Ewe Sheep Success! (Pic heavy)

[mdeerjunkie]

Man you went into places I looked at and thought how the hell do I get there! What’s crazy is mine was almost the exact range as yours!

I know, some of the places we hiked were pretty sketchy.

 

[Desk Pop]

Congrats. Great story and trophy

 

[Missourian]

This year I was blessed to draw a Colorado Ewe tag with one preference point. All summer I have been planning and scouting down in the Rio grande National Forest where my tag was valid. Thanks to some great help and advice from @AggieHunter and @Oak I was able to find sheep on both scouting trips.
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The season came quick enough, and after extensive packing and planning I was on the road. It is sure some amazing country down there.
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The night before opening day, my buddy and I were able to spot a group of Ewes feeding in a grassy hillside quite a bit lower then when I found them in the summer. We made a plan to get to them in the morning.
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The next morning we found them in the same general area, so we set off after them. After climbing 2800 ft and hiking for over 6 1/2 hours we finally found them bedded on a very steep and rocky mountainside with quite a few cliffs.
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For some reason the sheep moved off the cliffs and began feeding up a grassy hillside. I found a legal ewe, my buddy called the range, 357yds and boom. The next thing I knew the sheep was down.
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Approaching that sheep has to be one of the most exciting moments of my life. And now I can’t wait to get to eat some of the most amazing meat in the world. I was thankful to get a sheep, but most of all I was grateful to spend time in Gods amazing country with a great friend. To me that is what hunting is all about.
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Your all over Colorado!! Nice pics

 

[ThunderNocked]

Awesome, congrats! Great pictures and huge success. Thats all awesome.

 

[wheels]

Awesome pics beautiful country

 

[RidgeRoamingRichard]

2800ft! Sheep hunters are no joke!

 

[rwc101]

Sure is a purdy spot.