Brian Payne Report post Posted March 18, 2013 I got a chance to go on my first Barbary Sheep hunt this year. We hunted in New Mexico's Unit 34. I killed my ram on the first day. When we glassed up the group of sheep we were sitting at 4300 ft elevation and I killed the ram at 6700 ft. This was definitely one of the most physically demanding hunts I have been on and if we would have had to do it multiple days I think it would have about killed us. My 9-year old son came along on the hunt and made the entire climb up to the sheep! He is not a monster ram but I was thrilled to kill him. I look forward to hopefully getting a chance to hunt these animals again. These animals live in some seriously rugged country and much of their diet appears to be yucca plants. They eat the yucca leaves like spaghetti noodles as seen in this photo. The ram I shot is the sheep you can barely see in the center of the photo. I shot the ram at 430 yds with a 25 deg. uphill angle. It took almost an hour to get from where I shot to the ram. My brother was able to take a freeze-frame photo from the video just as the bullet hit the ram. Notice the dust flying off his back. I got to share the hunt with friends and family which always makes it more enjoyable. Just wish it would have lasted longer! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky2hunt Report post Posted March 18, 2013 Excellent!!! Congrats on a beautiful ,hard earned trophy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted March 18, 2013 Congrats on your trophy. Looks like some rough country. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Santana Outdoors Report post Posted March 18, 2013 Looks like you would be exhausted after seeing that terrain. Nice work, and congrats on a nice kill. Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corkin it Report post Posted March 18, 2013 Tough hunt for sure. Congrats to u and the boy. Great memories!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted March 18, 2013 Excellent!! Congratulations and I enjoy the photos with the arrows and details on them. Nice work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cramerhunts Report post Posted March 18, 2013 Congratulations on a very nice ram, I've had the tag but wasn't able to go, still on my bucket list though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
112coues Report post Posted March 18, 2013 nice ram. congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gotcoues Report post Posted March 18, 2013 Very neat, I love the pics that go along with your story. Nicely done and congrats on your sheep. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ADDICT Report post Posted March 30, 2013 Thats a great trophy dude! Awesome 9-year-old for tagging along! Great experience for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spectrum Report post Posted February 15, 2020 He looks pretty nice to me. I have recently gotten the bug to go hunt these sheep. I've hunted 34 for turkey and was successful. Was this the draw hunt or over the counter? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
