Hello fellow hunters- I am thrilled to say that I finally got my first sheep. It is far from a record book or monster but for me it was excellent. I just had him inspected and plugged and he is a legal eight year old. On the fifth day of our hunt ( August 7th) I saw some rams feeding in a basin below our vantage point, they were slowly working their way up the mountain as they grazed so I picked a hidden route and got closer. Once I was closer I glassed them again and they were still coming up the mountain, At 800 yards- I couldn't move or the rams would have seen me foresure. I waited until the rams went over top of this little hill, then I booked it across two more ugly slides to get closer. It took two hours to reach them. The last 200 yards I went real slow and careful until I reached where I had last seen the rams. As I peered over the top I could see the rams bedded down about 80 yards below me. I pulled out the binoculars and counted annuli over and over again for atleast an hour- the ram was not full curl but he was legal. For the longest time there was another ram bedded directly behind the shooter so I had to wait or risk killing both rams with one shot. Other rams, Ewes and lambs started showing up and I thought I was going to get busted lying so close to them. Finally the ram in behind changed positions and was out of the way. A few minutes later all the sheep on that bench looked downhill and away from my position. I sat up- took the safety off - and used my knee as a gun rest. I shot the ram once on the spot and he died instantly. This was a very tough hunt overall, the amount of hiking was mind boggling- we hiked for an average of 12 hours a day. It was an excellent adventure I will never forget. This entire trip came together because of a tip from another BC hunter- thank you so much- you are the man. To all the other sheep hunters out there - my only advice - KEEP ON TRYING until your ram goes down !!!
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Re: First sheep !!
Originally Posted by srupp
