My Kamloops Ram

[Beaver Trap]

So this summer, i got the news that i was the winner of the november kamloops lake sheep draw. I was like a 15 Year old boy with a fresh girlfriend PUMPED. I spent every night dreaming of a smoker ram. The first oppertunity i had, i was gone scouting. The draw was nov 1 to 20 and i wasn't going to work at all. Then came the day i had been waiting for and we were gone. It was like Saskatchewan but with rams. Its was a dream come true. By 9am we were on to a good one and decided to get a better look. Not being the best and field judging animals i called it around a 155 ram. Not ready to settle yet, i passed it up and went looking for the smoker i had been day dreaming about. We hunted for another 6 days. Each day seeing trophy rams in the 160 to 170 class and again I let them go. On november 11 we were gone once again, Myself, Jay and Kevin in my single cab F150 all the way to Kamloops. (it wouldn't be a hunt if you didn't put three guys in the front of a smaller truck). We spotted a bruiser from across the lake and made a go for him. 2Hr later we we found ourselves half way up the mountain looking at many sheep, but unable to find the bruiser. We decided to go back to where we were glassing from and see if we could spot him again. At 1pm we saw him, not the one from earlier, but a bigger one. This was the ram I had been holding out for and he wasn't going anywhere. We went for it and 1hr later i had him at 800yds. With lots of cover between us and him we closed it to 280yds. Benched in on the packs i held on him for 15min waiting for a clear brodside shot. It came and i drilled him right in the lungs and he went down. I finally got the one i'd been waiting for.
Not bad for a California eh!
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[shoot to kill]

that had better already be at the Taxi....

[ufishifish2]

Sweetness. Congrats, what a beaut!

[d6dan]

That Is one SWEEET RAM!!!. Congratulations on a once in a lifetime Ram...Did you put a tape to him yet?. Sure would like to know the stats..

That draw is 961:1 odds WOW...

[coho456]

Thing of Beauty ,Nice .

[Huey]

That's what dreams are made of.......

[bruin]

You lucky son of a b!#$^!!!!!! That is an incredible ram! What were the odds on the tag? Congrats guys, sounds like you played it right. Hard work pays off. Better be bringing him to the WSSBC dinner this year!

[Prowler]

You even look like a 15 yr old boy with a fresh girlfriend!!:-D What a trophy, way to go. Congratulations!!!

[6616]

Wow, that is one h__ of a ram. Way to go you guys.
Have you had it scored yet?

[riflebuilder]

That is one hell of a ram congrats. Hell you are ruined now just give up hunting it is all down hill nowhttp://i972.photobucket.com/albums/ae204/beavertrap/new091.jpg

[GoatGuy]

Nice job!

Well done.

[POKEY]

Congratulations a Dandy Ram. Looks like a smoker to me.

[sawmill]

GASP!!Wow,now you might as well give up sheep hunting,never gonna beat that bad boy!Congrats!:mrgreen:

[gbear]

That is a terrific looking ram. Congratulations!!!

[Blainer]

Not bad for a California eh!

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NOT BAD?
ABSOLUTELY A SMOKER.
BEAUTIFUL RAM.
GOOD ON YA!

[hunter1947]

You don't get them any better then this one ,will look http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif on your wall ,congrats on getting a bighorn of a life time http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif.

[mfarrally]

that is an AWESOME ram!

[Ruger4]

ram of a lifetime !!! great photos , thanx for sharing ! :mrgreen:

[Dirty]

Any green score estimates?

[snareman1234]

holy shat beauty ram!!

[deer nut]

You might as well put in for the 6/49 now!! At 400:1 odds to draw and even longer odds to get a bruiser like that, you have awesome luck! Congrats!

I doubt I would have held out that long....PS: what were you shooting?

[tomahawk]

That's a stud of a ram!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Pretty ram!

Glad you enjoyed your hunt since that's what it's all about!

Congrats!

SSS

[treeclimber]

thats a hog ram for sure good job guy, all down hill from here! lol

[dabat]

So, you are the one who got the draw that I was drooling for. Congratulations, that is a beauty.

[srupp]

Well done, good on ya for holding out Dana's philosophy ya cant shoot a big one if ya got a small one on the ground..

one of the best you will get..

Steven:tongue:

[BiG Boar]

That is awsome man! Good work! Havnt seen a ram like that in the wild ever! Wow! Beuatiful cape, awsome horns, sweet animal. Do you have any live pictures? You have done what so many of us only dream of one day doing.

[proguide66]

:shock::shock::shock: holy crap!!!...that sure is a hell of a job there young fella!!!!!

I have guided MANY MANY people for years and have spent WAYYY TOOO much time trying to get them to wait for something big and old and NOT shoot the first thing they see...not an easy thing to do!!....good work on that part!!!!

