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Well, as we wait for those pics, here's my contribution to keep people reading. ![[Linked Image]](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/YhSKrx.jpg) Not a big ram, but a full curl 8 year old. ![[Linked Image]](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/Oj6wBu.jpg) The key to making a sheep look big is to take a picture of it with a tiny rifle! That's not a big ram?
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I'm jealous, as I think my sheep hunting days are over. It ain't the hunting, it's the getting 'em out.... Or maybe if I condition, and go slow.... eating half of it while bring out the other half.....  Congrats you sheep hunters, successful or not. You are into the good stuff there!
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Thanks all - been busy with meat and cleanup and all that goes with getting back from a trip.
TZone, he was 35 1/8 on his long side, green. My biggest (and the biggest I'll ever shoot in my life) was a shade over 42 green. That being said, he's plenty big enough for me or I wouldn't have pulled the trigger.
Las, this one was on the wrong side of the ridge from camp, and 1500 feet lower. So it was a slog to get him out.
Luke, nothing to blame on you, it worked like a champ... grin. 18 inch barrel is really nice to carry!
Randy - yeah, I'll be doing a shoulder mount, at least I'm 99% sure.
bigwhoop, the short story is: We went in 3 days before the opener, broke the hike into 2 days so got there mid day on the 8th. Set camp, got water sorted out, and started scouting. Found this guy in a group of 6 rams, and another group of 7 rams that had a good one in it as well. We were 99% on this one, and couldn't get close enough to make the other ram legal. So we dropped in on this one the evening of the 9th, and bivied at the lowest point around to stay out of sight. On opening morning they had fed over to a very bad place (for them), and we were able to make a great stalk with 2 spotters and 2 rifles without being detected by the rams or 10+ ewes and lambs. He was at 350 yards, and eventually fed to 250 going in and out of sight. We were able to get lots of good looks at the horns and be 100% sure, so took the shot. For once, he died on something not rock and not steep, so butchering was a breeze and we just had a ram and a light camp to get back up the hill and then on over to our camp. We looked for another ram for a day, and found lots of almost full curls, but no full curls.
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This will be worth the wait.
Hasn’t been yet. Just been a BFF chat so far.
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I came here for photos!
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Two more friends have killed sheep this year... one just got back with one just over 40". Few would go as far as they did for any sheep...
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Congrats Chris! Way to go!
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Yep, congrats. What's the rifle?
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Congratulations! Very nice sheep, making me jealous down here in IA...
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Well done, cwh2.
Looking forward to more pics and stories.
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Well, as we wait for those pics, here's my contribution to keep people reading. Not a big ram, but a full curl 8 year old. The key to making a sheep look big is to take a picture of it with a tiny rifle! That's not a big ram? For you guys that haven’t got sheep hunt much, any legal Ram is a good ram, any sheep somewhere around high 37” to mid 38” is a nice ram, sheep 39” and above are great rams, some guys will use 40” as the cutoff and that’s ok too. Told the outfitter I guided sheep for that I was pizz poor at guessing the tale of the tape in the field. Sheep only come in 3 sizes for me, not legal, legal but meh, and omg can’t wait to get a tape on that bastard. Said it worked for him 🤷🏻♂️ Most sheep are hard earned ime, I got one easy one, once upon a time 😎, I’ll never look down my nose at any legal sheep a guy takes. But man I still enjoy seeing those big bastards! Speaking of, if Chris has time and inclination, it’d be nice if he’d post pix of that 42” ram on here so guys could get a comparison
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Well, as we wait for those pics, here's my contribution to keep people reading. Not a big ram, but a full curl 8 year old. The key to making a sheep look big is to take a picture of it with a tiny rifle! Great pics! Congrats! I'd love to read the tale of the hunt if your inclined to share it.
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Goats pee in the water sheep drink.
;-)
Nice work guys!
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Goats pee in the water sheep drink.
;-)
Nice work guys! If they swapped head gear people would say "sheep" with a very quizzical look...
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Goats pee in the water sheep drink. I always heard it as "you walk by the sheep to get to the goats", but I like yours better. Sheep are like sex, they're all good, some are just gooder than others..... That's a great ram, I'd push everyone out of the way to shoot that one.
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Not trying to downplay the sheep at all, its a beauty and I am 100% jealous.
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Thanks for the story, cwh. You used a very successful technique - especially for opening day. Sore bodies and full packs are the measure of putting a great plan together.
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Speaking of, if Chris has time and inclination, it’d be nice if he’d post pix of that 42” ram on here so guys could get a comparison
Its all here. https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/6829400For the recrd, im really excited about this ram, and dont mean to play it off as being "no big deal". It just isn't a huge ram.
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![[Linked Image]](https://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/cwh2/Sheep/2016/IMG_3868.jpeg) Here is a guy I used to know with a 40incher from a few years ago for comparison. Pardon the blood.
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Here is a guy I used to know with a 40incher from a few years ago for comparison. Pardon the blood. He looks like someone I knew once??? But younger and tougher looking??? I cannot see the security blanket in the photo, so it must not be someone I know???
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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