Re: A solo hunter quest for stone sheep (with back story and pics)
Chinook 7 thanks for sharing your great adventure. Welcome to the fraternity of Sheep Hunters. Your experience will definitely allow you to appreciate the efforts of other mountain hunters here in a more connected way. Well done. As a final thought, think about becoming involved with the Wild Sheep Society.
Re: A solo hunter quest for stone sheep (with back story and pics)
This made my day!! You can tell a heck of a story, thank you for taking the time to share it! Huge congrats to you on a great ram!! Man, your an animal!! Welcome to the addiction, cheers!
Re: A solo hunter quest for stone sheep (with back story and pics)
Good story and a dandy old ram.
If I had to make a guess it would be that a Wolverine was what made the tracks you were seeing and beat you to the sheep.
Re: A solo hunter quest for stone sheep (with back story and pics)
I Agree with you BV I think the Track spacing is wrong for a MATURE cat - I once watched a 16 mm movie filmed in Atlin BC of 3 Wolverines chasing and trying to catch Sheep up in the Very High Country ! It was Pretty neat to see - Like a BIG game to the Sheep - the Wolverines had NO chance BUT they sure tryed ! RJ
Re: A solo hunter quest for stone sheep (with back story and pics)
Good call BV.....agree. Thought was odd for cougar to be up in those conditions. Looking at shape and spacing of tracks for sure wolverine. Also the way it knawed of the leg like that.
Re: A solo hunter quest for stone sheep (with back story and pics)
What an effort man! Preparation before hunt, training put in, cold you had to push through... that ram was the right prize for all that work. Thanks for sharing this story.