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Worth the Wait - B&C Bighorn Sheep 2016
Well I thought I would share my sheep hunt pictures after seeing the positive responses to pictures posted on the forum this year. I know I always enjoy when others post their stories.
Took me 10 years of sheep hunting before I got my first. Many of KMs on the boots before I even had a shot. But boy was it worth the wait!
Glassing for rams in the thick bush:
Camping in grizzly country you have to make a fence. The idea was that we would hear a bear coming through the wood logs before it hit the tent. Not sure if it would have worked, but made us feel safer:
Some rams from the band:
My first ever ram:
My brother has now helped hike out four rams, with one of his own. He passed up on a small legal ram in the same band:
Haul out took a while with lots of breaks:
For those interested in scores, both lengths are over 40" with matching 16 3/4" bases. The rough green score was 187.
Can't wait to get back out there!
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What a gorgeous ram, congrats on your first. Well worth the wait!
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Holy! Congrats!!
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That is an impressive ram. Congrats.
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Awesome!!!! Congrats on the long awaited reward for your efforts.
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09-06-2016, 10:32 PM
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Sweet ram. Symmetrical beauty. Congratulations!
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09-06-2016, 10:34 PM
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Unbelievable Ram! Congrats, thanks for posting.
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Beautiful ram!
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09-06-2016, 10:37 PM
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That is awesome!! Wow
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Awesome ram, and great stories and pic....congrats man!
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Wow. Just wow.
What a ram! Congratulations and thanks for posting.
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WOW!! Thanks for posting. Awesome!!
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I've never known how it's done, but do you de-bone the meat and pack it out inside the backpacks?
I've never seen any part of a ram other than the head in any pics so I'm curious as to how you pack the rest out.
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stunning - where was there again?
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Beautiful ram,congrats.
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Great ram congrats
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sweet!
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Congrats on a ram of a lifetime!!!! Great job on your field photos as well. That smile should stay permanently affixed to your face for a good long time😃 Congrats once again....Marco
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Holy chit !! What a beauty rammie, congrats on a true dream ram.. thanks for sharing with us all !!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DiabeticKripple
I've never known how it's done, but do you de-bone the meat and pack it out inside the backpacks?
I've never seen any part of a ram other than the head in any pics so I'm curious as to how you pack the rest out.
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Yes everything get deboned and packed out in the back packs .. nothing like sheep ribs over an open fire !!
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Grats Guys 
Dandy 
Thanks for sharing
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Very nice Ram.
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That's an amazing ram congrats
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Wow!!! Congrats on such a great animal. Good to hear it's your first in ten years cause I am going on 6 now and still no ram! Haha
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Wow
That, is an incredible ram! Way to go. Well worth the wait. Congrats!!!!
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Congrats man. Looks awesome
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That's the best cram I've seen in years! Congrats! Wow!
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All I can say is WOW!!! Congrats. Thanks for sharing
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Cool !!!
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Beautiful animal, congrats!
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