Ok - has anyone heard of or hunted 'Dalmatian Ovan'?

http://www.jip-agent.com/Speci...ecijalna-ponuda.aspx

Call me a boor, but they look suspiciously similar to farmer Brown's neglected tups.

Anyway - if there is any interest in these hunts I would like you guys to be the first to know that I am rolling out a similar adventure package in the Scottish highlands.

We will be hunting Ovis Haggis over a 2 day period. The rut peaks in about 1 month and I am looking for a 'team' of 10 guns to make this work with the notoriously grumpy landowner, the British farmer.

Here is a photo I snapped while scouting our exclusive concession very recently.

I call it 'Monarch of the glen'.


This is Europe, so POA of course.

Please PM me for details and application pack.

Moderators - sorry for advertising here, rather than the 'discounted hunts' forum.

When I was hunting fallow deer in Croatia I met a guy who was hunting Dalmatian Sheep. I saw many during my hunt and found it very weird that someone would like to shoot a normal sheep ram for big $. The locals were very happy about the new value of their herds

There was an Irish guy at the Dallas Safari Club convention selling domestic Jacob rams as 'Irish Mountain Sheep' to gullible US punters - a snip at $1000 for a trophy tup, plus all the lamb chops you can carry off the hill. He had loads of photos on his stand of proud American hunters with their trophy sheep.

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Originally posted by Adam.270:
There was an Irish guy at the Dallas Safari Club convention selling domestic Jacob rams as 'Irish Mountain Sheep' to gullible US punters - a snip at $1000 for a trophy tup, plus all the lamb chops you can carry off the hill. He had loads of photos on his stand of proud American hunters with their trophy sheep.

Who was that ? I would like to laugh him off the island !

There's no trophy fee on that one, he's abnormal or an abschuss, 'cause he can't see out of his right eye Fire away without fear of any trophy charges, for the betterment of the herd, lol.

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Originally posted by Adam.270:
There was an Irish guy at the Dallas Safari Club convention selling domestic Jacob rams as 'Irish Mountain Sheep' to gullible US punters - a snip at $1000 for a trophy tup, plus all the lamb chops you can carry off the hill. He had loads of photos on his stand of proud American hunters with their trophy sheep.

I can't tell you the shock on our faces when we came round the corner to be met wih a sign stating that 8 of the top ten SCI Irish mountain sheep were outfitted by this guy...

Apparently the fabulous Sika stalking to be had in the region was not as exciting as shooting Bobby he ram...

K

The Monarch is an opportunity to take a genuine non-typical record. I will find a German fellow to come shoot it for an undisclosed sum.

I believe that the Damaltian sheep is hunted because it is listed on the SCI collectors lists or something along those lines. This would explain the reason for there being a value to hunting them.

Alex

What else could we get SCI to list? I hear that a couple of freisian buffalo have gone feral in Sussex?

They'll probably only be interested if they can shoot from helicopters.

On a small island off the coast there is a herd of old viking sheep.
I plan to give them a try this fall and this one lives a dangerous life

Ok...there are fences, but the sheep usually jump the fences, so one can not call it canned hunting..or perhaps....?

Arild - the old Viking in your picture looks like he has spent at least 36hrs acclimatising to his environment; as such I think it is fair to say he is as difficult to hunt as a Dalmatian Ovan. As you know, if it's legal it must be right.

I have heard some disturbing stories about people baiting their Ovan with a plastic bucket and some sheep nuts, though I am sure these have been fabricated by the liberal press.

Wonder what a domestic sheep grand slam would be called? The Shepherd's Triumph? Jack O'Connor would be proud...

Boggy, surely this post is more appropriate for April rather than March??

There was an article in the Sporting Rifle a couple years ago extolling the merit of feral chicken hunting. Don't think that one was in April either.

You guys make me spill my beer....

About the viking ram, I must remember to remove the green tag from his ear before I have him mounted ....

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Originally posted by Arild Iversen:
You guys make me spill my beer....

