Salmo Creston Sheep Draw

[GOLDEN TOP SNIPER]

I have Drawn the Salmo Creston Sheep Draw.. At the Moment im not a sheep Hunter . Sounds like its not going to be Easy . Im up for it tho . you never know, it might go better than i expect .. anyone from the area or who is a sheep hunter who would like to join me or Help me Take It. I Would love to have you along .

[markt308]

you are one lucky dude. thats a sick draw to get. cousins live up there. i've seen the herd right off the hwy in late december. pretty cool. got some nice pics at the time.

[Rackmastr]

I dont know much about the area other than driving through, but there are some nice rams that I've seen while driving over the pass!!

[BlacktailStalker]

I know someone who will likely help you. I will ask him first.

[pescado]

Good chance to bag the Sheep of your life. Make sure you put some time aside to hunt the area. That's a good draw.

[GOLDEN TOP SNIPER]

The hunt is open on Sept 10 . and i have already booked off as much time as it take . Im in need of Help tho . someone to take the Photos ! Im hearing there hasnt been many taken from there in the last ten years or so . many Rams that arent Legal . and some that were hit by cars . Buy im not discouraged . Anything can happen if i put the time In ,and of course i would most grateful to anyone who would love to see one harvested from the Area ..

[Rackmastr]

If ya need a guy to run a video camera or help out for a few days let me know, I'm sure I can muster up a few days to help if your looking.

[WKCotts]

There are rams there and beauties at that. Get out there every weekend you can preseason. Buddy at work hammered a smoker ram years ago with the same draw. Took him almost a month to find them. Many people, including myself covet this tag so make us proud and good luck!

[MadCat]

Be prepared to put in time, and I mean lots of it. This is by no means a gimmi sheep. I know a few guys that have had the tag, and hunted hard and didn't even see a decent ram. Some times they are there, some times not.

[GOLDEN TOP SNIPER]

i have booked off sept 10 to the 20 . for a start .. i will just quit my job if i have too !. lol. right now im IN Fort Mac working all summer .i already told my boss whats up in Sept .. Kk .anyone that wants to help me out Please PM me and as we get closer to Septeber hopefully we have a crew and plan .Thanks ALL .

[Jelvis]

You need someone who lives near the spot your focusing on sheep hunting or has hunted there b4, and someone who knows the area. You need a good camera person and a helper for your success, imho, good luck on your coveted sheep leh tag, your a huge WINNER! Jel ee us

[WKCotts]

You need someone who lives near the spot your focusing on sheep hunting or has hunted there b4, and someone who knows the area. You need a good camera person and a helper for your success, imho, good luck on your coveted sheep leh tag, your a huge WINNER! Jel ee us

Call Cody Robbins :)

[GOLDEN TOP SNIPER]

who is cody robbins ?

[Jelvis]

If you can get thru, phone the local C.O. office in that area and tell them you need information on hunting this LEH winning sheep ticket. Could I be transferred or introduced to a regional Bio who knows the flocks in the leh valid sheep zone that you have won. Then write a short request with your letter or get on E-mail or what ever, ask if they could suggest a spot to fill that big tag. Or look it up on line, bing it or google it and see who has put a vid on in that certain spot. Good luck Jel

[123.brewski]

Not as easy as you might think. I know a guy who had it last year, put in a ton of time and effort, and didn't connect. Sure they are right on the highway in the winter, but the season has long been closed by then. Be prepared to hike your ass off. Make sure your in good shape, they will be a long ways up, and back from the highway in September. You may find them lower down on the last week of the season. Good luck.

[GOLDEN TOP SNIPER]

So you saying later in the season is going to better ? . It doesnt matter . I will start with ten days in sept .. and go from there . my work is flexible and i will put as much time in as possible . I am in shape and have all the hunting and camping gear it need .. What i dont have is someone to be there to tell me !. THATS A LEGAL RAM .. !. LOL. Anyway PM me if anyone would like to be involved in this hunt .. I Appreciate any Help from any of the HBC members ..

[Brez]

So you saying later in the season is going to better ? . It doesnt matter . I will start with ten days in sept .. and go from there . my work is flexible and i will put as much time in as possible . I am in shape and have all the hunting and camping gear it need .. What i dont have is someone to be there to tell me !. THATS A LEGAL RAM .. !. LOL. Anyway PM me if anyone would like to be involved in this hunt .. I Appreciate any Help from any of the HBC members ..
You got now till then to figure out what a legal ram is. As everyone said, be prepared to commit a LOT of time (this is a once in 10 lifetimes draw) and effort (it's really rugged with lots of timber). The good news is that there has been some new logging and the access is a bit easier. It's not a huge area but difficult to get around. Try to find one before the season and keep tabs on it although it's not easy in the trees. They come and go back and forth across the border so they can appear/disappear at any time. Google Earth and ride around to find the quickest accesses to the different spots. Later is not neccesarily better - any time is good. Good luck.

