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Brother Dwayne.... Your post and sheep are the "good stuff" seriously!!! I am somewhat familiar with your brand of sheep, the California Bighorn... as I was fortunate enough to draw a tag for the same subspecies.... now keep in mind I am a "wanna be" sheep hunter and am generally fascinated with wild sheep... My bighorn was from the mountains of South central Oregon, of all places. The unit I applied for had the best drawing odds but the worst trophy quality... I didn't care. Much to my amazement, I drew a tag, I have very little luck in the tag lottery in general. My financial situation at the time was well... meager... so I scouted , hunted and did everything on my own. It was an amazing and incredibly difficult hunt... in 4 days of scouting and 6 days of hunting I saw one ram I would consider worthy. In my unit there was one other hunter, we spent time together and he wasn't having much luck either. He was a gentleman my age and was hunting with his son. His son was a hardcore sheep hunter with several rams under his belt! We were all struggling, the temps were in the 90's.... the climb was 2000' each day.... but that is sheep hunting... I did fill my tag on the 6th day of hunting... And here he is.... That's freaking awesome, seriously. Yep, the Apex.
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
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Great pix guys! Green with envy here in Texas. Prolly the closest I'll ever get to Sheep...... mainly cause they are targets of opportunity at my lease, and it's DIY ( don't do guided hunts) Heading up to perforate some porkers in the AM, Catch ya' on the flip side! ya! GWB
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Grandson filling out his first deer tag 2 weeks ago That is outstanding! It is! I love to see kids doing what kids should be doing.
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Brother Fubar; Thanks for the additional sheep photos. Indeed it looks to be steep, but that's where they live isn't it? Crazy things we hunters do, you know? While I wasn't running up and down, I was still feeling pretty salty to trod the same places at 60 that I did when I was 30, though I do use a walking stick now for sure Brother Fubar and it's a huge help. Photo from the sheep rocks looking down onto the main Okanagan. Thanks so much again, I'm really enjoying this very much. Best to one and all. Dwayne Brings back wonderful memories of a month I spent in the Okanagan fifty years ago. I had quit a job I hated, loaded my spartan camper onto my '66 F250, hitched up a 15' vintage Duracraft boat and headed north with no destination in mind. Luck would guide me there. luv2safari; Good evening to you sir, I hope the day behaved and you're well. Thanks for that story sir, I'll bet it was a different speed 50 years back. We're still fairly rover jover rural down in the south valley, but it's the fastest growing spot in BC right now so that's a double edged sword for sure. Here's another view of Vaseux, from shore. All the best and good hunting. Dwayne
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Great pic.
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
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Brother Dwayne.... Your post and sheep are the "good stuff" seriously!!! I am somewhat familiar with your brand of sheep, the California Bighorn... as I was fortunate enough to draw a tag for the same subspecies.... now keep in mind I am a "wanna be" sheep hunter and am generally fascinated with wild sheep... My bighorn was from the mountains of South central Oregon, of all places. The unit I applied for had the best drawing odds but the worst trophy quality... I didn't care. Much to my amazement, I drew a tag, I have very little luck in the tag lottery in general. My financial situation at the time was well... meager... so I scouted , hunted and did everything on my own. It was an amazing and incredibly difficult hunt... in 4 days of scouting and 6 days of hunting I saw one ram I would consider worthy. In my unit there was one other hunter, we spent time together and he wasn't having much luck either. He was a gentleman my age and was hunting with his son. His son was a hardcore sheep hunter with several rams under his belt! We were all struggling, the temps were in the 90's.... the climb was 2000' each day.... but that is sheep hunting... I did fill my tag on the 6th day of hunting... And here he is.... That's freaking awesome, seriously. Yep, the Apex. Thank you guys...
Originally Posted by Judman PS, if you think Trump is “good” you’re way stupider than I thought! Haha
Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
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Brother Dwayne.... Your post and sheep are the "good stuff" seriously!!! I am somewhat familiar with your brand of sheep, the California Bighorn... as I was fortunate enough to draw a tag for the same subspecies.... now keep in mind I am a "wanna be" sheep hunter and am generally fascinated with wild sheep... My bighorn was from the mountains of South central Oregon, of all places. The unit I applied for had the best drawing odds but the worst trophy quality... I didn't care. Much to my amazement, I drew a tag, I have very little luck in the tag lottery in general. My financial situation at the time was well... meager... so I scouted , hunted and did everything on my own. It was an amazing and incredibly difficult hunt... in 4 days of scouting and 6 days of hunting I saw one ram I would consider worthy. In my unit there was one other hunter, we spent time together and he wasn't having much luck either. He was a gentleman my age and was hunting with his son. His son was a hardcore sheep hunter with several rams under his belt! We were all struggling, the temps were in the 90's.... the climb was 2000' each day.... but that is sheep hunting... I did fill my tag on the 6th day of hunting... And here he is.... That's freaking awesome, seriously. Yep, the Apex. Thank you guys... We would love to hear the story of the plan, the stalk, hunt, shot, rig you used and kill sometime.
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
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From a long time ago and far away.... actually luv2safari's turf...
