11-08-2007, 04:49 PM
Earlier this year I had asked for tips on sheep around flaming gorge and got a lot of good info. I ended up taking my ram from the Green River area. It was an awesome hunt truly a once in a lfetime hunt for me. He will score a little over 170 with nearly 16 inch bases. Thanks again!
I can't get the pic to post - I'll try again tonite when I get to my home pc and can resize it - guessing that is the problem.
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I can't get the pic to post - I'll try again tonite when I get to my home pc and can resize it - guessing that is the problem.
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in what to do. I felt like I was about to pass out - finally he walked back up to the rim edge and I put it into high gear moving closer to him. I got to within 250 yds sat down and thru my 270 up on the shooting sticks. He was broadside - the crosshairs settled on his shoulder and at the first shot he rared up on his hind legs and whirled around quartering to me just standing there. I had actually gotten pretty calm at this moment and could not tell if I had hit him or not. I set the crosshairs right on the point of his shoulder and touched off a second shot and that one definitely connected and down he went. I thought I was going to pass out again at that moment. We made our way up to him and he was laying with his head wedged in a crack and all I could see was this tremendous mass of horn sticking up in the air - I was dancing a jig around on the rocks unbelivably excited. We all were - He was just magnificent - I wish every hunter could get that experience someday of walking up to a wild sheep. I'm still pinching myself wondering how I could get so lucky to draw a tag like that. I am going to do a lifesize mount - I may have to remodel and it is expensive but truly magnificent animals from magnificent places deserve it!