Alberta Bighorn
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6mm Remington
Ammo Smith
- Feb 27, 2006
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Okay, I am officially drooling! What a pretty ram and what beautiful counrtry!! Now if only I can draw one here in Montana some day.......
- Nov 4, 2004
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Awesome sheep!
Give us the details of the hunt including the rifle and load.
JD338
Give us the details of the hunt including the rifle and load.
JD338
DrMike
Ballistician
- Nov 8, 2006
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Congratulations. Lovely ram. Cadomin (437/38)?
Powerstroke
Handloader
- Feb 24, 2006
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Congrats on a beautiful looking Ram -
I'm a little confused however ..... Why in such beautiful looking country would you
take him so early in the hunt ?? :lol: :wink:
Again - Congrats !
I'm a little confused however ..... Why in such beautiful looking country would you
take him so early in the hunt ?? :lol: :wink:
Again - Congrats !
Scott Spencer
Handloader
- Mar 27, 2008
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Sincere congratulations!! You've accomplished something truly special and we'd all love to hear more about it (and see more pics).
Scott
Scott
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First off I have to apologize to Nosler. Even though I shoot Nosler in 95% of my rifles I simply couldn't get an acceptable, consitent grouping despite trying several differant weights of accubonds and partitions.
The rifle was a Tikka T3 Lite stainless shooting a 150gr Hornady Interbond right at 3100fps.
This was a 14 day horseback hunt. It was a 2 day ride in-we arrived 2 days before the season opened.
The ride in.
We rode deep into Wilmore Wilderness Park. After choosing a campsite the next day we spotted sheep almost immediatley.
Our spotting rock.
Later that day 2 of us climbed the mountain opposite of where we had spotted 4 rams earlier that day.
we spotted 16 rams that day with about 6-7 being legal.
The mountain they were on.
The next day we were on the spotting rock watching some rams when 4 of them broke off from the main group and began walking our way. To our amazement they walked right above our camp to the mountain at the end of the valley. That afternoon 2 of us went to the end of the valley to see if they had stayed or left the valley all togeather. We were pleased to find them feeding on the mountain side where we hoped they would be. We put them to bed that night with high hopes as their were 2 legal rams in the group. The next morning we woke up to the valley and mountains shrouded in fog. After a couple of hours the fog burned off and we were off looking for the sheep. We found them quickly but they were postioned so that we couldn't get to them without them seeing us-we decided to wait till noon to see if they would bed down. We left camp at 1:30 to once again look for the sheep. As we scoured the mountain side we were glad to see they had fed farther along the mountain so we were able to climb up after them. After an hour climb we were on the ledge where they had been feeding. We spotted other legal ram first-I left my partner to study him and make sure he was legal-(he was very close) while I dropped down and around to look for the other ram. After about an hour I came to a ravine and still hadn't seen the other ram. I turned too look down on the valley floor where my brother was guiding me and according to our signals I should be right on top of him. It was then that I heard a clattering of rocks and turned around to see the ram climb out of the ravine. He had blended in so well I didn't see him. I thought I had spooked him but he just ran up the ravine and started to feed. As I studied him to make sure he was the one I was after I spotted the black spot on his neck that we had used the day before to identify him. The only way I could get a good rest was to plant my feet against a tree to keep from sliding down hill, making a fist and placing my sling then my rifle on my hand. As I settled the crosshairs on and and touched off a shot I was shocked to see the bullet hit high above the ram. I quickly reloaded as the ram looked around in bewilderment. I put the cross hairs on its shoulder and fired again. The ram bucked at the impact, reared up on its hind legs and went over backwards. It roller about 20 yards down the mountain, kicked twice and that was it. Upon field dressing we found the bullet had gone through its shoulder, shredded the heart, through a couple of ribs and stopped on the hide on the other side.
The killer combo-I later weighed it at 112gr.
From down in the valley below I heard a woohoo from my brother and brother in law as they had watched the whole thing. As my hunting partner who had climbed up with me gave me high fives we made our way back to where we had left our packs and drank some much needed water and ate an energy bar. We had to go half way down the mountain to get around the ravine and by that time my brother and brother in law had caught up to us. It was over an hour from when I shot him to when i got my hands on him.
After hand shakes and photos we quickly deboned and caped him as darkness and rain were approching. We got back to camp at 9pm. The next day it rained hard and heavy all day. Than night we had the traditional sheep rib dinner.
It then proceeded to rain and snow for the next 4 days. When it finally cleared this is what we awoke to.
Due to the weather and other hunters coming into the valley the rams had enough and left-we didn't see any more legal ones. 14 days after dropping us off the outfit that we had rented the horses from came back to pick us up. During the two weeks there we saw 18 rams, 40+ ewes and lambs, caribou, moose, deer, and a very nice billy goat. It was a trip of a lifetime that I will never forget.
An old forestry cabin that we stayed in on the ride in and out.