[GOLDEN TOP SNIPER]

I have received several PMs from interested and local members that have a lot of knowlege of the Herd and the Area .. Im sure if the right people come on board . i will have a good chance to harvest this Ram . Its not my first hunting trip . Just my First Ram . I live in Golden and some of you know , there are Rams near the Canyon .. I have take photos of them before and i do have one or two friends who have taken Rams down South . I do Know a few things to look for and of course i will doing some research . .BUT . the best way i can think of to make sure i take a Legal Ram is to have someone with me that knows what to look for ..

[Mountain Hunter]

How did your hunt turn out?

[MacMtnHunter]

How did your hunt turn out?

It's now the 28th of October... he probably baked into a jam tart...

[monasheemountainman]

I'm guessing you never connected on a ram? Did you see any sheep?

[goinghunting]

I'm guessing you never connected on a ram? Did you see any sheep?

Because he wont answer, I will. I know he didnt kill one because the first one in 3 years was just killed this past season. Very low success rate leh.

[budismyhorse]

That hunt is no joke.... Lots of people think because it's a coveted sheep draw it's a slam dunk.... Not the case.

[monasheemountainman]

Because he wont answer, I will. I know he didnt kill one because the first one in 3 years was just killed this past season. Very low success rate leh.

thanks, yeah ive heard its a toughy, was just curious, know where a guy can find pics of the ram that was killed this past year?

[goinghunting]

I dont have pics but its a low 170's ram. Nice ram but hardly what youd expect from a once in a lifetime draw.

[GOLDEN TOP SNIPER]

No i didnt . i didnt even get to go out . i had hurt my back in the summer and i did have some people keeping me informed about the sheep . there was no legal rams taken . so it worked out good for me that i never went . oh well . thems the breaks .

[budismyhorse]

It's especially hard when you don't even go. sucks about your back. Been there.

Don't be fooled... There are always legal rams in that area.... Just really tough to hunt. Lots are timbered up. I've heard it's like hunting whitetails at times.

[Crazy_Farmer]

Seen a picture from a buddy of a ram out of there in the past couple years. Hard work but a very nice ram. I wouldn't downgrade it one bit or call it less of a trophy. Great ram. Guys from the area and lots of hard work.

[Rhyno]

I know someone who had the draw last year, they hunted HARD, but didn't connect. Passed on one that was boarder line. Not a slam dunk for sure.

[Wild Images]

Had the pleasure of mounting one that came out a few years ago
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/wildimages/BighornPedistal026_zps41de3173.jpg (http://s123.photobucket.com/user/wildimages/media/BighornPedistal026_zps41de3173.jpg.html)
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/wildimages/BighornPedistal029_zps46505157.jpg (http://s123.photobucket.com/user/wildimages/media/BighornPedistal029_zps46505157.jpg.html)

[HD95]

Nice ram, Nice work.

[Buck]

Wow what a beauty ! ! !

[monasheemountainman]

Nice work on that ram he is gorgeous

[Rackmastr]

Awesome stud of a ram, and amazing clean work as usual Ken!

[Canuck2]

This photo hasn't reproduced very well, but this is a ram on the Salmo-Creston about 20 years ago. I believe - though I'm not certain - that this was the one that was poached near 20 years ago and created a huge controversy at the time. I took this picture just a few months before the poaching.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v16/Canuck2/Ramsalmo_zpss8qca0hx.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Canuck2/media/Ramsalmo_zpss8qca0hx.jpg.html)

[j270wsm]

Had the pleasure of mounting one that came out a few years ago
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/wildimages/BighornPedistal026_zps41de3173.jpg (http://s123.photobucket.com/user/wildimages/media/BighornPedistal026_zps41de3173.jpg.html)
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/wildimages/BighornPedistal029_zps46505157.jpg (http://s123.photobucket.com/user/wildimages/media/BighornPedistal029_zps46505157.jpg.html)

cant tell for sure but it looks like the ram a friend shot

[Wild Images]

cant tell for sure but it looks like the ram a friend shot

Hunter was well into his 60s when he took this ram.

[j270wsm]

Ok, guy I know from work got a really nice salmo ram about 4yrs ago.

[Wild Images]

Ok, guy I know from work got a really nice salmo ram about 4yrs ago.

There were two good rams taken that year, this was one. The other was taken
Later in the season and was a stud as well.
This guy is a 40" ram and scores over 180

[srupp]

Hmmm nice ram Great job on the artistry Ken..
Steven

[Brez]

If these photos don't get a guy's blood flowing, nothing will. Beautiful rams and terrific work Wild Images.

[Wild Images]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/c16119.jpg

Here is the other ram taken that year

[Ramshot]

Nice thick late fall cape! Very nice. Ramshot