2022 Sheep Harvest Photos

[jmort2]

Heck of a ram!! Congrats!

 

[jofes]

 

[adventure907]

View attachment 471418Fantastic ram!!! How long was then long side if you don't mind me asking?

 

[jofes]

39 exactly

 

[cbeard64]

California Bighorn from BC. Taken on day 20 of a tough 21 day hunt. I’m just now recovered. Completed my Grand Slam.

 

[Itsrybo]

I could read this thread all day. Hope to get out there one day, seems unreal!

 

[Wyoming Hart]

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California Bighorn from BC. Taken on day 20 of a tough 21 day hunt. I’m just now recovered. Completed my Grand Slam.

Congratulations on a great ram and your slam!

 

[ACK8]

Congrats on the Slam!

 

[Maverick7]

My son's Bighorn Ram from New Mexico

 

[elkhunterUT]

My Utah bighorn (California subspecies) sheep I killed last Friday

 

[#1antler]

My son's Bighorn Ram from New Mexico View attachment 475829View attachment 475830View attachment 475836

Has anyone heard about a population die off in Taos Pueblo Wheeler peak units

 

[Gadjet]

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California Bighorn from BC. Taken on day 20 of a tough 21 day hunt. I’m just now recovered. Completed my Grand Slam.

Congratulations!

 

[bowhuntercam]

My son's Bighorn Ram from New Mexico

Nice ram. Congrats

 

[MQQSE]

I was fortunate to take this 173 5/8 California bighorn in BC. Far exceeded my expectations.

 

[MQQSE]

 

[TheGrayRider]

So blessed, grateful, & thankful for the opportunity to mountain hunt desert bighorn sheep. December 13,2022 - Unit 45C, Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona.

God please continue to bless America! Also, short thanks to all of the conservation organizations and their members that support hunting, fishing, and the outdoors. Merry Christmas to all, TheGrayRider a/k/a Tom.

 

[jofes]

So maybe I've never noticed it before on other species, but is there a reason guys take pictures with the rams head straight up?

 

[JBrown1]

So maybe I've never noticed it before on other species, but is there a reason guys take pictures with the rams head straight up?

That pose is popular because it does a better job of showing off the horn(s) than a frontal shot or a straight on side shot, especially with sheep that are broomed, or less than full curl.

Desert and California BH rarely reach full curl, so this pose is see more often with them.

I tend to favor more natural poses.

 

[RedStag]

Awesome ram! Atlin or Muskwa?

Eastern slope, off the turnagain system

 

[Freeride]

After a lot of years solo hunting I finally got my first ram this year.
I passed on a squeeker early on in the season at 15 yards, and connected with this guy the last day of the season.

This season alone I hunted 23 days, hiked 205 km (127 miles), and climbed 16 km (52,493 feet) vertical according to my garmin gps watch. That doesnt include all the preseason scouting trips.
But I found a ram I had taken photos of before, just never finding him during the season.
He was 11.5 years old, 9.5 in the photos.