As It Lay, AZ Desert Ram

ElmerFudd · Dec 8, 2015

If you ever have a buddy who draws a tag like this, go help and share. It was an awesome experience. He is writing the story up elsewhere, but I found him first after Ron's excellent shot and those are my feet, so I guess it gives me the right to post this picture

I see why duffers like us were able to get close enough, looks like his eye and nose were damaged fighting earlier

It's a Nelson.

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Zeke · Dec 8, 2015

Awesome EF!
Of course your words of wisdom are well placed. We should go help our friends and family whenever we have the chance to hunt sheep.

That's a wonderful old trophy ram and your friend should be proud of it and your help should be appreciated.

I have family and friends (thanks LBH and others) who sacrifice for us when we pop a tag and we're extremely thankful for it.

Zeke

littlebighorn · Dec 8, 2015

Very nice Elmer. Old battle scared rams are special and he's no exception!
Thanks for sharing.

I too agree that vicarious sheep adventures are very close to tag toting ones.
No one wants their sheep experience to be a circus, but having extra, like minded friends and family to help is always a happy bonus. (Zeke, you and others helped with Spence's hunt so we were thrilled to be able to return the favor...totally our pleasure!)

bluejay · Dec 8, 2015

LAST EDITED ON Dec-08-15 AT 09:35PM (MST)[p]Congratulations to all who participated.
Never quite realized how special it is to be involved in a sheep hunt until I lived it myself. Now, that's all hunting equats to in my brain, sheep hunting. I can only hope to enjoy more sheep hunts by helping others that draw. Thanks for sharing what you did. Indeed a warrior.

ElmerFudd · Dec 8, 2015

A lot of the people I talk to just don't get the fact that they likely will never draw a desert ram tag, even if they apply in every state that has them every year. Points systems can't fix a basic supply that far below demand issue.