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This is my wife's first barbary sheep tag.
We went out after this morning after some of the coldest weather on record.
First thing in the morning I glassed up what I thought was 2 small rams about a mile away. Turned out it was a ram, ewe and baby.
1.5 hours later we came over the top and the ram was on the run. My wife could not find him in the scope the couple times he stopped and no shots were fired.
As we sat there licking our wounds we heard the little baby lamb a couple hundred yards away on the other side of the hill. We decided to get out of there so hopefully the ewe would come back. I had to explain to my wife that we could not take it home and raise it because it was illegal.
While we were on top of the mountain, I started glassing and I saw a group of sheep about 1.5 miles away on another range of mountains.
This is the first time I have ever found 2 groups of sheep on public land in one day.
We made a plan and 2 hours later we came up over a saddle and were looking at 11 rams 360 yards away.
I thought we should circle around for a closer shot, but, Zach and my wife reminded me that me messed that up only hours earlier.
She told me she could make the shot, I was not so sure.
Zach was watching in the spotting scope and I was watching on the 15s and she touched it off. Zach started screaming good hit, but, I was not so sure right off. The ram had been laying down and all that was showing was neck and shoulder. Laying down shots are real tough.
The ram started to run and I had a sinking feeling, but, he went 10 feet and Zach and I saw blood spraying every where. We was down after another 40 feet.
We then saw a large bodied ram standing watching him, that was on the other side of the hill. A better ram than she shot. Her ram measured 22.5 length and 12" bases. A decent first ram.
She held over the ram and the shot exploded through his neck and shoulder. This was the bloodiest kill I had ever seen. I normally try to clean up for pics, but, there was not a chance. It took us about 40 minutes to hike to where he dropped and the blood was frozen on.
Now we have Zachs and my tag tomorrow morning.
Zach and Mom
Zach with the Glory Load
We went out after this morning after some of the coldest weather on record.
First thing in the morning I glassed up what I thought was 2 small rams about a mile away. Turned out it was a ram, ewe and baby.
1.5 hours later we came over the top and the ram was on the run. My wife could not find him in the scope the couple times he stopped and no shots were fired.
As we sat there licking our wounds we heard the little baby lamb a couple hundred yards away on the other side of the hill. We decided to get out of there so hopefully the ewe would come back. I had to explain to my wife that we could not take it home and raise it because it was illegal.
While we were on top of the mountain, I started glassing and I saw a group of sheep about 1.5 miles away on another range of mountains.
This is the first time I have ever found 2 groups of sheep on public land in one day.
We made a plan and 2 hours later we came up over a saddle and were looking at 11 rams 360 yards away.
I thought we should circle around for a closer shot, but, Zach and my wife reminded me that me messed that up only hours earlier.
She told me she could make the shot, I was not so sure.
Zach was watching in the spotting scope and I was watching on the 15s and she touched it off. Zach started screaming good hit, but, I was not so sure right off. The ram had been laying down and all that was showing was neck and shoulder. Laying down shots are real tough.
The ram started to run and I had a sinking feeling, but, he went 10 feet and Zach and I saw blood spraying every where. We was down after another 40 feet.
We then saw a large bodied ram standing watching him, that was on the other side of the hill. A better ram than she shot. Her ram measured 22.5 length and 12" bases. A decent first ram.
She held over the ram and the shot exploded through his neck and shoulder. This was the bloodiest kill I had ever seen. I normally try to clean up for pics, but, there was not a chance. It took us about 40 minutes to hike to where he dropped and the blood was frozen on.
Now we have Zachs and my tag tomorrow morning.
Zach and Mom
Zach with the Glory Load
