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 Re: AZ Desert Ram
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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12/17/14 08:19 PM
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don k
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That is great. Something very few will get to accomplish.
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Re: AZ Desert Ram
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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12/17/14 10:08 PM
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jeffbird
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Love the color of the horns.
Look forward to seeing more photos and hearing the story.
Congratulations.
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Re: AZ Desert Ram
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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12/17/14 10:24 PM
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LuckyHunter
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HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY for YOU
CONGRATULATIONS      
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Re: AZ Desert Ram
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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12/17/14 10:56 PM
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T Bone
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Outstanding!!!!!
I really hate to do what I am about to do, because it will be very painful for you.
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Re: AZ Desert Ram
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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12/17/14 11:27 PM
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BBQ
Light Foot
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Great sheep. Solid mass.
Congrats.
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Re: AZ Desert Ram
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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12/18/14 12:08 AM
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Chief Joe
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Congratulations!
"It is the same boiling water that softens the rice, which hardens the egg." It's not always about the circumstances, but what you are made of....
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Re: AZ Desert Ram
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12/18/14 12:11 AM
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bobcat1
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I wonder if those are good to eat. Nice trophy!
Bobby Barnett
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Re: AZ Desert Ram
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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12/18/14 12:13 AM
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erniejs
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We get old too fast and wise too slow
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Re: AZ Desert Ram
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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12/18/14 01:57 AM
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Nogalus Prairie
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Thanks so much guys. Last night. Enjoying him by the fire. 
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: AZ Desert Ram
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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12/18/14 02:25 AM
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You're a lucky man! Congrats on a dream hunt!
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Re: AZ Desert Ram
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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12/18/14 02:34 AM
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GOLDSTEIN
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I'm extremely jealous. Congrats!!!
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Re: AZ Desert Ram
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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12/18/14 02:39 AM
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A.B.
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Jack O'Connor jr.
Can't even imagine hunting there. That's bad arse!
Talent is a gift, character is a decision.
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Re: AZ Desert Ram
[Re: bobcat1]
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12/18/14 03:27 AM
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Nogalus Prairie
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I wonder if those are good to eat. Nice trophy! We're gonna find out. Have no idea what the processor will do when he asks "Buck or doe?" and I say "Neither. Desert sheep." 
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: AZ Desert Ram
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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12/18/14 03:32 AM
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mulie_mike
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Man that's a dandy ram right there and a dream hunt of mine 
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Re: AZ Desert Ram
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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12/18/14 12:46 PM
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jeh7mmmag
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Congratulations. Very nice. And it all worked to a success.
�Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in,
where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.�
~ John Muir
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Re: AZ Desert Ram
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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12/18/14 01:02 PM
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dawaba
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I wonder if those are good to eat. Nice trophy! We're gonna find out. Have no idea what the processor will do when he asks "Buck or doe?" and I say "Neither. Desert sheep." My desert ram was pretty good eating, despite him being an old warrior from Nevada's sage country. So was my Stone and Dall. (We enjoyed Dall tenderloins around 3 am after shooting him up in the cliffs right before dark and backpacking the horns and meat down some harrowing rock faces and shale slides in the dark. We were lucky we didn't break a leg, or worse. In retrospect, we should have siwashed up on the mountain until daylight.) But my Wyoming Rocky Mnt sheep tasted terrible, even though we got it off the mountain in panniers and in the skillet in less than 4 hours. I gave the rest of the meat to the wrangler. Maybe it's their diet, or genes, or period of the rut. But it sure varies.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple.....and wrong." H. L. Mencken
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Re: AZ Desert Ram
[Re: dawaba]
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12/18/14 01:48 PM
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jeh7mmmag
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Maybe it's their diet, or genes, or period of the rut. But it sure varies. Wonder how much a quick hard kill versus and draw out adrenaline/flight kill has to do with taste. I would bet it has a lot to do with taste. 
�Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in,
where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.�
~ John Muir
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Re: AZ Desert Ram
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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12/18/14 01:57 PM
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Congratulations, that's a beautiful trophy and an adventure of a lifetime!!! I've only taken a dall sheep so far and haven't been real steady in applying for tags lately for bighorn or desert bighorn. How did you get your tag? Did you use an outfitter?
Eddie
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Re: AZ Desert Ram
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12/18/14 02:18 PM
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Congratulations, that's a beautiful trophy and an adventure of a lifetime!!! I've only taken a dall sheep so far and haven't been real steady in applying for tags lately for bighorn or desert bighorn. How did you get your tag? Did you use an outfitter?
Eddie
I drew the tag in the Arizona draw. I use Larry Altimus' Hunter Application Service-the tag fees are fronted and makes it much easier to apply in multiple states. This was my 13th year of applying in 10-11 states for both Desert and Rockies. Lightning just struck. Larry was also my guide on the hunt. I know everybody has their favorites when it comes to outfitters-but for my money Larry and his crew are at the top. Larry has taken multiple slams of sheep and guided hunters to over 100 rams. In fact, mine was his 128th. His knowledge and drive are second to none.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: AZ Desert Ram
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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12/18/14 04:17 PM
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Rob Lay
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CONGRATS. Now that's a real free range hunt! I'm saving my pennies and points.
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Re: AZ Desert Ram
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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12/18/14 04:48 PM
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JKC
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.
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