Washington Ram Videos from ramslam
Sorry for such a late reply...
Wayne, good to hear from you. I have been doing a bunch of computer work and predator hunting. My big game season this year was not too exciting. I didn't take anything. I did have fun cover a lot of country though. I bet you will have fun down in AZ. I hope you spot a big, old ram. Let me know how it goes.
CB, a Stone's hunt? That would be terrific. I hope you put something together. I don't have any sheep hunts planned, however, I would love to hunt free-range Aoudads this winter. I do remember Blair and I have e-mailed him a few times since our hunt. He had a story in Eastman's a while back. Sounds like you guys had a good season. Kade's buck sure was nice.
Todd, I'm afraid I don't have any great tips on judging Deserts. I have watched some Deserts out of Las Vegas while my friends were sleeping in or gambling, but I haven't had the chance to look them over and then see one dead to really get a feel for size. I have only taken one sheep, but in looking at several heads I think that judging a ram's mass from the side view, while focusing on the very back of the horn is the best way to compare mass. I have seen rams that are not similar at all in mass look fairly similar straight on. And when their walking straight away, they all look heavy to me. LOL. I am not an expert or even good, but that is what I currently look for. Anyone else have any tips of ram judging? Your tag is down on the Cabeza Prieta, right? I looked on a topo map and those mountains are separated by big, wide valleys. The mountain ranges are not all that huge, but the sides are just straight up and down. I can tell it is pretty rugged, even in terms of desert sheep mtns. Are you going doing this on your own or with a guide? I apply for the Cabeza Prieta and I hope you get a whopper ram. Good luck and let us know how it goes!
