CGS25, I know your conundrum. In 2010 & 2011I chose to set the bow aside and used my buddys' rifle. When it became apparent that it would mean no meat or use a rifle... I came home with food. Going solo the last three years still hasen't cured me of falling back on the bang stick.
Yet, I still...
This question goes out to those who have harvested a sheep with a bow or to those who are still trying. How long did it take? Hours? Days? Years?
In 2010 I got the notion in my head that a Dall's sheep with my bow would be the bees knees. I've carried my bow in the mountains for the last five...
Sheep have a hold on me. I spend all year thinking about them, wishing it was Aug. I get bummed if the hunt only takes a few days. It's my passion. Sometimes when people find out I'm into sheep they will say,"That sheep hunting must be hard work." I just look at them and reply,"Sheep hunting is...
Yes, Robby, I did figure it out. I know exactly what happened. I gave up on the stalk. (Mistake #1 NEVER give up). I was stomping across a gully after hiking up hill after him for two hrs, wrongally assuming he had left the country. Turns out he was sitting in the same spot for the last 3 hrs...
I once missed a Dall's sheep at 9 yds. Did see a white tuft of fur fly. Luckily for me he stopped and turned broadside at 50 yds. Exit wound the size of a volley ball.