Family sheep hunt

[lledwod]

Got out for a week with the family, had a great wall tent base camp, and though I had no expectations we came home with a ram!

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[Gatehouse]

Attaboy! Wonderful pics!

And congratulaations! Now tell us more

 

[Red_Mist]

Congrats on the ram ! Nice to see little hunters in training.

 

[hoytcanon]

Dude... you hit the jackpot!

That girl is a keeper...

And congrats on the ram also...

 

[BigUglyMan]

That looks horrible. You poor, poor man. And to subject your family to it too. Beyond words.

 

[FLHTCUI]

That looks horrible. You poor, poor man. And to subject your family to it too. Beyond words.

Did you short out your keyboard with those tears as you typed this???
Now, those are some family portraits to be placed upon the wall with the mount !
Congrats !!!
Best Regards to the Yur Wife and the Future Hunters and yourself too.
Rob

 

[freddyfour]

Dude... you hit the jackpot!

That girl is a keeper...

And congrats on the ram also...

My thoughts exactly, no way in hell could I get my wife on a trip like that with the two little ones.

 

[LittleBoyLefty]

Awesome! Just old school awesome!

Congrats on your success. Love the pics, especially the last one! A family that hunts together...

 

[BigUglyMan]

Did you short out your keyboard with those tears as you typed this???
Rob

I managed to keep a relatively straight face.

 

[tony d]

Awesome good on ya,!

 

[hawk-i]

Congrats, looks like a great time!

 

[Pat Brennan]

Very nice, thanks for sharing. I noticed the husqvarna too! Great photo of the family, you are a lucky man.

 

[Ardent]

Wonderful, the kids will remember that long after you can't. Very well done.

 

[rar]

very nice .impressive .

 

[Budweiser2]

Well done , Congrats on a successful hunt with your family.

 

[PEKS]

Now that's a family hunt, awesome..

 

[GMC403]

Everything about this is awesome........ You sir are living the dream.

But yes, More details pls!

 

[lledwod]

Thanks everyone for the kind and supportive words. I am indeed a lucky man to have such a woman and and two beautiful daughters in my life! In the past I have usually done (somewhat) epic backpack hunts, but this would be quite difficult with the two girls at the age they are. Fortunately there has been enough rain to get my boat up into sheep country. We had 13 ewes and lambs within 100 yds of the walltent! After two days of nice weather and loafing about camp I decided to take a look 'over the hill'. A short boat ride and an hour climb and I could see sheep! Through the spotting scope I was just able to tell they were rams; at least 7. A couple hours later and I arrived where I had seen them, but they had moved on a considerable distance. Anyway, successful stalk (I think I need a rangefinder), an hour crawling closer in the rocks (and pouring rain) and field dressing as the sun goes down ..... Packed out ribs and quarters bone in as I was traveling light. Fog rolls in, pretty paranoid about getting lost! Fall asleep while resting in my pack a couple times. Its starting to get dark here again! Dark, foggy, raining, 50 yds or less visibility I finally hunkered down and miserably slept under my siltarp for a couple hours. What a relief to wake up and see the fog gone! I am still aching all over but I got back to camp safe and sound at 9:30 in the morning. I really didn't expect to get a ram; but always thankful when I do.

Cheers and happy hunting!

 

[doc25]

Congrats on the hunt. That is some beautiful country you're hunting in!

 

[H4831]

Good to see the tent excellently set up in the proper, old fashioned method.