Congratulations on #5 Tom!
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From: Treeline
31-Aug-22
Congratulations to Tom Foss on achieving his 5th Grand Slam with a bow!
Some inspiration to the guys out there trying to get a sheep with a bow...
From: bigeasygator
31-Aug-22
Unreal. Congrats Tom!
From: HUNT MAN
31-Aug-22
What a ram
From: SBH
31-Aug-22
Incredible feat
From: Adrenaline Russ
31-Aug-22
What a beautiful ram!! Congratulations!
From: fdp
31-Aug-22
Pretty darn impressive.....
From: Heat
31-Aug-22
Nice ram! Good luck on #6.
From: Bowfinatic
31-Aug-22
Wow....that's incredible What a ram as well
From: Whocares
31-Aug-22
Wow! Quite a ram! Congrats on the achievement!
From: elkmtngear
31-Aug-22
Wow, that's amazing Tom !!
What a beautiful Dall Ram!
From: Pat Lefemine
31-Aug-22
That’s incredible. Hard to imagine it really. Tom is an incredible bowhunter for sure. Congrats Tom!
From: Treeline
31-Aug-22
Oh, this was a Fannin sheep so can count as either a Dall or a Stone…
From: SteveB
31-Aug-22
Congratulations Tom!!
From: ND String Puller
31-Aug-22
That’s a whole herd! Wow, an amazing accomplishment Tom!
From: Altitude Sickness
31-Aug-22
Heck of a Ram
From: redquebec
31-Aug-22
FIFTH!!?!! FIFTH!!?!! REALLY!!?!? I would love to hear the stories, see the animals, read all about it if you will...but what I really want to know is the total amount of money, (travel, tags, applications, guides, equipment, supplies etc.) it took to do 5. Unreal. Huge congratulations.
From: midwest
31-Aug-22
Wowzer! Congrats Mr. Foss!
From: Beav
31-Aug-22
What an accomplishment! Guy is a machine!
From: Bigpizzaman
31-Aug-22
Tom is an amazing man, not only his bow hunting feats, he’s raised some amazing kids, is one of the most charitable guys I know and been know to step into the ring on occasion! You meet/talk to him he’s so unassuming you’d never guess what he’s accomplished, couldn’t happen to a better person! My hats off to you Mr Foss!
From: TREESTANDWOLF
31-Aug-22
Incredible.
From: sticksender
31-Aug-22
An incredible, unprecedented, amazing feat!
From: Shug
31-Aug-22
Very cool!! Congratulations
From: loesshillsarcher
31-Aug-22
Incredible. Congrats!!!!!!!!!!
From: Lewis
31-Aug-22
Congrats Tom great accomplishments Good Luck Lewis
From: M.Pauls
31-Aug-22
They say you’re not a true sheep hunter until your 6th slam…but seriously when do you stop counting slams?
Unbelievable, wow. And gorgeous ram
From: WV Mountaineer
31-Aug-22
Awesome!!
From: Bou'bound
31-Aug-22
simply the best
From: Genesis
31-Aug-22
When you add in his sons Cam and Adam's rams it truly is a family affair and quite the feat.Congrats Tthomas!!
From: njbuck
31-Aug-22
If I was a ram I would not want Tom or any of his sons chasing me. Congrats on one hell up an accomplishment!
From: Tilzbow
31-Aug-22
Pretty incredible accomplishment for anyone. That takes an extreme love of hunting and dedication even if one can afford it. Tom took the time to introduce me to and help me select a Stone sheep outfitter years ago at the Sheep Show and also gave me some good advice on Dall Sheep outfitters a few years before that. He’s definitely a generous guy and willing to help out others by sharing his time and knowledge.
From: Smtn10PT
31-Aug-22
wow, fantastic! Cant imagine there are many, if any, others that can claim 5 with a bow!
From: Lone Bugle
31-Aug-22
beyond cool! Can't imagine the $$'s invested to get there.
From: EmbryOklahoma
31-Aug-22
Always in awe of those that have got it done, but 5 is INCREDIBLE!
