444 Grand Slam

kilbuc

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Just got back from Nevada. Short but sweet. Took a 160 4/8" ram the 1st AM. Found him the day before. For this unit too good to pass up. Why? 444, this was my 4th ram, one each in the last 4 decades(77,83,98,07)and 4 one shot kills. Haven't got photos downloaded yet but will send for posting.

from the "Heartland of Wyoming"
 
LAST EDITED ON Nov-15-07 AT 01:40PM (MST)[p]Congrats! Can't wait to see pics. Am I gonna see you in a skyline feature of Ovis/Grand Slam???

"Whatever you are, be a good one."
- Abraham Lincoln
 
Congrats on finishing your slam! What unit did you hunt? Can't wait until the pics are posted.

Dave

p.s. You should be close enough to #1444 that maybe Dennis will let you have that number.
 
Here are the pictures that Dan sent to me of his Slam Ram like stated above. Taken in NV and scored 160-4/8". Congrats on the Grand Slam Ram.
Brian
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LAST EDITED ON Nov-16-07 AT 04:50PM (MST)[p]Nice looking ram kilbuc. Congratulations on the ram and the slam. I can only wish. Tell us the story. Has the other gent in the picture also taken a ram down there? He looks familiar. Mind if I ask what part of the unit you took him in? PM me if you'd rather.
 
Thanks for posting the pics. Dan, you are right...a 160 ram in the area you had is an absolute dandy! Congrats on the ram and the Slam! It's like no other feeling. Can't imagine the feelings you experienced after completeing something that covered the course of 4 different decades. Let's hear the story, and tell us where you got the other 3 rams!
 
Very nice ram. Congratulations on a goal most of us will never accomplish! We all want to hear the story. How old is he and I must have missed what area he came from?
 
Thanks for the well wishes.

The area was 205S. The kill was made south of Calvada Summit. Since sheep tags are basically once in a life time, location of kill should be no big secret. Know the biologist that used to work that area and a couple hunters that drew the area recently and all were very helpful and deserve great thanks.

Found this ram the night before bedded on top of a mountain with 2 others(smaller). My brother came in late that night from that socialist republic to the west (LOL) and went out with me 1st thing next AM. We found a group of young rams, ewes and lambs about 600yds that were feeding. from the road 1st thing. I saw that same bunch the AM before and there were 23 sheep in the group with the largest ram a 4yr old. Went down the road to look for rams I saw the day before. Didn't find. Went back to large group and counted 26 with a couple mature rams. Apperently rams from evening before joined up with large group. Watched, waiting for them to bed. Then they spooked, bunched up and ram up the canyon out of sight. Moved down the road, looked back and they only went about 100yds. Settled down, started to feed. So we went back up the road, got out of sight and took off up the draw. Came over the top, saw 1 small ram to the right. The rest came out of the bottom, stopped. We found the largest ram and when he cleared the rest made the kil. Only 220-240 yds.

The other hunter is my brother. Several others were supposed to show up but didn't make it, there loss. That night I tossed and turned all night and only got about 2hours sleep...LOL. 10 years ago I killed a B&C typical mule deer in NV and the same thing happened except then everytime I thought about the buck it brought tears to my eyes.

Took a stone in B.C in 1977. Wanted to go on a classic sheep hunt, saved for 5 years, was very lucky since I could never afford it now. Then in '83 (saved more $$)took a Dall in the Yukon, followed by a bighorn in WY, area 5 in '98. Took that long to draw(thank the preference system and enough sense to get in on the ground floor). Drew the desert after putting in for 25 years.

from the "Heartland of Wyoming"
 
WAY TO GO, DAN!!! I've been hoping to hear how you did, ever since I learned that you'd pulled this tag. This is fantastic, especially the way you completed your slam, great stuff.

Tomorrow, I'll be on the phone calling a few mutual friends to tell them of your good fortune, Bob P and Kern in particular. Bob and Sean were both interested in hearing how you did, and you know how happy Kern will be for you. He's past his sheep hunting days, but still a sheep nut in every sense of the word. (For the rest of you who don't know who Kern is, he has three grand slams of his own, and he's sorta the grand old man among sheep hunters from around our Sacramento area.)

Congratulations Dan!
 
Elknuts....thanks for the kind words. Its encouragement and thoughts like yours and Kerns that makes it even more special.

from the "Heartland of Wyoming"
 
So, how's life since you retired and moved to Cody? D5 isn't much different than when you were here. Marginal deer hunting up high, and the ranches down by the lake are still very good. In fact, the deer hunting down low has gotten better in the last five years or so.

Dan
 
Wyo....you may not want to hear this. Mixed bag hunt, 15 days, $3500. That was about middle of the pack.

from the "Heartland of Wyoming"
 

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