Silver State Nelson Bighorn Tag

[CHL]

Heck of a ram man!! Sign me up all freakin’ day to shoot another Desert just like him. Congrats!

 

[TheTone]

Wow. Kills a desert sheep, and is upset and disappointed about it cause it doesn't have some made up number attached to it? Complains to not care about score anymore because it's ruining the experience, then complains it doesn't score enough after killing it. This last update and closure is really disappointing to what should have been an incredible thread with a punched tag or not.

Congrats OP on your ram. No matter what you think or what anyone tells you, he's a sheep of a lifetime. Nobody that sees that ram will be able to tell you if it's a 160 or 170" ram.

I’m sure I’ll get flamed but add onto that just waiting at home while the outfitter and guides are looking for a ram to call him to fly out to kill. Odd hunt and ending to be upset about

I’ll probably never hunt sheep as a poor person with bad draw luck. If/when I ever draw a tag I’ll be happy to just have the experience

 

[Timjohnson11]

He's asked me not to mention him. It's highly competitive between the three outfitters trying to turn up the biggest ram in the state.

Curious if you can disclose the guide now that the hunt is over? Congrats by the way. I'd be pumped on a really solid ram and undoubtly a fun few months!

 

[Maddog58]

Nothing to be ashamed of with a 164” ram. Pretty tough to find 180” rams on a consistent basis

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Well guys it's done. I got A ram. Right now im feeling frustrated and like I want throw up. This isn't how the best tag in the state was supposed to end up but here we are. For reasons I'll never understand my guide suggested we pass on a couple of 170ish rams in July. I didn't know enough at the time to say hell no and it's something i have to live with. Always remember it's your tag and you make the call. Let the guide make his recommendations. I just trusted the guide. Stupid on my part.

I'll let it all settle in and share how the hunt went down but wanted to share that i killed and it's over.

If you draw a sheep tag in NV and want to go guide give me a call I'll share my full experience.

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I’ve been following along with this just lurking, I’m very happy you got a ram, good for you man!!!

I understand your frustration but you got a ram, I’ve been involved with a few different hobbies/obsessions over the years and when I look back on things I don’t/can’t do anymore, I wish had more fun and just relaxed while doing them. I wish I’d appreciated things for what they were rather than what I wanted them to be. I remember finishing an Ironman triathlon in 11hr3min and being so upset I didn’t break 11 hours, it ate me up, I was pissed, I soured my (then) girlfriends experience of doing her first Ironman. Now with an injury that makes it so I can’t run anymore I wish I’d enjoyed myself more when I could rather than watching the clock and being frustrated by times.

Now days with hunting I always try to remind myself to have fun, not that I won’t hunt hard and I don’t call u successful hunts successful just because I had fun but I need to slow myself down sometimes and just be glad I’m there.

You light never get to shoot a sheep again (you might get to though), you never know. Don’t put yourself in a spot where the only sheep hunt you did was a bad experience.