Ram hunting ?????

[Austin]

I am in the same camp as a lot of these guys in no desire to hunt the curated ram species being the Texas dall, black Hawaiian or painted desert.

now something like a true mouflon or red sheep is a different story.

Based on where your at if your wanting to expand horizons I would look at Red Stag and maybe axis

[Paycheck]

Can't help you with price, because I have no desire to shoot a sheep. Not even for a hundred bucks.

[gtsticker]

You'd be suprised on what can survive if they are fed well and have some places to get out of the wind. We didn't lose anything when we had the big freeze a few years ago.

i have a neighbor that has had axis, black buck and they only have 50% at best survival. we have teens and colder for multiple days every year. His place like mine are full of draws and brush,grass so plenty cover.

[gtsticker]

I am in the same camp as a lot of these guys in no desire to hunt the curated ram species being the Texas dall, black Hawaiian or painted desert.

now something like a true mouflon or red sheep is a different story.

Based on where your at if your wanting to expand horizons I would look at Red Stag and maybe axis

Yea getting some stag. They just eat so much. LOL

[gtsticker]

thanks guys. Looks like if we get any rams we would have to stick with red sheep. I think rams are off the table. Thanks for all the info that you provided.

[brokeno]

Good luck with your hunts you’ve be surprised what some parents will pay for their kids to shoot a ram. Maybe do like t temple does tag them with different colored ear tags to determine the costs. I have no idea idea what rams are going for now but like everything else I’m sure it’s more than their worth. Good luck.

[Greenheadless]

How much to shoot one of these?

[bloodtrailer28]

i have a neighbor that has had axis, black buck and they only have 50% at best survival. we have teens and colder for multiple days every year. His place like mine are full of draws and brush,grass so plenty cover.

We didn't lose a single animal besides a barazinga during the big freeze and it was it the teens to 0 for a week straight here. Feed em well and some wind breaks and they are pretty hardy. Axis bb fallow barazinga and a few others. Even if you lost some you'd still come out between than trying to sell ram hunts. Plenty of alfalfa/feed and ours hold up pretty well.

[PondPopper]

Big rams, 28”+, can bring some good money.
I guided hunts for a ranch that charged $2500 for Rams starting at 28” and had no problem getting it. $3000 if they broke 31”.
I would not sell a ram smaller than that to hunt. Let them get old and big. And keep them wild.