nahanni rams

[bridger]

my partner and i took these rams with nahanni butte outfitters
had to sit out three days of rain, but it was worth it



http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Copy_of_Nahanni_090.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=11537&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/thumbs/Copy_of_Nahanni_090.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=11537&cat=500)

[PGK]

Holyy shitt!

[LeverActionJunkie]

Worth it for sure! Well done.

[BCbillies]

Congrats. Thanks for the photo . . let's hear the story! Now that's a dream hunt with a dream ending.

[Allen50]

two very happy hunters,, congrats guys, nice photo,,

[hunter1947]

Wow those are two very nice Dall sheep you two got.

It was worth waiting for the rain to stop ,very impressive score ,congrats to the two of you as for the guide that made your dreams come true http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif.

[denali]

Gorgeous! Wow!

[Tanya]

Woah! Very nice rams, congrats.

[TIKA 300]

Did they come with a truck attached ??? LOL

Very very nice rams,congrats. (Im jealous)

[BiG Boar]

Great rams! Where was the hunt? Yukon? What did the whole thing end up costing you? Just for curiosities sake. Can you give us any info on the outfitter and weather you would recomend him?

[tuchodi]

Nice looking Rams JR

[Kechika]

I guess the story will be in Rich's newsletter?Awsome rams guys

[rifleman]

Holyy shitt!
my exact words....

[325 wsm]

awesome rams....nice pic.... but now tell us the story, the ages and sizes....

[Dirty]

Where are you guys from? How much did the guided hunt cost you?

[boxhitch]

How much did the guided hunt cost you?Is the helicopter support part of the package, or an add on ?

[Kitimat Killer]

Holyy shitt!

x3 on that one

kk

[Gateholio]

Beautiful rams, well done!:D

[GoatGuy]

Is the helicopter support part of the package, or an add on ?

part of the hunt. Access is extremely difficult in that outfit. Plane only gets you into a couple spots.

[ydouask]

My Goodness... or something like that ! Those two Rams should keep permenant smiles on your faces. They're sure making me smile... thanks for the picture, and congratulations to you both.

[Chuck]

I can't add much that hasn't already been said!

[1/2 slam]

Nice Rams. Congratulations.

[Rattler]

Wow, beauty rams.

Thanks for sharing...

[Prowler]

Holy $hit!!! Oh, wait a minute:-? WOW!!! Damn, sombody used that one to....uhmmmm.. Nice rams...... arrgggg... never mind.. Congrats...
Damn, that one to?:oops:

[burger]

part of the hunt. Access is extremely difficult in that outfit. Plane only gets you into a couple spots.


I thought it was illegal to hunt with a helicopter? Not sure where I heard that. Is this true?

[boxhitch]

Allowed in the NWT.
and other countries in the world.

[burger]

Allowed in the NWT.
and other countries in the world.


Very cool and very nice rams!

Love to read the story.

[kennyj]

Awesome rams guys!
kenny

[hunter1947]

I wonder how long it will take for them two to stop smiling ??http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon7.gif???.

[whitetailsheds]

Two great rams....and together....sweet double....congrats!

[bighorn]

