Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

I admit it, I love sheep!

Discussion in 'Bowhunting Talk' started by Iamyourhuckleberry, Jul 19, 2009.

  1. Iamyourhuckleberry

    Iamyourhuckleberry Die Hard Bowhunter

    Joined:
    Feb 17, 2009
    Posts:
    2,244
    Likes Received:
    735
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Erie, Colorado
    I cannot get enough of them! I hunt rams with my camera whenever possible. Here’s a few photos from this weekend…enjoy!


    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]
    I snapped this one from 6 yards. He hauled the mail when he heard the shutter close.
    [​IMG]
     
  2. Rob / PA

    Rob / PA Grizzled Veteran

    Joined:
    Jul 24, 2008
    Posts:
    3,629
    Likes Received:
    16
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Hughesville, PA
    Like always Will, fantastic photos.
     
  3. DoubleLung84

    DoubleLung84 Weekend Warrior

    Joined:
    Feb 17, 2009
    Posts:
    744
    Likes Received:
    3
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    20 feet high
    Will, what zoom lense are you using on that camera?
     
  4. hunter6742

    hunter6742 Weekend Warrior

    Joined:
    Feb 4, 2009
    Posts:
    654
    Likes Received:
    0
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    In the woods, West Virginia
    Those pics a awesome!!
     
  5. Buck Magnet

    Buck Magnet Die Hard Bowhunter

    Joined:
    Jul 24, 2008
    Posts:
    1,894
    Likes Received:
    4
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Indiana, PA
    X2

    My dream hunt would be to chase some bighorns with my bow across the mountains...hopefully someday I will get the chance!
     
  6. Iamyourhuckleberry

    Iamyourhuckleberry Die Hard Bowhunter

    Joined:
    Feb 17, 2009
    Posts:
    2,244
    Likes Received:
    735
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Erie, Colorado
    It's a Sigma DG 28-300mm 1:3,5-6.3 Macro
     
  7. MGH_PA

    MGH_PA Moderator

    Joined:
    Sep 23, 2008
    Posts:
    10,503
    Likes Received:
    352
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Cogan Station, PA
    Geez, your photography skills are just as good as your hunting skills. Lol. Very nice. What body?
     
  8. Bitterman

    Bitterman Weekend Warrior

    Joined:
    Jun 26, 2009
    Posts:
    155
    Likes Received:
    0
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    North Wales PA
    Nice job. I love sigma glass.somewhere in my future is a 70-200 2.8



    :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :lol:
     
  9. Josh/OH

    Josh/OH Die Hard Bowhunter

    Joined:
    Jul 27, 2008
    Posts:
    2,728
    Likes Received:
    553
    Dislikes Received:
    1
    Location:
    Columbus, OH
    Big horn is a life long dream of mine, also. Excellent pics, Will!
     
  10. bz_711

    bz_711 Die Hard Bowhunter

    Joined:
    Feb 19, 2009
    Posts:
    2,363
    Likes Received:
    36
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    IL
    Very nice pics :cool: ...what kind of distance are we talking on these shots?

    Sheep have always been top interest for viewing on our family trips to Rockies...I love setting up my spotting scope at a viewing area while everyone is watching Elk and Mulies and locking in on some Sheep well up the mountain...people flock to the scope to check them out as many have never seen them (always fun to share that with them)...although rare to see rams as good as these.

    Bighorn on are the list as well...how many years on average to draw in CO?:confused:
     
  11. Iamyourhuckleberry

    Iamyourhuckleberry Die Hard Bowhunter

    Joined:
    Feb 17, 2009
    Posts:
    2,244
    Likes Received:
    735
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Erie, Colorado
    Jeff,

    I bagged a ram back in 1992. I have been applying for a desert bighorn tag since 1990...now and after a reg change, you can only apply for one or the other (Rocky Mt vs desert). I'm telling you cowboy, I could make a killing guiding sheep hunters. I suffice with photos.
     
  12. ISiman/OH

    ISiman/OH Die Hard Bowhunter

    Joined:
    Mar 27, 2009
    Posts:
    2,367
    Likes Received:
    4
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Chatham, OH
    Very sweet pics, It would be really cool to pursue sheep with my bow in the future.
     
  13. Dubbya

    Dubbya Moderator

    Joined:
    Jul 24, 2008
    Posts:
    3,923
    Likes Received:
    127
    Dislikes Received:
    2
    Location:
    Somewhere in, Wyoming
    Will, those are great pictures... and that last pic is one interesting looking sheep! :D
     
  14. BowHuntingFool

    BowHuntingFool Grizzled Veteran

    Joined:
    Jul 26, 2008
    Posts:
    4,490
    Likes Received:
    0
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Wisconsin/Michigan
    AWESOME pics Will, thanks for sharing them! Awesome!
     
  15. Iamyourhuckleberry

    Iamyourhuckleberry Die Hard Bowhunter

    Joined:
    Feb 17, 2009
    Posts:
    2,244
    Likes Received:
    735
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Erie, Colorado
    Matt,

    I have a confession to make. I shot several photos from ranges as far away as thirty yards and as close as six yards. Now for the confession...I tried the "old throw the rock over the rams head" trick while he wasn't looking in an effort to get him even closer. My loft was larger than my leap. The rock, the size of a grapefruit, landing smack dab on the ram's back....ending my photo opp.

    I had a lad from Oklahoma with me this weekend. He got to see his first mt. goats (15 total), his first bull elk (5), plenty of mule deer, and obviously his first bighorn. We were in GMUs S11 and S12 (G13 for goats). We saw the bulls/deer while scouting area 45 for September.

    If anyone ever wants to try their hand at a colorado ram, apply for area S11 first and S12 second. I will accompany you personally. This is one of my favorite hunts.
     
  16. Finch

    Finch Grizzled Veteran

    Joined:
    Jul 27, 2008
    Posts:
    5,686
    Likes Received:
    0
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Virginia
    Beautiful pics! What cam are you using?
     
  17. jmbuckhunter

    jmbuckhunter Grizzled Veteran

    Joined:
    Jul 24, 2008
    Posts:
    4,114
    Likes Received:
    0
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    St. Louis, MO
    Amazing pics Will. But I imagine they aren't quit that easy to sneak up on during the season. They probably have calanders just like our whitetails.
     
  18. Iamyourhuckleberry

    Iamyourhuckleberry Die Hard Bowhunter

    Joined:
    Feb 17, 2009
    Posts:
    2,244
    Likes Received:
    735
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Erie, Colorado
    I had my Canon 40D this time. I usually have the 10D in the truck though.
     
  19. Finch

    Finch Grizzled Veteran

    Joined:
    Jul 27, 2008
    Posts:
    5,686
    Likes Received:
    0
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Virginia
    Nice! I've been wanting to get my first SLR cam for some time now.
     
  20. TEmbry

    TEmbry Grizzled Veteran

    Joined:
    Aug 2, 2008
    Posts:
    6,325
    Likes Received:
    16
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Anchorage, AK
    Great pics Will, I realize SOMEONE has to draw....but the odds are so discouraging, it'll be a while before I enter that race, which will even further lower my odds.

    Someone asked how long it takes to draw? Think in terms of decades rather than months or years, and that is anywhere in the lower 48. If you need immediate results, you gotta pay the mega bucks to head to Canada for a guaranteed tag.
     

Share This Page