Last week I killed a free range Sonora Desert Bighorn sheep that completed my Grand Slam of North


American Wild Sheep (#2301).


I killed my Dall ram in the Yukon Territory in 1984.


I solo scouted for 24 days and hunted two days for my Bighorn ram in Idaho's desolate Owyhee River


in 2014.


I backpacked August 2023 in the Cassiar Mountains of northern British Columbia for my Stone ram.


It's always been more of a dream than a goal for me. I've been a western mountain hunter since I


was 18 years old.


I guided and outfitted in Wyoming for 27 years.


It took 40 years since I pulled the trigger on my first ram to get my fourth ram for the Slam. This was also the 86th


sheep hunt that I have either guided or personally hunted.


Being now 67, I hope to have some more seasons left before I can't any longer lace up my boots.

Truly awesome. Hope to see a write up of each hunt along your journey.

Awesome job. Glad to see you're still out after them. I'm sure all were epic hunts and adventures.

Congrats!!!

Congrats indeed!! Nothing like the sheep mountains...

Fascinating animals, Thanks for posting.

Super awesome and big congrats!!!

That's an incredible accomplishment sir. Well done.
OBTW that Stone Sheep is amazing.

I'm jealous.

Any way you could find time to write about each one? Outstanding sheep!!! Congradulations!!!

Beautiful critters! Congratulations

Pretty freakin' cool! Congrats!

Great lifetime achievement!

Very cool. Congrats.

Outstanding, man!!!! Congrats!

Fantastic accomplishment, fantastic animals. Love the pics. Congrats big time.

Congratulations

Dukxdog: Congratulations on that amazing accomplishment!
Good for you and thanks for sharing.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Top drawer sir! Congrats.

That is really cool. Congrats on an amazing accomplishment.

Wow and all great rams. Congrats

Excellent! Congratulations!
I got a nice doll in Alaska 30 years ago, but the slam is just A dream.

Congrads, would love to read about you Ram hunts!

Very very cool, huge congrats!!!

Wow! Awesome achievement! Congratulations!


That Stone Sheep is simply gorgeous in every way!

Do you have pics of the mounts?

Wow! +P
Hats off to you.

Congrats....now you need a Fannin Ram

Congrats my friend. I'll just have to dream of such things.

Congratulation on your Slam Bobby. Thirty years between first and second and only ten years to get the last three.

Awesome.... A lifelong dream. Congratulations!

Congrats!!

That is awesome, congrats.

Hell of an accomplishment, congratulations.

Quite the accomplishment

Congrats
My hats off to ya

Congratulations! Super cool

Well done, sir. An admirable collection and accomplishment. Very few hunters are able to do what you've done.

Tank you for your pictures.

L.W.

Great pics! Awesome collection of Rams. Congrats on some hard-earned trophies! Thanks for sharing.

Well done, great thing to accomplish.

I'm one short of a slam and it's the spendy one. Blew it and kept putting it off for next year.

Congratulations!

Wow, do those pictures whet the appetite...

... and drown the checkbook...


Congrats to you - that's an amazing accomplishment!

FC

So proud for you. What a lifetime achievement!

I can't get over this pic.

One of, if not, the best hunting photos I've ever seen.

Outstanding!!

OUTSTANDING!

Big congrats. What a journey!

Awesome and congratulations.

Congrats. I wish…😊 Lots of steep miles on your little hoofies. 😁

Congratulations on the accomplishment. As others have said, stories on the individual rams would be nice to read. A welcome change to the forum!

Wow! Congratulations!

I think 87 sheep hunts is even more impressive!

👍👍👍👍👍

Congrats dukxdog, that Stone Sheep is AWESOME!

Congratulations that's awesome.

Dux… you cannot know how impressed I am. Congratulations!

67? Hell you’re young enough to thru em for round two! I hope you do!

Osky

dukxdog;
Good evening to you sir, thanks for sharing the photos.

My goodness they're all dandies but Holy Smokes that's a fine, fine looking Stone ram there.

Stuff dreams are made of.

Again the rest are good rams, but as a BC sometime sheep chaser, that's a grand ram.

Best.

Dwayne

Very impressed. That’s a lot of work & dedication. Tell me, what were you shooting?

Wow! Outstanding. What a great accomplishment - and you had a lot of wonderful time in the wilderness over all those years.

Thanks for sharing that info and those great photos.

Regards, Guy

Congratulations, quite an accomplishment! You make the rest of us seem like a bunch of slackers. 😂

I agree, simply outstanding.

Amazing. Thanks for sharing

Awesome.....absolutely stellar work.

I am 1/4 of the way there LOL...

Beautiful animals! Congrats on all those sheep! What a great deal.

Me too. Several times doesn't count tho. Especially if they are dinks.

(sigh!). One does what one can. I agree - that Stone and the picture, are outstanding!

