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Nepal Himalayan Blue Sheep March 2022
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<blockquote data-quote="dukxdog" data-source="post: 2494538" data-attributes="member: 45856"><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/H89Xvqm5" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/fy6CysgH/Wecz8de-QA6e-FAO-3m-U4-A.jpg" alt="[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>These are the mountains we hunted. Nothing is flat. Herders bring their livestock here in the summer to graze. There are huts and stock enclosures all over the mountains. It's a primitive life which has existed for thousands of years. I was amazed at all the houses constructed of stone with stone wall fences and stone supported terraces where they raise their crops. All the mountains are terraced since nothing is flat. This infrastructure has been built over untold generations. They plow with a single plow using two buffalo. They hoe and seed by hand. Women and men both work the fields. I don't believe they have any recreation, only constant work to SURVIVE! I was truly humbled to see this lifestyle. Everyone smiled and acknowledged you each morning and in passing. "Namaste!"</p><p></p><p>We camped, cooked and slept in a herders open shelter. It was dry and warm around the fire.</p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/LgDg3jk3" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/MX20xDvN/zo-U0-6-g-Szie8ls-O8-Wb8-CA.jpg" alt="[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>We had a real cook. He prepared a separate meal for me than the crew. The meals were varied with plenty to eat.</p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/Ln4xKTWR" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/YqYZFDf4/RSy-Ak-GOCQXCgaqj6-BV-q8-Q.jpg" alt="[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://postimg.cc/0zbZrNxB" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/sgJL6BLs/Dqs-Vf-TC4-TBKOfd-L6zxek-GA.jpg" alt="[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>I saw a rock another before me had written the altitude in blue paint.</p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/JtswVRHP" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/7PVqz6H8/Y2-Ja-Ub-Zs-RZWk-TR-0-QKin-Hg.jpg" alt="[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>While on the mountain hunting we had tea a couple times each day along with a simple lunch.</p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/wyJhLtbw" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/bJV3Xk0f/HZwaw-Nt-ZRh-Oj-E0yah-F3bd-Q.jpg" alt="[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>When we found the sheep they were high in the cliffs near the top grazing and bedded watching constantly. I was told Snow leopards are quite plentiful and kill many of the sheep. The sheep are wary and bolt if there is scent in the wind!</p><p>A plan was made to cross into the next basin, gaining elevation to get above the rams. We always climbed at a slow, steady pace. Never in a hurry. Slow and constant wins the race. We never really stopped for breath, just keep climbing. I used trekking poles always which really helped my endurance. Grit and fortitude. Grit and fortitude! They had told me stories of a few previous hunters who gave up 100 yards below where they needed to climb to make a shot. I was determined and had set my mind previously that wasn't an option. NEVER give up!</p><p></p><p></p><p>We reached the position in the rocks that would allow us to find the sheep below if they were still there. We glassed then moved slowly. Glassed and moved slowly searching. The young guide spotted the rams below. We got to a position 120 yards straight above the sheep but the rocks were curved preventing me from getting a clear shot. My barrel would not clear the rocks to give me a steady shot. We decided to move a bit to our right. My guide slipped falling on his back from the wet loose scree. I had my rifle. **** if I didn't do the same thing! Plus I bumped my Swarovshi x5i 5-25x but not hard enough to worry. I checked it and wiped off a little mud from the objective bell. Moving on I chose a nice outcrop I knew I could shoot from. Got in position. Very steady and calm. Watched the sheep trying to choose the best old ram. Steady hold...broadside standing...squeezed the trigger...BOOM! Freaking MISSED over the top! Sheep flooded to the right to escape. My heart sank! I was devastated! The two guided ran following the sheep to our right. I followed. We crossed two ridges quite quickly surprisingly enough. We saw the sheep climbing and feeding going up the far side of the basin. I quickly ranged them with the Kahles at 275 yards. I used my scope to try to still choose a old ram. They were not moving fast. Just slowly climbing and nibbling grass. Range again...375 yards. Good rest with my bipod. Looking at rams walking. I find one that looks to have chipped horns. Quick range...452 yards actual, angle compensator shows me 386 yards. I look at turret to make adjustment and it's set on 475! My slip and bumping scope had moved my turret from being set at my zero stop to higher clicks. I dialed back to 375 yards. Told the guys to "Watch"....squeeze...BOOM!...HIT!