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Wow, that's amazing!

1minute, Just wondering if you might know the shape of the sheep herd in the North Catlow Rim area? I noticed they cut the numbers of tags this year to just one. Really hoping to draw that area someday for sheep, lots of areas for a big ram to hide. Your comment about casual folks putting in for the highly prized tags really got me thinking about a kid a few years ago who drew a Alvord Peaks tag after the state record was taken. He said he had no time to scout or even look at the area he was hunting in, just wanted to shoot a bighorn. He ended up taking a low 150's which from what I hear was the first ram he located. Also said the area sucks, too many rattlesnakes and way to dry and hot. Wish I could be in such misery!!!!!!

I agree with 1min as well.
Some 30 years ago ( when we had a lot less bighorn opportunies) a young lad and his father appeared at the ODFW pickup manned by my pals Dad. They asked him "where the sheep were?" My friends Dad pointed them to the steep east side of the Steens Mnt range that the kids tag was for. They both announced that they "weren't going down there!" Loaded back up and went home to Portland...!!!
If dear old Dad had to pony up the $$$ before applying, maybe he would have been aware of the logistics of the hunt and bowed out.....then a serious Oregon wanna be sheep hunter could have drawn that tag.
I agree that the "premium sheep and goat" tags should be money up front..... BT53