From: Mhg825
31-Aug-22
Beautiful animal !!!
From: goelk
31-Aug-22
wow thanks treeline pretty amazing
From: Southern draw
31-Aug-22
Congratulations! Amazing
From: APauls
31-Aug-22
Wow. Amazing. Can't imagine the aches and pains that were generated in that accomplishment.
From: Dino
31-Aug-22
Awesome work Tom! What a ram and what an accomplishment!
From: t-roy
31-Aug-22
Incredible! Congrats, Tom.
From: pav
31-Aug-22
Amazing feat! Congrats on #5 Tom!!!
From: Julius Koenig
31-Aug-22
Congrats Tom, and what a ram!!
From: TMac
31-Aug-22
The man is a machine! Congrats Tom!
From: kota-man
31-Aug-22
Congrats Tom! Good stuff…great family.
From: Zbone
31-Aug-22
Absolutely gorgeous animal, many CONGRATS!!!
From: Shrewski
31-Aug-22
Awesome ram. Great bow hunter, great sheep hunter, great dad, and I will dub him the Canadian Dos Equis guy. Can’t wait to hear the story in person in January.
Congratulations my friend.
From: Medicinemann
31-Aug-22
Good things happen to good people. Looking a little tired there, old man.....LOL!!
From: Rackmastr
01-Sep-22
Absolutely amazing accomplishment. Great guy, great family, great band of bowhunters!! Congrats Tom on a truly stunning ram and accomplishment.
From: wildwilderness
01-Sep-22
And a beautiful ram!
Anyone willing to move to BC will have the option to hunt Stones and Bighorns otc, and Dalls on a draw. Would only need to figure out deserts….
From: BULELK1
01-Sep-22
Team Foss does it again!
Congrats Tom,
Robb
From: ki-ke
01-Sep-22
Congrats on another great sheep!
From: Habitat for Wildlife
01-Sep-22
Congratulations!
From: orionsbrother
01-Sep-22
Congratulations on another incredible ram!
From: Bowfreak
01-Sep-22
Most bowhunters will never even kill one ram. 5 grand slams is just off the charts. Awesome accomplishment Mr. Foss.
From: orionsbrother
01-Sep-22
Congratulations on another incredible ram!
From: Kurt
01-Sep-22
Tom and his sons set the standard for archery sheep hunting! Very pretty ram to complete his fifth grand slam!
From: orionsbrother
01-Sep-22
Congratulations on another incredible ram!
From: KB
01-Sep-22
Very impressive! According to the P&Y database he’s already got a start on #6. :)
From: Buffalo1
01-Sep-22
Spectacular accomplishment ! Congrats !!
From: Paul@thefort
01-Sep-22
Tom, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW,WOW, WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nicely done. Paul
From: Mad Trapper
02-Sep-22
Just saw this. Well deserved. Can’t wait to hear the story. Can’t help to note that there is a lot of gray hair in that photo….. on the ram that is ;^)
From: pirogue
02-Sep-22
Congrats, for sure.
From: TD
07-Sep-22
Mr Foss.... awesome on a stick.... or with a stick? Awesome none the less.
Congrats on what most would have considered near impossible. One archery Grand Slam is impressive enough on it's own. 5? Can't wrap my head around it. Very rare air indeed.
From: LWood
11-Sep-22
Congratulations, Tom!
From: Cazador
11-Sep-22
Wow, is all I got!
From: Ace
11-Sep-22
WOW, Congrats Tom, that is an amazing Ram and one hell of an accomplishment. How about some more pics and a recap of the hunt? You're a true inspiration and example to all that's good in bowhunting. Good for you!
