DCS

Any unit from Quemado to Magdelena is great.Book heads here.

Just booked a hunt to Namibia with Dries Visser.We leave June 28,go to Etosha National Park for 3 days,and on to a 7 day hunt.Going for Zebra,Impala,Warthog,Kudu,Gemsbok,and whatever else my pocketbook can stand!!!!!!

Ilene,Congrats on a great hunt.I just wired more money to Dries Visser yesterday for my trip in July.Everyone that I talk to says beware because Africa is very addictive.Great write up, thanks for posting.Cliff

It's not bad,maybe between a spotted owl,and a bald eagle!!!!!!Ha Ha

My Mr. Heater works great in my travel trailer.Go ahead and buy the in line filter,and use a big tank.You will love it!!!!

In reply to condor if it is legal to bring back pickup heads?No sheds,and no pickup heads.

Very interesting reading about the Big 10 club and also Curtis Prock.As noted the Big 10 was started by Bob Householder who was the editor of the magazine"Arizona Wildlife Sportsman".The youngest hunter to complete the Big 10 was Ricky Coughlin who lived here in Peeples Valley.He was 19 years old when he drew his sheep tag in the early to mid 1960's.Nathan Ellison was good friends with Rick,and guided him to bear,lion,and also coues deer.Ricky had cystic fibrosis,and died at 26.His trophy room is still intact,with Rex Maughan being the owner of it and the old Coughlin ranch.As far as Curtis Prock goes he was convicted of turning lions loose out of cages [canned hunts],and wasn't supposed to guide again in Ariz.in the 1960's

Great Job,Pretty neat to stalk him on the ground,and kill him with your bow!!!!

Great story Jim,Congrats to you and your brother.Story and pictures are well put together.Also I like the part where you were starting to doubt the shot,have a little faith,say a prayer,and look what happened!!!Great Job,Cliff

I am going down on Tuesday for the fourth or fifth time with Mexafari outfitters.Javier would have the tags that you want.Amanda and I went last Dec.a year ago.It is a great time,and the hunting is great!!!My buddy killed a buck last year that was 121.Amanda has killed bucks over 100,as I have.Go to there website,and check out the non typical that was killed 2 years ago that scored in excess of 170!!!!!If you need any info let me know or talk to Amanda.Cliff

Great buck,I can't wait for the first to get here.I'm going down for a week or so.

What a great ending!!!!

Great pictures,Congrats to your hunters,Thanks for sharing with us.

Great Buck,and a better story!!!!

That is a beautiful sheep!!!!!The score doesn't matter,it's between you and the ram.The score is only a referance if you don't have pictures.Congrats Cliff

As the other hunters said,sit down and glass,glass,glass!!!!!You will find them.

Great Ram,Thanks for the posting

I have heard that a hunter from Sedona killed a sheep in unit 22 that scored 193 so it is possible that it's been killed.The hunters name is Serge Wright,I had a buffalo tag at houserock at the same time with him.Cliff

Beautiful Sheep,thanks for the story.Cliff

After trying to get a sheep tag for 39 years, the good lord felt sorry for me, and got my chickens in a row.I was like most people with a sheep tag-no knowledge of sheep ,or what to do.A good friend of many many years is a very successful sheep guide with about 48 successful sheep hunts under his belt.I picked his brain,and everyone else that I could think of to learn about sheep.I talked to hunters that had the same tag last year,and the other hunter this year.Fast forward to last wed.opening day.Having scouted 10-12 days I felt I was ready.We had camp set up,and about 7 of my friends were coming to help.The other hunter had found a sheep that he wanted to take,and he was successful on a ram that scored 171.Not bad,considering that the largest sheep killed in the unit the last 25 years scored 170.I went to his camp to see his sheep that evening,and it was a great feeling knowing that I held the only remaining tag in the unit.We all went out the next couple of days with only a few sheep seen,and no shooters.Sat. morning we went out to the area where the other hunter was successful,and found a couple of rams right away.They moved over the ridge due to a truck even though they were 1/2 mile away.We moved positions,and one of my friends seen them, and the stalk was on.We had a video man,spotter,and myself move across to the mountain,and on the backside of a ridge from the sheep,everyone stayed back.There ended up being 6 rams with 3 shooters.While they fed around we set up the 15x56's,and watched them for about 30 minutes.They bedded down on a very steep hogback.The ram that I finally choose to take was quartering away looking over the desert floor.I ranged him at 390 yards,and told my buddies that I was going to shoot.I was shooting a 7mm mag. that I have had since 1972.so I know the rifle fairly well.At the shot the rams head dropped between his front legs,and he was mine.He ended up scoring 166,and some change at Game and Fish.I hunted on the Barry Goldwater Gunnery Range in 40B.I want to thank Greg Koons,and everyone else that made this hunt possible,as it was definately a team effort

Lark,I hear what you are saying.My dad was the chief of law enforcement of the game and fish for 25 years 1947-1972 so I was raised with the dept.In the old days it was my dad's dept.that conducted the drawings down on Adams.Anyone could draw out of the barrel,hand the envelope to dad's guys seated at the table,they would check for errors,and dad would call out the hunters name.We were putting in for all of the hunts and most of the time were unsuccessful.The exception was my dad's dispatcher-Gabby Blaser.He drew back to back sheep tags in the early 60's.Never killed one cause he couldn't shoot!!!!After that dad put in place the rule that if you had a tag-elk,antelope,sheep you had to set out 2 years,and would be elgible to apply the 3rd year.Gabby and Ben Avery were mad at him,and said that it was the luck of the draw.Dad agreed,but stated that he didn't have any luck at drawing.When dad retired in 1972 the dept.went to the computor drawing that cost the dept. 100 thousand the first year!!!They also did away with waiting until the 3rd year to apply.I don't know what the answer is as I only had 1 rifle antelope tag-1965.I agree with you, living here all your life should account for something.Cliff

Lark,I was just like you and Bill Q.I was afraid that I would get a tag,and wouldn't be able to walk anymore.It's kinda like getting 1 quail or 1 fish-now what do I do?Thanks for the attaboys!!!!

No one deserves the ram more than Brian,this was the largest sheep to come out of the unit in the last 25 years!!!!!!I can't say enough good things about Brian, and his group.We shared info back,and forth,and I really feel blessed to have had Brian as the other hunter in the unit.We'll see you at the sheep banquet.Cliff

Thanks for coming to my rescue Daniel,I need all the help I can get!!!

Very nice antelope,good friends,good hunt,that's what it's all about.