The rifle was a Tikka T3 Lite stainless shooting a 150gr Hornady Interbond right at 3100fps.
This was a 14 day horseback hunt. It was a 2 day ride in-we arrived 2 days before the season opened.
The ride in.
We rode deep into Wilmore Wilderness Park. After choosing a campsite the next day we spotted sheep almost immediatley.
Our spotting rock.
Later that day 2 of us climbed the mountain opposite of where we had spotted 4 rams earlier that day.
we spotted 16 rams that day with about 6-7 being legal.
The mountain they were on.
The next day we were on the spotting rock watching some rams when 4 of them broke off from the main group and began walking our way. To our amazement they walked right above our camp to the mountain at the end of the valley. That afternoon 2 of us went to the end of the valley to see if they had stayed or left the valley all togeather. We were pleased to find them feeding on the mountain side where we hoped they would be. We put them to bed that night with high hopes as their were 2 legal rams in the group. The next morning we woke up to the valley and mountains shrouded in fog. After a couple of hours the fog burned off and we were off looking for the sheep. We found them quickly but they were postioned so that we couldn't get to them without them seeing us-we decided to wait till noon to see if they would bed down. We left camp at 1:30 to once again look for the sheep. As we scoured the mountain side we were glad to see they had fed farther along the mountain so we were able to climb up after them. After an hour climb we were on the ledge where they had been feeding. We spotted other legal ram first-I left my partner to study him and make sure he was legal-(he was very close) while I dropped down and around to look for the other ram. After about an hour I came to a ravine and still hadn't seen the other ram. I turned too look down on the valley floor where my brother was guiding me and according to our signals I should be right on top of him. It was then that I heard a clattering of rocks and turned around to see the ram climb out of the ravine. He had blended in so well I didn't see him. I thought I had spooked him but he just ran up the ravine and started to feed. As I studied him to make sure he was the one I was after I spotted the black spot on his neck that we had used the day before to identify him. The only way I could get a good rest was to plant my feet against a tree to keep from sliding down hill, making a fist and placing my sling then my rifle on my hand. As I settled the crosshairs on and and touched off a shot I was shocked to see the bullet hit high above the ram. I quickly reloaded as the ram looked around in bewilderment. I put the cross hairs on its shoulder and fired again. The ram bucked at the impact, reared up on its hind legs and went over backwards. It roller about 20 yards down the mountain, kicked twice and that was it. Upon field dressing we found the bullet had gone through its shoulder, shredded the heart, through a couple of ribs and stopped on the hide on the other side.
The killer combo-I later weighed it at 112gr.
From down in the valley below I heard a woohoo from my brother and brother in law as they had watched the whole thing. As my hunting partner who had climbed up with me gave me high fives we made our way back to where we had left our packs and drank some much needed water and ate an energy bar. We had to go half way down the mountain to get around the ravine and by that time my brother and brother in law had caught up to us. It was over an hour from when I shot him to when i got my hands on him.
After hand shakes and photos we quickly deboned and caped him as darkness and rain were approching. We got back to camp at 9pm. The next day it rained hard and heavy all day. Than night we had the traditional sheep rib dinner.
It then proceeded to rain and snow for the next 4 days. When it finally cleared this is what we awoke to.
Due to the weather and other hunters coming into the valley the rams had enough and left-we didn't see any more legal ones. 14 days after dropping us off the outfit that we had rented the horses from came back to pick us up. During the two weeks there we saw 18 rams, 40+ ewes and lambs, caribou, moose, deer, and a very nice billy goat. It was a trip of a lifetime that I will never forget.
An old forestry cabin that we stayed in on the ride in and out.
Scott Spencer
Handloader
- Mar 27, 2008
- 525
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WOW!!!! What an unreal trip!!! Thank you for posting the photos and providing greater detail of the event.
Let me tell you, sitting here just outside Birmingham, AL, right now just plain sux!!! :grin:
Again, congratulations on a wonderful ram and a lifetime adventure!
Scott
Let me tell you, sitting here just outside Birmingham, AL, right now just plain sux!!! :grin:
Again, congratulations on a wonderful ram and a lifetime adventure!
Scott
- Nov 4, 2004
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Great story and pictures! What an adventure.
Congratulations again and thanks for sharing your hunt with us.
Are you shooting a 300 WSM?
JD338
Congratulations again and thanks for sharing your hunt with us.
Are you shooting a 300 WSM?
JD338
Desert Fox
Handloader
- Aug 14, 2006
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Awesome hunt. I hope I'll be able to do this on not too distant future. Thanks for sharing.
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Greg Nolan
Handloader
- Nov 25, 2004
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Awsome scenery and hunt. It don't get much prettier than that and a nice ram to top it all off. Thank you for sharing.
Greg
Greg
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DrMike
Ballistician
- Nov 8, 2006
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Lovely mount.
257 Ackley
Handloader
- Nov 25, 2008
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Beautiful mount...this is my dream hunt before I leave the spinning wheel.
