Years of Stones Sheep [Archive]

Alpine85

07-19-2018, 06:36 PM

With the Sheep opener in BC fast approaching, it had me thinking back on some of the great adventures I've had.

I remember looking over stories and pictures from guys like BCRAMS/BCBUCKS, SSS, Stonechaser, Deaddog,Usurus and just dying to get to Northern BC. I contribute a lot to guys like this, for lighting a fire and starting a life long passion for mountain hunting.

2007 Had my brother and I head north on our first Sheep trip. Although the trip was tainted with shitty luck and horrible weather, I still smile looking at the "wet" pictures of us.

I'll expand on some pictures as the thread carries on.

My 2008-8 year old ram:
https://i.imgur.com/BHO9Lq9.jpg?1

My 2017-9 year old ram:

https://i.imgur.com/dxHt1Q7.jpg?2

LBM

07-19-2018, 06:41 PM

A couple of beautiful rams there, congrats

Alpine85

07-19-2018, 06:42 PM

My 2017 ram made it back earlier than expected this year.

In the process:

https://i.imgur.com/TzGN03p.jpg?1

https://i.imgur.com/9aELN5g.jpg?1

https://i.imgur.com/NKlGDHi.png?1
https://i.imgur.com/E38cevc.jpg?1

pg83

07-19-2018, 07:43 PM

Great share! Are you looking for us to post up some pics as well or wanting to keep it about your adventures?

Alpine85

07-19-2018, 07:51 PM

Great share! Are you looking for us to post up some pics as well or wanting to keep it about your adventures?

Ohhhh I love pictures!! Feel free to post anything on sheep

DStewart

07-19-2018, 07:54 PM

Awesome! Just making me more excited to plan a hunt for next August

pg83

07-19-2018, 07:56 PM

Rhyno and I with his 2017 ram.

https://i.imgur.com/u8M93FQ.jpg?1

Alpine85

07-19-2018, 07:59 PM

Awesome! Just making me more excited to plan a hunt for next August

Thats great!! Just get out there and enjoy it.

I am not heading up this year. Will miss the mountain top naps in the dirt haha

dana

07-19-2018, 08:40 PM

Alpine85,
That Stud looks great on the Wall!!! I can only imagine sitting with a cup of coffee and staring at that Beast for years and years remembering that hunt! Still super stoked for you man! Thanks for sharing those photos here.

eagle eye

07-19-2018, 08:49 PM

Great looking rams,now i want one before i get too old
thanks for sharing

Seth

07-19-2018, 09:00 PM

Subscribed. Good timing for an inspirational sheep thread!

blackbart

07-19-2018, 09:07 PM

Thanks bud. Me guessing that the next one might be something out of this world. Great to see.

Kopper

07-19-2018, 09:08 PM

Nice rams; the mount turned out really well. Looks like a certain taxi studio in W Kelowna I think.

HarryToolips

07-19-2018, 09:52 PM

Gorgeous rams, and well done on the mount.....a buddy and I are tentatively planning our first stone sheep hunt Aug 2019.....

guest

07-19-2018, 10:01 PM

Nice Rams. Congrats thanks for posting.

ydouask

07-20-2018, 06:13 AM

well done, thanks for sharing your memories, kind of stir mine a bit too. :grin:

Romain

07-20-2018, 06:37 AM

Really nice rams! Way to go.

Jrax

07-20-2018, 07:11 AM

Wow, great rams! hard to focus on work after this and Romains thread.

cpwrestler

07-20-2018, 03:28 PM

Both those rams have some MASS! You must be in a great area for genetics.

downsouth204

07-20-2018, 04:06 PM

Thanks for posting!

Alpine85

07-20-2018, 04:16 PM

Both those rams have some MASS! You must be in a great area for genetics.

14 2/8” bases on the first ram, 14 7/8” on the second ram. Both came out of totally different areas though.

Husky7mm

07-22-2018, 05:44 AM

Fantastic looking sheep alpine. Love the dark cape. Thanks for sharing!

Alpine85

07-22-2018, 08:44 PM

Here's a few family sheep hunting pictures.