[kennyj]

Awesome Ram!! Way to be patient and enjoy one of the best tags in BC.
I'm sure you got one of the biggest rams in the area.Great photos as well.Congratulations.
kenny

[Alpine85]

Wicked Ram!!!!! good job on holding out and spending the time to use your LEH :mrgreen:

[one-shot-wonder]

Congrats! That's a dandy right there!

[BigfishCanada]

Awesome, just awesome only can we dream to win that LEH.

Congrats!

[jml11]

Very Nice! Gald to see both Kamloops Sheep hunts posted up here this year.

I don't know bighorns that well but that must be at least a 180+ ram??

[Lance Barkman]

wow wow wow!!! Looky Goody!

[Islandeer]

Superb!! Divine!!! Colossal!!!!!!

That IMO is the HBC animal of the year. Any seconders?

[luckynuts]

A once in a lifetime for sure!!!!!!! Way to go and a huge congrats

L.

[weatherby_man]

An awesome sheep man!!!

Its guna be real hard to top that!!!

Definitely in the top of 2009 animals.

[Maxx]

AWESOME ram!!! Well done!

[Brambles]

That is a FANTASTIC RAM, HAWG for sure. Congrats

[MichaelB]

Wow thanks! It was very cold this morning.....and this thread warmed me.:wink:

I am happy for you! I wouldn't have even applied for a tag with those odds! Shame on me.

[rifleman]

it doesn't get muck better than that. way to go a real cranker of a ram. Patience pays off.

[porcupine]

Congratulations on a fabulous ram, and for letting us know all about the hunt.
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[BlacktailStalker]

Congratulations on a ball dragger of a ram, good on you for holding out, it was worth it :cool:

[Dutch Ppoacher]

great ram, congrats, did you take any pic's to show off its body mass? what does a big bugger like that weigh?
the other reason to have three guys there.... to pack out the meat and cape!

[250 sav]

nice ram congrats, Had that hunt in 94

[xtremearchery]

great ram! what are his stats?

[showtimebc]

with the oppurtunity of a life time with such a rare tag to hold, I'm glad to see you held out for a honker of a ram! WOW says it all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CONGRADS!!!

[pitbell]

Truly awesome ram.

[Moose72]

Beauty of a ram, i couldn't find one like that in sept.

[shantz]

Awesome ram...Hunt of a lifetime. Congrats

[kootenayelkslayer]

Absolutely beautiful man! Good job.

[frenchbar]

Congrats young man on a beauty Ram!!!

[BCrams]

Gorgeous ram and well deserved!!

[nomad]

A well deserved congrats to you and your partners on that hunt!! Well posted story too! Thanks for sharing that one!! We put our lotto ticket in for that one too!

You guys look fairly young there... congrats on your patience in this hunt! The wait paid off big! Looking forward to seeing some more of you and your buds on here in the years to come!! cheers: Nomad

[Rattler]

Beautiful ram! Great work and patience selecting a trophy of a lifetime.

Thanks for sharing.

[ThinAir]

What a ram! What were the horn lengths? Bases?

Way to hold out for a smasher.

[BCbillies]

Congrats. That's great success at a young age (both in getting the LEH and in cutting the tag on a beauty ram). Savour the moment!

[kwasky]

Wow thats a beauty! Way to go. looks like an awsome hunt.

[bigneily]

holy shat, what a pig....congrats...:mrgreen:

[whitetailsheds]

What a ram! What were the horn lengths? Bases?

Way to hold out for a smasher.

x2 on the "smasher" part....hawg ram...congrats!

[JDR]

Way to be patient, THAT is a heck of a ram!!! Big congrats! It'll make a beautiful mount.

[dana]

Looks like you gave that tag the justice it deserves. There are some slammers in there and too many shoot too early. Congrats on harvesting a WHOPPER! The tag is one dream and the ram is another. Way to go!!!!

[yama49]

Awesome job guys, lots of credit for holding out for the big one.

[Buck]

Nice ram you did well there.Please let it be me next year.

I believe one of the tags went to a fellow in 100 mile any pics of that Ram was he succesful?

[hillclimber]

hoooooooooooooolyyyyyyy shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit thats a nice ram congrats. he WILL look on on the wall.

cheers
stefan

[bighornbob]

Nice ram you did well there.Please let it be me next year.

I believe one of the tags went to a fellow in 100 mile any pics of that Ram was he succesful?


Yes he was. Pics are on here somewhere.

[Muleycatcher]

Holy crap!! we'll done that's a beauty.

[Darksith]

thats what the kamloops ram draw is all about. If you get that draw and you don't go in the book then you have failed. I am super jealous and congrats. Whats he score?

[mow_machine]

I was the guy in the last pic there. We had it scored by one guy in Kamloops.

Any guesses?

Jay

[ursus]

Amazing Smoker Ram! Good on ya! Beauty!

[kennyj]

My guess is 176.
kenny

[cainer]

i held a set of horns half that size earlier this year, and they were heavy-those things you musta had to carry out 1 at a time!!! S-A-W-E-E-T!

