Bighorn and ibex

NMBOWHNTR27 · Apr 12, 2017

Who was lucky enough to draw these tags?

elkhuntin247 · Apr 12, 2017

My 13 yr old son drew nonresident youth ibex tag. He is super excited. I might be a little too. Should be a great experience

NMBOWHNTR27 · Apr 12, 2017

>My 13 yr old son drew
>nonresident youth ibex tag.
>He is super excited. I
>might be a little too.
>Should be a great experience
>

Awesome! That's a great hunt! You guys should be pumped! Congrats

jmgraham1986 · Apr 12, 2017

My wife drew the second sheep hunt in the Fra Cristobals. I'm super excited to share this experience with her.

elkhuntin247 · Apr 12, 2017

We are. He's a lucky boy. Drew 34 youth elk too!!

muleybeast · Apr 12, 2017

Those are dream tags. I could only hope.

mozey · Apr 12, 2017

LAST EDITED ON Apr-12-17 AT 09:28PM (MST)[p]LAST EDITED ON Apr-12-17 AT 09:27?PM (MST)

I drew the August Fra Cristobal desert bighorn The smile muscles on my face are getting an epic workout...

WYO702 · Apr 13, 2017

I was lucky enough to draw a Jan archery Ibex Tag. I'm excited to say the least!

RioHuntNutt · Apr 13, 2017

mozey, remember I needed you to work up that load for my 6.5 creedmore and you said you had dang sure better get a desert tag too......BAM.....

philthy · Apr 13, 2017

>LAST EDITED ON Apr-12-17
>AT 09:28?PM (MST)
>
>LAST EDITED ON Apr-12-17
>AT 09:27?PM (MST)
>
>I drew the August Fra Cristobal
>desert bighorn The smile
>muscles on my face are
>getting an epic workout...

Congrats on the tag, Mozey! You're in for an amazing experience. Getting my ram last December has changed me as a person and I'm still smiling. Best of luck and hold out for a thumper!

CompassWestOutfitters · Apr 13, 2017

My son drew the youth tag for ibex... and 2B bow January youth tag
Gotta love the NM youth hunts!!
I got a wall of red

hris Guikema
www.compasswestoutfitters.com

mozey · Apr 14, 2017

LAST EDITED ON Apr-14-17 AT 08:28AM (MST)[p]Rio--what ever you did, muchos gracias my friend. Let's plan to do it again next year for either rocky mountain or ibex (I'm not particular or greedy)... ;-)

I'm thinking this tag may justify a new rifle. I don't know much about it--how do you like your Creedmore?

mozey · Apr 14, 2017

LAST EDITED ON Apr-14-17 AT 08:27AM (MST)[p]Philthy, if you're ok with it, I may pm you for some info. I've emailed the ranch but haven't heard back from them yet. I'm going nuts trying to figure out if and when I can go scouting, how many helpers I can invite, etc...

RioHuntNutt · Apr 14, 2017

mozey I like the idea , and my bride got it for me for our anniversary so its pretty sentimental for me.I seriously did draw an Barbary sheep tag so Im gonna have it dialed in and ready ....Yeah I believe your desert sheep may be reason enough, although I bet you have a something special in the locker for just this occasion.

DIYhunter · Apr 14, 2017

Cool video for Mozey. Fra Cristobal Bighorn hunt August 2016. PM with any questions you might have. Is a very doable hunt on your own. The Armandaris Ranch is very helpful and the access they give you is fantastic. The toughest part of the hunt is drawing the tag! Best of luck.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RKGp_tneP48

mozey · Apr 14, 2017

I've lost count now how many times I've watched that now.

NMBOWHNTR27 · Apr 14, 2017

>My wife drew the second sheep
>hunt in the Fra Cristobals.
> I'm super excited to
>share this experience with her.
>

Wow!! That's a dream hunt for me! Even to tag along. Awesome! Congrats!

NMBOWHNTR27 · Apr 14, 2017

>LAST EDITED ON Apr-12-17
>AT 09:28?PM (MST)
>
>LAST EDITED ON Apr-12-17
>AT 09:27?PM (MST)
>
>I drew the August Fra Cristobal
>desert bighorn The smile
>muscles on my face are
>getting an epic workout...

Awesome!!!! Congrats!!! I just throwing it out there, but if u need help, spotter, whatever. Lol

NMBOWHNTR27 · Apr 14, 2017

>I was lucky enough to draw
>a Jan archery Ibex Tag.
>I'm excited to say the
>least!

