with the seek outside tent and stove, light and effective with the ability to have a wood stove.
Camp:
Some of the country where rams live:
We found 5 good rams just to the right of the burnt tree in the foreground of the picture in the upside down "V" line of trees on the far hillside. We hauled the mail and got within about 900 yards with wayyyy more than enough time to get them killed.
The rams:
I elected to pass these rams as well, 2 of the 5 were tough to walk away from, but decided to keep hunting as I didn't want to rob myself of the once in a lifetime opportunity.
Wallace on the hike back to camp:
This is really a story of 26 days in sheep country on 4 separate trips. I got to know a friend of mine via some hunting and policy issues and through that communication we of course started to chat about hunting. I told Eugene I had enough sheep points to draw up by Cody and he told me to apply and he would give me a hand. That was an understatement as this hunt would have been one hell of a lot tougher without his time, effort and knowledge of the area, no question. I'm grateful and humbled by his generosity, a better woodsman, horseman, and hunter would be tough to find.
We made the first trip in together in early September and saw some very good rams. I also learned a whole bunch about horsemanship as well, we took horses into places I didn't believe was possible. His horses and mule are top notch mountain horses and really are impressive to be around.
Anyone we found rams about like this and got the drop on several that would have been no problem to kill. But, we chose to pass since it was early and both Eugene and I agreed that this hunt was going to be about the adventure and not the taking of a ram. There had to be a story, or why bother?
So, with that trip a big success in my book, I left after several days fully satisfied with the first effort. My next trip was a backpack trip with Wallace, another friend. Wallace said he wanted to go, so away we went. Turned out to be a great trip as well, finding several more nice rams. Started the hike wading the river:
We set up a decent camp and I'm pretty impressed with the seek outside tent and stove, light and effective with the ability to have a wood stove.
Camp:
Some of the country where rams live:
We found 5 good rams just to the right of the burnt tree in the foreground of the picture in the upside down "V" line of trees on the far hillside. We hauled the mail and got within about 900 yards with wayyyy more than enough time to get them killed.
The rams:
I elected to pass these rams as well, 2 of the 5 were tough to walk away from, but decided to keep hunting as I didn't want to rob myself of the once in a lifetime opportunity.
Wallace on the hike back to camp:
