Just returned from a good hunt in Northern British Columbia (Muncho Lake area). Hunted with Art & Crystal Thompson aka Gundahoo River Outfitters.

Weather was pretty crappy. Rain, fog, and wind for most of the hunt. We had a few nice days and those are the days that things got done. Sheep were staying low and in the timber, which made them pretty hard to spot and even harder to stalk. Changed camps a couple times. Overall a pretty tough hunt. Got my ram on day 9 or 10 I think. Had a goat tag, but only had one day to chase them. Saw some goats but nothing worth climbing after. By that time my knees had had enough anyways...

It was my first real horse back hunt. Had rode horses in Azerbaijan, but those were small and also the total time on the horses didn't amount to much really. Art's horses were very big and strong and were a totally different experience. Here is a great example.

Hightower



Riding and hiking all day definitely took its toll on my knees and ankles. I'm still sore in a few places.

Anyways. Here are a few pics and a short video I put together.










My ram is a bit unusual. As you can see his left horn is much tighter and longer than the right. We aged him at 9-10 years old. I thought he was very cool and was stoked to take him.





Video:

https://vimeo.com/138151642

Awesome ! On my bucket list to do. Beautiful ram

Beautiful Ram. Congratulations.

Video of walking down the spine of the ridge reminds me of my Mt. Goat hunt. Brings back good memories. I did have a moose tag but didn't see anything big enough.

Congrats on your Ram, he's beautiful.

thanks guys, I appreciate it.

In case you're wondering about the first shot looking really HIGH. I agree. But my guide must have seen something that you can't see in the video, because after the first shot I actually held about 6 inches high on the next two shots and they did the job.

Interesting to note that my leica hd-b's gave me a range of 440 and with angle comp said 395. I held for 400, but shot low... Should've just held for 440 to begin with.

Outstanding!!..Congratulations

Sweet!! I love the marmot hauling ass after the 2nd shot. Really pretty ram.

Jeremy

Really unique ram! Nicely done.

You have done some great trips Bobby! And I like how you capture everything with video and photo

That's some incredible hunt and video footage! Thanks for sharing and congratulations!

Nicely done Bobby.
Same rifle as you had down here?

Shame about the moose tag, ouch.

Art and Crystalare great people. am glad to see you had a good trip.

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Originally posted by highlander:
Nicely done Bobby.
Same rifle as you had down here?

Shame about the moose tag, ouch.

yup! sent the scope back to swarovski and got it back about a week before I left for this trip. Hated to mess with it after it shot well for so long. I think it was shooting a bit right on these shots. Still got the job done thankfully.

thanks guys I appreciate it!

Truly a world class hunt and that is a lovely ram, congratulations and thanks for sharing!

Superb ram, video and pictures. Thank you for sharing. Made my morning.

Ski+3

WOW.
Thanks for sharing. Great ram, superb photos and video.

Looks like you had a great time and congratulations on the ram.

Very nicely done video. Out if curiosity what rifle and caliber did you use?

Great video. Thank you


Good Hunting

Carl Frederik

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Originally posted by Cougarz:
Looks like you had a great time and congratulations on the ram.

Very nicely done video. Out if curiosity what rifle and caliber did you use?

HS Precision in .300 WSM

thank you!

Great hunt, loved the video!

Very interesting gun choice. I have been thinking about going to this caliber. I have heard great things about it!

Outstanding! Not sure how I missed this one earlier!

That you for sharing your spectacular hunt. That was a vert good effort from you and from your guides. Wonderful ram and video too.

That was a monster moose!

I think I missed this one, great stuff and congrats!!

Really great pics and video! And congrats on a great ram....

Nicely done video and music background. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome!! Thanks for sharing.

How far was the ram?

What is the cost of a hunt like this?

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Originally posted by SkiBumplus3:
Superb ram, video and pictures. Thank you for sharing. Made my morning.

Ski+3

+1

Very well done. Some of the best video out there. Your pics are super. Great ram too boot.

Great ram!

Thanks guys. Shot was about 400 yards at a pretty steep angle. Could not get any closer based on the terrain.

A very awesome, and unique ram. I have been a part of the taking of a Dall ram that had a similar horn configuration. After talking with various biologist's and sheep experts, the consensus was that the ram had been injured sometime in its early life, which cause the horns to grow differently. I would venture a guess that this ram had a similar fate, which cause its horns to grow in a unique configuration.

Great video and unique trophy. Do you realize how good that Moose was???? That's one of the best Canadian Moose I've ever seen.