Your talking the Sheep Creek unit hunt Nov. 1 thru Nov. 30th correct?
Opening week you will have the mzzldr elk hunters in there which may or may not be helpfull for info on sightings of Rams.
Good news is there is NO cow elk tags in the Daggett this year.
Campgounds out of Manila to the boat launch at Sheep Creek Bay will be closed (Willows and Manns) but that corridor along there holds some nice Rams and the ewes should be getting estrous during that month.
Another place for sure is the two-track rd. just southeast of the Rifle range and dump road off of rd. 44. This area is the backside of Sheep Creek Bay, the cliffs side fo the bay. I doubt if ya could drive it but might be able to ATV or snowmobile it for a ways. There will be Rams up on the terrace overlooking Sheep Creek bay.
Another would be up the Geological Loop rd. past the Bennett /Sheep Creek Ranch. I put those signs up for No Shooting/red-white, back in the day when I lived there.
Dowd mountain rd. may be open for truck traffic and holds some Rams.
Red Canyon Lodge road that goes down to the Red Canyon Visitors Center at the end of the road, most years has a few ewes and Rams hsnging in that area.
Touch base with Boyd Palison out of Manila, yeh he is an outfitter but always is willing to give out some hunting info. Tell him Robb the guy with the llamas sent ya to him. He will most probably be gearing up for the Lion hunts and will have a feel for where he has seen Rams hanging out.
A realistic Ram is 170.
Feel free to touchbase with me. We can go over some maps and give you guys a better feel for these areas.
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