RAM- get down

[Wild Images]

I heard these words as A killer and I were preparing to leave the valley that looked so good for sheep we knew they had to be here somewhere.
Looking out you could see his white cape glowing in the sunshine, putting the spotting scope on him I could see that he was indeed what we had come for. I told A killer that we just found his ram, allwe had to do was get past the 1200+ yards that was between us !
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The ram stared intently at the corner below us for a long time but would put his head down every once in a while to take a few bites. I watched him in the scope and told Aaron when his head was down and he slithered out of the rocks and down the hill where he was out of the rams line of sight.
Watching through the scope as the stalk went on I kept snapping pics and watching the best hunting show I have ever seen take place live right before my eyes.
As the two got closer I found myself coaching Aaron through the stalk even though he couldn't hear me. Finally I saw him crouch down and bring up his gun, then the wait. The ram hadn't exposed much of himself and it was a stand off.
The ram turned and bolted the the shot report came back to me, Aaron jumped up and ran then fired anouther shot. By now the ram was headed for the rocks, keeping him in the scope I saw him stumble then one more shot rang out and he fell.
I jumped up and yelled, Aaron had not seen the ram go down and was hoping that I was yelling for a good reason, not a bad one.
As he walked up this is what he found
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[mstewart]

That's a beauty. Nice work. Congratulations.

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[3006pg]

that will look nice on the wall !

[quadrakid]

That is one beautiful ram, congratulations.Nice pics and storyline.

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[Brew]

awesome story. Very nice ram. Thanks for the pics as well. I really like the looks of that sheep. He will look great on the wall.

[KB90]

Nice Ram! Awesome pictures too.

Region 6 or 7?

[MB_Boy]

Awesome and beautiful looking ram!!

Congrats!!!

[BlacktailStalker]

Very sharp looking ram.
Congrats on a succesful trip to both of you.

[d6dan]

Wow!, great looking Ram..He sure looks like a fannin with that white face and neck. Congrats on a very successful hunt.

[guest]

Speaking of a Beauty Stone !

The cape on that guy is fantastic ! What a dandy for you.

Congrats!

What are the measures ?

CT

[sawmill]

Wow!, great looking Ram..He sure looks like a fannin with that white face and neck. Congrats on a very successful hunt.
Sure does,might be.I`d have that guy half mounted at least.

[Tenacious Billy]

Nice story.....even nicer ram!

[warnniklz]

The story and critter (probably the nicest in my opinion that I've ever seen) makes me want to go out and get my first ram.

[Nimrod]

Wow...great ram !!!
probably the nicest cape I've ever seen.
Congratulation

[Duk Dog]

Great ram, congrats. Love the colours on him.

[henderson]

Beautiful!

[porcupine]

Congratulations on a really nice ram. That'll make a great mount.

[BCrams]

That is one beautiful cape on that ram!! Congratulations on a fine looking ram!!

[Fireball129]

as the guys said,one of the nicest looking rams I have seen in pictures in long time.Congrats

[pg83]

congrats on a great looking ram.

[pappy]

Good color on that cape, and a nice character split in the horn. Every set of horns tells a story:)

[BimmerBob]

Great story, spectacular backdrop and fantastic ram! Well done and thanks so much for sharing, can't wait to see what you do with the mount. Congratulations!

[JDR]

Great looking ram, congratulations! Love the pure white face!

[mfarrally]

Thats a great lookin sheep. awesome cape on it!

[bridger]

definately not a dink as some would say. great ram congrats

[pearljam]

Awesome ram!!!!!! That is the nicest looking cape I have ever seen!!!!!! By a long shot!!!

I'm not a big fan of life size mounts but that ram deserves one!!! Just awesome!!!!!!!

[Mtnhunter]

Way to go boys! That's a great ram and story!

[kennyj]

Thats an absolute beauty! Congratulations you guys. Great story and photos.
kenny

[fusion]

B E A U T I F U L !!!!

[willy442]

Nice Ram. Gotta love those later season capes.

[doubled]

Very, very nice. Awesome story and pics. Thanks!!!

[Rattler]

Nice ram! Great pictures as well...

Thanks for sharing.

[whitetailsheds]

What a gorgeous cape on that ram......make for an incredible mount Ken! Congrats to "A Killer" and yerself!
Holy chit u guys are heavy duty backpackers.......wall tent? stove? chairs? Don't think I could do it.......

[Wild Images]

What a gorgeous cape on that ram......make for an incredible mount Ken! Congrats to "A Killer" and yerself!
Holy chit u guys are heavy duty backpackers.......wall tent? stove? chairs? Don't think I could do it.......

And it all fit in the new Erblestocks too :-D
Just can't bear to work our asses off then come back and suffer in a small tent. We spent two nights in the wall tent and had the wood stove going with those 3 hr presto logs from Canadian tire.
A little piece of heaven with sheep tenderloin and spiced apple cider with cinnammon whiskey to finish off a great trip.

[goatdancer]

Absolutely beautiful ram. Congratulations.

[Alpine85]

Good job guys! very nice looking ram.

[Farmer]

Gorgeous ram guys. Another great trip to remember.

[ydouask]

Great hunt and story. Ken, your pictures are fine examples of what a sheep face should look like .... look forward to seeing the mount.

[Gunner Staal]

That deserves a life size mount. That cape is unreal.

