Frank here is a short story about my Nevada Sheep Hunt. Feel Free to pass along!
This Ram Scored 163 which is a great Ram from this Unit
My son Travis would be joining me on the hunt and we could hardly wait for November. We chose to hunt the second week, allowing us to spend time with our family over Thanksgiving. Arriving at camp on the 28th of November around noon, we met with our guide Seth who had a Ram spotted; he thought was worth checking out. After a long drive we me up with the other guide Jason who had been keeping eyes on the Sheep. After looking through the spotting scope, I agreed it was a beautiful Ram, but passed as I had not waited this long to hunt Sheep and have it over the first afternoon.
The next morning Travis and Jason headed south while Seth and I went north to find Sheep. The morning spent with Seth, we looked over dozens of sheep with a handful of nice Rams. Shortly later we got a call from Jason, saying they had a Ram spotted we needed to look over closer. After driving many miles south we met up with Travis and Jason, only to find out that the Ram has disappeared in to one of the many folds of rugged terrain.
Glassing up several other Sheep we decided to split up again and glass our way back towards camp. After stopping at a few spots and spotting several more Sheep, we stopped at one last place before camp. Right away Seth spotted a group of young Rams. Looking more to the south, I spotted a couple of ewes. Telling Seth where they were he got excited and said “look what’s bedded between those two ewes.”
I knew from the moment I laid the glass on the big Ram, I knew I would be thrilled to take him. Wanting my son to be there, we called and told Travis and Jason, we’d found the one.
After a short stalk and steep uphill 350 yards shot, my dream of taking a Sheep had finally come true.
My only regret was tagging out so early in the hunt. Giving many thanks to Travis, Seth and Jason, I couldn’t have had a better group of hunting partners to share this experience with
Randy R.