You might just have to get some new hunting boots with velcro if you anticipate problems with your laces. Then you'll be able to go after Altai argali, Gobi argali and Marco Polo rams to add to your wonderful collection.

Thanks for all the responses! I'm flattered.

My sheep rifles are:

Remington 700 KS in .280 Rem w/Bushnell 6500 2.5-16X Bullet: 145gr Speer Hot Core & Swift A-Frame 140gr

Proof Research Terminus in .300WM w/Swarovski X5i 5-25X Bullet: 185gr Berger Classic Hunter

Bansner Ultimate Ovis in .270WSM w/Swarovski Z5 3.5-18X Bullet: Sierra 140gr TGK

I handload for each of these rifles.

***Since mentioned, here are some other sheep I've taken in recent years.

I've been very fortunate to make travels around the world. Thanks again for looking.

Altai Argali- Mongolia


Gobi Argali- Mongolia


Marco Polo- Kyrgyzstan


Blue Sheep- Nepal

Fantastic! By the way, you are making me feel lazy.

Nicely done sir.

Nice. At one time I was interested in trying for the Grand Slam. I have a stone and a bighorn but after going to Africa my interests changed from sheep to the spiral horn antelopes. Back when I was interested in sheep the desert was the hard part. Tags in the USA have always been limited and MX wasn't doing the hunts like they are now. If you want the slam these days you can simply stroke a check for any of them if you have deep enough pockets but that wasn't the case in the late 70s.

Congratulations. Quite an accomplishment.

Congratulations. That’s quite an accomplishment. I appreciate you sharing your pictures and rifle information with us.

Now that is magnificent! I was just trying to think of other goals to keep you hunting! 140 TGK in .270 WSM

Congrats on your slam, great achievement and great sheep. Then on to international sheep and goat as well, super, and still at in your late 60’s as well, that is admirable, those Mrs get steeper and taller every year, don’t they? Fellow Wyoming sheep hunter here. Completed my slam in 95 , grand slam #637. I was particularly proud, that as blue collr worker ( oil patch) I was ble to get it done before cost really escalated. First ram, at age of 40, dall 1762/8 BC, self guided chugach range Ak. Drew Nevada desert in 92, biggest event of my life, Stone in BC 93, and finally bighorn Alberta. Last sheep bighorn here in Wyoming, self guided, in 99. Last sheep hunt , have pulmonary fibrosis, at age of 85, sheep hunting days are done, miss it but with no regrets. Costs have gone thru the roof, haven’t they? I heard one of the bid tags at sheep show went for over 800k, can that be true? Congrats and keep climbing the mtns

Excellent.

Congrats dukx! Awesome stuff.

Outstanding, nice pic's

Holy smokes, what a journey! Well done and congrats!

That is quite an accomplishment sir! Congratulations!

Ron

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

Wow, congratulations on an amazing achievement! I'm envious of the experiences you've had hunting sheep all over the world!

Congrats, dukxdog! Thanks for sharing this and letting us live vicariously through some of your adventures. What a great lifetime of mountain hunting (so far - not over yet!). The 26-day hunt in Idaho is the kind of thing I dream about. Made my Saturday morning, thanks!

Congratulations. Beautiful animals

Congratulations on your sheep slam. Truly a noble beast and breath taking scenery. Well done and well deserved sir!

Congratulations on fulfilling your Grand Slam. As you know, quite the investment in time money and energy. You are one of few to achieve this. Only one person in my state has done this( to my knowledge). This was State Senator Charlie Capps ( now deceased) of Cleveland, Mississippi. Wish I had taken the time to see it while attending Delta State College/
University. DSU was a college my first degree and became a University for my last 2 degrees. Did you write of your hunts? I would love to read of your adventures. Your wife is to be commended for allowing you to achieve this also. Usually behind every good man is a good woman- pushing.

Man that’s quite an accomplishment and those are some beautiful sheep!

40 years in the making, way to chase your dreams,

Each of the Rams is an outstanding Ram, And something about the Stones cause me sleepless nights,

Your Stone is one of those Rams…….

Outstanding.

Congratulations!!!

Outstanding.

Congratulations! That is fantastic.

My knees hurt just thinking of 87 sheep hunts.

So which one is your favorite?

Why?

How did they taste?

Did one eat better?

Congratulations!

Quite the journey.
Thanks for sharing...

Life is a journey, not a destination. Thank you for taking the time to share about your travels. Salutations.

Congratulations, what great hunts !

Congratulations on a terrific feat of resilience and determination. When people say that back country elk hunting is tough - I say yeah but those sheep hunters are crazy. They’re that alpha dogs of Western hunting. You sir are the alpha dog of that select group.

I’ve always thought I would like to get a Dall sheep, but that Stone sheep is a beauty. Why people chase ugly stuff in Africa and don’t hunt these is always a mystery, with sheep tags so easy to get…

Great job!

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!