</p><p></p><p>Ram runs laterally to the right leaving the group. I can't find him but the video guy has him in his camera trying to explain his location. I still can't see him but the guy tells me he is standing on a rock. I slide back to look in his viewfinder. I see the ram as he starts to tumble! What a freaking relief! He falls behind some cliffs out of view. We watch then my guide climbs up our ridge seeing the ram down.</p><p></p><p>The young guide and the warden scurry across the basin up to the ram. They drag him down the snow chute.</p><p></p><p>We look in the valley below to find four of the guys bringing baskets to pack the ram. They had heard the first shot so had been instructed to come at any shot.</p><p></p><p>We got to the ram. Congratulations. Photos. All happy now. What a relief for me to kill that ram. I will always check my turrets from now on. What a costly lesson that could have been. I still tingle about it when I think about that miss. I'm a pretty **** good shooter with lots of experience and excellent equipment. Truly was a shock to miss.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/Mf2mF0Qk" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/tJ7v72Rg/KLNgwr-g-SPezi-Osan1-Ok-Vg.jpg" alt="[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/gX0C0WSc" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/gJymNc3h/M9z-Xyj-YTSHa-FHkvyal-Vt8w.jpg" alt="[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>I got the ram I had dreamed of. 12 years old, broken tip, chipped worn horns. A true trophy in my eyes.</p><p></p><p>The guys stripped and cleaned all the intestines and stomach. Loaded them in a plastic sack. They packed the sheep whole in one basket down to camp. They are tough!</p><p></p><p>When at camp they full caped the animal. They stripped the meat which they dried over a smokey fire for preservation.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/w73DQbPt" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/gkH4dCHK/fullsizeoutput-1cb1.jpg" alt="[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>We placed some of the meat in the fire coals to cook turning as needed. This was sliced and eaten with a little salt. It's delicious.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/8JVbyBv2" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/vB4SZ0ZZ/1-T5-Qcz-Ki-RJ6n78fki-LNvmg.jpg" alt="[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dukxdog, post: 2494538, member: 45856"] [URL='https://postimg.cc/H89Xvqm5'][IMG alt="[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]"]https://i.postimg.cc/fy6CysgH/Wecz8de-QA6e-FAO-3m-U4-A.jpg[/IMG][/URL] These are the mountains we hunted. Nothing is flat. Herders bring their livestock here in the summer to graze. There are huts and stock enclosures all over the mountains. It's a primitive life which has existed for thousands of years. I was amazed at all the houses constructed of stone with stone wall fences and stone supported terraces where they raise their crops. All the mountains are terraced since nothing is flat. This infrastructure has been built over untold generations. They plow with a single plow using two buffalo. They hoe and seed by hand. Women and men both work the fields. I don't believe they have any recreation, only constant work to SURVIVE! I was truly humbled to see this lifestyle. Everyone smiled and acknowledged you each morning and in passing. "Namaste!" We camped, cooked and slept in a herders open shelter. It was dry and warm around the fire. [URL='https://postimg.cc/LgDg3jk3'][IMG alt="[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]"]https://i.postimg.cc/MX20xDvN/zo-U0-6-g-Szie8ls-O8-Wb8-CA.jpg[/IMG][/URL] We had a real cook. He prepared a separate meal for me than the crew. The meals were varied with plenty to eat. [URL='https://postimg.cc/Ln4xKTWR'][IMG alt="[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]"]https://i.postimg.cc/YqYZFDf4/RSy-Ak-GOCQXCgaqj6-BV-q8-Q.jpg[/IMG][/URL][URL='https://postimg.cc/0zbZrNxB'][IMG alt="[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]"]https://i.postimg.cc/sgJL6BLs/Dqs-Vf-TC4-TBKOfd-L6zxek-GA.