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Contributors to this thread:Wild Sheep
From: sheephunter2
19-Jul-16
43B sheep tag finally 26 yrs.
From: Brotsky
19-Jul-16
Congrats! I guess your handle is more than just a clever name now! Make sure you follow up with a story and lots of pics!
From: IdyllwildArcher
19-Jul-16
The long column of "Not Drawn" grows another inch.
From: bsbowhunter
19-Jul-16
Kaibab deer for Me!
From: IdyllwildArcher
19-Jul-16
Grats Bret!
From: Bigdan
19-Jul-16
Great I got three more bonus points
From: Southern draw
19-Jul-16
Congrats sheephunter2
From: sheephunter2
19-Jul-16
Thanks at 63 in a couple weeks I thought I was gonna have to move to Arizona. Should be big fun.
From: NvaGvUp
19-Jul-16
AWESOME!
Get a Big One!
From: sheephunter2
19-Jul-16
Roger That. Thanks.
From: huntmaster
19-Jul-16
Congrats on the tags! Three more points for me.
From: Bake
19-Jul-16
Mine doesn't show???
I have the receipts right here where I applied?
From: Matt Palmquist
19-Jul-16
Congrats!!
I also don't have any information in my Portal. Any ideas why?
Thanks, Matt
From: uteangler
19-Jul-16
Nothing in my portal either. Never did show any info for elk either. Still doesn't. Not sure why.
From: wildwilderness
19-Jul-16
No sheep tag, but it is showing my deer tag :)
From: StickFlicker
20-Jul-16
Desert Bighorn Sheep, Unit 22, permit #1! Congrats sheephunter2.
From: sheephunter2
20-Jul-16
You have arguably the best Desert tag in the country Stick. Hope you kill a monster. 180 rams in there for sure. I am looking forward to it as well. 43B ain't no slouch. Thanks.
From: TXHunter
22-Jul-16
Congratulations guys! sheephunter2 here's my 43B ram from 2014. Last year 173 and 178 rams were taken in the unit. You are going to have a great hunt and great experience!
From: sheephunter2
22-Jul-16
Nice, who did you hunt with? Need one of those guys to go along with my Colo Rocky and my Yukon Dall. Quite a few sheep in here huh?
From: TXHunter
22-Jul-16
I hunted with Larry Altimus. This was a rifle ram. There are good numbers of sheep but, as always, they are unpredictable as to where they will be at any given time - so lots of climbing and glassing will likely be in order.
The unit average over time is about 160. Those two big rams taken last year opened a lot of eyes. Many postulate they came over from the neighboring Kofa mountains unit. I share that theory as 43B is a very actively hunted unit with 5-7 hunters annually, so it's hard for me to imagine two big boys like that making it unscathed. One, maybe - but not two.
But, there could be more of them that have come over too.
From: TXHunter
22-Jul-16
I highly recommend Larry if you are in the market for a guide. He knows that unit like the back of his hand. Altimusadventures.com
From: Southern draw
22-Jul-16
X2 on Larry Altimus I hunted deer with him many years on the Kiabab he was picking out sheep on that hunt and we finally got our deer haha he definitely has a love for sheep.
TXHunter if you dont mind me asking how many points did it take you to get your tag last year? and congrats !
From: TXHunter
22-Jul-16
I got lucky, lucky, lucky with 13 NR points.
From: Southern draw
22-Jul-16
Thanks, Yes there is some luck involved for sure, a friend and non res drew with 9 a few years back so you never know? im sitting on 23 after this draw and I know there is a bunch with more points than that. Good luck to you who drew !!
From: sheephunter2
22-Jul-16
Just spoke with Larry. Thanks. I've known him for years. Didn't know he hunted 43b.
From: TXHunter
22-Jul-16
Good deal!
From: StickFlicker
22-Jul-16
TXHunter, that's a beautiful mount. Was it done in Arizona or Texas?
From: TXHunter
23-Jul-16
Thank you! It was done by Dean Haun out of Thompson Falls, Montana. He came highly recommended and I was very pleased with him. He did a great job both on the ram and customizing the habitat to fit the rocks, terrain, plants, etc. all as they were in the field.
