There are four species of wild North American Sheep. These include the North American Bighorn Sheep, Dall Sheep, Stone Sheep, and Desert Big Horn Sheep. It is every sheep hunters dream to score a Grand Slam. A hunter must take one of each specie during a twelve month period to be recognized as achieving this very difficult task.
I am on the threshold of accomplishing this task, in October I had the great pleasure in taking the Stone Ram and the North American Bighorn. On Christmas day, a dream of any hunter came true when I caught five Dall Rams hanging out together. At this point, I am contemplating a trip south to a spot northeast of Las Vegas. The largest concentration of Desert Bighorns that I have seen are in this area.
Although, if I do make this trip and am fortunate to take a Desert Bighorn, I will not be recognized of accomplishing a Grand Slam. Each of the rams that I have shot was with a camera and not a high powered rifle. Although, each shot I took was well within 20 to 50 feet of the subject, so even I could have dropped a subject at that distance. Twenty years ago, I perhaps would have rather had a rifle, but now I was content just to see them. Just having the opportunity to shoot them with a camera and watch them wander away was a elating experience.
Rocky Mountain Bighorn ~ October 2007
Stone Ram ~ October 2007
Dall Ram ~ Christmas Day 2007
"Christmas Rams"
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