Dang! U were lucky as a non resident. Congrats! I've had that tag twice. It's fun, addicting, and frustrating lmao

NMBOWHNTR27 · Apr 14, 2017

>My son drew the youth tag
>for ibex... and 2B bow
>January youth tag
>Gotta love the NM youth hunts!!
>
>I got a wall of red
>
>
>
>
>hris Guikema
>www.compasswestoutfitters.com

Great for your boy! I bet he's pumped. NM does an awesome job for youth. I've got a little buddy thatdrew the youth 13 muzzy tag. Should be awesome.
I got archery deer in a tough unit and a blood bath. Lol
Frees up some time to guide a few elk hunts.

NMBOWHNTR27 · Apr 14, 2017

>I've lost count now how many
>times I've watched that now.
>

Hahaha. Me too and I didn't draw one lol

NMBOWHNTR27 · Apr 17, 2017

I would love to just tag along on a sheep hunt lol

Ltsheets · Apr 17, 2017

If u can it's worth it! I did in March and teared up when my buddy's ram went down I was so happy. Something I'll never forget.

>I would love to just tag
>along on a sheep hunt
>lol

toklat · Apr 17, 2017

Chris, congrats on your son's late 2C hunt. You should have it locked up being from that area! Post up some pics. Sure you will look at Albert Mesa, Santos Peak, Chief Brown? Good luck.

WYO702 · Apr 17, 2017

>>I was lucky enough to draw
>>a Jan archery Ibex Tag.
>>I'm excited to say the
>>least!
>
>
>Dang! U were lucky as a
>non resident. Congrats! I've had
>that tag twice. It's fun,
>addicting, and frustrating lmao

I'v been a resident of NM now for about 16ys. Was Just born and raised in Wyoming. Were you able to kill an Ibex on your hunts? I'v hunting them with a friend on his muzzleloader hunt a couple of years ago. I'm scratching my head trying to figure out how I'm going to be able to close the deal with a bow haha

NMBOWHNTR27 · Apr 17, 2017

>If u can it's worth it!
> I did in March
>and teared up when my
>buddy's ram went down I
>was so happy. Something I'll
>never forget.
>
>>I would love to just tag
>>along on a sheep hunt
>>lol

Oh I agree it would be totally worth it! They are awesome animals

BigDaddyL · Apr 18, 2017

I drew one of the Ram hunts in the Rio Grande Gorge (GMU 49, 50, and portion of 53 west of HWY 522). I have had a smile on my face since the results came out.

Any info sent my way would be appreciated. Never hunted Rams before.

toklat · Apr 19, 2017

Big daddy, congratulations. One good starting point is to begin scouting efforts by going to the west end of the Rio Grande Gorge rest area outside Taos and start glassing up and down the canyon and go from there. That is a good way to locate sheep. Would recommend you contact Eric Rominger who is the bighorn sheep biologist with The NM game and fish office in SFe.
Good luck and let us know how you do.

BigDaddyL · Apr 19, 2017

Thank you for the help and I will definitely let you know how the hunt goes. To say I am excited is an understatement. Thank you again!

mozey · Apr 19, 2017

Much congrats--I know the feeling--can't concentrate on school or work. My wife is ready to give me the boot...

BigDaddyL · Apr 19, 2017

LOL, I am the same way....Congrats to you as well. My friends back home on the east coast all want to come out for this hunt with me. I am not sure how I am going to go about getting this hunt done. I have never hunted this type of animal. I jumped on this forum trying to gain some knowledge.

mozey · Apr 19, 2017

LAST EDITED ON Apr-19-17 AT 08:52AM (MST)[p]I've hunted barbarys but never bighorns. From what I'm gathering, bighorns are not too different from mule deer...

BigDaddyL · Apr 19, 2017

Well, how do you hunt the Muley's and Barbary Sheep? Lol

I am an east coast military guy stationed here at White Sands Missile Range.

You may be the guy I need to be talking to because my son's drew an archery Mule Deer tag Unit 34, a Barbary tag Units 32, 34, 36-37, and an Archery Elk tag Unit 15.

Ltsheets · Apr 19, 2017

PM sent bigdaddy

toklat · Apr 19, 2017

Mozey, if you haven't done so yet, might consider calling Eric Rominger, the Bighorn game biologist for the department regarding the Fra Cristobal. Good luck!