About the viking ram, I must remember to remove the green tag from his ear before I have him mounted ....

Just to clear up any misunderstandings, 'mounting a sheep' has a very different meaning where I live in the Welsh borders Anyway, I've spotted the rare Welsh black and white fox on one of my game cameras this week and will be out to try and shoot it before the SCI hordes arrive on the next Reno to Aberystwyth flight;

Why not do an Ovis Haggis / Zebra Scotticus combo hunt? Be the first to get one of these beauties on your trophy room wall...



(book a Father & Son hunt and I'll throw in free Pony Club membership).

..... only if I get to shoot through the slats in the fence .....

Adam, the "sheep mounting picture" passed before my eyes the moment I hit the send button

(Here up on the north west coast we have a sertain name for the rubber boots the fishermen use that are wide at the top.
Story goes that they are convenient to use when mounting sheep)

Ovis Haggis are now extremely rare in Scotland largely in part to the Victorians, a certain Robert Burns and a somewhat warped view of the old culture including bagpipes and turnips. What you buy in the butchers are an artificial version made from the unspeakable parts of a sheep. Haggises also eat grumpy children at first hint of any grizzling or whining, so actually should be classified as dangerous game.

But if you are going to hunt them, a gun is next to useless as bullets bounce off them. You need to first spot them and work out if they are clockwise or anti clockwise haggises, and then select the appropriate haggis hound from your kennels, remembering that haggis have developed longer legs on one side than the other so they remain level, and you need to get their short legs on the down hill side. Once they have rolled down the hill they are so dizzy that a quick shake of pepper on their tails renders them unconscious allowing you to finish them off with a Robert Burns poem address to the haggis. (Note if you ever go to a burns supper you must drink enough whiskey so that by the time poetry is read you are incapable of listening to it otherwise it will finish you off as well)

Folks, don't be taken in by Boggy's spurious and over-priced offer - it's now the season for the much rarer Ovis Haggis Auris. Hunt him now in his magnificent golden spring pelage.

( Important disclaimer: we accept no responsibility for the likely carcinogenic organophosphate properties of the prized golden rams of Argyll, caused by their annual migration across the 'Sheep Dip' channel)

Ladies and Gentlemen,

These nouveau-destination sheep are all well and good, except Adam's auric sheep that look like they live under the beds in a nursing home, but why not come to the spiritual home of sheep hunting and hunt the Iranian saffron banded Ovis Khenghalibaq?



Native to the Baluchistan concession of which it may be certain we have sole hunting rights.

The lack of horns is more than made up for by the interesting fangs this species sports. These are interestingly mainly decorative on the male, more frequently employed by the females to scratch each others fucking eyes out.

Accommodation is luxuriant, though basic and we are constantly informed by guests that the food is always truly memorable, described as varying between varies between "divine" and "horrendous".

We can't see the picture in your post so it must be a virus. Thanks.

I resent all these leeches 'hijacking' my thread. I will be confronting you physically at the DSC convention!!

This is the competition:
http://www.celticfieldsports.com/goat&sheep.html

As you can see, the Scottish Mid-Argyll Argali kicks the crap out of these Irish rams. Read all about this 'newly discovered secret hunt' in next month's Hunt Report.

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Originally posted by Boghossian:
We can't see the picture in your post so it must be a virus. Thanks.

I resent all these leeches 'hijacking' my thread. I will be confronting you physically at the DSC convention!!

This is the competition:
http://www.celticfieldsports.com/goat&sheep.html

As you can see, the Scottish Mid-Argyll Argali kicks the crap out of these Irish rams. Read all about this 'newly discovered secret hunt' in next month's Hunt Report.

You just picked up a fucking leaflet and now you're the big shot?

you sir, are not respecting their privacy policy which presumably includes a "Exploitation for the purposes, furtherance or promulgation of mockery or related forms making light, current or as yet undescribed" clause.

Besides, do your sheep have fangs?

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Originally posted by Claret_Dabbler:
Boggy, surely this post is more appropriate for April rather than March??

