Nevada Desert Ram Unit 286

dwalton · Dec 6, 2003

I finally connected on my ram! A brief description of the hunt: Five different hunting partners and a master guide, 16 days of hunting, a missed opportunity on day 12, over 45+ miles of walking, 5000 miles on my truck, and more money spent than I care to mention. I shot my ram twice off-hand at 150 yards as he was running full tilt. He died less than a foot from going over a very high cliff. I can't begin to explain the range of emotions I experienced on this hunt. I'm still physically and mentally drained two days later. Unit 286 can be like a dagger through a guy's heart. I only saw 3 rams that were older than 4 years old. Six of the 16 days I never saw a sheep. This ram will probably always be my most treasured trophy, due to the effort I had to put in to get him.

Special thanks should go out to my wonderful wife for holding down the fort with three young children, while I completed a dream. I owe her...big time!

Can anyone help me post a picture or two? I can e-mail a scanned photo to anyone who can help. Thanks!

bullwidgeon · Dec 6, 2003

First of all congrats on the ram!! Sheep can be ultra frustrating and tend to roam all over sometimes! I can help on the picture end as well if it is already scanned. Send it to [email protected]

Bret M.

kilowatt · Dec 6, 2003

Here are the two pictures that Dave sent to me for posting. Congrats to you Dave on a fine ram. What did it feed on, jerky and oatmeal? Just kidding, it's a beauty that you will remember for a long time according to the hunt story you posted here.

D13er · Dec 6, 2003

Congradulations Dave. That sheep hunting can wear your mind out almost as much as your feet. Very nice ram

JB

dwalton · Dec 7, 2003

Thanks, Brian, for posting the pictures. The ironic thing about the kill was for the other fifteen days I always hunted with a partner. The day I scored, I hunted alone. I had no tripod to take many pictures of the whole ram. I managed to get one fair picture by proping the camera on a rock. By the time my guide got to the kill site I had the sheep boned and skinned. I seem to like the fourth day of the month, as that's when I scored on my Stone.