In looking at Brad's elk photos, I get the impression his elk hunting spots wouldn't be too, too different from where we'd chase rams.
Hi Dwayne, Merry Christmas my friend.
That bull was shot fairly high up in the mountains in a tiny meadow surrounded by dense fir, so it would be quite different from the country in your pics.
Love your post and photos. We see the same thing here depending on the month. Like John, I'm still waiting to draw a tag!
Here's a couple rams I snapped a picture of within 50 feet... post breeding, in the hungry time of year:
Part of a group of 30 or so in the summer highcountry:
Walking up on a group in September:
Here's a ram I found... it had been run by wolves into a barbwire fence, and torn itself open. It lived less than 24hrs. I called FWP and they came in on snowmachine and hauled the body out for autopsy. Montana takes its sheep pretty seriously!