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I saw a rock another before me had written the altitude in blue paint. [URL='https://postimg.cc/JtswVRHP'][IMG alt="[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]"]https://i.postimg.cc/7PVqz6H8/Y2-Ja-Ub-Zs-RZWk-TR-0-QKin-Hg.jpg[/IMG][/URL] While on the mountain hunting we had tea a couple times each day along with a simple lunch. [URL='https://postimg.cc/wyJhLtbw'][IMG alt="[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]"]https://i.postimg.cc/bJV3Xk0f/HZwaw-Nt-ZRh-Oj-E0yah-F3bd-Q.jpg[/IMG][/URL] When we found the sheep they were high in the cliffs near the top grazing and bedded watching constantly. I was told Snow leopards are quite plentiful and kill many of the sheep. The sheep are wary and bolt if there is scent in the wind! A plan was made to cross into the next basin, gaining elevation to get above the rams. We always climbed at a slow, steady pace. Never in a hurry. Slow and constant wins the race. We never really stopped for breath, just keep climbing. I used trekking poles always which really helped my endurance. Grit and fortitude. Grit and fortitude! They had told me stories of a few previous hunters who gave up 100 yards below where they needed to climb to make a shot. I was determined and had set my mind previously that wasn't an option. NEVER give up! We reached the position in the rocks that would allow us to find the sheep below if they were still there. We glassed then moved slowly. Glassed and moved slowly searching. The young guide spotted the rams below. We got to a position 120 yards straight above the sheep but the rocks were curved preventing me from getting a clear shot. My barrel would not clear the rocks to give me a steady shot. We decided to move a bit to our right. My guide slipped falling on his back from the wet loose scree. I had my rifle. **** if I didn't do the same thing! Plus I bumped my Swarovshi x5i 5-25x but not hard enough to worry. I checked it and wiped off a little mud from the objective bell. Moving on I chose a nice outcrop I knew I could shoot from. Got in position. Very steady and calm. Watched the sheep trying to choose the best old ram. Steady hold...broadside standing...squeezed the trigger...BOOM! Freaking MISSED over the top! Sheep flooded to the right to escape. My heart sank! I was devastated! The two guided ran following the sheep to our right. I followed. We crossed two ridges quite quickly surprisingly enough. We saw the sheep climbing and feeding going up the far side of the basin. I quickly ranged them with the Kahles at 275 yards. I used my scope to try to still choose a old ram. They were not moving fast. Just slowly climbing and nibbling grass. Range again...375 yards. Good rest with my bipod. Looking at rams walking. I find one that looks to have chipped horns. Quick range...452 yards actual, angle compensator shows me 386 yards. I look at turret to make adjustment and it's set on 475! My slip and bumping scope had moved my turret from being set at my zero stop to higher clicks. I dialed back to 375 yards. Told the guys to "Watch"....squeeze...BOOM!...HIT! Ram runs laterally to the right leaving the group. I can't find him but the video guy has him in his camera trying to explain his location. I still can't see him but the guy tells me he is standing on a rock. I slide back to look in his viewfinder. I see the ram as he starts to tumble! What a freaking relief! He falls behind some cliffs out of view. We watch then my guide climbs up our ridge seeing the ram down. The young guide and the warden scurry across the basin up to the ram. They drag him down the snow chute. We look in the valley below to find four of the guys bringing baskets to pack the ram. They had heard the first shot so had been instructed to come at any shot. We got to the ram. Congratulations. Photos. All happy now. What a relief for me to kill that ram. I will always check my turrets from now on. What a costly lesson that could have been. I still tingle about it when I think about that miss. I'm a pretty **** good shooter with lots of experience and excellent equipment. Truly was a shock to miss. [URL='https://postimg.cc/Mf2mF0Qk'][IMG alt="[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]"]https://i.postimg.cc/tJ7v72Rg/KLNgwr-g-SPezi-Osan1-Ok-Vg.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://postimg.cc/gX0C0WSc'][IMG alt="[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]"]https://i.postimg.cc/gJymNc3h/M9z-Xyj-YTSHa-FHkvyal-Vt8w.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I got the ram I had dreamed of. 12 years old, broken tip, chipped worn horns. A true trophy in my eyes. The guys stripped and cleaned all the intestines and stomach. Loaded them in a plastic sack. They packed the sheep whole in one basket down to camp. They are tough! When at camp they full caped the animal. They stripped the meat which they dried over a smokey fire for preservation. [URL='https://postimg.cc/w73DQbPt'][IMG alt="[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]"]https://i.postimg.cc/gkH4dCHK/fullsizeoutput-1cb1.jpg[/IMG][/URL] We placed some of the meat in the fire coals to cook turning as needed. This was sliced and eaten with a little salt. It's delicious. [URL='https://postimg.cc/8JVbyBv2'][IMG alt="[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]"]https://i.postimg.cc/vB4SZ0ZZ/1-T5-Qcz-Ki-RJ6n78fki-LNvmg.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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