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Someone in my family drew a desert sheep tag!!

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I received a call from my wife asking what I applied for that cost $300.  I was absolutely speechless...  

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On 6/18/2025 at 8:00 PM, azsugarbear said:

Thanks.  Another year or two and I might not have been able to make it up the mountain.

I will be 69 in a few months and now have 33 points . Congratulations.I can still get around great today . That could change tommorrow . .......................BOB!

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On 6/17/2025 at 9:05 PM, Flatlander said:

Either of those is an exceptional hunt. If it’s in the cards, I would recommend hiring some help. Both of those units can be tricky. What we learned last year was that judging sheep was much tougher than I expected. But man what a journey it was. So many memories.
 

After my son’s hunt last year I thought it would be a lifetime before we got to experience it again. But, somehow lightning struck twice. Someone in the family drew again this year!

Why hire help on a sheep hunt?  The only hard thing is if you are chasing a score.  There are plenty of guys that will go on sheep hunts for free.  Finding them is not hard...  If you HAVE to have, say,  a 170",  then sure, hire someone that won't tell you a 165" is a 170". 

 

I feel like some guys put too much emphasis on score, when it comes to getting a once in a lifetime sheep tag.  Find "the look" you like.  Spend as much time scouting as you can to understand the class of rams in your area.  Enjoy the hunt and don't put any extra stress on yourself because it's " once in a lifetime."  There's a reason the success rates are damnn near 100%.  

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1 hour ago, HuntHarder said:

  There's a reason the success rates are damnn near 100%.  

Because people hunt till they get one. It’s not a 2.5 day weekend coues hunt

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18 minutes ago, trphyhntr said:

Because people hunt till they get one. It’s not a 2.5 day weekend coues hunt

True, but its similar to rifle antelope.  Its not hard to find them, it's hard to find a specific one or one that meets your criteria. 

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4 minutes ago, HuntHarder said:

96% success rate last year...  Avg. days for each kill, less than 5...

Yep, it’s just like antelope. The average ram typically I think is 156

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