The Wilderness Wanderer packs out another Stones Ram!

[whitetailsheds]

Left Dodge City with a buddy Sept. 10th. I headed out with a Stones tag and caribou tag, and Kent, a non-resident caribou tag as he is from Alberta.
The trip came with more than its share of excitement due to having an earlier trip screwed up by twisting my ankle playing slow-pitch. Stoopid game...but nice cool refreshments afterwards...
Although hearing reports of some sheep hunters that had been out at the beginning of the season, all was not lost, due either to hot weather, little water, or smokey conditions. That helped subside the cravings to be on the sheep hills (as did reading Great Rams I and Great Rams II several times).
After a long day and checking out the Liard Hotsprings, we made the short drive back to the trail head and set up the tent for the night.
We got this fella on the way in to where we wanted to get to. The planets lined up again!

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[Foxtail]

Nice spotting job! Congrats!

[srupp]

Great ram...took a bit to even spot the ram in the photo...:roll:..

he's a BEAUTY...

cheers
Steven

[d6dan]

Another Great Ram hits the dirt!:D...Congrats to you...

[kennyg826]

One of my biggest fears is getting hurt just before a major hunt. Glad you could heal up in time. Nice ram.

[Brambles]

beautiful ram, nice job

[lilhoss]

Very nice indeed!!

[bigwhiteys]

A Nice Mature Ram. Congratulations!

Carl

[crofton_hunter]

Really cool ram! Great spoting job!

[guest]

Congrats to you !

Thats a nice Stone Ram.

Gotta love it.

CT

[Amphibious]

truly a trophy to be proud of! congrats!

[BlacktailStalker]

Very nice, congrats :cool:

[PGK]

Nice sheep!!

[Wild Images]

2 years in a row, Sweet
Beauty cape color on this one too !

[Mik]

Great Ram, Congrats.

[rifleman]

nice ram, what a bonus getting him on the way in congrats on a beauty sheep

[Tanya]

Congratulations! Nice ram!

[budismyhorse]

attaboy Grant....making up for lost time are we???!

great cape and a nice mature sheep. Congrats.

[kootenayelkslayer]

Great great ram. Good job!

[BCbillies]

Nice going with that ram! Goes to show that sometimes it can happen quick . . . but most times not. What about the caribou tags given you were done so early?

[Rattler]

Nice ram! Thanks for sharing...

[jasper]

better late than never funny how things sometimes work out beauty ram congrats

[killman]

Looks good fella's, thanks!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

I think you're on bit of a roll, Grant!!:cool:

But what's up with the hotsprings before the hunt??:wink:

Congrats!!

SSS

[troutseeker]

Well done, beauty sheep! And I though from all the threads here that the Wilderness Wanderer was not acceptable for sheep hunting anymore...

[gbear]

Way to go Grant. Congrats on a great ram!

[Nimrod]

Beauty cape color on this one too
Nice work Grant!!!!!!!
Very handsome Ram, those are going to look great beside eack other on the wall.
Broke the ice last year now your a wrecking machine.
awesome!!!!!!

[plumbob]

Great ram and great spotting wow.

[shaner338]

Nice Ram Congrats to you!!

[BiG Boar]

Wow what a ram! Great job and good going! Can't believe you nailed them 2 years in a row! Fantastic!

[whitetailsheds]

Morning all, thanks for the kudos...still smiling after a whirlwind of a trip. The caribou tags got put on the backburner as we wanted to make sure the cape and meat were kept. She was warming up the day we came out and did not want to take any chances. And time was short. We only had until yesterday.
In hindsight, we both shuddered at the thought of bringing out a caribou on our backs the distance we were in, and, especially, the way the thermometer was going.
Brent....Hotsprings? What Hotsprings? Did I mention Hotsprings? LOL! We travelled thru the day, late enough to not start hiking, but not too late to go check 'em out. And where we went in was, shall I say, nearby....
Yes, the 'ol WWanderer. I included that in the title as it has served me very well over the years. I have looked at the new packs out there, and am impressed. But right now, this pack has performed well for several years, and numerous multi day trips.
It is showing signs of wear, a strap here and there are getting close to needing replacement. Understandable.
I love how it stands on it's own for putting on and taking off. This same feature of the external frame is awesome for occasionally lifting the weight off one's shoulders and hips by simply reaching back and lifting on the frame, while walking.

[kennyj]

Great ram Grant.Nice and heavy,great cape.
kenny

[Bearen 09]

Beautiful ram, great job.

[whitetailsheds]

Ken, how'd your trip go? No Stones ram to go with that Dall? Photos?

[TheDuckinator]

Wow that is an amazing ram!

Id love to do that one day

[whitetailsheds]

Just got this ram back last week, have a gander....the ram to the left is from the year before.

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[bridger]

Just got this ram back last week, have a gander....the ram to the left is from the year before.

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc97/whitetailsheds/IMG_0054.jpg

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great rams congrats who did your taxidermy work?

[Johnnybear]

Nice mounts!!!! Wow great taxi work. Thanks for sharing.

[gbear]

Looking sharp! Nice quick turn around

[bruin]

Great looking rams WTS! 8+, gotta love it!

[shaner338]

Great rams.. They look very cool!!!

[whitetailsheds]

great rams congrats who did your taxidermy work?

Brian Dobson did the '08 ram, and Wayne Chmelyk did the '09.

[d6dan]

Good looking pair of Rams Whitetailsheds!.:-D..

[Walking Buffalo]

The Rams look great! Love the cape on the new one.

Time for a Bighorn?

[bigwhiteys]

Nice Rams Grant! There is still hope for this hike-in hunter :)

Carl

[efnhunter]

nice one........ nice work

[Stone Sheep Steve]

They both look great, Grant!
Still loooove the cape on your '08 ram!:cool:

SSS

[luckynuts]

Again nice rams Grant!

Your pictures are fantastic, should blow them up and frame them beside your mounts. Hopefully you can connect on a nice bighorn this year, and a dall next.:wink::-D:-D

w.

[srupp]

GREAT RAMS..and wonderful taxidermy work....well done

Srupp

[whitetailsheds]

Nice Rams Grant! There is still hope for this hike-in hunter :)

Carl

I'd imagine when u connect Carl...it'll be a gooder...four more months and we're there for another round. Will miss the north country this year, and as Wade mentioned, head south for bighorns. Although talking with a buddy the other day....i think i could be pretty easily swayed to go back into Stone's country. Can't get enough of it! Triple header? Hmmmm....LOL...

[Don_Abbate]

Picture perfect stone man there beautiful animals i want one so bad must have been hard work good job

[kennyj]

Wow ! Those are a couple of awesome stones. Nice work Grant.
kenny

[stones]

Very cool, cant wait till my first stone hunt.