There was an article in the Sporting Rifle a couple years ago extolling the merit of feral chicken hunting. Don't think that one was in April either.

I "Someone I know" once put a very careful guided stalk onto a muntjac, waiting for it to come out from behind a bush. Only to find it was one of those proxy feral fighting cocks that are all over Livermere...

Luckily it got lost in the edit!!!

K

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Only to find it was one of those proxy feral fighting cocks that are all over Livermere...

Luckily it got lost in the edit!!!

K

Mate - you're a slow learner. It was obviously an "Anglo-Indian jugle fowl". Very rare and difficult to hunt. 8 of the top 10 AIJF have been bagged on that estate, maybe even under the guidance of Athina?

I'm putting a team together as we speak.

Anglo-Indian jungle fowl hunting?

Make that for 02!

You just picked up a fucking leaflet and now you're the big shot?

I have picked up lots of leaflets in telephone boxes in London

What shall I do with them ?

Boggy i am retired from the dangerous art of AIJF Hunting.

Ever since I was attacked by my grandfathers fighting cockerel and gave him a good dose of Cyprus ninja moves with my snake stick, I knew I could never get a better trophy.

He green scored 200 degrees for three hours with a twist of lemon and a pinch of salt. He was lacking a twist of pepper and two bay leaves to make gold medal.

K

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Originally posted by londonhunter:
You just picked up a fucking leaflet and now you're the big shot?

I have picked up lots of leaflets in telephone boxes in London

What shall I do with them ?

LH,

You do know hat fox hunting was banned in the UK by the last government don't you?

K

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Originally posted by londonhunter:
You just picked up a fucking leaflet and now you're the big shot?

I have picked up lots of leaflets in telephone boxes in London

What shall I do with them ?

Well, if you've got the leaflets it's time for the big, erm, shot.

Big Bang theory with Anglo India quail hunting syndicate


Hmmmmmmm

What was I drinking yesterday evening

Ghubert, there's a gold medal opportunity here:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2...-tehran-rat-problem/

I hope the 'snipers' are given really good air rifles (insert image of Iranian rat sniper pumping up a Red Ryder BB gun).


This may or may not be what the snipers look like. It is actually a picture of my best Haggis Ovan guide practicing for double tap back up shots. He has been personally mentored by Don Heath so you will be in safe hands.

The market on Iranian dangerous rat hunting has already been cornered I'm afraid, no chance of me getting in on any of that action.

I hear that there is great trophy Armenian squirrel hunting to be had though, considerably closer to home too!

The food on my chinese beaver hunt was a bit basic, I think the bait was better than what we ate.

Well, I wanted to keep this quiet...but there is an opportunity for a class 1 North London squirrel hunt to be offered very soon on these forums. Guided by yours truly. A good add-on to the AR annual hunt.

As you can see this rather wonderful specimen has a black rather than pink nose so the forums experts will not harass me for shooting an under-aged squirrel.

It is currently being mounted in preparation for the DSC convention next year.

Where were you hunting?

Dalmatian wild sheep is actually feral sheep like feral goats. Nothing special but still on SCI list and the Ullman Award list. There is a catch though with Dalmatian wild sheep. If you hunt one it has to be on the ground where you can't find domestic sheep and there are 2 locations only from which they can be accepted by SCI. Some guys were paying big bucks and hunting them at the places which are not accepted by SCI and can you imagine disappointment when they found out.

In my amateur video you can see how it's done and if you want good trophy you need to be fit, accurate and very lucky.
Maybe the trophy is not for everyone's taste but the hunt itself is an excellent adventure. OK, there is a mouflon too and European feral goats... In that video you can see the Euro feral goat trophy in top 10 by SCI with body weight of 125kg.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkiI1_wYoRA

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Originally posted by Caracal:
When I was hunting fallow deer in Croatia I met a guy who was hunting Dalmatian Sheep. I saw many during my hunt and found it very weird that someone would like to shoot a normal sheep ram for big $. The locals were very happy about the new value of their herds