Hockaday2017
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Thanks! We will absolutely make it happen. Ive got family that lives about 45 minutes away from where ill babe hunting!
I drew a once in a lifetime sheep tag at 25. Now what?
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GoWyo!
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Post Partum depression is real, make sure you secure your bow/rifle before during and after your hunt. Hunt sparingly if possible. She will remember.
CPAjeff
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Lots of great advice has been given, here's my take:
Try and get the wife out scouting with you - make it "our" sheep hunt, not "my" sheep hunt. Hopefully the pregnancy and delivery goes without a hitch - if she has the child via c-section, it's a long recovery process. Adjust hunt expectations accordingly. You've probably already figured this out, but women have a crazy good memory. 20 years from now, you won't want to hear, "Remember that time you had a sheep tag and we had a newborn . . . " Take the advice @Oak and @Khunter have given you - collectively those two probably know more people who have killed sheep/been apart of successful sheep hunts than anyone.
Most importantly, spend all the time possible with that little one - time flies and there is nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, like having children. Of second importance, come back and give us a recap of the hunt!
Best of luck!
Try and get the wife out scouting with you - make it "our" sheep hunt, not "my" sheep hunt. Hopefully the pregnancy and delivery goes without a hitch - if she has the child via c-section, it's a long recovery process. Adjust hunt expectations accordingly. You've probably already figured this out, but women have a crazy good memory. 20 years from now, you won't want to hear, "Remember that time you had a sheep tag and we had a newborn . . . " Take the advice @Oak and @Khunter have given you - collectively those two probably know more people who have killed sheep/been apart of successful sheep hunts than anyone.
Most importantly, spend all the time possible with that little one - time flies and there is nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, like having children. Of second importance, come back and give us a recap of the hunt!
Best of luck!
popeyoung12
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1) get really good with a 6.5 prc or a .270@500 yards. 2) get in great shape. 3) hire a sheep guide for your unit. 4) get great glass.
popeyoung12
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Oil tag needs a guide.
BAKPAKR
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@popeyoung12, it sounded like the hunting was tough in the White Mountains last year. Too bad about all of the deadheads.
Is that the ram you ended up getting? Did you use the 6.5 PRC or the 270?
popeyoung12
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That's not my ram. I took the 5th ram I could have killed. Yes, winterkill was brutal. But the only tag punched of 6. 16 hour day, best hunt of my life.
popeyoung12
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I used my 6.5 prc, but my old .270 would have done the same. He never got up.
BAKPAKR
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I bet it was an incredible hunt. You should start a separate thread with the story and photos from the hunt. I know I would like to hear about it. Sheep are neat.
popeyoung12
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Best hunt of my life. Thx dry creek outfitters.
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124,000 births a year in Colorado, 321 sheep permits a year in Colorado. You can study the statistics and make up your mind which is more scarce…
GoWyo!
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His wife will only bear 1-4 of those babies in his lifetime…maybe only the one depending on how he plays his cards…
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Yeah but how many will his girlfriends have? Que the social media dating app thread
popeyoung12
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So you are already half nuts? Jk. Welcome to sheep fever and best of luck!Hell I've already had one removed due to complications in high school. People don't understand pain and pain tolerance until an experience like that.
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