'09 NWT Dall Sheep

bhollis · Jan 7, 2010

got

this one in August in NWT with Nahanni Butte Outfitters

Mounts02 · Jan 7, 2010

Beautiful Ram.. Thanks for the pics.

littlebighorn · Jan 7, 2010

Very nice trophy. Can you share a few more details? I am hoping to hunt in the NWT next year.

WVHUNTER · Jan 7, 2010

That's a beautiful ram, congratulations.

bhollis · Jan 7, 2010

Thanks guys, I hunted with the Lancaster's at Nahanni Butte Outfitters. Got him on the 1st day of hunting after hanging out at base camp for a couple of days waiting for weather to clear. Bedded down 8 rams (three 8 yr olds probably pushing 160") at 225 yards for 6 hours until this old boy finally separated himself from the group. He was 10 yrs old & scored around 155. Would have been easy as sheep hunts go until he rolled down the hill and we had pack him back up the hill and over the ridge to camp in sleet and rain. Spent the next 72 hours weathered in a 2-man tent with my guide. Great outfitter and great sheep country,lots of rams would recommend the Lancasters for any of the hunts they offer (think their family outfits for 16 species) I've also hunted muleys, desert muleys, and Coues with them and will be hunting Stone sheep with them in '11.

elkhunter1234 · Jan 8, 2010

Congrads on a great ram... The Lancasters are a great bunch of guys, I knew Cam very well , {RIP my freind} they sure have had some tuff luck with flying the last few years...Who was your guide??? Wade was showing me some pictures of a ram one of his hunters shot that looked alot like yours....

jims · Jan 8, 2010

Congrads, do you happen to have a frontal photo?

bhollis · Jan 8, 2010

my guide was Shawn Bennett. Guess we didn't do too bad for a 1st time sheep hunter and guide.We were the 2nd group out after the chopper accident and had a great experience. Jim & Clay know how to run a camp. I've been hunting with Bart in Mexico and @ Fraser Canyon since '06. The ruts in full swing here in MS so I'll try to post some more pics Monday.

littlebighorn · Jan 9, 2010

While I have never hunted with them I would have to say the Lancasters are a classy group. Their sheep hunting videos are as good as they get and they certainly have some great sheep country. They just seem like great people.
So did they have a chopper accident as well as Cam's death? I heard he went down in a fixed wing. Perhaps I am wrong. It was tragic any way you look at it

bhollis · Jan 9, 2010

Yes,Cam was killed in a plane crash in Aug '08. There was a chopper accident in early August '09. They lost a hunter and the guide who was their cousin and their long-time pilot survived but lost a leg. Definitely a tough year for the Lancaster family. I lost my wife 8 days before Cam's crash and our sheep outfitter friend in MX (Roberto Noriega) lost a 7 year old son a couple of weeks later so its been a tough 18 months for us all.

bhollis · Jan 11, 2010

Need a little help guys. Tried to upload more pics but files are too large. How can I reduce them?

littlebighorn · Jan 12, 2010

I can't help with the picture problem, but I do express my sympathy for your loss and the bad run of luck for the Lancasters and friends!

bhollis · Jan 12, 2010

Thanks so much. I've learned through these experiences that friends made in hunting camp are one of the main reasons that I enjoy traveling and hunting so much.

bhollis · Jan 12, 2010

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my ram is the one bedded on the bottom left

littlebighorn · Jan 13, 2010

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That is a dandy ram and some great pictures as well. That group of Dalls would get my blood pumping for sure. Was that the group you killed your ram out of? I am booked to be hunting with Arctic Red River (NWT) in 2011 and I hope to find a ram at least close to yours. Very Nice!