Coues Sniper Report post Posted January 18, 2010 I was lucky enough to have some time today to go to a sheep capture near my hometown of Las Vegas. These captures are always a blast, but this one was very special. Today our goal was to transport 25 sheep, and every one of them was to be a mature ram! I haven't been involved in our sheep group for very long (Fraternity of the Desert Bighorn) but no one, not even the old salty guys who have been around for forever, can remember a capture where we caught as many rams of this size. This is an area that is closed off to hunting and the population of older rams has gotten to the point where some of them needed to be removed. The rams that were caught were transported to areas that needed a boost so it was a win-win. The smallest ram we captured we guessed was in the mid 150's and the largest was in the low 170's. It was an unbeleivable day. Slingin' 4 big rams in Crazy how gentle the pilot can put them down... Carrying a nice ram to the tables... This was one of the biggest rams of the day. A Book ram for sure. I'm the goofy guy with his hat backwards. The chopper kept blowing it off My cousin with another good ram. My cousins son and nephew were also there and had a blast. They got to help hold a few rams down and fold the nets up to use in the guns again. 3 more.. My favorite picture of the day. Check out the bruiser laying down And this guy was by far my favorite ram of the day. They aged this old guy at 13 1/2 . They decided the stress of moving him might be too much for the old timer so we let him go after a good looking over. He had sinusitis (sp?) pretty bad, but was in great health other than that. Closer pic of the sinusitis. The capture was very successful and all these rams are currently on their way to their new homes. It was a day I won't soon forget, and who knows - maybe I'll be lucky enough to see one of these rams again someday . Hope you enjoyed the pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted January 18, 2010 Wow, thanks for sharing. That had to be pretty exciting to actually be apart of that. Awesome! TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ402 Report post Posted January 18, 2010 Very cool!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted January 18, 2010 That's a great day nice pics thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues79 Report post Posted January 18, 2010 Pretty darn neat right there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted January 18, 2010 Great post and thanks for sharing with us. Looks like the whole family got involved too! Must have been a cool experience, especially with mature rams like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DUG Report post Posted January 18, 2010 Very cool. Nice pics! Were they caught with a net from the helicopter or one of those rocket nets from the ground? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewp45 Report post Posted January 18, 2010 Man that is really cool right there.That is definetly on my list to do.What a cool way tog et involved and help out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Sniper Report post Posted January 18, 2010 Very cool. Nice pics! Were they caught with a net from the helicopter or one of those rocket nets from the ground? Thanks . As we were targeting only mature rams these were all netted from the helicopter. They were then blindfolded, legs hobbled, and put in a "sack" and flown to the operations site. I'm trying to get the net gun job but something about training and the fact that everyone else in town wants to do it too is holding me back Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GameHauler Report post Posted January 18, 2010 Very cool. Thanks for sharing. I attended a capture right be for my Sheep hunt. It was a very neat experience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Browning'sCustomMeat Report post Posted January 18, 2010 Thats friggin' cool!! THat would be something to experience! Although you had me going when you said sheep capture, took me back to the day of being back home on the Navajo! Thanks for sharing such great pictures. I am actually going to try and help the Sheep Society on a tank project this year. -Jeremy- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cosninocanines Report post Posted January 18, 2010 Fantastic! As a ADBSS member this was great to see, sheep on the mountain is our motto and these guys should help put many more out there. My friend and I have volunteered on many water projects and now I need to add a capture project to my "Bucket List". Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Archer Report post Posted January 18, 2010 Man are those rams some brutes great pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arizonaelitefreak Report post Posted January 19, 2010 dude that is fricken awesome that would be so neat to be apart of! thank you for sharing your eperience Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ehunt Report post Posted January 19, 2010 WOW!!! Looks like you had an awesome day!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
