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Old 10-29-2016, 07:17 AM
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Default My late season Chocolate Ram
This was my 7th sheep hunting trip (went on 1 other but tagged out the year before) and it was great. My long time friend Jim and I headed into the mountains last Sunday and by Tuesday early afternoon I was fortunate enough to harvest a beautiful chocolate colored ram.
The trip was pretty typical in that it involved daily hikes from our horse camp up onto the surrounding peaks and ridges searching for sheep. Tuesday morning found us making our biggest climb (2000 ft elevation gain) and about 8 km round trip. After topping out we slowly crept over a rocky knob only to find a small group of rams feeding about 350 yds below us. After a half hour of glassing it was clear there was one really good ram and he was somewhat distinctive in coloring. As often happens the wind started to swirl and the rams became agitated. They circled once and then broke off on a short run during which the target ram singled himself out for a clear shot.
It's hard to describe how much a person can process in a second or two but my mind was able to identify the ram and take one last quick look at his rack (all through the scope) and as he slowed to almost a stopped I squeezed the trigger and hit my mark. He was down within 10 seconds and no second shot was required.
We had the ram back in camp by 5:30 pm and were able to rest and feed the horses before dark..............it just doesn't get any better than that!!!!
I want to thank Jim for his companionship and for being the best hunting partner anyone could want. We worked our butts off and were rewarded with a great ram.......not bad for 54 and 53 year olds hey??...........maybe sheep hunt till I'm 60 LOL

Getting it plugged Monday and then off to Marco at Sugar Creek Taxidermy!!

Lots of pictures to view. Hope you enjoy them and Happy Hunting. Remember it should be about the "experience" and the harvest is just a bonus.















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Old 10-29-2016, 07:23 AM
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Congrats. Very nice.


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Old 10-29-2016, 07:24 AM
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Wow great job & beauty ram. Love the color.
I love reading stories like this!!!
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Old 10-29-2016, 07:25 AM
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Wow, what s great Color!
Congrats on the ram!
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Old 10-29-2016, 07:25 AM
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Beautiful colour, love those dark rams.
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Old 10-29-2016, 07:33 AM
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Lots of pictures to view. Hope you enjoy them and Happy Hunting. Remember it should be about the "experience" and the harvest is just a bonus.

I agree totally, I am this is one you will always fondly remember.
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Old 10-29-2016, 07:47 AM
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Old 10-29-2016, 08:13 AM
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That is one of the nicest Rams I have seen posted here. Very dark and a very nice curl. Congrats
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Old 10-29-2016, 08:38 AM
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Not bad for a guy with a replacement shoulder.

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Old 10-29-2016, 08:38 AM
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Absolutely beautiful ram!! It's only fitting to me a ram like that gets harvested late season, his cape will make for a great mount. Thanks for another great read and pics to boot alpineguy.
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Old 10-29-2016, 09:06 AM
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Nice job Ken can't wait to hear the story over beer and wings
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Old 10-29-2016, 09:08 AM
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It's a keeper! Thanks for sharing.

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Old 10-29-2016, 09:09 AM
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Nice ram congrats.
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Old 10-29-2016, 09:10 AM
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Great pics and story congrats!
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Old 10-29-2016, 09:21 AM
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Great looking ram!
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Old 10-29-2016, 09:26 AM
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WOW KEN..... you did it again... looks like an awesome hunt, and fun time in the mtns. You sure know how to put together a great hunting camp and make the most of the time you are there. Congrats on the choco. Great story and thanks for posting all the pics, I always look forward to your posts
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Old 10-29-2016, 09:31 AM
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Congrats.... great pics and ram.
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Great pics and story congrats!
X2 and beautiful ram.
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Old 10-29-2016, 09:36 AM
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beauty ram no matter what color or time of year.
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Old 10-29-2016, 09:44 AM
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Congrats Ken, a beauty of a sheep!
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Old 10-29-2016, 09:45 AM
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Hands down best looking sheep I've seen. That is awesome. Post pics when Marco is done with it!!
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Old 10-29-2016, 09:58 AM
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Great story and great sheep - well done

Looking forward to seeing the finished mount.

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Old 10-29-2016, 10:12 AM
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Thanks for sharing! Great ram!
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Old 10-29-2016, 10:52 AM
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Great job and well earned Ram .
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Old 10-29-2016, 10:53 AM
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Good work, congrats on harvesting a nice ram.
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SHUT THE FRONT DOOR! What a beautiful ram and a great story! Congrats on a fine looking Beast.

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Old 10-29-2016, 11:57 AM
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Super nice ram Ken.. congrats
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Old 10-29-2016, 01:42 PM
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Beauty sheep gents ..big congrats
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Old 10-29-2016, 02:31 PM
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Nice ram
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Old 10-29-2016, 03:40 PM
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Congrats Great pics and ram.
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