A pic when we finally managed to get our Dad up into Stones sheep country.

https://i.imgur.com/0ZIb28b.jpg?2

This picture captured one of the lower moments on a sheep hunt. Me sitting down taking a breather, believe this was day 2 of a multi day pack out. I know I was thinking something along the lines of
"why do I enjoy this?" haha.

https://i.imgur.com/n9cH1AD.jpg

Having two younger boys, I love getting back from hunts and going through all the pictures with them. Listening to the 50 questions they have about different parts of the hunt.
Here is my youngest with a couple different sets of Stones horns. I look forward to one day getting to show them some of BC amazing backcountry.

https://i.imgur.com/lQHukJd.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/SPv1HEp.jpg?1

HarryToolips

07-22-2018, 09:03 PM

Awesome pics, love the ones with your boys....multi day packout wow, how far approximately was it? You pack out all in one shot with several people, or you guys have to go back up for gear etc??

Alpine85

07-22-2018, 09:32 PM

[QUOTE=HarryToolips;2021600]Awesome pics, love the ones with your boys....multi day packout wow, how far approximately was it? You pack out all in one shot with several people, or you guys have to go back up for gear etc??[/QUOTE

Pack everything out in one trip yes. Three guys 2 rams, two guys one ram. I haven’t had to deal with every person getting a ram in one trip, so it has made the packing a bit easier.

All depends what kind of country you’re in. Some areas could travel 30km in 6-7 hours on foot, some areas lucky to go 5 km in 6 hours.

bighornbob

07-22-2018, 09:42 PM

I am not heading up this year.

Come to Spences and hunt some real sheep:lol:

Great rams.

BHB

twoSevenO

07-22-2018, 10:35 PM

Awesome pics. Thanks for sharing and congrats on all the success.

ursus

07-22-2018, 11:07 PM

You have turned into 1 fine sheep hunter. Great Rams and pics and love to see the next generation coming up. Your father has to love hunting with his boys!!!
Doing my first fly in trip with my sons this August :-P

Alpine85

07-23-2018, 08:01 AM

guest

07-23-2018, 08:52 AM

Great Pics, great Memories, great Shares, great Rams.

Congrats to you all.

Gotta Love Sheep Huntin

Stone Sheep Steve

07-23-2018, 06:47 PM

Awesome stuff there, A85!!

Couple beauty, HARD EARNED rams!!!

Thanks for sharing and fueling the fire of this aging sheep chaser!

Too bad we'll have to find a new sheep taxi.

SSS

zippermouth

07-23-2018, 08:50 PM

Awesome stuff there, A85!!

Couple beauty, HARD EARNED rams!!!

Thanks for sharing and fueling the fire of this aging sheep chaser!

Too bad we'll have to find a new sheep taxi.

SSS
What? Is he shutting down shop?

You should throw up some of your sheep pics!! I’m itching to get into the mountains as a new sheep hunter! Couple awesome pics posted up so far!!!

Alpine85

07-24-2018, 11:21 AM

Here’s a few more pics that capture some “sheep hunting” moments.

Hopefully helping a few people get fired up for sheep season!!!!

Mountain naps in the dirt

http://i.imgur.com/mmdzywj.jpg

The lovely bush whack we all enjoy

http://i.imgur.com/bIoJO09.jpg

” I got rams”

http://i.imgur.com/Nd3A6ov.jpg

Watching rams

http://i.imgur.com/uu7yBZW.jpg

358mag

07-24-2018, 04:09 PM

Great pictures Alpine85 brings back more than a few great memories .

HarryToolips

07-24-2018, 09:24 PM

Wicked pics.....

Carbonmatrix

07-24-2018, 11:43 PM

Legit looking pics! Love the black and white skyline one.

Ourea

07-25-2018, 08:47 AM

A85, great share boss.
Thanks for coming out of the closet !!

Jelvis

07-25-2018, 10:19 AM

Awesome rams, one of the best sheep hunting threads on the internet folks! Pictures are the best possible, dad and sons
Jello -- The BEST sheep stuff anywhere -- right here on our own HBC -- Stand up and be counted!

Alpine85

07-25-2018, 03:39 PM

I know I’ve posted this one before, however one of my favourite hunting pics.

Ive done Stone sheep hunts pretty much every week of the season. This picture was from an October trip in 2009, cold and snow that year.

Any other sheep nuts lingering?…feel free to post up any kind of picture that captures an aspect of Sheep hunting.

http://i.imgur.com/Jk3nWDd.jpg

Alpine85

07-25-2018, 07:31 PM

Before rams start hitting the dirt in the next few weeks.