Originally Posted by Judman PS, if you think Trump is “good” you’re way stupider than I thought! Haha
Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
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Where do you find those baby dinosaurs? Don't have anything like that in AZ. That one was in south Louisiana. from Wiki: The current (circa 2009–2010) range (shaded red), and predicted future range (shaded pink) of the nine-banded armadillo in the USA
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Brother Dwayne.... Your post and sheep are the "good stuff" seriously!!! I am somewhat familiar with your brand of sheep, the California Bighorn... as I was fortunate enough to draw a tag for the same subspecies.... now keep in mind I am a "wanna be" sheep hunter and am generally fascinated with wild sheep... My bighorn was from the mountains of South central Oregon, of all places. The unit I applied for had the best drawing odds but the worst trophy quality... I didn't care. Much to my amazement, I drew a tag, I have very little luck in the tag lottery in general. My financial situation at the time was well... meager... so I scouted , hunted and did everything on my own. It was an amazing and incredibly difficult hunt... in 4 days of scouting and 6 days of hunting I saw one ram I would consider worthy. In my unit there was one other hunter, we spent time together and he wasn't having much luck either. He was a gentleman my age and was hunting with his son. His son was a hardcore sheep hunter with several rams under his belt! We were all struggling, the temps were in the 90's.... the climb was 2000' each day.... but that is sheep hunting... I did fill my tag on the 6th day of hunting... And here he is.... That's freaking awesome, seriously. Yep, the Apex. Thank you guys... We would love to hear the story of the plan, the stalk, hunt, shot, rig you used and kill sometime. At the time I lived a few hundred miles from the hunting unit. So I made a scouting trip by myself, slept in my truck, extremely minimalist. The mountain range was steep and approximately 25 miles long with a road at the base on both sides, range ran North to South. On my scouting trip I climbed the mountain in several places and found only ewes and lambs. I found a camp spot at the base of the mountain with a running creek, a real luxury! On the hunt I would be accompanied by my brother and a buddy from Oregon. My strategy was to divide the mountain into 3 mile increments, climb up, traverse the crest, looking down both sides. Drop off the mountain in the evening and be picked up at the bottom by my brother and friend. I did this for 5 days and was running out of territory with no luck. On the North end of the range was a dirt road that actually crested the range, it was much lower elevation on that end. So we drove to the top was dropped off. From there it was uphill as we worked the crest of the range heading South. That's when I found my ram. I shot him below the crest on the backside of the mountain. I packed the head and front quarters up to the crest then down to the dirt road at the bottom of the mountain where my buddy was waiting with the truck. The next day I climbed the mountain by myself , recovered the remaining meat and met my brother and pard at the base of the mountain.... Then we went into town , drank, celebrated and believe it or not did the laundry of my fellow sheep hunter while they drove 150 miles to Winnemucca to restock provision as their hunt was going much longer than expected. A local guy had a walk in cooler and let me store my meat, when I say town it was a town of 32 people. I had hunted out of there years before for sage grouse and chukar and deer. It was a once in a lifetime hunt... literally as once you draw a tag you can never draw another. To return to an old stomping ground and kill a ram is more than I could have ever dreamed of.
Originally Posted by Judman PS, if you think Trump is “good” you’re way stupider than I thought! Haha
Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
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Sunrise at my moose mountain
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God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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Another previously posted favorite that I just love....
Originally Posted by Judman PS, if you think Trump is “good” you’re way stupider than I thought! Haha
Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
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Brother Dwayne.... Your post and sheep are the "good stuff" seriously!!! I am somewhat familiar with your brand of sheep, the California Bighorn... as I was fortunate enough to draw a tag for the same subspecies.... now keep in mind I am a "wanna be" sheep hunter and am generally fascinated with wild sheep... My bighorn was from the mountains of South central Oregon, of all places. The unit I applied for had the best drawing odds but the worst trophy quality... I didn't care. Much to my amazement, I drew a tag, I have very little luck in the tag lottery in general. My financial situation at the time was well... meager... so I scouted , hunted and did everything on my own. It was an amazing and incredibly difficult hunt... in 4 days of scouting and 6 days of hunting I saw one ram I would consider worthy. In my unit there was one other hunter, we spent time together and he wasn't having much luck either. He was a gentleman my age and was hunting with his son. His son was a hardcore sheep hunter with several rams under his belt! We were all struggling, the temps were in the 90's.... the climb was 2000' each day.... but that is sheep hunting... I did fill my tag on the 6th day of hunting... And here he is.... That's freaking awesome, seriously. Yep, the Apex. Thank you guys... We would love to hear the story of the plan, the stalk, hunt, shot, rig you used and kill sometime. Oh one other thing brother Jag, at the time I befriended Ross Seyfried and we strategized about the hunt, when I told him I was using a 270, he was vey pleased... until I told him I was using a 130gr Nosler Accubond.... he was disgusted and thought I should have used a 140 gr Failsafe of which I had several hundred.....
Originally Posted by Judman PS, if you think Trump is “good” you’re way stupider than I thought! Haha
Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
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My best caribou.... Long ago.... shot literally in the canyon behind my house at the time
Originally Posted by Judman PS, if you think Trump is “good” you’re way stupider than I thought! Haha
Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
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