Full Send: Colorado Bighorn Sheep Hunt

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@CM65mm 3 жыл бұрын

So awesome! I like how excited he was after his first ram! And the line of saying, "I don't know if I'll want to do this again lol!" It really resonates the famous Jack O'Connor's quote, "There is no halfway.. After his first exposure, a man is either a sheep hunter or he isn't. He either falls under the spell of the sheep hunting and sheep country or he won't be caught dead on another sheep mountain." I can't wait to go on my first sheep hunt, being a first generation hunter, I've never had the opportunity to accompany my father on any hunts. He has fully supported me on my venture and I just hope I can go on at least one sheep hunt with him by my side! Congratulations to your son, I know this memory with you will be with him forever. I'm pretty sure by the excitement it brought him that this is his first of many! Lastly, did he draw this tag as a resident or non-resident? Great video, again!

@lopeztho 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It was an amazing experience and we'll never forget it. We're both avid hunters and this was truly the toughest hunt we've even been on. Just to get to the sheep we hiked up 13,000'+ peaks (starting around ~11,000'). The toughest part was definitely the pack out carrying all that weight on exposed ridgelines all the wind was blowing 30+ mph! Well good luck in drawing a sheep tag! He drew as a resident by the way.

@CM65mm 3 жыл бұрын

@@lopeztho awesome, thanks you!

@raymondhochhausen1438 Жыл бұрын

Congrats on the great ram. I enjoyed watching your video. Last year I drew the one Colorado desert sheep tag it was a fun hunt and great experience also.

@lopeztho Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome you drew a desert sheep tag! Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the feedback

@idaho2ndgens240 3 жыл бұрын

Great Ram! Congratulations. Love to see the video. I have been blessed to take my Rocky and California in Idaho. Nothing like sheep hunting! My wife got her Rocky in Idaho. Now if only she could draw the California tag......

@lopeztho 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Congrats on your rams too! I'm still waiting to draw my CO Rocky tag. Can't believe my son drew before I did haha! Thanks for the comment.

@AaronMartinez-vh8hz Жыл бұрын

Great video! Windy! Beautiful ram! I was very lucky in drawing a Desert in Colorado, my first year applying. Deserts are straight lottery, no points used. I ended up with a small ram, but I could care less. Very very difficult hunt. I said I'm done sheep hunting. Two years later, I can't wait to draw a Rocky. I am obsessed with sheep now. You are 100% going to want to do it again.

@tomlopez1282 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! And wow, first year applying and you drew a desert bighorn?! That's amazing. Congrats!

@eclark2006 3 жыл бұрын

Great job capturing the scenery and scale on video. Congrats on the sheep!

@tomlopez1282 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Definitely the hunt of a lifetime.

@lancebernal9982 3 жыл бұрын

Love those high country rams! Congratulations!

@Chrissers2010 29 күн бұрын

Was that S3? I had that tag a few years ago and had to return it due to stuff that came up. It looks a lot like what I had scouted on Google Earth.

@2smart2baliberal 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job

@music-therapy001 Жыл бұрын

very cool

@sterlingwilkey2124 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome ram congratulations, how many points did it take you to draw the tag

@lopeztho 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! My son had 7 points and drew. I had 14 and didn’t draw so go figure

@CM65mm 3 жыл бұрын

Another question! What rifle caliber/build was used? Looks custom! Thanks again for sharing this great video!

@lopeztho 3 жыл бұрын

It was a custom rifle from Plains Precision in Sterling, CO. It's a 6.5 Creedmoor with Remington 700 action (trued), 22" Bartlein barrel, Manners carbon fiber stock, Trigger Tech trigger, Hawkins rings and Leupold VX5 HD scope with the Windplex reticle. He was shooting Berger 140 gr Hybrids at about 2800 fps. It dropped the ram with one shot. This was actually his second sheep hunt if you can believe it. The previous one was a ewe hunt and he used the same action but it was on a factory Remington 700 SPS in 7mm-08. He dropped the ewe with one shot shooting 140 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip at 365 yd. Both of these were great cartridges for sheep. I don't think you can go wrong taking a 6.5 or 7mm on one of these hunts. Personally I wouldn't go smaller than 25 cal or bigger than 30 cal. Good luck!

@lopeztho 3 жыл бұрын

PS Van over at Plains Precision specializes in sheep rifles so I highly recommend him

@CM65mm 3 жыл бұрын

@@lopeztho thanks you for the response I truly appreciate it! I definitely love my 6.5 creedmoor, have only taken one animal with it, a mule at about 180 yards dead right there! Tremendous accuracy and terminal performance out to 3-400 yards imo!