Man, Do I really miss living in Colorado!

that is not a little bo sheep, this is . . .




awww, little baby stone sheep, te he

Awesome pictures though, I hope to hunt them some day, aint used to real mountains and BIG animals, just hundred pound whitetails  . . .

You Western Gangers are bleesed! Thanks for sharing the pics.

JimB - WOW That is a monster!!

they are blessed, but with gods country comes tourists  

Hey HornHunter, I guess we have a few of those cool critters way out in West TX mountains, but I've never seen them so here goes another "flatlander" question. No ribs showing in any of those pictures, and all are pretty "blocky" and look in good health. Are those sheep all in good shape (been feeding well) for this time of the year (late winter)? Is it just their winter coat being thick? They all look like they came through the winter without missing many meals, or is this just the way sheep look? Sorry, more flatlander questions, and you be sure to enjoy living every day in the high county many of us only dream about. Thanks for posting the pics.      

JEJ

no you picked it right there in good shape--but the hardest months are yet to come, march is our snow month, and that can really take its toll on everything,  most of the winter forage is gone then you dump 2 feet of snow on the ground, sheep rarely die of starvation, they can move a long ways to find feed, and they can eat- digest about anything, these guys yesterday were eating pine needles right off the tree-- there was lots of grass and forbes around, but they like the needles yesterday

see if i can post a few more pics

the light was flat for pictures, but notice how well they blend into the rocks and snow

tough part about hunting them you never know for sure how many there are, when I spotted the group yesterday I saw 3 mature rams walk over to this little hillside, I peeked over the top--

I call this little guy "Ibex"

Hey Steve H. what do you think of him in about 6-7 years?

first picture-- "flat light"

how many sheep?  Loook carefully

Nice pics...ten!

I'm going to say 10

Scott, I got a pic of a desert ram this morning.  Only on my cell phone so I will try and post it tonight.
Mark

Mark:  Call me on my cell phone the next time you see them.  If they are down low I can hike up from the house and try to get some photos.  thanks,  Jim

cool thanks mark

Well the cell phone photo is not the greatest but here is a pic from this morning of a desert ram.