Nebraska Bighorn back from the Taxidermist

[NebrCatMan]

Got my ram back from the taxidermist. I am no judge of "world class taxidermy", but I think the man who mounted it for me did ok. Shot him in NW Nebraska in Dec. of 2014.

 

[ElkTrout]

Good looking Ram! Congrats!


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[sneakypete]

Great looking ram! Congrats

 

[luckynv]

Beautiful!!! God bless

 

[N.Y.ArcheryMadMan]

Very Cool...... Congratulations......

 

[Wyoming Hart]

Would love to have that on my wall. Congrats

 

[Rooster410]

Congratulations on the ram, I think it looks great.!

 

[nmmuledeerhunter]

Very nice! Hopefully I will get the chance to kill a Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram before I head to the happy hunting ground!

 

[Extractor]

Nice looking ram, congrats. I hope its going in the living room where you get to stare at it everyday.

 

[Joseph]

Nice sheep, I had no idea Nebraska had Bighorn Sheep. Are they native or introduced?

 

[AKaviator]

Congratulations, you'll admire that on your wall the rest of your life!

 

[Awise1]

Great looking mount, Congrats!

 

[NebrCatMan]

Thanks guys..... the ram is going to be on my cabin wall. And yes Joseph, Bighorn sheep are native to Nebraska ( NW Corner)but were wiped out in the 1860s. Recent efforts with re-introduced sheep in the 1980s or 1990s established a breeding herd (now several herds) in the NW part of the state. If memory serves me right I think some sheep were trapped and taken to Nebraska from your area ( BC ). Recently Nebraska traded a bunch of wild turkeys to Montana for some bighorn sheep. Again I hope my memory is right and hope I am citing correct facts. The sheep seem to be doing great but bouts with pneumonia hold the numbers down. Also a established mountain lion population in that part of the state adds to the frustration of re-establishment of sheep in their native range.

 

[NE69]

Reintroduced after being hunted out in 1800's. Two tags in 2015. One sold at auction for $130K and the other was awarded to a resident in the drawing. Barbara Sackman shot the auction ram, her 29th wild sheep but first bighorn. It scored 173 5/8. I think she might have a little money in the family. She also won the Weatherby Hunting and Conservation Award in 2015.

 

[DRUSS]

congrats on the ram, not sure but the rocks in the background look like some I remember seeing near FT Robinson area

 

[missjordan]

Great looking ram, congrats!

 

[Joseph]

Thanks guys..... the ram is going to be on my cabin wall. And yes Joseph, Bighorn sheep are native to Nebraska ( NW Corner)but were wiped out in the 1860s. Recent efforts with re-introduced sheep in the 1980s or 1990s established a breeding herd (now several herds) in the NW part of the state. If memory serves me right I think some sheep were trapped and taken to Nebraska from your area ( BC ). Recently Nebraska traded a bunch of wild turkeys to Montana for some bighorn sheep. Again I hope my memory is right and hope I am citing correct facts. The sheep seem to be doing great but bouts with pneumonia hold the numbers down. Also a established mountain lion population in that part of the state adds to the frustration of re-establishment of sheep in their native range.

Thanks for the reply, good to see the reintroduction is working to the point of actually having a season. You must really have at least one lucky horseshoe hidden somewhere to draw that tag.

 

[Maxhunter]

Nice sheep and ram!

 

[NebrCatMan]

Correct Druss. Fort Robinson was where I got the ram. About a mile from the Fort Buildings. Halfway between the Fort and Crawford. The ewes come to those bluffs for breeding season. The herd was halfway between them bluffs and the HWY. I got within 100yds of the bunch sneaking up a gully and watched as the ram kept chasing off a smaller ram. The big ram even bred a hot ewe while I waited for him to clear for a good shot. Really cool!!!!!!