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king' s outdoor world - Hunting Illustrated - October/November 2007 - Index

had just seen the ram. So, Troy and
I turned around as soon as we got
home and made the eight-hour drive
back to sheep country. Dan was on
the next flight out to help us keep
track of the ram until we could get
Danny there.
We called Jeremy "Kid?
Small to let him know we were
coming back to hunt the ram.
Jeremy's timeframe was also short,
as he had elk guiding commitments
of his own. Kid is a tribal member
and he has been with us on all the
Ute sheep hunts we have guided.
He has been a great asset to our success
on those hunts. For the next two days,
we sat about two miles away from
the ram and watched his every move
through spotting scopes from sun up
until sundown. The night before the
hunt, Kid and I were watching the ram
and talking about how neat it would be
if we could get this ram after missing
him twice already. Kid asked me how
big I thought he was now. I answered
by saying, "I think he could be as big
as 193 and no smaller than188.? Kid
said that if the ram was bigger than
190, he'd cut off his hair and donate it
New State R? ord
Utah Ram
to cancer patients. This was a big
wager because, unlike me, Kid has
a full head of hair. I think Kid was
feeling safe because there has never
been a 190 ram killed in the State of
Utah. Even though I had made the
estimate, I was still trying to believe
that the ram was as big as he looked.
Kid and I stayed and watched the
ram until it was too dark to make
him out in the scope. We headed
back to camp to meet up with
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everyone. Troy and Dan had gone
GREG
back to town to meet up with Danny
and his guide, Brian Thomsen, who PHOTO:
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