Big Horn
I was out sitting on a rock scanning for sheep this morning and not having a lot of luck. I had been looking for about 15 minutes when I caught a glimpse of this guy moving between two rock outcrops. I saw him at a great distance and only for a split second so I couldn’t even tell if it was a ram or not. Since not much was happening I decided to take a little hike and see if I could get a little closer and at least see if it was a ram. After about a 10 minute, fast paced hike, I peered over a rock ledge to see this nice ram feeding out in the wide open. This is one of the better rams I have seen this year so I decided to try and get a little closer. I had no idea how close I would really end up getting.
I quickly noted the way the ram was headed and marked the spot mentally, using a unique rock outcrop. I then drove as close to those rocks as the road would get me and began to hike. I reached to rocks not knowing if the ram had already passed or perhaps gone a different direction; all I could do was sit, wait, and hope. I only sat for about 10 minutes when the ram rounded a rocky bend exactly where I had predicted he would. My only problem was that he was too close to fit in the lens I had on, so, I had to wait for him to get a little further out so I could snap some photos. It was awesome to watch him feed along as I patiently waited for my chance. When he was where I wanted him, I bleated at him and he turned perfectly for one last look prior to disappearing over the ridge. Above are the results.
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