[BCbillies]

I was thinking 173 at the low end and 178 at the high end. I will go with the later. Now let's hear the score!

[Remmy]

That is an amazing RAM, someone in the top ten is going to get knocked out I'll bet. I have hiked those hills and photographed some beauties but that is one of the nicesy rams I have seen on Kamloops Lake. Good on ya!!

[ramron]

I have a california that scores 172, and your ram looks a little bigger. Even though it has a tight curl, I would say it scores 178.

[sarnold]

congrats brett!!
all your hard work and time payed off!!! can't what to see the mount!
if i can't remember what the bases were i think 14 3/4 and it carried that around to the 3/4 curl mark, this made the bc book #3 boone and crockett #8 if i'm remembering correctly (green scored of course)
from what beaver trap told me you will also be seeing this hunt on wild tv in the future

[peashooter]

that is one dandy ram. congrats

[Beaver Trap]

i have had it rough scored by a friend at 175 2/8 but nothing solid. Ranking is a guess at best. Boone and crockette doesn't have california as a seperate species so it will not rank well against rocky mountains. so until i get an official score i will not speculate.

[JRG94]

right on man, beutty ram!

[lightmag]

All i can say is JEALOUS!!! way to go

[bighornbob]

i have had it rough scored by a friend at 175 2/8 but nothing solid. Ranking is a guess at best. Boone and crockette doesn't have california as a seperate species so it will not rank well against rocky mountains. so until i get an official score i will not speculate.


Regardless of score that is a great ram. But FYI at 175 the ram would score in the #14 position in the last book. But I know of at least 4-5 rams that have scored over 180 shot in the last couple of years so your ram might be bumped out of the top 20 if everyone enters their rams.

Once again, that will all mean little when you see your ram on the wall. Your ram has awesome eye appeal. Once again great ram and great job on the hunt.

BHB

[Will]

Congrats on a Great Ram ! :-D

[Fisher-Dude]

Congrats on the hunt of a lifetime! Amazing ram! http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif

[mark]

Wow, dont know how I missed this thread for 2 days????
Winning the tag, then finding the biggest ram on the mountain! Well done!
An experience of a lifetime we all dream about!

[Phil]

Schwinnnng!!! Sweet ram you got there! Congrats!

[guest]

Very Very Nice !
I always wonder who gets those draws and it's YOU !

Congrats, A Cali we all dream of, to grace your walls the rest of your life !

Good on you

CT

[300H&H]

Some day.....

I heard that draw could be sold for $30000 US. I don't know how a LEH could be sold but thats what I heard.

Congrats !

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Some day.....

I heard that draw could be sold for $30000 US. I don't know how a LEH could be sold but thats what I heard.

Congrats !

Most guided bighorn hunts in BC go for ~$20-30,000.
An auctioned tag for the South Thompson KIB hunt can go for $60-100,000.

SSS

[bighornbob]

Some day.....

I heard that draw could be sold for $30000 US. I don't know how a LEH could be sold but thats what I heard.

Congrats !

The BC Premiers permit sells for close to 100,000 grand each year down in the states. I dont think any of the buyers have ever hunted the Kamloops Lake band. They usually shoot a Rocky out of the Koots. A BC resident that won the Premiers permit last year took a low 180's out of there.

BHB

[fumder]

nice one! keep that one around!

[Triggerman]

Nice Ram!!!!!

[boxhitch]

The BC Premiers permit sells for close to 100,000 grand each year down in the states. I dont think any of the buyers have ever hunted the Kamloops Lake band. They usually shoot a Rocky out of the Koots. A BC resident that won the Premiers permit last year took a low 180's out of there.

BHB
This year, the Special LEH Sheep winner scouted the Kamloops area, then opted to return to the Koots
Its all in the sales pitch

[Trevor Spalding]

Man That is a beauty. Gratz!

[WaterSkeeter]

beautiful ram, I hope to eventually go hunting for one of those creatures.

[1 shot 1 kill]

great looking ram, will make a beautiful mount!

[CT.45]

Great Job!!! I walked/climbed a bunch of that country, pre-scouting just in case I got drawn. It's not far from my house. I did not get drawn....
I did get a glimpse of a large ram in August that had one side broomed off, looked similar to that one, but at 500+ yards with crappy bino's, it's hard to tell.
CONGRATS to you!!!!!

[Buck Skin]

that thing is such a hog

[High Caliber]

Nice job guys, that is a cranker! That boy should go deep in the BC book.

[High Caliber]

[quote=Stone Sheep Steve;576807]Most guided bighorn hunts in BC go for ~$20-30,000.
An auctioned tag for the South Thompson KIB hunt can go for $60-100,000.

This South Thompson tag auctioned off for just under 100,000 this year and it has gone up every year. You guys should be very proud of your accomplishent, this will be one to tell your grandchildren. I am very happy for you!

[Mik]

Congrats on a Great Looking Ram.