COOSEFAN Report post Posted December 4, 2007 I've had several people who know me, tell me I shouldn't go Sheep hunting! I have always wanted to, it has always been a huge desire of mine but one that I've kept on the backburner because of it's rarity! Nobody in my circle of friends or family has ever drawn a Sheep tag......EVER! That is until this year My friends told me not to go becasue they know of my addictive nature, they know how I crave gettin' up on a glassin' point with spectacular veiws in any direction, they know I love sittin' behind my tripod mounted Swaro's for hours on end.......... I should have listened to em'. I had a hard enough time feeding my Coues habit and now I have to find a way to feed my Sheep habit.......dangit, why didn't you guys warn me Somebody's father whacked a hog of a Sheep.......Somebody else got it all on video.......Somebody will post a story and pic's......as soon as Somebody else gets the pic's to Sombody to post Also, Somebody else can't get Sheep off his brain and he needs to switch back to Coues mode real quick.....dangit! Somebody else> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullwidgeon Report post Posted December 4, 2007 Sheep? What are those? Do they look something like this? If they do we want to see them. Thanks. Bret M. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikep35 Report post Posted December 4, 2007 Now thats a big boy right there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Rabbit Report post Posted December 4, 2007 Jim, You better satiate that addiction and book that Dall hunt now for a few years from now (and Rocky and Stone as you wait to draw the desert). Them legs of ours aren't getting any younger (or prettier), and with the active geology, I can vouch for the mountains getting steeper and taller every year. Doug~RR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted December 4, 2007 Jim, I can sympathize! I LOVE bighorns! Got to monitor some rocky mtn and deserts on the San Carlos when I worked there. Always loved that part of the job. here are a couple pics from video: Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ajohunter Report post Posted December 4, 2007 Sheep? What are those? Do they look something like this? If they do we want to see them. Thanks. Bret M. I know where that Ram came from!.....Hehehe! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted December 4, 2007 Alrighty.......here's where the story and pic's are: http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...?showtopic=7641 Hey Doug, I am already thinkin' about how to get a hunt lined up.....just gotta get the ol' lady graduated and workin' first! ( just a couple more months ) Bret, I've seen pic's of that ram before on their website and it's a giant! I could stare at them critters a long time and never get bored.....just like Couesies I'll be down south in a few days looking for Coues again, but I know I won't be able to stop lookin' for "yellow donuts"! Thanks JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billrquimby Report post Posted December 4, 2007 Alrighty.......here's where the story and pic's are: http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...?showtopic=7641 Hey Doug, I am already thinkin' about how to get a hunt lined up.....just gotta get the ol' lady graduated and workin' first! ( just a couple more months ) Bret, I've seen pic's of that ram before on their website and it's a giant! I could stare at them critters a long time and never get bored.....just like Couesies I'll be down south in a few days looking for Coues again, but I know I won't be able to stop lookin' for "yellow donuts"! Thanks JIM> Believe me, sheep are the world's dumbest animals on four legs. Comparing them to a white-tailed deer or a six-year-old bull elk that's not in the rut would be like putting a kindergartner up against an Einstein in a math contest. Beautiful? Yes. Smart? No. Every Weatherby Award winner I wrote a book for agreed that sheep are like the blondes in all those jokes. An average size Coues buck is a better trophy than the biggest desert sheep, in my humble opinion. Bill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Rabbit Report post Posted December 4, 2007 Bill, Many of us have yearned for good looking blondes . Doug Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted December 4, 2007 Hey Bill, I've heard, read and recently witnessed what you are saying. But to clarify my comparison, the manner in which I hunt both Coues and Sheep are identical. My love for Coues is in big part due to how I hunt them. I hike and glass, spot and stalk. Glassing large country for an elusive critter is the challenge and what I admire, being elusive because they're smart or because there just isn't many of them, doesn't matter. With just a few thousand dollars in Mexico and a guaranteed Oct. tag in AZ, I can kill 2 or 3 average to good size Coues bucks on any given year........for Sheep, I just hope I get a chance to hunt 1 Desert Sheep in my lifetime....that's the big difference Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GameHauler Report post Posted December 4, 2007 HaHa Jim, Welcome to the fever. I'm trying to save up for a Dall sheep hunt myself. I save all my change and even if something cost $1.01 and I have a pocket full of change I will pay with $2.00 I have been doing this for years and get over $300.00 a year. I have not taped into it since my Desert Sheep hunt in 2003. Glad you had a good time with good friends. Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COUESAZ Report post Posted December 4, 2007 I have been told the same thing for the same reason Jim. I love to glass for game. I bet it is out of this world to glass for sheep i have never done it but sure would like to. I would like to see that monster fat ram that Scott and i think Amanda glassed up last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tines Report post Posted December 4, 2007 Very nice! Can't wait to go someday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outdoor Writer Report post Posted December 4, 2007 Well...all you guys with sheep hunting fever are gonna have to wait until after I get MY permit -- no ifs, ands or buts about it. But... you are all welcome to come along and help glass. Most importantly, I'll need at least four guys to carry me up the mountain when we do spot my trophy ram. I'll let you all know when to start getting in shipshape. -TONY Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted December 5, 2007 I hope to experience sheep hunting for myself someday, while I can still make it to the top of the mountain, gettin harder every year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
