Redemption ram!!!

[M T Roberts]

After wounding an aoudad back in March I gave it another go. This time it was a different story!!!

Congratulations ! A fine ram indeed!

 

[Dvldad]

Vey nice critter, what was the range and what were you shooting?

I was shooting a 300win mag loaded with 215gr bergers. The shot was close maybe 120yds. I was all ready with that rifle to shoot out to 500 very confidently. He dropped in his tracks and never twitched. The shot entered direct center of his shoulder on a perfectly broadside shot and did not exit.

 

[Dvldad]

That is some unforgivingly rough country. The ground is solid rock and makes for very hard walking. I snuck up a wash that lead to the back side of a huge hill/mountain. The wind the day before was out of the west and the temp was 105. That night the winds shifted to the north east and they were honking. I saw three good rams that evening one of which was a definite shooter. They were on the east side of the mountain. I figured they would be on the west side hiding out of the wind in the morning. That's where I figured I would use that wash to sneak up and glass that wash as I went. When I was almost to the end of the wash I slipped across into a small draw that lead up to the rim of a big bowl. That is where I figured the rams from the night before would be laid up. I trekked up the small draw and while still in it and out of sight I took my pack off and got my rifle ready. I crawled up to the edge of the rim and started glassing. I glassed for about 30 minutes and saw nothing. I was going to get up and move when in the back of my head a voice said when you think you've glassed everything glass five more minutes. That was the advice a great guy from Texas gave me. So I did. I looked to my hard right and this ram who had obviously saw me sneaking up the wash earlier and I never saw him. Thought I was gone and had gotten up and was trying to sneak around the rim of a big cliff to get away. He never knew what hit him. It amazes me how good their camouflaged for that country. Had he not been moving I don't think I would have ever saw him. This was the first morning of the first day about 2 hours into the hunt. I got LUCKY !!!

 

[Dvldad]

Here is a pic of him after he went to the light. He's very hard to see

 

[JMB 1911]

Awesome great ram definitely on my bucket list

 

[Mustang72]

Congratulations on a great ram

 

[mnoland30]

That's what it takes to kill one, a shot through the shoulder. Their heart and lungs are way forward & high compared to deer and elk. I've killed 4 with a 7-30 Waters out of a 20" Contender barrel. They aren't hard to kill if you hit them in the right spot. Gemsbok are the same. An acquaintance shot a Gemsbok through the front right through the chest, They trailed it 15 miles. Nice Ram!

 

[HRM Johnny]

Truly a beautiful ram. Congratulations. Thanks for the post. Thanks for the pictures.

 

[Jeff Haugland]

After wounding an aoudad back in March I gave it another go. This time it was a different story!!!

Congrats my friend ~ Great ram~

 

[sierracharlie338]

Outstanding work congrats!!

 

[Texanjohn]

Congrats, guess I'll have to add that to my bucket list!

 

[cb4128]

Congrats! One of my favorite hunts and country to hike around

 

[Aoudad shooter1975]

Nice ram...

 

[Nomosendero]

That's a dandy !