KaibabHunter Report post Posted April 6, 2017 Condensed version: Countless scouting days starting in August with a final push that ended up being 23 days total with a 1 shot kill at 266 yards by myself on day 8 of the hunt. Used the Tikka T3 Lite 300 win mag shooting factory 165 Barnes as discussed in other thread about building that gun. Performed perfectly. A lion had moved in and killed a lamb on day 2 and was hunting the same sheep I was chasing - scattered em. Literally lion tracks on top of sheep tracks. My 2 big rams disappeared and I ended up with my #3 ram solo diy after some very tough hunting. If only the season opened 4 days earlier... BirdDog and my dad were there for the first 3.5 days and a huge help/thx to them! We could've killed a lesser ram on opening evening but I passed. 100% solo after that. Once down, a good trusted friend/mentor helped me cape and pack him out of one nasty/vertical spot. Huge thx! More than happy with this ram! Thx to all that helped and have mentored hunting the desert over the years - you know who you are. I think this was a culmination of a life time of learning and struggling to be successful at hunting. And thx to the family for understanding the significance of such an opportunity. Checked out at 163.5 and 8 years old. Can't wait to see what Clay at Mogollon taxidermy does with him. 19 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunterdan Report post Posted April 6, 2017 That is awesome. Big Congrats to you! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinspe25 Report post Posted April 6, 2017 Congrats on a great looking ram! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesPursuit Report post Posted April 6, 2017 Love the solo DIY on a class IV. I bet a piece of you will forever be left on that mountain. Congratulations!! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allforelk Report post Posted April 6, 2017 Congratulations and thank you for the read. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swivelhead Report post Posted April 6, 2017 Congrats on your ram. Class IV and beautiful. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adicted Report post Posted April 6, 2017 well deserved bro....good job 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted April 6, 2017 Very nice ram! Congrats on getting it done 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted April 6, 2017 cool! what unit 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tac Report post Posted April 6, 2017 congrats to you I,m ready for my chance I wish it would come soon. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HyNoon Report post Posted April 7, 2017 Man that's a good looking ram. Way to drop the hammer on him buddy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bird Dog Report post Posted April 7, 2017 Great job Man! The pleasure was all mine to spend some quality time in the desert and a few fires with you for sure. I am happy you were able to harvest such a beautiful ram. Congrats! I am sure Clay will turn out an awesome mount and I can not wait to see it some day. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lv2hnt Report post Posted April 7, 2017 KH never stated his ram was a Class 4. For clarification > wild sheep are classified by their age, not their size (rams 9 years old and older fit the Class 4 bill). Not a major deal (a chance to add to one's wild sheep knowledge). KH's sheep is a top-end Class 3 ram --- that in no way detracts from what a cool ram he tagged! KH, my hat's off to you on a GREAT accomplishment!!! Beautiful desert sheep, and all the sweeter toughing it out at the end solo ... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
