Sheep Hunt w/pics

[kadbow]

Well my bighorn season opened Aug. 6.  I hunted hard for 8 1/2 days and only saw sheep 2 days.  Closest I got was 60-70 yds.  Nobody I've heard of in the unit has been seeing too many rams.  Tough going so far but beautiful scenery, lots of elk, some moose, deer and antelope, hours upon hours of glassing, lots of miles up and down and good weather so far.  Can't complain about an opportunity to hunt sheep. I will be going out again late next week solo for the end of the season.  Here are a few pics (finally) from part 1 of the hunt.

Base camp
 

 

a few elk
 

a couple more elk
 

Colotrad/Steve on our first climb to the top
 

[kadbow]

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It was getting below freezing at night above 11,500'

[kadbow]

more pics

lots of glassing




the cliffs of death

[kadbow]

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more glassing


SHEEP!!! the only ones we saw on two different days


this is where they bedded one day

[kadbow]

still more

spike camp
 

 

 

 

an old miner's shack at about 13,500'
 

[kadbow]

A couple more





glassing in the mosquitos

[Pat B.]

Fantastic !!

       Thanks for taking us along.

[Gerardo]

This are great keep it coming

[rastaman]

Awesome pictures sir! Good luck on the rest of your hunt!

[snakewood3]

Wonderful pictures, thank you for taking the time to share your hunting. I wish you the best of luck for the remainder of the season.

[Robert Cunfer]

Awesome Pics, Thanks from the boys out east to see such wonderful country.......Bobby

[Coonbait]

Fantastic country! Looks like sore lungs to this flatlander!
Glenn

[Kapellmeister]

Originally posted by Robert Cunfer:
Awesome Pics, Thanks from the boys out east to see such wonderful country.......Bobby

+1!

[Kapellmeister]

Originally posted by Robert Cunfer:
Awesome Pics, Thanks from the boys out east to see such wonderful country.......Bobby

+1!

Great pics of some beautiful country!

Good luck next week.

Bisch

[amar911]

Mark,

You are in beautiful country with great weather. There certainly are a lot of elk up there. Sheep hunting is about as challenging as it gets, and doing it with traditional bows makes your odds of shooting a sheep about as good as the odds of drawing the tag to begin with. As JFK said, there are some things we do "because they are hard," and sheep hunting with a longbow is definitely one of those things!

I wish you the best on your continuing odyssey for the elusive ram. Enjoy the time in the wild places, because that is the true joy of hunting.

Allan

[Shinken]

Great photos Mark - thanks for sharin'!

Hang tough Bud - you will find those Rams!

Enjoy the journey!

Shoot straight, Shinken

 

[GRINCH]

Maybe this is your week,thanks for the pics.

[House]

Great looking country.

Best of luck to you this coming week!  Regardless of the outcome, more pics.  Never tire of pics of sheep country.

Travis

[Thumper Dunker]

Great pictures. I need oxigen just looking at them. Good luck on your next try.