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Denali National Park Trip 2

     We got back for round two.  The plan was to hike Primrose ridge and get a view of "The Mountain", Denali, from there.  We made the ridge, but soon after a storm was on top of us and we made a hasty retreat back down to the river.  Again, lots of clouds meant no Denali viewing.  On the way up we saw Dall rams and after the storm two Caribou bulls graced us with their presence.  What a spectacular place!  I don't know if it will be this summer, but we will be back to do some more exploring and catch a glimpse of the mountain.
     I took video of the Dall sheep through my spotting scope.  The broomed ram is in the video twice, facing left first and then right.  From my little Dall sheep knowledge, he seemed to be the biggest ram in the group.  Enjoy the video and pictures.  -janis

Hiking up to Primrose Ridge.  In Denali National Park there are not a lot of marked trails and they actually encourage off trail hiking to get the wilderness experience.

A young ram getting up from his bed with a view.

This young ram was bedded a couple hundred yards from us and fed to within 80 yards.  I think  the sheep in  the park know that the pressure is off!

Our sheep viewing/picnic area for the afternoon.

"Could you please drop the tripod legs just a little lower?"

Jennifer took lots of breaks to check out the flowers of the Alaskan alpine environment.

Even being white sheep, they can be difficult to spot when bedded on the light colored rocks.

A closer view of the sheep's bedding area.

The storm that ushered us off the ridge.

The biggest ram we saw that day.

Caribou bulls.

We finished the day teaching Aina how to throw rocks in the river.  She still prefers to hang on to them.

  

Tippy the Ram-Desert Bighorn Sheep AZ

Darr and I had seen this ram in Unit 44B North that we nicknamed Tippy several times over the 2009, 2010 and 2011 sheep scouting and hunting seasons.  These first pics were captured on 10/26/10 prior to Ron Arndorfer's Hunt.  Tippy continued to grow and then was harvested in December of 2011 by hunter Brad Reily of Yuma.  Tippy was checked out by the Arizona Game and fish at 171 6/8.  Congrats to Brad on a great ram!

Tippy is lower left ram

tippy is bedded on lower left

Tippy in May 2011

Tippy in May 2011

Tippy bedded on right

Lets take a look at the numbers on "Tippy".  Left Horn-Horn Length 35 5/8, 14 5/8, 14 2/8, 12 4/8, 9 0/9=86 1/8 and the Right Horn-35 4/8, 14 4/8, 14 2/8, 12 5/8, 9 2/8=86 1/8 for a total of 172 2/8 minus 4/8 of deductions.  The NET score is 171 6/8.

Hunter Brad Reily with Tippy the Ram.  Big Congrats to Brad for harvesting such a fine trophy!

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Erik Swanson's Record Book Ram

Erik Swanson's ram was officially scored at 168 5/8 inches net and 169 2/8 inches gross.  That is a touch bigger than what we had scored it back at camp.  It is definitely a welcomed surprise!  Congrats to Erik Swanson on another Boone and Crockett animal.
The official measurements are L-35 3/8, 14 5/8, 14 0/8, 8 5/8=84 5/8 R-35 2/8, 14 4/8, 13 7/8, 12 0/8, 9 0/8=84 5/8 Total 169 2/8 gross 168 5/8 Net


Erik's Desert Bighorn Sheep before the harvest

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Mr. Little Heavy

I went scouting for two days and got some good footage of this ram that I nicknamed "Mr Little Heavy".  His right horn was pretty beat up.  It was a beautiful two days out in the desert. 

Here is Mr. Little Heavy buddy

Erik Swanson's AZ Desert Sheep Hunt Video

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Erik Swanson's AZ Desert Sheep Hunt Part 3

UPDATE: Erik had his ram scored at the Game and Fish today and here are the numbers-L-35 4/8,15 2/8,13 7/8,11 5/8,8 4/8=84 6/8  R-35, 14 6/8, 13 6/8, 11 6/8, 8 7/8=84 1/8 84 6/8+84 1/8=168 7/8 Gross and 167 6/8 Net