Here are some Stones taken by Ursus that he asked me to post up for him..

http://i.imgur.com/dwZ20IP.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/WM1rnb0.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/XgG6lLl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/PugIogP.jpg

Alpine85

07-25-2018, 07:34 PM

http://i.imgur.com/TZiMMCE.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/tZ9fEY5.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/yLgzfmF.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/9rNLpyw.jpg

Alpine85

07-25-2018, 07:38 PM

http://i.imgur.com/lSWbKns.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/AdRZYnX.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/joULGY6.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/hM3mNMs.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/M35hHBR.jpg

Alpine85

07-25-2018, 07:42 PM

Great pictures and rams Ursus!!! Many good memories in these pictures

T

77Gunner

07-25-2018, 08:06 PM

Fantastic pics thanks for sharing

ursus

07-25-2018, 08:08 PM

Thanks Alpine 85. Just trying to draw out those pictures of Stones with the season just around the corner. Hoping the sheep gods are with all those hitting the hills soon! Be safe and enjoy your trips, as the memories last forever!

whitetailsheds

07-26-2018, 03:03 AM

2008 to 2017.......little more gray in that beard!! Great shots and memories Terry!! Love to see them boys and those big grins.......hunting has changed having our kids now!! Good stuff man.....thanks for posting!!

LBM

07-26-2018, 06:43 PM

14 2/8” bases on the first ram, 14 7/8” on the second ram. Both came out of totally different areas though.

Do you have a score on that 2nd ram you can share. Seems to hold the weight quit well.
Thanks

LBM

07-26-2018, 06:44 PM

HarryToolips

07-26-2018, 08:52 PM

Incredible pics and rams, congrats you guys....

Alpine85

07-26-2018, 10:14 PM

Holds mass well forsure. He Nets 177”

weatherbyjunkie

07-26-2018, 10:25 PM

Congrats and thanks for sharing all the beauty pics!

Blockcaver

07-27-2018, 11:40 AM

Holds mass well forsure. He Nets 177”

What a ram! Almost like a Bighorn! Congratulations!

Alpine85

07-27-2018, 12:32 PM

What a ram! Almost like a Bighorn! Congratulations!

Thanks.....he’s 41 7/8” x 38 7/8”

LBM

07-27-2018, 04:57 PM

Holds mass well forsure. He Nets 177”

Wow incredable ram for sure. congrats again.

Alpine85

07-28-2018, 08:34 AM

Sheep horns on packs, and sheep horns around camp are some of my favorite shots.

https://i.imgur.com/Zkms8Aw.jpg

Buddy packin his first off the mountain....Dall

https://i.imgur.com/CLqObt2.jpg?1

calvin L

07-28-2018, 08:43 AM

There are lot of friends head north this weekend . To all be safe , shoot straight , and have fun . I sure wish I was pointed north ! Not this year it seems !

LBM

07-28-2018, 04:44 PM

Sheep horns on packs, and sheep horns around camp are some of my favorite shots.

https://i.imgur.com/Zkms8Aw.jpg

Buddy packin his first off the mountain....Dall

https://i.imgur.com/CLqObt2.jpg?1

Looks like a very nice looking Dall as well is that a live picture of it as well or a very light coloured stone.

Alpine85

07-28-2018, 05:35 PM

Looks like a very nice looking Dall as well is that a live picture of it as well or a very light coloured stone.

Yes in my earlier post was a picture of the Dall.

He is a really nice ram, was a pleasure helping my friend get that ram. Our first sheep hunt together, his first ram. I got to give hand signals from a different mountain, and watch my buddy sneak right in on that bedded Dall.....super intense.

Another live pic of the ram.

https://i.imgur.com/n5VVOLQ.jpg

kennyj

07-28-2018, 07:19 PM

Awesome thread!! Thanks for sharing your adventures.
kenny

358mag

07-28-2018, 07:31 PM

Holds mass well forsure. He Nets 177”
Official score or .........???:lol:

Jelvis

07-29-2018, 06:32 PM

Let's keep adding those amazing photo's -- un bah leave ah bubble! -- the best stones photos on thee inter-net bar none! Huge horns whoa!
Jelly Bump

eatram

10-30-2018, 07:58 PM

Alpine85, big congrats on your successes. Glad to see those beautiful photos. Your bro has the best beard I've ever seen. He looked pretty haggard this year.