From: fdp
18-Sep-22
From: tthomas
12-Dec-22
Thanks for the kind words. This was actually one of my easier hunts. We hiked hard for three days, the ram was two more days away but lucky for us he and the other big ram he was with were making their way along the range towards us. As Jake says "intersecting or something angles or vectors" We made a play on them and then a squall hit. There was a small ram with them and it was a bit nervous. When we finally sorted them out a big 11 year old broomed ram stepped out. At 60 yards I would have drawn and taken a shot. My friend said to wait for the big one. I thought I was crazy but knew this ram was close to 43 inches on the long side. He was a bit further but managed to make a good shot. Have been lucky to have hunted some awesome country and made lots of great friends. Fortunate to live in Alberta and hunt bighorns every year or skip a year if I got a ram. Have a safe and very Merry Christmas.
From: Buffalo1
12-Dec-22
WOW ! Congratulations
From: Bowboy
12-Dec-22
Awesome congrats!
From: Zackman
12-Dec-22
Always the humble mountain hunter and gentleman. Congrats Tom on something truly special!
From: Jaquomo
12-Dec-22
That is amazing, Tom! What a fantastic accomplishment! I was in elk camp off grid and totally missed this thread. Friggin' WOW!
From: Nick Muche
12-Dec-22
One hell of a ram, congrats again Tom!
From: Ambush
12-Dec-22
That Ram really just looks like the country he lived in. Rugged.
Can't imagine how many times you've heard "congratulations", but what else can a person say. Amazing accomplishment!!
From: Brotsky
13-Dec-22
Congrats Tom! Beautiful sheep and an incredible achievement! We should probably just call you "sheep herder" at this point! :)
From: huntinelk
13-Dec-22
Am amazing accomplishment, congratulations
From: BULELK1
15-Dec-22
Thanks for the follow up story Tom
Good luck, Robb
From: Ironbow
15-Dec-22
Congrats Tom! Fantastic! Curious, how many sheep hunts did you have that you didn’t get your ram?
From: Stekewood
15-Dec-22
Congratulations. That’s a tremendous accomplishment.
From: pirogue
15-Dec-22
Congrats, indeed.
From: tthomas
15-Dec-22
Ironbow Tough to answer that. I hunted for 20 years before I killed a bighorn so that would have been hundreds of hunts and even more days. I have hunted quite a bit after and without getting a bighorn here in Alberta. Stone sheep - probably or 4 but several in the Yukon where we were looking for a fannin. Dall sheep - have been my hard ones. Three hunts before I killed on. Probably another 5 or 6 as well. Deserts - with all the help and spotters. was able to get a ram every hunt. I wouldn't go by my experience, because I wasn't just trying to get a ram or fill a tag. On hunts that I didn't get a ram, sometimes never got a chance or screwed up, but lots of times passed up rams that were not old enough or big enough. That would have been the case on the dalls and bighorns. Not sure that answers your question.
From: TGbow
15-Dec-22
Congratulations..awsome ram
From: Mad Trapper
16-Dec-22
A sheep hunting legend and one of the nicest guys on the planet.
From: Beav
16-Dec-22
What an accomplishment! Congrats Tom!
From: Groundhunter
18-Dec-22
Classy
From: Chessieboss
27-Dec-22
Congrats ! Glad to see you’re still getting it done Definitely one of good guys out there!
From: Medicinemann
29-Dec-22
I've got to agree with Mad Trapper. A really good guy......and you can tell that everyone feels that way, because when he walks around the Sheep Show (or probably anywhere else for that matter), EVERYBODY knows him and says hello....
From: IdyllwildArcher
30-Dec-22
Grats! What a great ram
From: Hawkeye
30-Dec-22
Congrats! Amazing accomplishment!
From: bowjack
03-Jan-23
I was fortunate to share camp with Tom on a Brown Bear hunt in Alaska many years ago. He will always be my hero.
From: Mark Watkins
03-Jan-23
HUGE CONGRATS Tom!!!
Epic accomplishment on the 5!!
Thanks for all your help, wisdom and advice over the years!!!
Mark
From: BowJangles
17-Jan-23
5 Sheep Slams? FIVE!!!! A guy that dangerous should be on a government watch list or something.
Hell of a feat. Congrats Tom!
From: wildwilderness
17-Jan-23
I wonder how many sheep total Tom has, would be neat to see how many of each species
