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Mumptia said:
Super story Noel. Thanks for sharing and..........

Congratulations of having written and posting the longest thread in Gunnutz history;)
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:D:D:D:D

Who needs Boddington whe you have me right? I wondered if it was too long but then thought why the heck not. It's not like any of us come here to save or make time. You need an escape, I will do my best to bore you with my wannabe life.:D

Thanks for the kind words.;)
 
Noel said:
:D:D:D:D

Who needs Boddington whe you have me right? I wondered if it was too long but then thought why the heck not. It's not like any of us come here to save or make time. You need an escape, I will do my best to bore you with my wannabe life.:D

Thanks for the kind words.;)
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bore on, bore on...................:D
 
Lazy Ike said:
The boss is running behind but I hacked her computer for you Noel.

I don't know what low-res means but there was a blackout when I tried to upload this.







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Thanks for posting that Ike!:) That looks great. Can't wait to see the rest.:)

When I got home I tore that one off and put Hannah's Ram on in it's place.
I also tied on a wool blanket my Gramma used when she worked in Jasper in the 40's at the Oil rig camp. :cool: I should dig out the picture with her laying beside it. :D

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sheephunter said:
Damn I hate when people steal my ideas and do it way better. That looks awesome!
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I am happy to give you full credit for the idea TJ. It was and is a great one!:cool: I had to get that thing all the way from Washington. When I showed my Grampa he said "Well I wished you would have said somthin' about one of them before the auction. Your great Uncles Nelson pack sold in the sale and didn't bring much at all. I'd have given it to you.":runaway:

His twin brother used his to haul camera gear up in the mountains in the 50's and 60's while studying the wildlife there. Would have been a great keepsake.
I just need two more and I will be good to go.:redface:
 
You just motivated me to start getting in shape for sheep hunting. It has always intrigued me. Thanks for the great story!
 
Noel - what can I say that hasn't ben said already? What a great story. I have to say that the injury your 21H suffered is trajic, but hey, at least it happened on a mountain while pursuing game.

Congratulations and thanks for the great read.
 
Noel - Thanks for the wonderful story and pictures. :)

You'll be able to smell the crisp mountain air (and feel the scree) every time you handle your beloved Brno for the rest of your life. Well done! :D
 
KDX said:
Good story and pics. What does the meat taste like?
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Not sure how to explain it compared to other meat. It is very fine grained and not wild/gamey at all to me. The Ewe certainly tastes much better than my Ram but I cannot say that would be the case every time. The Ewe was cleaned up and off the hill in a much faster manner and cooled like it was put in a meat locker as soon as it was cut from the carcass. Much more ideal than the Ram in the low 20's and the heat of the day. Davey and his Dad sure gobbled up a pile of that Ram. They'd have eaten it all if we had been out there much longer!:D
Thanks for all the kind words guys.

Here is a little bonus I found on a solo day trip for my Ewe the weekend before heading out with Nugget.
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Some will cringe at this pic but I love it.:)
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Amazing hunt thanks!
so you packed out the meat from each of the those Sheep? wow thats alot of carrying!

What province are you hunting in? I could never imagine a hunt like that... Well thats because Ive lived in Toronto for my whole life !
 
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cityhunter said:
so you just leave all the meat?
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By law you have to haul ALL edible meat out. Which is why there were three of us and thankfully only one ram to haul out. I packed the head and cape, about 40lbs maybe with all my gear about 65lbs, Davey and his Dad hauled the meat which had their packs pretty close to the same weight too.
She is not a hunt for the weak of heart or back!
This is what is left on the hill, just the guts and a pile of bones.
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The Ewe was even worse with my brainwave to take the whole hide. With that, a hind leg, the head and my gear the pack was 75lbs. If you read the whole story you would have seen me mention how the meat tasted and deboning etc right on the mountain side.

Ram load:
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Ewe load:
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Our packs would have been a bit lighter had we gotten the bones out of the Ewe legs but it froze so hard that night there was no working with it. I couldn't flesh the cape either.:(
 
DNR left a message for the skull to be picked up Monday. Time to go to the taxidermist and get the mount figured out.

Anyone know where a site is to see different shoulder mount poses? Not sure if I should go classic straight pose or something out of the ordinary. I always thought the nose up in the air, lip curled back would be cool but it may be too much Cow Bell. We left lots of extra cape so that should not be an issue.

Helb!
 
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