[born2hunt]

thats awesome guys good job ! great ram to boot !!

[Tuffcity]

Beauty! Now you need a good taxi! ;) :)

RC

[Mtn Wonderer]

Nice Fannin ram indeed!!!!! Is that an LEH Ram???

Very jealous sheephunter here!!!

[cavebear]

you make it look and sound so easy, thats an amazing ram congrats :-D

[gbear]

Great looking ram!

[Elkhound]

Thats a beauty....wow

[The Hermit]

All these sheep threads have got my blood flowing. I've never done a sheep hunt but I'm thinking that I will do one next season! Research hat ON!!

[kootenayelkslayer]

Awesome! That's some neat country your hunting in too. And what a beautiful cape on that bugger. Congratulations to you guys.

[KB90]

I will pay 1 million dollars for the name of that big lake :)

but if someone who knows wants to tell me for free, I've got a PM box too :mrgreen:

[goathead]

awesome ram.its A great story with good finnish I just love the look of those fannin sheep it will make A great mount.

[todbartell]

beauty sheep! thanks for sharing

[Orangethunder]

Beauty ram, that cape is awesome!

Thanks for the story and pics.

[Ovis17]

Absolute beauty ram..... Lifesize without a second thought if I'm the lucky hunter here......no doubt one of the nicest capes I've ever seen.

[pmj]

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[Stone Sheep Steve]

Gorgeous ram indeed!! :cool::cool::cool:

Maybe his taxi can cut him a deal on a half of life size mount?:)
Somehow, I bet more than just a shoulder cape came home with you guys.

I love the spotter and the Fireball pics!:)

Congrats!!

SSS

[6 K]

AWSOME, love the color! Nice horn shape too.

[6 K]

I will pay 1 million dollars for the name of that big lake :)




Send me the million, I'll send you the name.

[whitetailsheds]

And it all fit in the new Erblestocks too :-D


Was that the Eberlestock 185 or Eberlestock Beaver?.........lol......

[Wild Images]

Was that the Eberlestock 185 or Eberlestock Beaver?.........lol......

Dragonfly :-D

Hey Grant, I was looking for someone older and slower to go so I am not always the last one up the hill, wanna go sheep huntin ? :roll:

[srupp]

speaking of old and slow and Srupp shows up...eventually ..lol

wonderful ram and great late season cape thanks for sharing..and oh ya check your PMs..

cheers
Steven:mrgreen:

[325]

Georgeous!!

[trigger]

wooow what a beauiful ram. Thats awesome. a huge congrats to you guys. Thanks for sharing.

[shantz]

Congrats!!

[stoneslinger]

That is a real beauty. The new HBC Ram King. Awesome.

Whatever you do, do not stain the horns to match your wall panelling.

[MattW]

What a beauty

[Kody94]

I will pay 1 million dollars for the name of that big lake :)

but if someone who knows wants to tell me for free, I've got a PM box too :mrgreen:

GoogleEarth is free. You'd probably be paying the equivalent of about 3 million bucks an hour for how long it would take you to figure it out on your own. :)

[rifleman]

that is a beautiful ram. nothing like sheep steaks. thats quite the spike camp. did you pack the stove & coolers up the mountain? lol

[Mtn Wonderer]

Lake my money would be on Tagish. But I am probably wrong. Looks like similar country.

MTW

[Manglinmike]

Hey Wop!! I have to say nice job on getting the fireball ram!!!

[Ride]

Gorgeous stone! That cape is dynamite. Congratulations.

[greatwhitehunter]

Wow you guys are now famous!
Don't know much about sheep but I like what I see, Congrats, well earned.

[guest]

As requested before .........

Measures?? Bases , length?

Ct

Love the longer hair and matching horns, just a beautiful Ram !
Note the lack of teeth in the old boy.

My guess for score 168, green.

10 years?

[Wild Images]

Put a quick tape to him on the hill, 36 1/2 x 13 1/2
didn't score him
9 years old

[Maxx]

Fantastic ram!! Thanks for sharing.

[swampthing]

Beauty ram. I like the spotter picture.

[Martin_Hunter]

Beautiful! Congrats.

[Bluedsteel]

Picture perfect! I think next year I'll concentrate on the sheep, I'm feeling a bit of sheep fever coming on! Well done guys!

[trapntrav]

i've always wanted to shoot a white faced ram, all the ones i have seen have been young though? i liked the spotting scope pic as well. Great job!

[Springer]

I am lost for words ,first on the great story and pictures that go along with it. That Ram is what dreams are made of !! Congratulations ,way to git-er-done.
Absolutely Trophy of a Life-time. "WOW" !!!!!!!!!

[whitetailsheds]

Dragonfly :-D

Hey Grant, I was looking for someone older and slower to go so I am not always the last one up the hill, wanna go sheep huntin ? :roll:

Bring it.......

[Coming_out_heavy.]

Jeezuz thats a beauty cape. That is the handsomest damn ram Ive ever seen. I dont think I would have shot that ram, hes too damn handsome.

Nice spotter pic, thats hard to do. Nice fireball, thats the way to go. And goddam thats a nice lookin ram!

Congrats!

[Mik]

Congrats on a beauty of a ram. Awsome pics, thanks for sharing.

[swb]

Wow, beauty ram, congrats