Idaho unit 27 sheep

[Rizzy]

I drew one of the sheep tags and I have already scouted it in years past and located Rams. I will for sure make a scouting trip in July though.
I’m curious how much meat is on a Ram as compared to a Buck? I want to get an idea of how many game bags and what size to carry during the hunt.

 

[TBoschma]

I think boned out most people will see somewhere close to 70 pounds. That’s a pretty cool place good luck!

 

[cbarg14]

I drew one of the sheep tags and I have already scouted it in years past and located Rams. I will for sure make a scouting trip in July though.
I’m curious how much meat is on a Ram as compared to a Buck? I want to get an idea of how many game bags and what size to carry during the hunt.

New to sheep hunting so couldn't tell you but guessing a buck would be about the same. Good luck to you!

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[USMC-40]

I would say between 50-65 pounds of boned out meat on a ram. They are heavy, but their hides are thick as heck and the ones I have seen have a healthy layer of fat under the hides.

Congrats on the tag!

 

[Sleghammer]

About 70lbs is accurate. I used 5 medium sized quarter bags, same size you would use for a muley. I think I used argali bags, similar to kuiu. The extra bag was for the cape and head. I didn't cape for full body as I knew I was doing a pedestal.

 

[Rizzy]

Thanks for the feedback! So up to 70 pounds of meat and probably 40 pounds of head and cape for a wall pedestal

 

[Rizzy]

To follow up on this, I made a trip in last week for 6 days. It was very hot in the afternoons, 75 feels like 95 up there. I spent 4 days in the area I had seen Rams before on past scouting trips and only found a group of Ewes, lambs, and a young Ram (bottom of pic).
I hiked to a different area about 10 miles away the last 2 days of the hunt and saw a buck and a bear. The sheep terrain looked promising and I plan to head back in this Wednesday to more effectively hunt it. This will give me a 5 day trip, but it takes about 2 days to get in. So far rain is forcasted for those first 2 days anyways

 

[DAOutfitters208]

Following.

 

[Tmcgarrigle]

Keep up the updates!

 

[IDHoundsman]

Keep the updates coming man! Good luck!

 

[jdmaxwell]

Good luck...

 

[mtnwrunner]

Yes, good luck and we'll be anxiously awaiting stories!

Randy

 

[Rizzy]

Nothing exciting to report in terms of Rams. I got into the basin I wanted to glass and found a nice billy goat on the edge of it. It rained or hailed every afternoon I was in there, but cleared up nicely. Its been a fun area to explore so far. I have time for one more trip end of next week if weather and access permits. I will be going back to where I started and originally found sheep

 

[wildhorsetrail]

Gnarly country. Good luck!

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[IDHoundsman]

Getting down to the wire with less than 2 weeks of sheep season left. Any luck?