Got out today to hunt barbary sheep (aoudad).
After glassing this cone (http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/galnmax/Barbary%20Sheep/DSCF0735.jpg) for a while I thought I could see one in the trees so I started hiking up and glassing as I went. Did some New Mexico stump shooting too.
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/galnmax/Barbary%20Sheep/NMstump1.jpg)
The only sheep I found was a carcass. But I loved the time out.
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/galnmax/Barbary%20Sheep/NMstump2.jpg)
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/galnmax/Barbary%20Sheep/NMstump7.jpg)
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/galnmax/Barbary%20Sheep/NMstump10.jpg)
Then the storm started moving in. Got to see a snowbow.
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/galnmax/Barbary%20Sheep/snowbow1.jpg)
Good lookin countryside Galen! :thumbsup:
Beautiful!
Mr. Benson, that is some rugged country. Aoudad are on my list...love those chaps. I am pretty fond of your signature line as well :thumbsup: I wish you much success!
Great looking country and pictures!
-Jay
I can't wait to hunt those one day. They look like so much fun.
Dude,
Can you actually believe where you were back so few months ago as you sat taking those pictures?
Amazing! God is definitely good all the time!
Wow is that ever a nice honey hole, beautiful county and pictures. almost make you think who cares about the animals just enjoy the space.
Great pics, thanks for sharing. The sand goats are some elusive critters.
This country makes me realize I've got 63 year old legs.
That is some neat looking country.......
Beautiful countryside you hunt there sir!
That Terrain looks steep.(did I spell it correct?).How were you planning to approach the animal if you found one?There seems to be no cover.
Awsome area and pictures.
Gorgeous country. :archer:
that blows my mind. desert country like that you would expect to be stinking hot but seeing snow in the desert like that seems strange to me. what's the altitude there?
Wow beautiful.
I love that high desert country it's as beautiful in pictures as it is in person.Looks like you had an awsome day just roaming through on of gods great landscapes.
Beautiful country you have access to there! Thanks for sharing it with us.
A special experience to fully breath in.
Great country for a wise hunter.
Beautiful Country..!
Thanks for taking us along.
QuoteOriginally posted by BenBow:
This country makes me realize I've got 63 year old legs.
And the heart and zest of a 30 yr old, Galen! :)
If I had country like that to look at, it might make tag soup easier to eat!
Watch the gumbo mud... don't wanna be there a week or more waiting to get out!
Very cool!
Yes this is steep country. Due to the wind direction I had to come in from the west which meant I had to start a lot lower. I went from 5,879 where I parked to 6,382 where I decided to turn around. Lots of loose basalt in clay/sand made things interesting at times. I would have had a heck of a time getting one down from up there if I got one. Hunting this stuff means almost the whole stalk would be on my belly and slow. I've gotten dang close to antelope doing that when there was little or no cover. Just a lot of mean cactus to watch for especially the ones that camouflage themselves. Have to take pictures of those next time.
500 feet on 63 yr old legs is not an easy task! I'd just sit there and swoon... 680 feet above sea level-- to 6400... or even 5800...nah... I'd be bent over pukin! Been there, done that on my 1st Westward Ho the wagon trip to live in MT on Mt. Capers, WY... Could NOT figure out how I came down with the "flu" being at a Conoco picnic!
Duh! Altitude sickness. Rather avoid that and I was in a lot better shape at 30 than 64!
It's amazing to me loving the outdoors, how you can shift geography a bit in this amazing country, and BOOM...you're up against things you have no clue how to handle... loose basalt/clay& sand,camo catcus, or when in MT, frost biting your lungs pushing a car in -25* in just 2" of snow!
You be careful out there and edumcate us tinhorns!
beautiful countryside thanks !
Found out that a couple of guys got two rams off this cone. This is the biggest. My bosses son said he saw two more that were bigger than this one. Think I'll spend more time on one of the other cones that's a lot harder to access and is a bunch higher.
Traditional Bow Kill?
Truly Awesome BIG Country, thanks for sharing the pics!
FerreyWYO I don't know how he killed it so I removed the picture. Thanks for the reminder.
BEnson,
Send me that pic, will ya?
I only saw them briefly years back on some outdoor show... I wanted to study it some. Beautiful critter!
You remember someday I want to come and fall far, far behind trying to keep up with you out there and I gotta know what they LOOK LIKE anyway!
Thanks, B.
Beautiful scenery, thanx for sharing and good luck!!!