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aww come on i'm not that mutch older than you and better looking to boot  Elkhunter just clued me in!! Welcome to ya!! Yer from SD and ya THINK yer better lookin'??? I hope yer at least a better shot Lookin' forward to pow wowing with ya now that Elkhunter dragged you in here!! You will be assimilated.
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Still have the pic on my cell phone. One of the secretaries downstairs just got back from Wyoming. She's a artsy-fartsy, anti gun,libber type who just spoke of all the beautiful places they went to visit in their rented trailer home. I then said here's what a buddy of mine did while he was there this week and showed her your ram pic. It non-plussed her!
Congrats again,Keith.
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Thanks buddy! She wasn't impressed huh? Going to miss you and the other two Stooges next weekend.
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Outstanding! I'm glad for you. You certainly made the most of it.
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Absolutely awesome...............Great pictures , well written account of what undoubtedly was the hunt of a lifetime.
Did your guide do a complete cape job on the mountain or did he take the skull and finish the caping back at base camp?
I've caped a lot of animals but never on a mountain side.That would be a challenge in itself.
We both worked on caping the full body down to the skull. We took quarters off as we went. It got to late to finish it. I hauled the head with the cape attached (rolled up) back to my taxidermist who finished it. I didn't have a cooler large enough so I put 3 blocks of ice in the bottom of a double layer of heavy trash bags to prevent leaking. Put the sheephead and cape inside. Put the whole thing on my front seat of my crew cab, seat belted it in, covered it with a sunshade and turned the a/c on high! It worked! Thanks for the details. Caping the head is a tedious task and I was wondering how easy it would be to accomplish on a mountain side. I use a caping table that I made. It has a 5" diameter hole cut in the center. This is where the snout of the deer go's while I make a t-cut between the ears. From the T-cut I then do the ears , antler bases and the eyes.I then pull the snout out of my "holding hole" and rock it back to be able to do the mouth and nasal area. It takes me about 30 minutes to do a red stag head.
Hunting the "Roar",
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I must concur on a few points mentioned:
1) Beautiful ram and well earned.
2) Definitely an ugly mug on the hunter!
3) Definitely one of the nicest guys I've been fortunate to meet!
Congratulations on a great story and great ram.
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Great pics, great story and it couldn't happen to a nicer guy!
I've only been at 10K feet once to do anything and it damn near killed this flatlander. My first time to 11000 plus. It was an experience for sure. Hard for an old guy to breathe at that elevation! If I sounded like that on the telephone it would be considered obscene!  Nothing like trying to keep up with a 21 year old guide! Keith... I know what ya mean!!! Last year on my elk hunt we were only at 7000-8000 feet, and I was suckin' wind bad! Great pics on this one, BTW. Just had to re-up the thread. Hope you'll have cool speed-goat hunt pics to post in 2 weeks!!!
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A huge congrats from me & the Kid!
Trophy of a lifetime.
We'll be back in your mountains come October.
Just may run into you someday back there.
Again That's just great that it all came together for you!
I am crowding 50 and feel your pain, you young studs just wait!....
I was up in the mountains yesterday with a pack on my back.
I still get around pretty well, but not like when I was in my twenties.
I remember lugging elk quarters off of Needle Mountain at about 11000 feet, man to have that body again.....
It's tough when you keep saying "I used ta" Fortunatley my kid is pullin my slack more & more.
I think mental toughness will get you further than physical toughness sometimes.
Sure that hunt tested both.
Looking forward to another Wyoming hunt.
You done well.
Take Care.
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Great pics, great story and it couldn't happen to a nicer guy!
I've only been at 10K feet once to do anything and it damn near killed this flatlander. My first time to 11000 plus. It was an experience for sure. Hard for an old guy to breathe at that elevation! If I sounded like that on the telephone it would be considered obscene! Nothing like trying to keep up with a 21 year old guide! Keith... I know what ya mean!!! Last year on my elk hunt we were only at 7000-8000 feet, and I was suckin' wind bad! Great pics on this one, BTW. Just had to re-up the thread. Hope you'll have cool speed-goat hunt pics to post in 2 weeks!!! We will have pics to post! Just got the trailer set up and almost ready to go. When you get here we need to set up the awning and side tarp is all.
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Sounds like my kind of camp chore... provided I can do it with a cold Leinie's in one hand!!!
"I'm gonna have to science the schit out of this." Mark Watney, Sol 59, Mars
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Keith,
Sorry for the delay in getting to your story but you know why. WOW, great hunt!! Thanks for sharing all the pics too. Wish I could've been right there with ya, Congrats on a hunt and a trophy of a lifetime!!
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Great hunt! Congratulations!
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Wow, very nice sheep, congratulations!
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Wow, very nice sheep, congratulations!
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Keith hears comments like that from his friends and neighbors on a daily basis.
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Ya know, if this keeps going it'll have to be closed down like the you-know-what thread.
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Wow, very nice sheep, congratulations!
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Keith hears comments like that from his friends and neighbors on a daily basis. You have to be very careful on your answer when asked, "How you going to mount that sheep?" 
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Not sure how I managed to miss this thread (darn that Jess!)  That is an awesome hunt story Keith! Congrats to you. But, c'mon......no horse pics? 
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Got horse pics but not of me in them. I was taking the pics!
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Great pictures! Looks like a wonderful trip.
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