these are two really nice rams bridger.i have a story about the nahanni to tell.
i think it was 1973 or1974,my dad worked in the nwt,he loved sheep hunting he was from the kootneys.he read all the books he could find on sheep hunting.he found a book about the nahanni,in it this guy goes up in a canoe through the first canyon,on the top end of the canyon is a creak called ram creak.he walked up it a couple days and shot a big dall ram.
after he read that book he asked me if i'd like to go up the nahanni to ram creak and shoot a couple dall rams.,like it was no big deal.being 20 yrs old i believed him.
we loaded up his 16ft zodiac launched it in the liard river and headed upsteam to the nahanni.we had so much fuel and grub we had to pull it up in spots,just like the guy in the canoe.
when we got to nahanni butte we talked to the preacher who was there.he said if we didn't get rid of at least half of our stuff we would never make it up the nahanni.we unloaded half the stuff and started up the river.lucky we unloaded we would have never made it.we pulled that zodiac quite abit on the way in there.stopped at the hot springs just below the first canyon for a couple days to take in the sights.amazing place first canyon is something to see,wasn't touched by the glaciers it is quite something,even for a 20 year old.
finally made it to ram creak took us 7 days that river is a slow grind if you don't have the power.
started up ram creak the next morning the mountians looked along way off and they were.took us a couple days i think,can't really remember, but we made it to timberline,set up our camp and had a rest.alls we had was a tarp 1 sleeping bag 1 rifle and not much food.we were going live off the land and stay up there till we got our rams.
next morning we headed for the top and over the other side.
there were sheep everywhere across the draw on the otherside of where we were.seemed like hundreds,probably wasn't that many but there were alot.singles doubles small herds.we figured any bunch with less than 5 sheep in it were rams.we only had a pair of 7x binos so we couldn't tell.they were quite aways away.
thinking those sheep weren't going anywhere we kept going up the mountian we were on.
we got to the top and there was a small ram on this big plateau,he sees us and went behind a small hill.
my dad said that we needed some camp meat, and seeing how i was younger i should run up there and shoot him.
so i run up to that hill ,peeked over the top and there were 7 rams 2 real nice ones.
2 hours later we were heading down with 2 real nice dall rams.mine was 41inches and dads was 39.
took us awhile to get back down to the river,but we made it.in 8 hours we were at the truck.took us 5 or 6 days in 8 hrs out.
will never forget that trip.
on the way down ram creak if wiped out in the creak and lost my timex marlin watch.
when dad got home he told a couple of his friends about all the sheep we saw,the next summer they flew right to the spot we got our sheep in a helicopter,you were aloud to then.
they hunted there way down,never saw one sheep.on the way down the craek they looked down in the creak and there was my timex marlin,and it still worked.
sorry this is so hard to read but i'm the pits at typing and capitals letters and everything else that has anything to do with typing

[bridger]

thanks for the update sounds like you guys had a tough but rewarding trip.

[kennyj]

Great story Bighorn.Should start a new thread.
kenny

[rifleman]

Wow !!!! Beautiful Rams. Hard To Top Those.

[bighorn]

my dad never mounted anything,we chopped the horns out of those two sheep with an axe. i bought a couple dall capes about 20 yrs later and had them mounted.

[bigben]

Beauties and well deserving anyone hear about them putting this area into a national park in the next three years just a rumour I heard anyone else here this just wondering

[Bowtime]

I figured I'd seen your picture before. I guided for lancasters for a couple years. That is some amazing country up there. Great Dalls. Big moose and Some nice Bous. Congrats on your Ram.
A couple Nahhhhhhhhani Twisters!!

[Bowtime]

Hey bridger. did you happen to see the pics of the two taken up there last year??

[bridger]

Hey bridger. did you happen to see the pics of the two taken up there last year??
no I didn't how big?

[bridger]

Beauties and well deserving anyone hear about them putting this area into a national park in the next three years just a rumour I heard anyone else here this just wondering


unfortunately that is true.

[jasper]

Great rams! Where was the hunt? Yukon? What did the whole thing end up costing you? Just for curiosities sake. Can you give us any info on the outfitter and weather you would recomend him?
ha ha maye take out a second mortgage on your house for that type of hunt

[Bowtime]

no I didn't how big?


One Scored just over 170, had big bases and the weight carried to the tips, I think it was 38 1/2 inch curl. The other one scored around 168. 43 inches one one side and 43 and a bit on the other. Not exactly sure on the lengths, but im close.

Check out their website, they should be on there.

[gbear]

I have seen the pictures on their 2008 hunt report. A link can be found on their website. My research has found Nahanni Butte to be a great out fit so after talking to bridge and a couple other folks, I booked a hunt with them for 2010. Looking forward to that! A hunt in the NWT for Dall's has always been a dream of mine. So I figured that i would do it while I still can.

[Bowtime]

I have seen the pictures on their 2008 hunt report. A link can be found on their website. My research has found Nahanni Butte to be a great out fit so after talking to bridge and a couple other folks, I booked a hunt with them for 2010. Looking forward to that! A hunt in the NWT for Dall's has always been a dream of mine. So I figured that i would do it while I still can.

Great choice Gbear. you wont be dissapointed. Be prepared to take lots of pictures.

[Bowtime]

Is that a bullet hole through the horn bridger?

[bridger]

Is that a bullet hole through the horn bridger?


yep my partner shot him in the horn as he was starting to role down the hill just after i shot him in the boiler room.

[Bowtime]

Still a beauty of a ram. What was the age on that one? Still looks healthy.

[bridger]

the co aged him at 10 1/2

[budismyhorse]

the Taxi should be able to fix up that horn pretty easy no?

probably better than hitting him in the face.....much more difficult to repair a shredded face than a horn.

great sheep bridger, a real beauty.