Mouflon Ram Hunt

[pacificpt]

Very nice ram, good shooting! Was it a fairly high angle shot?

[Squid]

Squid, I don't mean to hi-jack your thread, but do you mind sharing your load info? I'm measuring the 120 grain GMX at 1.410", which (at 2.26" COAL) isn't going to leave much room for powder. If I can't find something reasonable to start with, I may return these bullets and move to the 100 grain TTSX. BTW, I was planning to work up my load with H335. Any comments on H335 would be appreciated too.

Thanks.

Not a problem. This hunt was with Alexander Arms Factory ammunition so I'm not sure what the load data is. This bullet was an AA 120 grain TSX, that I shot a .5" group at 200 yards with.

https://www.shopalexanderarms.com/Ammunition-6_5_Grendel_Barnes_120g_TSX_HPBT_box.html

However, I'm currently working hand loads for the Barnes 100 grain TTSX. I'm using A-2460, starting my charge at 27.5 and going up to 30.0. I'm not attemptign the 30.3 (compression load). I will post results after the test next Wednesday.

[Squid]

Very nice ram, good shooting! Was it a fairly high angle shot?

Thank you. The shot was at a decent angle as the Ram was at full sprint in an attemp to cross the summit. If I had to guess, 45+ degree angle.

[Squid]

Where was the hunt. Big island

Yes. Big Island, Hawaii.

[Jimla]

Welcome to the big island, let me know if you ever come back. I have seen many very large herds 40+ near the road but never tried to hunt.

[mbogo]

Mouflon have a white saddle patch and a shorter coat; your looks like a hybrid of some sort.
Mouflon:
mouflon-03.jpg

[Squid]

Welcome to the big island, let me know if you ever come back. I have seen many very large herds 40+ near the road but never tried to hunt.

Thank you. I usually make a trip to Big Island and Kauai every year to hunt with my island Ohana. During my trips, I've seen Goats close to the road but not Mouflons. Mahalo

[Squid]

Mouflon have a white saddle patch and a shorter coat; your looks like a hybrid of some sort.
Mouflon:
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Mbogo, there are five subspecies of Mouflon. Armenian, European, Cyprus, Laristan and Esfahan. Not all look like the one in the picture in your post. I do enjoy hunting them.

[mbogo]

I'm aware of that.
European mouflon is above.

Armenian mouflon:
armenian_mouflon1.jpg
Cyprian mouflon:
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Isfahan mouflon:
Iran-EsfahanSheep2.jpg

Laristan mouflon:
lariston-mouflon-web.jpg

None look like the one in the OP.

[Jimla]

May not be 100% Mouflon Sheep, here in hawaii we have Mouflon-feral hybrid sheep, a mix of Mouflon and domestic sheep that escaped in the late1800s during a major lava flow that completely covered and wipe out very large sheep farm.The Mouflon came to the island in the 1950s. The sheep I see by the road are Mouflon-feral hybrid sheep, heavy on domestic sheep. The Ram photo above is very heavy on the Mouflon, but could have a touch of domestic sheep that change color. Pure Mouflon live higher on the volcanos and feral sheep live lower, in between they mix.

https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/recreation/hunting/mammal/

[Squid]

Excellent!!

Thank you. I was very proud to get him.

[Squid]

May not be 100% Mouflon Sheep, here in hawaii we have Mouflon-feral hybrid sheep, a mix of Mouflon and domestic sheep that escaped in the late1800s during a major lava flow that completely covered and wipe out very large sheep farm.The Mouflon came to the island in the 1950s. The sheep I see by the road are Mouflon-feral hybrid sheep, heavy on domestic sheep. The Ram photo above is very heavy on the Mouflon, but could have a touch of domestic sheep that change color. Pure Mouflon live higher on the volcanos and feral sheep live lower, in between they mix.

https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/recreation/hunting/mammal/

Maholo my brother. If it's a Mouflon with a touch of domestic, so be it. I'm still very proud of this Big Island Ram and having a shoulder mount made. It's at the Taxidermist now.

[Michael-95037]

I'd be proud of that sheep too. Pure or partial Mouflon, it's a nice animal. Any idea how much it weighed? Post some photos of the mount when you get it back.

[Jimla]

Maholo my brother. If it's a Mouflon with a touch of domestic, so be it. I'm still very proud of this Big Island Ram and having a shoulder mount made. It's at the Taxidermist now.

I would be proud of that Mouflon, best one I have seen it deserves to be mounted. I was just sharing the Hawaii history with others, explaining why a Mouflon could be missing the white spot that another person commented earlier about being a hybrid, in my book it is a Mouflon not "a hybrid", they look much different.

[Squid]

I'd be proud of that sheep too. Pure or partial Mouflon, it's a nice animal. Any idea how much it weighed? Post some photos of the mount when you get it back.

Thanks. I didn't get a chance to weight him. When I get the shoulder mount back I will definitely post pictures.